Simon Suraci

MF has the worst reviews process. It’s basically set up to be a barrier for clients to leave reviews. You can email the masseur a review to their personal email and we can post on your behalf. I block the site based email function. It’s too much of a hassle for the client and for me. I direct my clients to my booking website (Booksy) because it has the greatest number of reviews and clients review me directly on the platform, unsolicited.

Get creative. For example, add a Valentine’s Day couples special, a referral discount, finals week special for students, spring break special, free add on services with a massage like hot stone or body scrub, two for one when you book x days ahead, cash discount, discount if you book online, $XX off before noon, specify “x” discount for NEW clients, $30 of for 30 somethings, emergency worker discount, teacher appreciation, other professions, etc. Creativity is key. You don’t need to add a special every single week of the year, and it need not be broadly applicable to everyone every single week like 20% off (for every Tom Dick and Harry). If you have half the weeks of the year covered or more, you’re doing pretty good. I would have to raise prices if I consistently offered 20% off to every client over the whole year. Weekly specials are one of many ranking boost items to consider. If you have specials at all, and they are different over the course of a year, that’s what matters to the algorithm. Be strategic. You wouldn’t want to offer a special when you know you have limited availability, or going on a trip, or whatever. If traveling to a different city, clients will book you regardless. I like to save my specials for when I can attract the most new clients that I otherwise wouldn’t, and have the availability to actually fulfill lots of new appointment requests. It doesn’t really matter. One or two masseurs stay at the top for six months or so at a time by changing their photos every five seconds, maintaining every single new weekly special, re-writing their ad every month, logging in and flagging availability constantly, and so on. It’s exhausting. I don’t have time for all that, at least not for every single action every single week of the year. I’m busy working, so I’m not that the very top. Even when I actively try to get better rankings for a stretch of time, it only bumps me slightly. I still get plenty of business. I find that the guys doing all the things to stay on the very top of the list don’t last long. They generally aren’t very good in my experience. That’s why they stay that the top for six months or so and then drop off completely. You have to be good to be successful, no matter your ad placement. If you can update your ad and photos every six months or less, schedule a few creative weekly specials from time to time, and log in whenever possible, you’ll be fine. You won’t be at the very top, but you don’t have to be to get business. Most clients scroll and click your ad based on your looks, If they like your ad content, they reach out. New and good photos are the #1 way to boost your ranking. Spread them out over a period to fit the algorithm preference for fresh photos. They can even be from the same photo session if they fit the strict criteria. Professional photos are expensive. It can cost $500-$1k every time I hire my photographer for a session and pay for shots I like and will use. I aim to do this every six months. Worth every penny because we thrive on good, current photos.

For RentMasseur, most providers offer more than massage, but some do not. That may be what the provider is communicating when they post only a massage table to the private gallery. In that case, respect that not everyone offers exactly what you want. Don’t get upset, just move on. If the goodies aren’t for sale, that might be why they aren’t on display. If in doubt, you can always ask. Also, RentMasseur doesn’t let you post a room pic or table pic on its own. They only let you post pics of yourself, so if you want to show off your space and you haven’t had a friend or photographer snap a shot of you in the room, you’re out of luck. I highly recommend hiring a professional photographer for all shots, including those with a table, room, etc. Clients like to see the massage space. Or for escorts, possibly their apartment, house interior, or other locations. That’s why we post pics like that. So many clients have bad things to say about a provider having a dirty, unkempt, small, or otherwise inappropriate space. Space pics help put these legitimate concerns to rest. When basic members request to view my private gallery, I attach them to my reply message. There is no way for me to manually unlock the private gallery for basic members, only to attach. I share freely when someone asks. I disagree with the point about providers being “unprofessional” when they reach out to a client after the client views their private gallery. Others on this site have commented they liked that a provider made the first contact and that it made the provider feel more approachable. I reach out with a very brief friendly message, kind of like browsing in a store and a sales person greets you and says “let me know if I can help you with anything”. That’s not unprofessional. However, I don’t recommend being the pushy salesperson, so I keep it very light and brief. RentMasseur suggests providers reach out when someone views your gallery. That’s how the site is designed to work. I wouldn’t knock a provider for using the ad website the way it’s designed. I get a lot of business from making the first contact. Not everyone likes that, and that’s fine. You can choose to ignore the message, you don’t have to reply. It’s just the provider giving potential clients the sense that they are here and available, checking their messages, and want your business. That’s not a bad thing!

I have no interest in feet, either the client’s feet or attention to mine. However, I get many requests for pictures of my feet, shoe size, and the like. Foot fetishes are pretty common. More than once I’ve considered posting feet pics in my private gallery, even though that’s not the focus of my services, if only to reduce the number of odd photo requests. I suspect that’s why you’re seeing so many feet pics in profiles. Especially for escorts. If a client needs to see my feet for me to give them a massage, I have concerns. At the same time, if my feet gets them in the door, they receive an excellent massage and return again and again for my massage skills even if feet weren’t part of the session at all. In that sense, I consider feet photos strategic marketing. The same thing happens all the time with sexier photos in general. People like my look and hire me based on that, but then discover I actually have great massage skills and like me as a person and then come back regularly for excellent service. Btw, I ask if clients want their feet massaged during a two hour session. I never do feet for a one hour session (not enough time), and very infrequently for a 90 minute session. Primarily because feet take a lot of effort and take a greater toll on my hands. Secondarily because feet take time away from other parts of the body that some may appreciate the work on more. Not everyone appreciates the work on their feet because they are neutral or don’t like them massaged at all. The few people that particularly enjoy having their feet massaged are ecstatic about my work, so I save my hands and energy for their appreciation.

Hiring a straight guy is part of the fantasy for some clients. I suppose it doesn’t matter if the providers actually are straight (by whatever definition you want to apply). The point is you’re indulging a fantasy, and that’s about you - not them. If they can fulfill that fantasy for you, does anything else really matter? It’s like watching a movie, or even porn. Suspend your disbelief for the sake of enjoying the content. I don’t believe Meryl Streep is the devil in heels in real life when she goes home. Nor do I believe those guys in porn are actually stepbrothers. Getting the most out of hiring a self-identified (read: self-marketed) “straight” man is your responsibility, not theirs. If your provider can be what you want them to be for the time you’re hiring them, it shouldn’t really matter how they identify inside their head apart from work. You’re paying for fantasy, their time, body, and services. You’re NOT paying them to live their life in a certain way, or think certain thoughts, or feel certain emotions directed at certain people, or to agree with your definitions of human sexuality. In my humble opinion, the only person limiting their own enjoyment of a straight provider is the client.

I only require deposits for certain situations. For example, a client requested I coordinate two other providers for a multi hour session. We all had to travel over half an hour, and I had to bring a table. I was in daily communication with the client for about a week. I had the other providers lined up, got everything ready, even purchased a specialty item that the client requested for his session. Then the day of, he ghosts. Not a peep. Just disappeared. By this point, I’ve invested hours. That’s when I decided I’m only doing complicated setups, long sessions, long travel, multiple provider coordination, etc with a deposit. The more I have to lose in terms of prep time, loss of credibility with my collaborators, schedule blocking out other would-be clients, and so on, the more inclined I am to require a deposit. For a normal uncomplicated session, especially incall, I never require deposits. Even for the complicated sessions, I don’t require deposits after the first successful session. Once I know a client is real and follows through, I trust them and don’t need a deposit. Deposits are an insurance policy. They need not be huge amounts, but should be something a client will think twice about before flaking. The deposit covers my time, often a hour or more worth when they do choose to flake. Even with a considerable deposit, they still do flake from time to time. If you’re asking for a lot, I would not be shocked if a provider requests a nominal deposit. We waste sooo much time on flaky clients. Maybe you personally don’t flake. Great. That doesn’t change the fact that a LOT of others do. That’s why many providers require deposits. Especially for the first meeting.

The IRS requires you to report holdings in cryptocurrencies. You can lie about your crypto holdings, but the government can easily find out what you hold once you are being audited, or if law enforcement has a warrant. They may not get you this tax year, or even next, but they will eventually. If you’re flagged for any reason, the IRS can track it down and penalize you for not reporting or paying taxes. The block chain is only quasi anonymous at best, when nobody is investigating you. When you are a person of interest, your transactions are as public as a street sign, and your actions are recorded longer and clearer than any traffic cam. Those transactions can be linked back to you. A street sign you can destroy, deface, or steal. You can’t erase or obscure the digital ledger. Cash is king.

I agree with most responses. I don’t particularly value a 4-hand massage for myself. It’s not worth the money. It can be distracting or less relaxing at best. I have a hard enough time not criticizing in my head during a 2-hand massage, much less a 4-hand. My clients, on the other hand, love it. Some say they enjoy an asymmetrical approach because they like not knowing what is going to happen next, and enjoy the feeling of simultaneous differing sensations and muscle manipulation along different parts of the body. You get twice the work done. To each their own. Every client is different. I recommend masseurs work together with people they know and trust for 4-hand sessions. Does not have to be a partner or lover. Even better when your styles are similar and you talk about how to coordinate the work beforehand. Styles can be different and still successful as long as you coordinate who does what when and make sure it makes sense.

If kissing is important to you, be sure to ask your provider if kissing is ok, ideally beforehand or otherwise in the session. When the answer is no, please respect that and try not take it personally. It’s always a bit awkward to the provider for a client to initiate a kiss on the table and not have consented to it. Some providers kiss, some do not. Some providers do for a higher fee, perhaps with other offerings. The last time you want to discuss fees is in the middle of the session when you’re trying to relax and enjoy your time.

I can’t speak for others, but I pay taxes on my income, even cash. It behooves me to prove income for credit reasons. Buying a house, etc. For digital payments, I should note, there is no way of getting around reporting.

I agree. MasseurFinder is waaay overpriced, and RentMasseur basic without the upgraded services is quite affordable. Some of my best clients find me through MasseurFinder, but they are relatively few. I keep it for the quality over quantity consideration. I get a lot more traffic on RentMasseur, and more total clients that way, but it’s a mixed bag. Some good, some excellent, and some of them are not the greatest types of clients. And by that I mean flaky, disrespectful, rude, pushy, don’t read the ad, don’t tip, try to “bargain” for a low rate, arrive unclean, etc. Rent Men is a little different for me. Since I offer massage and spa services instead of traditional escort services like overnights and whatnot, I’m pretty sure I get a lot less traffic and bookings than I otherwise would. However, Rent Men is set up to advertise masseurs too, and I do get clients interested in my services, enough to justify an additional relatively low monthly platform cost.

Here’s what I pay: RentMen: $30/mo RentMasseur: $40/mo MasseurFinder: $105/mo Booksy (my own site): $33/mo I tap out at ~$200/mo. MintBoys: free, no upgrade. They accept bitcoin payments exclusively, which I don’t have and am not willing to use. If they accepted credit cards I would try it out. Others I might try a month trial to see if it’s worth it. Any suggestions or preferences for what clients like to use more?

It’s a business, not a dating service. I never reject a client based on age, weight, or looks. If they’re paying, they’re welcome. If I only hired under 40 clients, I would never be able to support myself. Providers with lots of client qualification hangups do not last long in the biz. They are not worth your $. Hire respectful providers. When they aren’t respectful toward you, move on. Tip for anyone, really. Never explain the reason for rejecting someone online whether for work or personal. There is no positive outcome for them or for you to do so. Don’t play games on hookup apps. It’s one thing to have communication on Rent Men, Rent Masseur, etc. Outside of those purpose built platforms, it just wastes your time and theirs to go fish. Don’t spoil it. Get what you want. Just hire.

I send such messages from time to time to clients who hire me regularly. For instance to couples ahead of Valentine’s Day telling them about a special offer. I’m not a great marketer in the traditional sense, but I do a bit of this type of communication. I’m selective and keep it minimal so as not to overwhelm or annoy.

Absolutely. I hire other massage therapists for a couple reasons: therapeutic massage and market research. I like to know who is providing what so I can invest in my own development and stay competitive. I can’t and won’t give exactly the same massage as someone else, but it really helps to understand my competitors’ work and helps me give informed recommendations for those who may fit better with another provider. Sometimes it’s nice to offer an alternate for when I’m unavailable during the time a client requests. In addition to my chiropractor appointments, I need regular therapeutic work since my job is so physically demanding. I also just really enjoy massages. The percentage of providers I will see for regular massages is very, very small. There’s a lot of nonsense in the business. Even among some of the good people, I am quite picky about massages. It’s expensive as you all know, so I want to spend my $ where it counts. Some massage therapists hire me regularly because they recognize and appreciate - better than anyone - a high quality experience for a good value. I also collaborate with other therapists on 4-hand massages for clients that request it. For 4-hand, I have to know if the other provider and I work well together, if they’re reliable, what quality they deliver, etc. Trading massage is a gamble. You never know how good it’s going to be with a new provider or if they are the right provider for you. It saves money, to be sure, but costs time (and availability, which = potential $). The best case scenario is to trade when each person is less busy, or less likely to be booked. I prefer to hire. If the therapist is a good fit for my needs and likes my work too, that’s the best case scenario for a trade. I don’t hire for escort service (no interest or need), but I completely understand the reliability factor of being able to hire. My clients share horror stories of how much time they spend (and waste) on unreliable and/or bad connections on apps and websites. If you have to spend half your week doing that and it’s still bad, economically it makes sense to spend a few hundred dollars to get exactly what you want with who you want, when you want. It works no differently for providers. We’re people too, with human needs and time limitations, no matter our level of conventional attractiveness. Sure some of us have more “options” as it were, but not all of them are options we actually want. We also value safety, quality of experience, compatibility, and reliability.

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