...Also, I might ad, that hookers rates haven't changed much (inflation) in decades. How is pussy still the same price as it was in the 80's? If you see a rising cost in everything else, you should expect the same here. duhhhhh!
Originally Posted by nekisa
I've been reading this topic for a few days, here and there, and a lot of the responses are surprising to me, except for this one above.
The rates for sex workers really haven't gone up. In fact, the overall rates have gone downwards.
23-25 years ago, working off of Highway 121 would net you either $100 an hour for intercourse OR (covered) oral sex. $150 for a half and half, which is what it was called back then.
You could get a (always covered) blowjob for the house fee plus around $80.
So over 20 years ago, men were paying about $200 an hour for sex in a hot and sweaty tub room or poorly decorated rooms in funky trailers.
Period.
Or you searched the yellow pages or newspapers. Word of mouth was big back then.
When I started doing the online escorting thing, my beginnings was being a scheduling assistant to a female friend who was gorgeous, etc.
This was over 15 years ago. She was making $300 an hour, working all day long, and not batting an eye.
During the ASPD days, when I started, even I was charging $250 an hour and $300/outcall.
Although some ladies were charging in the $150-200 arena, that really wasn't what I saw a lot of.
About 7 years ago, I changed my marketing plan, lowered my rates and a did very well.
But it's taken me that long to get my rates back to $240 an hour which is still less than it was 12 years ago.
I'm not seeing the HDH market thrive like it used to.
Ladies who used to charge $1200 for 3 hours of play really isn't something that you see very often.
It's still out there. But the HDH market used to be fluid and obvious. Now? Not so much.
Even in the Dallas area, I've seen long time sex workers change their rates to reflect the market. What else can one do?
On a few sex worker sites, there are graphs and more "proof" however, I'm sure that I won't change anyone's mind who wishes to complain about rates.
Much, though, of what everyone is writing about is true.
Dallas rents are blasphemous now. Almost unbelievable when I imagine being an average admin worker. Don't know how single women working regular hourly jobs, or even mid-range exempt positions ($40,000-50,000), are making it.
Landlords who are sex worker friendly are, often, predators who feel justified in overcharging for sub-standard properties.
This isn't always the case, but there are a lot of folks out there who have no problem making
their money off of our backs.
So where does this leave us?
I'm not seeing where the Average Joe is really making it that well in the Dallas area. Many are doing fine, I'm sure.
Paying to have sex with an upscale escort is a game for kings. That's an old yarn but it's true. It's not for the average guy to do on a regular basis.
Truly, it's now a buyer's market. The Dallas men have had that advantage now for years and years.
For anyone to complain about raised rates in the demimonde? It's just not an accurate assessment of what is really going on.
Elisabeth