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Schwiftysquancher91

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Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« on: 22 November 2017, 03:36:38 pm »
I was 100 an hour offering a variety of services included. I have put this up recently and I have had literally no interest whatsoever, this happens every time I have changed my prices in the past and have always gone back down to 100 or even 90. I don't charge for any 'extras' and anal is included. It's becoming increasingly annoying as I know a higher price makes more sense for me personally. This isn't a debate on if the price change is justified as I feel like it is the right price considering various comments/opinions and my own intuition. I just don't know why my phones go silent because of this, surly they should increase or still have some flow? I think I am literally selling myself short at such a low price and my profile IMO looks very well presented and all pictures are recent. It's upsetting for me as girls who are like me are offering the prices I have put up and seem to do fine.

Sorry, this is a bit of a woe be me post but I'm more confused than anything!
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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #1 on: 22 November 2017, 03:41:33 pm »
It's hard to know without looking at your profile.

If you would like me to have a look you can pm me x

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #2 on: 22 November 2017, 03:44:53 pm »
Did you start off with a low price and keep it for some time?  If so then no surprise if you put it up then you will get a lot less interest.

If you keep see sawing up and down it will confuse people, and people will wait for the lower price to return, it?s just human nature.

I understand your frustrations about selling yourself short, but if you put your prices up you probably need to decide to keep them up, and maybe try marketing yourself a bit differently.

If other ladies in your area started off with a higher price that would be why they can maintain their working life in this way.  Or sometimes ladies with enough regulars put their prices up and can still do ok.

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #3 on: 22 November 2017, 04:17:09 pm »
Like simplysinful said.. Basically if you are in a set area guys who know you were recently cheaper will try to boycott you to pressure you to put them down again. The only way to win eventually is stick to the new price for a longer amount of time. And yes i am also happy to review your profile, and i am sure modestyblaize could offer some great advice x

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #4 on: 22 November 2017, 04:22:32 pm »
Sometimes you have to stick it out, calls and bookings can also vary for other non-price related reasons. Just see mysecret's thread about AW feedback, I'm not saying that's a reason either - only that can be completely random, coincidence or something else entirely.

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« Reply #5 on: 22 November 2017, 04:33:52 pm »
Agree with the girls here.  When I first started working for myself I was thrown in at the deep end as the place I was working in the North closed down, I never intended to work independently (not complaining now it's been great).  But I had no idea what to price myself at and based it on what they would be paying at the parlour, and also a very short stint I did with an agent in Birmingham.  Turned out I was low for the area and the service I was providing.  Once I started getting reviews my phone was completely bombarded and I could have done with about three of me to take the bokings. 

So in the New Year I put my prices up, only by ?10 (supply and demand).  A couple of guys didn't like it and commented about it on other sites and one guy said "I won't be going now out of principle".  Well I was already undercharging and like you, wasn't charging any extras (except for a levels).  I rode the storm and kept my prices there because they were more than fair and I haven't changed since.  I think you need to decide what is fair and also average for the area and your services and stick to that, you may be quiet for a while while they sulk and put their tails between their legs but if you're not charging over the odds and your service is good then there's no reason why they won't come back.  You may find your regs test the water with other "cheaper" SPs but they will probably come back - it can be a case of you get what you pay for in this industry. 

I stopped offering OWO recently and I did toy with the idea of putting my prices back down but I decided not to because I feel I have a good enough reputation and I'm still less than average.  It's worked fine for me sticking to one price.  As the others say if you've played with price in the past they may be waiting for you to bring it back down, so maybe put a note saying I will be increasing my price to x amount and this will be a permanent change which is average for the area...something like that?  Good luck x

**addition - I also found even my small price increase changed the type of client that was contacting me (for the better) and also cut down a lot of time wasters and guys wanting to barter with you
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« Reply #6 on: 22 November 2017, 04:48:50 pm »
Sometimes it is not always down to price why you are quiet could be a number of reasons. Why dont you as a test change your area to much further away and see what response you get if you have much more interest if you try a couple of other areas and suddenly lots more interest you might just not be as popular in the area you are in or many have already seen you.

Worth playing with it to see what the problem could be but it can be a quiet time at the moment anyway.

little-minx

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« Reply #7 on: 22 November 2017, 04:52:21 pm »
Sometimes it is not always down to price why you are quiet could be a number of reasons. Why dont you as a test change your area to much further away and see what response you get if you have much more interest if you try a couple of other areas and suddenly lots more interest you might just not be as popular in the area you are in or many have already seen you.

Worth playing with it to see what the problem could be but it can be a quiet time at the moment anyway.

Yes EG is also right it is quiet in a lot of areas at the moment so it might not be the price change, if you are able to tour a fresh set of clients and scenery would hopefully work well for you! 

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« Reply #8 on: 22 November 2017, 04:57:49 pm »
it might be that because guys in your area search for price so if they are looking for girls in the ?100 bracket your profile won't show up

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #9 on: 22 November 2017, 05:04:36 pm »
Give it time. I think the advice to let MB have a look at your profile or to even consider marketing yourself differently is good advice to follow.

I now confidently market myself as BBW. When I started out, my prices reflected that I thought my size made me worth less but as I increased my prices, those who wanted to pay it did, those who didn?t stayed away or would make snide remarks saying they couldn?t afford my rate - tough titty to them!

One thing that worked for me and attracted a lot of good clients (the kind who actually pay attention to your profile as a whole), was blogging on my AW. I never really talked about the sexual side of things, mostly nonsense about current affairs, my disasterous dating, music, what book I was reading etc. A lot of it was embellished for discretion but it let people see my character and that was a huge appeal apparently.

Stick with it, I think there are many going through a quiet spell. I hope it works out for you and don?t sell yourself short. X

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #10 on: 22 November 2017, 05:07:04 pm »
Sometimes you have to stick it out, calls and bookings can also vary for other non-price related reasons. Just see mysecret's thread about AW feedback, I'm not saying that's a reason either - only that can be completely random, coincidence or something else entirely.

I thought this too because of my two fake feedbacks. But then again if I was to mess them about the comments were not about my services but that I messed them around. The agro considering I never met the idiots or even spoke to one of them. But anyway, the rest of my feedback, although small in numbers are very positive and I'm also running a discount for AW bookings. It might be a case of just sticking to my guns as I think it's more than reasonable. I am in zone 2 I also offer OWO, facials, rimming both way, toy play both ways and basically everything PSE except for deep throat.
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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #11 on: 22 November 2017, 05:14:48 pm »
I tried upping my half hourly rate last week and only by a tenner but didn't get any calls so I changed it back.
I understand how you feel as like yourself I do think my prices are quite low and that my services could get a higher rate.
To be honest it has been bizarrely quiet today and it's quite depressing. I'm based in NW London and the phone is usually quite busy but today frankly nothing.
There must be something in the air but I hope it picks up soon.
I have found though going through the local escort search for my area there are ladies charging extremely low rates and because I work in a less glam part of London I am a bit wary of tampering with my prices too much although I want to.

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #12 on: 22 November 2017, 06:02:10 pm »
You should charge what you are comfortable with. In my very honest opinion, girls priced at 100 an hour with all services included would be side stepped in my area. The average is 120 - 140 an hour and would be extra for anal. The fear is: if it is so cheap, what's wrong with it?

For the sake of a tenner, I don't know why clients would be grumbling.

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Re: Absolutely no calls or emails since price change
« Reply #13 on: 22 November 2017, 06:20:53 pm »
The price isn't the issue, happy to charge it and I was busy at my lower rates but I wasn't happy with my rates personally as I had no regulars I wanted to keep and most would boundary push one way or another. Everyone on my local escort page charge 70/80 for the hour and are also bare back providers. I don't offer that and almost everyone who calls asks for it. Ive just not been enjoying the work because of it and felt like my prices were not attracting the right kind of people and I would work my butt off and if I had a cancellation or two I'd only be making 2/300 a day at a push after bills ect. I only work 4 days a week too. It's been draining me and I've had to take some time off because of it.
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« Reply #14 on: 22 November 2017, 06:30:20 pm »
The price isn't the issue, happy to charge it and I was busy at my lower rates but I wasn't happy with my rates personally as I had no regulars I wanted to keep and most would boundary push one way or another. Everyone on my local escort page charge 70/80 for the hour and are also bare back providers. I don't offer that and almost everyone who calls asks for it. Ive just not been enjoying the work because of it and felt like my prices were not attracting the right kind of people and I would work my butt off and if I had a cancellation or two I'd only be making 2/300 a day at a push after bills ect. I only work 4 days a week too. It's been draining me and I've had to take some time off because of it.

I have no idea what area you are in but if it is that bad i would suggest touring newer areas newer clients newer prices.
If it is that bad do not put up with it. If there is a lot of women charging 80 an hour obviously up to them but not an area i would be happy to work in if i wanted to charge more and it was a huge struggle.