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I would estimate about 15% of the messages I receive are wastes of some variety. Typically, they are messages that just say "avail?" or "sup?" (which I don't acknowledge) or just a "hello" or "saw your ad" to which I respond something like "hello, this is eric - who is this?" and which gives a 50% chance they'll never respond.
 
I am counting messages that don't result in appointments for whatever reason in the 85% of communication that I receive that's legit.
 
What can be really interesting to track is how many conversations you have versus how many appointments - I find that to be a more interesting measure of the work I do. I tracked this for about 6 months a year ago or so and found I have about 10 conversations for every appointment that I have. That includes conversations with others that didn't result in an appointment and separate conversations with the same person over multiple days counted each day (so if we exchanged some texts yesterday and then again today, that I would count as 2 conversations when tracking this).

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Hi all!
 
Where has the time gone?
 
I'm not sure how long I was away, but it was far too long! Not only was I away from the forum, but I took a break from escorting altogether! Some of you may know that I do work as a pianist and also as a personal trainer; now let's add real estate to the list! Mostly rentals to start, but we'll see how far I can take it. I'm not afraid of escorting interfering with my professional life, which is surprising to some. Fredrik Edlund did porn and is currently one of the most famous real estate professionals in the world, so what do I have to worry about?!
 
UGH I need to update my ad. I've bulked up a bit and I'm so excited to get back into the swing of things!
 
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I'm here to stay

Will you participate in 'Giving Tuesday'??
 
I have two charities I favor. One is particularly close to my heart - takes care of homeless youth on the streets of New York City, many of whom are LGBTQ and got kicked out by their families. It sounds cliche, but when you talk to these kids you find they are mostly from southern and mid western states. Heartbreaking - I am not a crier, but it is HARD to come face to face with their reality.
 
The firm I work for will match my gift on Tuesday, so I save up for the opportunity.
 

https://maps.org/
 
Psychedelic treatments for PTSD / depression / addiction / others
 
Matching donations until end of the year, hoping to bring mdma therapy to FDA approval for PTsD by 2021
(Personally meaningful, great potential for helping relieve suffering)
 
Againstmalariafoundation
Mosquito nets to prevent child mortality - one of the most bang for your buck charitable locations, consistently rated one of the best charities (low overhead and high impact)
 
givedirectly.org (what it sounds like - give money directly to people in poverty, they decide how to best use it)

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