b@iley, i just read over some of your posts and detected a pattern [might be wrong, but this is all i have to go on].
your current thread sounds similar to this from feb 2012.
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=377067
and this from late feb 2012
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=394431
and this in apr 2012 [adding outfits and toys to your menu]
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=437990
then your "bored in kc" threAD from may 2012
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=446710
then your threatener in july 2012
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=492791
then responding to reports of you not coming back to KC in late august
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=539322
and your threAD about coming back to kc in oct 2012
http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=566278
based on that, here are some of my thoughts for your possible use or discarding.
1. post your availability via ads, not via threADs, unless the KC mods dont mind those [they're frowned upon down in dallas].
2. in your ads, your showcase, and p411 [if you have one], be clear and simply state what you do and what you dont. from what i read, the not knowing before and the "rules" stated after the guy shows up is what is the biggest disconnect. true, guys should do some research, but i think it's better to have consistency in what is publicly stated and what is offered in private than to not have consistency.
3. in my book, unless i ask, i really dont want to know what providers do in their real lives nor what they want or need the money for. to me, it just wipes out the illusion of inter-connection and passion. now, if something came up and you needed to cancel some appts, fine - let the specific guys know and post a very generic comment to let others know. i [any maybe others do, too] dont want to know the details unless i ask. and sometimes i have asked a woman some details [like my appt today that cancelled 2.5 hrs prior to our appt cos she's ill].
4. in my mind, and perhaps w/ others, a person's posts give me a small glimpse into their thought processes, likes/dislikes, personalities, etc. so, if i read a bunch of blather or excuses or questions that should probably go in the women's only forums, that helps me form an opinion of the woman. right or wrong, it's one of the main things for me to go on to form my opinion.
so, bottom line,
* advertise what you are about [on the table, off the table]
* take care of appts and scheduling [letting guys know about cancellations w/ as much lead time as possible] and
* provide as deliteful time as you can [within your previously stated limits]. one's actions [and reviews thereof] speak more than their words. but if all one has to go on is the woman's words, then properly chosen words are important.
walk the walk that you talk.