SamSpring

It's a HIRE.
No. You shouldn't be offended.
You're not dating.

I wouldn’t read anything into it. Part of posting travel is alerting everyone in your market that you will be AWAY from your home city as much as you will be in the travel city. He probably wants to see if there are other good prospects in your area. If anything, it goes well and he may want to travel more frequently to your city (lucky you!)
If he fulfills his obligations and agreements to you, I see no harm or cause for concern. If he delivers for you, that’s all you should care about.

He could be just getting a feel for the market to see if it's worth coming again.
 

This is golden. From a client perspective, as much as i understand the session is transactional in nature, i want to feel some degree of connection with the provider. If its not genuine then you better fake as if it is, thats the hard part i reckon (for providers).

If you’re only monetising your sex life it probably won’t work. Clients will see through that. You’ll need to offer more than “I’m available to get fucked”. Clients want to feel that you’re interested in their pleasure just as much as it’s fun for you. So I’d suggest if you can get that mindset and approach it will work sustainably. 

Yes but can a smart techy fix a lousy attitude?

A reminder of free market economics. 
nothing stopping you from going on strike if you feel so strongly, and maybe invite other providers to join you.
Look forward to your reporting back how that’s going for you. 

Bad teeth … 😊

For this client, Rate posted is a starting point. I figure paying that rate gets me respect, kindness and physical access  - consensual, and within boundaries set ahead of meeting. It’s like the basic car wash..
Now…
Making me feel that he’s enjoying our activities, that gets him a bump. Reading our exchange accurately and instinctively, guiding the play to something new for one of us?Premium Wash with additional rinse! Another bump. Exceptional hosting ability (cleanliness of self and environment, punctuality, having a private and conducive space with appropriate ambience, bottled water available, etc) Yup, another bump. Hot wax!
I reward efforts of preparation, connection, and imagination. Hand polish and buff. Bump.
And if he knows how detail my rims, well…
 

 
 

I agree with StLoiusOct.  You should get out of the business.  If you communicate with potential clients the way you come across on most of your posts its no wonder you have a low booking rate.  Frankly you come off as a huge drama queen and its very unappealing.  Now Ive said what many are probably thinking.

Good point.  I'll be sure to alter my ad to include 399 West 48th Street #12B.
Kevin Slater

All of which is provided in the ad, should you read before texting.  Except for the rate which rentmen annoyingly doesn't allow us to post.
Kevin Slater

He's only taking you on a journey is you allow him to.  Right about the third text, I'll reply "hit me up when you're ready to play."  If he just has 53 questions that need answering first, I explain that I'll need a Venmo deposit to keep the conversation alive.  If he disappears, there's my time returned to me. 
Kevin Slater

PART 2 OF 2
(Again, if this is considered "off-topic," kindly inform me and I'll delete it.)
PRESENTATION:
In addition to analyzing reviews, I always analyze a provider's ad in its entirety.
I begin by zooming in to their photos and analyzing the details. If they have an interview, I read it. If they have social media, I analyze that too. The entire time I'm doing this, I'm judging them. Are they here because they want to be here? How intelligent are they? Do they have health and hygiene standards? Do they have boundaries? How much effort have they put into all of this? Do they appear to have at least basic morals/values?
— — — — —
COMMUNICATION:
Now that you've completed your research, it's time to initiate contact. First, let's put ourselves in their shoes.
Many providers, myself included, receive hundreds of spam messages per day. Bots, trolls, flakes, harassers, stalkers, con artists, LEOs attempting to entrap them, other providers “booking them up” so they won’t have any availability… They have to deal with just as much, if not considerably more, nonsense as you do.
If you want a non-desperate provider to respect you, then you have to respect them too. If you treat them like merchandise, they're going to treat you like an ATM. 
- - - - -
Rather than:
hey/hi/sup/how are you/you available
–or–
How much do you charge for [insert any sex act here]?
Try something along the lines of:
Hi there. My name's [insert name/alias]. I found your number on RM.
I enjoy [insert preferences/activities here].
I found your profile intriguing, so I figured I'd reach out. If you'd like to connect, I'd be more than happy to gift you a donation for your time. Just let me know how much you'd like for X hour(s)/day(s), and we'll go from there. Thanks.
— — — — —
CLOSING:
There'll always be risk in this industry—for both of us. Clients will lose money and providers will lose time. Some will lose both. All we can do is figure out where our limits are, do our research and treat people how we want to be treated.
If the majority behaves professionally and respectfully, regardless of how others behave, it'll become the new standard.
I'm hungry and lost my train of thought. Happy 4th, everyone!
 

Yeah, but then I just fake my orgasm.
Kevin Slater

Interesting..   I assume the provider was symptomatic and thus the reason for getting tested.  I think if I were symptomatic I would refrain from sex until I had the results..

If you read the instructions on at home tests for Stds you have to send away your samples to be tested. I take it the whole point is to avoid having to go to a clinic where some people might feel embarrassed being seen. If you test positive you then need to either see a doctor or a health care provider like a nurse practitioner for treatment. 
As a client, I expect a provider to contact me if he finds he has contracted an Std after seeing me and other clients in the same timeframe so I can go and get tested. The best ones do.

Don’t be so sure. 
They may not be able to convict, but they can sure destroy your life trying. 

I have to co-sign Dominus. He's very kind and affectionate. He's from Nigeria and has a beautiful accent and speaking voice. Incredibly smart and well-traveled. Overall, he's just a great time. And if you want to go for anything sexual, he's up for it all. One of the best providers I've met. 

I haven't been with Dominus for over  one year, but the two times I was with him he was very affectionate.  A very nice guy----goodlooking too.

Thank you for the recommendation!

A lit cigarette.
Kevin Slater

I tipped the last provider I saw generously because I had a fantastic time.  No 'thank you' whatsoever.  To me that means he didn't have a good time and doesn't care to see me again.  A shame; I thought we hit it off.

You have to free yourself from the expectation, or even hope, of a tip, otherwise you will feel slighted and second guess yourself and your sessions.

Odd question, sort of like "who's more popular."   It reminds me of a story a guy told in a therapy group I attended during AIDS.  This guy was talking about how many friends he had lost, and he said that whenever a friend died, he took the friend's card out of his rolodex and placed it in a stack, and that his stack of dead friends was several inches thick. Of course, it would have been very poor form to challenge the guy's story, so I just kept my mouth shut, but I was thinking "Who has so many friends that it would make a stack of rolodex cards several inches thick?"  The only way would be if he had a VERY inclusive idea of what a friend is.  It didn't register with me because my idea of friendship is pretty exclusive.  I have lots of acquaintances and business contacts - even people that I know fairly well.   But my circle of friends is quite small.