How many clients do you average out at per week?

[queendom]

Also, what do you charge per hour? Would you class yourself as middle-range or high end? Or even low end for that matter?

I'm new and just want to get a feel for the 'market'.

[RR]

How long is a piece of string? To me 'high class' is about 2 dress sizes smaller than me, stereotypically 'feminine + pretty', is elite (charges on average ?200+ by the hour), doesn't take less than a one hour/two hour booking and is far more of a 'companion' there to stroke his ego rather than actually converse with him. 'Low end' to me is advertising primarily via mediums like the Sport, more of 'splash and dash' type (ie quickies et al), possibly in the parlour scene, charges anything from ?40 15 min quickies to ?100 an hour? Thats my interpretation, but someone else will have another opinion. I'm not in either market so I have my own preconceptions. And I'm sure someone who does charge ?100 an hour will say 'I'm not low end'/someone who charges ?200+ an hour will say 'I'm not high end' which is also true...

The reason I say that is because each person has their own environment to work from. You have to factor in things such as basic overheads. The cost of living can vary massively across the country, and you can have far more competition, so your rates have to reflect that.

For example: where I used to live, I could see maybe 4-5 clients a week and live an extremely comfortable life. That was having a 2 bedroom apartment in a nice area, where I was the sole occupant, charging the average rate for a girl of my looks/services for the area. Where I live now, I would probably have to drop my rates in order to reflect the market/other providers' prices and see more clients to give me the same standard of living I had became accustomed to. By my own definition, I would have moved into a more 'low end' bracket when thats not necessarily the case. Its just how I fit the scene I am part of now. Thats what I meant by saying we all have our own preconceptions of what defines high end/low end.

Bear in mind other girls charge extra for some services, so one girl may charge a flat rate eg ?140 for full personal and an extra ?20-40 for CIM, ?30-50 for anal, whereby the client can just pick and choose. Other girls may charge ?200 an hour, but she includes CIM/A blabla speciality as part and parcel of that.

[queendom]

How long is a piece of string?

Since you seem particularly helpful, I wanna pitch my theory to you. Is it true that the girls who charge around 150 per hour are the ones who appeal to the men who are actually most affected by the recession i.e. your regular guy- whilst the ones who charge 500+ appeal to the ones who were well-off to begin with and thus aren't all that bothered by a dip in the economy? If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

[RR]

Since you seem particularly helpful, I wanna pitch my theory to you. Is it true that the girls who charge around 150 per hour are the ones who appeal to the men who are actually most affected by the recession i.e. your regular guy- whilst the ones who charge 500+ appeal to the ones who were well-off to begin with and thus aren't all that bothered by a dip in the economy? If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

In my opinion, yes. Someone once said on a forum that your extremely high priced girls... they're like a Rolex watch, or Jimmy Choo shoes. Sometimes its more to do with your (his) own ego - the fact you can afford to spend that amount of money is as much of a thrill as the appointment itself. Whereas the average price girls tend to deal with clients from all walks of life really - and yes, the ones most affected by the recession. I don't like half hour bookings, but I understand that for now, its all some men really can afford. I'd rather have the decent guy who is finding things hard (no pun intended) who just wants the escapism with me, at a lower rate and have my income.

[EmilyJones]

If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

There are certainly still some extremely wealthy people around, but there are fewer of them and there's nothing like a recession to inspire Mr BigSpender to suddenly feel motivated to see what he could get for half the price instead. So yes, in my experience, there are quite a few clients with a lot of disposable income which they are keen to spend on an hour's quality entertainment (obviously I don't know anything about the ?300++ end of the market save second-hand information, but my rates aren't low either) but from what I've heard, there is nowhere near the same number of big spenders as pre-recession.

No matter how you look at it, there's not much point planning to earn a six-figure salary from sex work at the moment so better to just take a realistic look at the situation and see sex work as a great way to earn much more than average considering the hours involved (i.e. four hours per week at minimum wage = a sum small enough to make a grown woman sob into her own-brand cereal, while four hours of sex work could easily mean ?400-600! Though that doesn't include the fact that two of those hours would be admin, one hour would be getting ready, and the fourth would be getting stood up by a timewaster so you could actually end up with ?0 - but you know what I mean).

When new, it's a good idea to aim for 3 good, decent, solid bookings a week. Maybe more if you're seriously full-time and will be dedicating every hour to dodging weirdos and avoiding timewasters while tracking down the good clients and arranging and confirming proper (non-fantasy!) appointments with them. If you manage more clients than this - bonus! Good for you! But expect a realistic level of earnings to start with and you'll hopefully not end up disappointed.

[Lady_Lust_XXX]

If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

There are certainly still some extremely wealthy people around, but there are fewer of them and there's nothing like a recession to inspire Mr BigSpender to suddenly feel motivated to see what he could get for half the price instead. So yes, in my experience, there are quite a few clients with a lot of disposable income which they are keen to spend on an hour's quality entertainment (obviously I don't know anything about the ?300++ end of the market save second-hand information, but my rates aren't low either) but from what I've heard, there is nowhere near the same number of big spenders as pre-recession.

No matter how you look at it, there's not much point planning to earn a six-figure salary from sex work at the moment so better to just take a realistic look at the situation and see sex work as a great way to earn much more than average considering the hours involved (i.e. four hours per week at minimum wage = a sum small enough to make a grown woman sob into her own-brand cereal, while four hours of sex work could easily mean ?400-600! Though that doesn't include the fact that two of those hours would be admin, one hour would be getting ready, and the fourth would be getting stood up by a timewaster so you could actually end up with ?0 - but you know what I mean).

When new, it's a good idea to aim for 3 good, decent, solid bookings a week. Maybe more if you're seriously full-time and will be dedicating every hour to dodging weirdos and avoiding timewasters while tracking down the good clients and arranging and confirming proper (non-fantasy!) appointments with them. If you manage more clients than this - bonus! Good for you! But expect a realistic level of earnings to start with and you'll hopefully not end up disappointed.

Good post and certainly more realistic.

[queendom]

But expect a realistic level of earnings to start with and you'll hopefully not end up disappointed.

Whilst I think that "realistic" may mean different things to different people, your post makes very good points and I'd like to thank you sincerely for it You have a talent for putting things into perspective

[Your Tera]

If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

When new, it's a good idea to aim for 3 good, decent, solid bookings a week. Maybe more if you're seriously full-time and will be dedicating every hour to dodging weirdos and avoiding timewasters while tracking down the good clients and arranging and confirming proper (non-fantasy!) appointments with them. If you manage more clients than this - bonus! Good for you! But expect a realistic level of earnings to start with and you'll hopefully not end up disappointed.

EmilyJones, as usual, a post of brilliance and comfort! You just made me feel a whole lot better! Thanks-
T

[Ellie_e]

If a man was wealthy to begin with afterall, he'd continue to hire HDH's wouldn't he? It's not like his pocket is suffering.

There are certainly still some extremely wealthy people around, but there are fewer of them and there's nothing like a recession to inspire Mr BigSpender to suddenly feel motivated to see what he could get for half the price instead.

Definitely agree with this, and with all these reports about the number of bankers that are about to get laid off, it's only going to get worse!

From what I can fathom
1) most of the ?300+ p/h outcall work goes through agencies.  Some will be good and get their girls regular work.  Some have of lots of ladies on their books but most girls will get 1 booking a month or something silly
2) the more one charges, the longer it takes to establish oneself.  At the 'high end', I'm talking 6+ months
3) the financial climate makes clients less risk averse, so getting some solid reviews is important
4) there is a price paradox with escorting, in that charging more does not make one more money.  A girl charging ?150 might average 4 bookings a week, and a girl charging ?300 2 bookings.  But if you're charging ?300+ an hour, most clients will expect a very high standard of dress and grooming, and you'll end up spending a lot more on clothes/shoes/beautification

[ladyjennaj]

I personally consider myself high-class and charge ?400ph. I don't see as many clients as I'd like, but one a day is more than enough for me. I do spend alot on hair, make-up and lingerie, but I feel it's worth it. The standard of client is also much nicer, and I have alot of regulars - been doing this for 3 years now  I used to work for much less, but found myself working too much to make ends meet? And I was always ill and always fed up? 

[Lady_Lust_XXX]

I personally consider myself high-class and charge ?400ph. I don't see as many clients as I'd like, but one a day is more than enough for me. I do spend alot on hair, make-up and lingerie, but I feel it's worth it. The standard of client is also much nicer, and I have alot of regulars - been doing this for 3 years now  I used to work for much less, but found myself working too much to make ends meet? And I was always ill and always fed up? 

Don't know where you are situated but if you worked in my area you would be lucky to get a booking ONCE A YEAR never mind once a day,  even if you were a stunner who is well groomed.

[ladyjennaj]

I'm in London 

[Mellow]

I personally consider myself high-class and charge ?400ph. I don't see as many clients as I'd like, but one a day is more than enough for me. I do spend alot on hair, make-up and lingerie, but I feel it's worth it. The standard of client is also much nicer, and I have alot of regulars - been doing this for 3 years now  I used to work for much less, but found myself working too much to make ends meet? And I was always ill and always fed up? 

Don't know where you are situated but if you worked in my area you would be lucky to get a booking ONCE A YEAR never mind once a day,  even if you were a stunner who is well groomed.

Yes in Glasgow you wouldn't get a sniff of a booking!

[ladyjennaj]

Unfortunately I don't get bookings everyday - I wish! But 2-3 clients a week is fine for me When  I saw more than that, I burned out pretty quickly and was constantly stressed out. I guess everyone is different right?

[Sarita]

Good luck to you if you can charge ?400 an hour and get away with it.

However, I do resent the idea that because a client can afford that amount they are somehow 'nicer'.
 I've seen plenty of very wealthy clients who were bloody horrible. Arrogant and conceited and far more unpleasant to deal with than the average guy who has to give more consideration to how he spends his hard earned cash.