Slow

[SthJrsy]

I’m a massage therapist in WeHo and it’s been so slow lately! Am I alone??

[LA90046]

I had three massage therapists I have seen in the past reach out to me this week about booking a session or offering discounts.

You are not alone.

 

[Johnrom]

High inflation continues to squeeze discretionary income 😭unfortunately. 

[SthJrsy]

Yeah the economy has definitely been  affecting the business…..

[TallMuscl37]

5 hours ago, MWEHO said:

I’m a massage therapist in WeHo and it’s been so slow lately! Am I alone??

I been talking about this regularly on here. I’m in the Midwest, and I just try to travel every couple weeks to stay busy. 

I been saying it for a long time, that RentMen and Masseur: I know they’re doing what they can, but I have urged them to do more. Bring back rates would be a start. Even if it’s named differently.

The good news is, there’s still clients out there. Surprisingly, I seem to make more per booking, even though bookings are fewer. 

I’m also trying to go with longer sessions, versus resorting to discounting visits: as that would require taking on more volume.

Edited April 13, 2024 by Jarrod_Uncut

[BaronArtz]

It is tax season ....

[DWnyc]

Rates seem to be coming down in NYC

Providers seem more proactive trying to convert enquiries to a booking.  Seems less “I don’t have time for these basic questions” and more “did I answer everything?”’and “you said you might be interested, just checking” a few days later …

[+ Pensant]

Then again, I reached out to a new provider twice and “crickets”. Some must be doing well.

[Your Man in Arlington]

Just in the past couple of months a few providers I've met with before have reached out to ask if I'm interested in getting together again. They've all been tasteful, pleasant and respectful and it's worked (good marketing!), I've re-booked with all of them.

More to the point of this topic, this is a new phenomenon for me and I was wondering if there was a general slowdown in the market.

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, BaronArtz said:

It is tax season ....

It's always a good time to go out of town!

Things always slow down when the bill comes, and we have to pay it! 

[marylander1940]

15 minutes ago, Your Man in Arlington said:

Just in the past couple of months a few providers I've met with before have reached out to ask if I'm interested in getting together again. They've all been tasteful, pleasant and respectful and it's worked (good marketing!), I've re-booked with all of them.

More to the point of this topic, this is a new phenomenon for me and I was wondering if there was a general slowdown in the market.

[soloyo215]

I think combination of all of the above, tax season, inflation, saturated market, election year, climate change (ok, those last two were made up, please have a sense of humor).

I myself am booking less and saving more due to the uncertainties of the economy at this point. The bigger influences of my slowing down are the mixed messages about the state of the current economy. However, I do see a lot more new providers, which might be saturating the market.

[SthJrsy]

I had a facial and massage business I opened in 2016 that I had to close this year due to the economy. Many of my clients work in entertainment , so the LA strikes took me out. The economy is proving to still be tough. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

13 minutes ago, MWEHO said:

I had a facial and massage business I opened in 2016 that I had to close this year due to the economy. Many of my clients work in entertainment , so the LA strikes took me out. The economy is proving to still be tough. 

Yes. I have a good friend who is a film editor and the contraction of film and TV production due to the strikes and Marvel bubble are definitely impacting the entertainment industry. And then inflation is hitting us all, which means less disposable income. ☹️

[MaybeMaybeNot]

20 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

Yes. I have a good friend who is a film editor and the contraction of film and TV production due to the strikes and Marvel bubble are definitely impacting the entertainment industry. And then inflation is hitting us all, which means less disposable income. ☹️

The entertainment industry is still limping along since the strikes.  Work simply has not returned. 

[+ JamesB]

I'm still hiring at my usual pace, maybe even a bit more. However, I've observed two trends: Providers who rarely traveled before are now on the move more frequently, and I'm receiving a significant increase in messages from past providers wanting to meet again.

[MikeBiDude]

Most businesses I’ve had experience with or consulted with…will tell you that raising prices decreases customer visits/frequency. On the escort side of things (perhaps not masseurs) perhaps the big rates being asked lately is actually slowing down visits/frequency?

[+ DrownedBoy]

22 hours ago, MWEHO said:

I had a facial and massage business I opened in 2016 that I had to close this year due to the economy. Many of my clients work in entertainment , so the LA strikes took me out. The economy is proving to still be tough. 

This.

All the "good economic news" that was (until very recently) going around only revolved around Wall Street and stocks.

In reality, small businesses in America are still suffering badly.

We're finally seeing the consequences of this.

[Redwine56]

On 4/13/2024 at 1:41 PM, MWEHO said:

I had a facial and massage business I opened in 2016 that I had to close this year due to the economy. Many of my clients work in entertainment , so the LA strikes took me out. The economy is proving to still be tough. 

Sorry to hear that.  Notably that you had survived the COVID years and had to shut down now.  

[SthJrsy]

11 hours ago, Redwine56 said:

Sorry to hear that.  Notably that you had survived the COVID years and had to shut down now.  

I ironically was way more financially secure during Covid than I am in the current economy. 

[pubic_assistance]

On 4/14/2024 at 11:54 AM, DrownedBoy said:

All the "good economic news" that was (until very recently) going around only revolved around Wall Street and stocks.

In reality, small businesses in America are still suffering badly.

We're finally seeing the consequences of this.

We are experiencing a massive float-to-the-top economy.

Everything that can be done to undermine small businesses is out there in an effort to bring an additional few points of market share to the global mega-corporations.

 

 

[+ DrownedBoy]

3 hours ago, pubic_assistance said:

We are experiencing a massive float-to-the-top economy.

Everything that can be done to undermine small businesses is out there in an effort to bring an additional few points of market share to the global mega-corporations.

 

 

I'm sure that if escorting was legal, a mega-corp would find some way to force everyone to go through them. Somehow.

[+ Pensant]

Headed to Northern Europe for three weeks tomorrow. Their economies have been struggling. Should be interesting to see what rates are like there.

[Thelatin]

Between inflation and the taxes I just doled out I've been on a little break.  I've been looking - but in order for me to open up my wallet they'd really have to be my cup of tea.  I notice one of my regular providers is having to travel to a new city every 2-3 days.

I also noticed the "extra" costs of this hobby when I checked my credit card balance....hotels, dinners, uber etc.  I like to do the whole boyfriend experience.  So just paid off that bill.  Slow down buddy....