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Thank you for your wonderful reply. It makes me feel better for sure and gives me some insight into why he felt comfortable sharing that with me. 

Oh no! This topic again. He can charge whatever he thinks he’s worth. It’s entirely up to him and his definition of his value. You don’t have to pay it. You might want to hire him but if you don’t want to pay his rate too bad! You can’t afford him. Buy a cheaper guy and see how good he is. 
If you think it’s an easy overpaid job why not set up yourself? See how easy it is. What price would you put on yourself for an hour of doing escort work (don’t forget to add in all the hidden costs - time spent trying to look good, being available 24/7, handling time wasters, advertising, paying for the benefits that employees get as part of their job, taking risks with your sexual health….). Now his rate doesn’t seem so unreasonable does it…

That's a very nice tribute.  Sounds like you are also one of the kind people in this world.

For eight years, I showed up to massage the same man every week.
His name was Erasmo.
Two hours. Every week. Like clockwork.
He used to pay in advance because I gave him a discounted rate for consistency. In all those years, I never once heard him speak badly about another human being. Not once.
Funny how certain realizations don’t hit until someone is gone.
Erasmo worked as a janitor for the same school for roughly thirty years. Quiet life. Quiet discipline. The kind of man most people overlook because he never demanded attention from the room.
He retired… and passed away about a year later from a heart attack.
What stayed with me was how routine his life was. Morning workouts. Early discipline. Predictable structure. I used to warn him about pushing too hard in the mornings because cardiovascular events statistically rise during the early hours after waking.
Research has shown that between roughly 6 AM and noon, the risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac events increases significantly due to the body’s circadian rhythm. Blood pressure rises. Cortisol and adrenaline surge. The blood becomes more prone to clotting after waking. 
None of this means exercise is bad. Exercise is life.
But the human body is strange. Vulnerable. Rhythmic.
And sometimes the people who seem the steadiest leave the quietest absence behind them.
After eight years, I realized something rare about him:
Kind people really do exist.

I’m not hiring less but I’m hiring from a smaller pool.  As @Pensant indicates, quality options are few and far between and I’m taking a concerted focus on quality (and importing talent for weekend trips is not cheap…so predictable is important)

I’ve met him in the past and found him as he presents himself in his profile. But recent attempts to meet him haven’t worked out for a variety of reasons, including a last minute cancellation on his part. I probably won’t bother trying again. 

I’ll concur with @Nightowl and @Jamie21. With just about ANY hook-up app I’d be suspicious and you probably did dodge a bullet. It has been my experience that the “urgency” is part of the scam. (This I know from experience.) If you’re going to hire better to get referrals from CoM members and forums. 

By the 25 minute mark of straight non-stop fucking, I’ve checked out. I’m planning my week. Dry cleaning, groceries, wondering if I already paid that bill, can I get theater tickets for Thursday, and whether my back’s gonna complain about this tomorrow.

Thanks! I hope it starts the day off well with a smile. It’s my British sense of humour. I hope it travels. 

In addition to everything @big-n-tall said,  I also think a huge part of it is that there’s an element of fantasy built into the dynamic and forums like this can unintentionally disrupt that.
When providers show up here as fully formed people with their own opinions, boundaries, and perspectives, it shifts how some clients experience them. The illusion gets replaced with something more real, and not everyone knows how to engage with that. For some, that breaks the appeal a bit.
So instead of it just being about “why don’t they participate,” it’s also about whether the space allows them to exist as real people without being dissected, challenged, or pulled out of that curated dynamic they rely on professionally.

I equate PNP with drug use like meth or G.  I've never associated the term with marijuana or alcohol use.  I also associate its inclusion in an ad as an indication that the provider partakes, not just that he's open to clients who do, unless his ad has text that clearly spells that out.
A major reason for me to avoid providers who list PNP in their ads: People who use substances regularly are frequently less reliable in terms of keeping appointments.

Thanks for reaffirming a very important point - your humanity.  Anyone can have a bad experience, but short of having a provider become violent or steal from you, it's not cool to trash someone with smears or insults. One of the things I (and many others) carry into any meeting with a provider is respect for the person who is offering himself quite literally for my enjoyment. 
I must say your education background is very impressive AND cool. 👍🏻

I've been watching that show too (DTF St Louis) and took note of that line - particularly because print media was always my favorite form of porn, and in a way it still is. I think most guys prefer video or cam, but I still like the still images. 
When I was a teenager, and into my college years, I rented a post office box so I could subscribe to Playgirl and receive my issues there. This became more comical once I lived alone, but I was still afraid to have the issues arrive at my apartment. What if someone saw my mail?!? Now it all seems so ridiculous, but that was me then.
There was a thrill to visiting the post office box in those days. I'd open up the little door, and my heart would beat with excitement if I saw the magazine curled up in the box (I suppose my dick beat a bit with excitement too). Now with the internet, everything is available instantly, so that anticipation and excitement just isn't there.  

I wouldn't say don't trust reviews on this site. If you've been on this site long enough you can see the posters who have an agenda and the ones generally trying to help others.
From long standing posters who frequently contribute information, I'm more apt to believe the review. New one time posters, who make one review and disappear... far less so.
As others have said take every review with a grain of salt. For one, just because one person has a great time with the provider, doesn't mean another will have the same experience. Second, I know some people on here post stuff I know not to be true. You just have to be able to discern what is useful and what is not... take a chance or let sleeping dogs lie.
So to speak directly to @Tomsell if this post about review trust is in reference to your issues you posted about your encounter with stonefruitnyc... again just because someone has a great time with a provider doesn't mean someone else will. Because you had a negative experience doesn't mean the other reviews aren't true. This site is useful but it can't guarantee you'll have a great or horrible encounter with a provider. It'll just give you a better idea of what could happen and who might be better fit with your desires.

One of the things I have noticed influencing the ease or dis-ease of hiring is the political climate and the at times over vigilant overwatch of hotels, community groups and law enforcement making hiring precarious and both clients and providers skittish~ 
 it seems also that the demographics and f having a private place to either bring a higher two or for a provider to bring a Client to has changed~ so now, sometimes there is a spouse or family or roommates or business operating hours if it’s in a retail space, those things can come into play. Perhaps part of that is the rising cost of expenses for everybody deterring that independent living situation with situational, ongoing permanent, or short term for/long-term availability and affordability~ 

Haven't had the crypto or gift card BS, yet.
My difficulties are AI generated pics, and just a lot of attitude. Along with charging $350-400 and hosting in a $98/night hotel.

Never ever.  Not only do I shower with the lights off, I also wear a blindfold just in case I somehow get a glimpse of myself.

Anyone who has Read Receipts off are people who like having peace and not having people who are socially needy pestering them about "omg why haven't you responded yet? I see you read my message!"
Read Receipts is one of the worst things that's ever happened to texting/messaging lol.

Once there is an established, formally recognized numerically accurate description for the size of the human penis, women will finally be able to run the world properly. 

The ass is always greener on the other side. 

If it's important to the safety of your college sports career/etc or if you're gay/bi and not out. One thing you might want to do to protect your identity, in addition to what @nate_sf said about showing less face, is also only use photos in your ad that are also publicly available. Like from your Instagram or other social media. That way, if someone reverse image searches your Provider ad, only images from your Instagram come up. Which gives you plausible deniability to say "oh that's just someone catfishing as me using my Insta photos" if it ever became an issue or if someone who shouldn't see it found your Provider ad and confronted you asking if it's you for example. You also can put on your profile that you can FaceTime/video call verify you are you. Because if a potential client sees your ad with no face pics, or reverse image searches your photos and sees it's all from some Instagram account, they also might think you're catfishing/scamming. So being willing to verify it's you is good.
 
Other advice coming from a client perspective: If you happen to have a big social media following or an OnlyFans with a lot of subscribers. Don't let that go to your head and let it give you an attitude/ego, clients do not care about your Insta/OF follower count. Some guys your age who have social media clout get into providing thinking that they don't have to put in much effort to being a Provider and think that them being social media famous is everything. Clients pick up on this and it usually results in you giving them a bad experience. Just being hot and recognizable from social media and letting them touch your abs is not enough and is not the only thing you need to bring to your client. You still have to truly perform for them and give them a nice full experience with you like other Providers who aren't social media famous do.
Similarly, a lot of guys your age have a "hustle grindset mindset" vibe that isn't always very attractive in the context of a client/provider meeting. Obviously Providers are doing this to make money, it's work. But don't let your clients feel that vibe from you. Don't let your client feel like they're just a check box on your financial goals spreadsheet or like you don't give a damn about them. They want to have a nice interaction with you and feel like you're into them and having a good time with them or at the very least like they have your full attention. Like @Mark_fl said, you should hopefully really enjoy doing this, or at least learn to be good at faking it (especially if you're doing this as a straight guy) so the client doesn't see the "mechanics" of what you're doing in order to work with them. A lot of college age guys start this and make these mistakes and then get bad reviews and have to spend time repairing their provider reputation. So if you can get this stuff right from the start, that'll put you ahead of competing providers the same age as you.
So pay attention to the client, don't be on your phone a bunch during a meeting trying to set up your next meeting, don't be looking at what time it is every 5 minutes waiting for the meeting to be over because the client will notice. Don't over book yourself, give yourself time to get ready and get to each meeting. If you have a meeting setup and you're running late or need to reschedule/cancel, let the client know as soon as possible. If you set up multiple meetings in one day, don't schedule them too close to each other because the first meeting maybe could make you late to the second meeting. And especially with you being in college. You have classes, practice/training for your sport, games/matches for your sport, and your own personal/social life to plan around. So i would say just don't spread yourself too thin. Communication and time management are huge when doing this.

As others have mentioned, your age is fine. There is a market for everyone, and I expect the market for younger sexy men like yourself is really good. If you haven't already, set up a profile on Rentmen (it's really the only game in town), and if you want to participate here on this website, add your details into your post signature. You've already got some potential clients interested!
The main concern I'd have is with your athletic status. It's an asset, but be careful you don't get yourself into trouble with the university. I'm thinking back many years ago to where a couple of D1 athletes had posed for Playgirl, and then got booted off their teams. Granted, posing in a widely-available publication is not the same as running a Rentmen ad, but all it takes is word to get out and trouble could follow. Though you have a very handsome face, you may want to avoid showing it in your advertising. Also, although being on a team is such a hot selling point, you may want to downplay that a bit and just be more general such as "athletic, love sports" or something like that.
All that said, I can think of a couple of guys who have put themselves through college as providers. In my instance, it helped me cover grad school expenses, and I'm grateful for that. Turned out I really enjoyed it, and still do all these years later. Feel free to DM with any questions!

Per annual tradition: 
Revenue increased 6% in 2025.  
57% of 2025 revenue came from the year’s top three clients, down from 62% in 2024. Last year’s top two clients retained their spots.
As I’m only seeing a small number of repeat clients, revenue per client has more than tripled in the last three years.
Kevin Slater
 
 

If it were me, i'd personally go to a big city like New York City, New York. Los Angeles, California. San Francisco, California. Austin, Texas and such. Big cities usually have plenty of people who don't celebrate/travel back to their home towns for the holidays. So should be plenty of people who would hire. Big cities never sleep.
But also you probably could still do well in a small city too. Lot of people who may fly to their home towns for the holidays also may be the people who want to sneak away and hire for a bit to get away from dealing with family drama/stress that naturally comes with the holiday season for many.
And if you just are thinking of stuff to do on your own. Big cities i feel have better holiday festivities. Like Orlando, Florida and Los Angeles, California both have a Universal Studios theme park and both have a Disney World/Disney Land (respectively) theme park that are Christmas/holiday themed at this time of year if you're into that kind of thing.