No shit, I'd have a hard time boinking 500 chicka-dee's a year even if I was getting paid to do so.
Finally, I'm not sure that seeing 10 clients a week is healthy or sustainable for an enitire year...500 clients a year.
. Originally Posted by atlcomedy
I can’t remember where I got this quote from or exactly how it goes, but I will try: “The economy may get worse or it may not, but if you strengthen your marketing strategy, you won’t have to worry about it.”Smart girl!!!
Basically, the economy may continue to decline, but you have control over how well your business thrives (or at least to an extent) in terms of the effort you put into marketing yourself.
Some things to consider when evaluating your marketing strategy:
Do you have professional photos/website?
Do you offer specials that devalue you to clients that can afford medium to higher rates?
Do you blog to show potential clients your fabulous personality?
Do you have a mailing list to keep clients up-to-date?
Do you utilize board presence and social media to your disposal?
Do you tour to keep the local gents from getting bored with you?
Do you have superior reviews (for the gents who look at them)?
Have you considered enhancing your look (e.g. hair, weight, etc)?
There are a lot of things that you can do to stand out from the crowd in order to survive in this economy...and you will NOT have to offer $175/hr...at least it's certainly worth a try in my mind. Originally Posted by GiamarieLynn
So true.
I can’t remember where I got this quote from or exactly how it goes, but I will try: “The economy may get worse or it may not, but if you strengthen your marketing strategy, you won’t have to worry about it.”
Basically, the economy may continue to decline, but you have control over how well your business thrives (or at least to an extent) in terms of the effort you put into marketing yourself.
Some things to consider when evaluating your marketing strategy:
Do you have professional photos/website? = In the process of taking professional photos, and yes, I have a professional site.
Do you offer specials that devalue you to clients that can afford medium to higher rates? = Never
Do you blog to show potential clients your fabulous personality?=I try to post on ECCIE frequently. I never read other people's blogs... who would read mine?
Do you have a mailing list to keep clients up-to-date?= tried this, but it seems that more clients are annoyed with a monthly letter than encouraged by it.
Do you utilize board presence and social media to your disposal?= I do my best to stay positive and reveal my personality on the board.
Do you tour to keep the local gents from getting bored with you? = toured once, and I have tried to make arrangements again. It is difficult to generate interest.
Do you have superior reviews (for the gents who look at them)?= absolutely
Have you considered enhancing your look (e.g. hair, weight, etc)?= just hired a personal trainer on Monday
There are a lot of things that you can do to stand out from the crowd in order to survive in this economy...and you will NOT have to offer $175/hr...at least it's certainly worth a try in my mind.
I would suggest you read the following book: http://www.theinternetescortshandbook.com/
And yes you should definitely start saving now, if you haven’t already.
Good luck! Originally Posted by GiamarieLynn
IDo you have a mailing list to keep clients up-to-date?As BL, noted most guys aren't a fan of this. I guess if it is an clear opt-in list as in "Sign up for my latest monthly letter" that might be different.
! Originally Posted by GiamarieLynn
Smart girl!!!Yeah a good list of diagnostic list for any lady to go thru but let me play devil's advocate for a moment. Say you've gone down this list and pretty much checked off most of the boxes but you find that you are only getting 2-3 appts. a week instead of 3-4 that you were a year ago. (the actual numbers are meant to be representative, point is bottomline business is down significantly but hasn't dried up completely). You rely on this income as your sole source of support.
As BL, noted most guys aren't a fan of this. I guess if it is an clear opt-in list as in "Sign up for my latest monthly letter" that might be different. Originally Posted by atlcomedyI would never encourage anyone participate in unsolicited contact whether email, phone, text or mailing list. However, some men do willingly sign up for provider's mailing list. I have hundreds of subscribers who can unsubscribe at anytime.
Yeah a good list of diagnostic list for any lady to go thru but let me play devil's advocate for a moment. Say you've gone down this list and pretty much checked off most of the boxes but you find that you are only getting 2-3 appts. a week instead of 3-4 that you were a year ago. (the actual numbers are meant to be representative, point is bottomline business is down significantly but hasn't dried up completely). You rely on this income as your sole source of support. Originally Posted by atlcomedyObviously some ladies aren’t in the position to wait it out or keep their same rates, and perhaps they should lower them or offer a special…whatever works best for them to survive. Of course they should be cautious of how low they set their rates, because if you go too low, it’s difficult to come back. For instance, I see many ladies offering specials and they can’t get out of the rat race of offering them, because their specials aren’t special anymore, they are their rates. It’s a cycle that once you start offering special, you have to keep offering them, as clients no longer see you as worth your regular rates. It would suit them best to come up with reasonable rates they can actually command in the first place than to offer specials IMHO.
No shit, I'd have a hard time boinking 500 chicka-dee's a year even if I was getting paid to do so.I wouldn't want anything that these girls get and have to put up from us. It takes an incredible and strong woman to do what they do.
So the guys should look at other factors beside just pay that women are giving up to be in this business...apples to apples as boomer69does pointed out. I bet he wouldn't want a broom handle shoved up his ass 500 times a year for a hundred grand!
Gosh what a good question. There are so many variables that one must take into consideration. And while I’m certain the formula above will not work for everyone, it is definitely worth a try! Originally Posted by GiamarieLynnYeah, in addition to family situation a real assessment of your job prospects outside of this life is another one. If they are bleak the in & out cheap sessions may be the only viable option.
No shit, I'd have a hard time boinking 500 chicka-dee's a year even if I was getting paid to do so.Some of us probably (figuratively) feel like we get a broom handle 500/year in the civie world for whatever it is we take home
So the guys should look at other factors beside just pay that women are giving up to be in this business...apples to apples as boomer69does pointed out. I bet he wouldn't want a broom handle shoved up his ass 500 times a year for a hundred grand!
I wouldn't want anything that these girls get and have to put up from us. It takes an incredible and strong woman to do what they do.My point before is even for most "full time" gals they aren't working 50 weeks or if they are certainly not with a full schedule so you can't just multiply by 50. This truly is a job where you need to "recharge the batteries"
Pick a realistic number 250/year or 20/month? That is still around $50k and not bad for a part time job which she stated this is while she goes to college. Originally Posted by boomer69does
Pick a realistic number 250/year or 20/month? That is still around $50k and not bad for a part time job which she stated this is while she goes to college. Originally Posted by boomer69does1. I want to thank you for participating in the discussion. I appreciate everyone's thoughts. Its great to get the perspective from other people.
