Demand Pricing?

[+ DERRIK]

How about using groupon?

[Levistrong]

Something about this thread makes my stomach turn...and it isn't the price fluctuation but the fact that the escort is being treated like a product or service in some of the comments. I subscribe to the idea that escorts are businessmen and businesswomen, and that they run a business model, but I also believe we all have the right to say "no, thank you" when rates are not to our liking without the need of knocking someone down (and naming them!) for business practices not to our liking. If I could have triple-liked @Kurtis Wolfe 's post, I woulda.

✊✊✊ right on

[MiamiLooker]

So far we are 72 hours and counting. He'll contact me most likely when rents due.

Assuming he contacts you, it would be interesting to know what his offer will be.

[bigvalboy]

Assuming he contacts you, it would be interesting to know what his offer will be.

 

LOL...well we know what it's not going to be.

[BaronArtz]

I think I remember an escort who used to have a system kind of considering this. He had determined the times and days where he would usually get his lowest and highest demand, and put together a pricing scale offering discounts on the less demanded times. I cannot remember where I saw this, probably in Adam.

 

I have seen some masseurs do it as well. Numerous '1O% off appointments Mon-Frid before 5 p.m.' and the like. A discount during off-peak hours is more marketable than a premium price during peak hours, I would think ...

[jjkrkwood]

You are in a very hot market, boy. Abundant competition. I was just scouring the ads in NYC and Imeven saw very hot guys asking only 150. Maybe they are not real, but the ads are there.

 

 

It's Gay Pride month. That's always the case here this time of year..

[jjkrkwood]

GIRL, Im just happy to get anyone at this point lol

Thinking about actually dropping my prices, but then I see escorts having the same prices as me or even higher like 250,300 etc and getting hired so maybe I'm just ugly lol. Maybe I should drop my rate to 200/225 who knows hopefully it may help :confused:

 

Looking at getting a part time job to stop my stressing about the unsureness of when ill get the money for my rent and food lol

 

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[mattr]

I have seen some masseurs do it as well. Numerous '1O% off appointments Mon-Frid before 5 p.m.' and the like. A discount during off-peak hours is more marketable than a premium price during peak hours, I would think ...

 

Perhaps a "Business Man's Lunch Special" would be a way of drumming up business during off peak hours...

[BryanKnight]

It is reasonable to expect an increase in price for certain circumstances.

In NYC for instance, I add the cost of a cab fare for outcalls after 11pm, because subway service is minimal and travel time is often doubled.

 

www.bryan-knight.com

[instudiocity]

GIRL, Im just happy to get anyone at this point lol

Thinking about actually dropping my prices, but then I see escorts having the same prices as me or even higher like 250,300 etc and getting hired so maybe I'm just ugly lol. Maybe I should drop my rate to 200/225 who knows hopefully it may help :confused:

 

Looking at getting a part time job to stop my stressing about the unsureness of when ill get the money for my rent and food lol

I'd prefer you dropping South Florida and get out to Southern California. And the only thing I want you dropping is your britches...

[instudiocity]

Yeah I got that idea from my fellow forum member brian kevin lol

I'll see how it goes after a month like u said, then if it doesn't work, ill drop the rates

I still think you should advertise at your current rates. If someone calls and sounds reasonable and can be accommodated, on a one-on-one basis, consider discounting for the purpose of earning repeat business.

 

Heck, consider extending your time with a few guys you're enjoying, or going out for coffee or dinner "off the clock" to build repeat business.

[Nvr2Thick]

If the escort is offering "an early bird special", why shouldn't a client select it?

 

I agree that it's a reasonable way for the client to look at it, but it's not the question.

 

To some extent yes, but to me haggling is when he names his price and you offer to pay less. If he advertises up front (either by posting a variable rate or giving different answers to 'ask me') he is the one that is offering a choice. Clearly the fact that we are uncomfortable with differential pricing says that we don't consider this a purely business transaction, it's personal and private. When I search Qantas for an airline ticket it asks if I have to travel on the dates I entered and if I say no it tells me the lowest price every day a week either side of that date.

 

As I said earlier, I'm not suggesting that the way we approach hiring cost is good or bad, right or wrong, just that we seem to think about it differently from the way we assess the prices of other puchases.

 

You're right; there are differences between purchasing in this fashion from a corporation vs. from an individual. I'm pointing out one of the ways we might come to think differently. An escort may have gone into this practice with good intentions, and may be comfortable with clients maneuvering to get the best rates. It wouldn't surprise me if some escorts become offended by clients who assess that the surge rate isn't worth it for the escort's services, whether the clients state it outright or tacitly by angling for the less expensive days and times.

[Beancounter]

I'm shaking my head and gently laughing to myself as I read this thread. While everyone likes a good bargain and a good roll in the hay I think it's time for me to reconsider hiring escorts when I have to create an Excel spreadsheet to keep myself apprised of various escort demand-pricing practices. Just tell me how much it is, where to be and what time to be there. Saving $50 to book an escort at 8 am on a Monday morning because that's his slack time just isn't worth it to me.

[Reluctant Daddy]

I approached an escort about a possible overnight next month....noticed he raised his overnight rate right after my inquiry.

[jjkrkwood]

I approached an escort about a possible overnight next month....noticed he raised his overnight rate right after my inquiry.

 

Remember, escorts are businessmen, and a lot of businessmen are Greedy Ass mutherfuckers. !

 

Maybe we should start talking about the price of cock the way we speak about the price of Gold ?

 

What's the "market rate for Gold / Cock " these days ???

[instudiocity]

I approached an escort about a possible overnight next month....noticed he raised his overnight rate right after my inquiry.

Maybe we should start talking about the price of cock the way we speak about the price of Gold ?

 

There you two go, giving me the 'paralysis of analysis' when I desire 'Post-Orgasm Paralysis'.

 

You know, after you've cum so hard, you don't wanna move.

[jjkrkwood]

There you two go, giving me the 'paralysis of analysis' when I desire 'Post-Orgasm Paralysis'.

 

You know, after you've cum so hard, you don't wanna move.

 

I just fall asleep....

[+ Eric Hassan]

GIRL, Im just happy to get anyone at this point lol

Thinking about actually dropping my prices, but then I see escorts having the same prices as me or even higher like 250,300 etc and getting hired so maybe I'm just ugly lol. Maybe I should drop my rate to 200/225 who knows hopefully it may help :confused:

 

Looking at getting a part time job to stop my stressing about the unsureness of when ill get the money for my rent and food lol

 

I would assert that how you present on this forum is a reflection of how you present in life. My experience of you on this forum is mixed. Your enthusiasm is amazing and your humor and playfulness make me smile. You're definitely charming. You also are frequently self-deprecating and, particularly in this thread, seem to be communicating that you have very little confidence in yourself and are completely uncertain you can be an escort. A few weeks ago, I sent you a private message stating how fond I had grown of you and suggesting we meet up for coffee or a meal because we live in the same city and it's nice to connect with other escorts - a message you never acknowledged or responded to. This is my experience of you, and is limited to my interaction on this forum, but if this is anything like how you are in "real life," that could be part of the reason why you aren't getting the work you'd like. Clients may see you as intriguing and charming at first, enjoy some playful interactions, and then experience you as not completely engaged and ambivalent about the work you're doing. In short, there may be external factors that are impacting your business, but you'll undoubtedly do well if you make up your mind that you're good enough to do this job and show your clients that you can respond, engage, and serve.

 

And that's my jumping off point to responding to the OP. I personally don't do any "surge-pricing." I'm confident I'm worth the amount I'm charging. I'm interested in delivering an unforgettable experience and letting my reputation bring me the business. And I'm a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of guy - when you book me, you get me, and you pay the same price regardless of day or time or how busy I am.

[Rudynate]

 

And that's my jumping off point to responding to the OP. I personally don't do any "surge-pricing."

 

Generous, thoughtful feedback.

[AndreFuture]

GIRL, Im just happy to get anyone at this point lol

Thinking about actually dropping my prices, but then I see escorts having the same prices as me or even higher like 250,300 etc and getting hired so maybe I'm just ugly lol. Maybe I should drop my rate to 200/225 who knows hopefully it may help :confused:

 

Looking at getting a part time job to stop my stressing about the unsureness of when ill get the money for my rent and food lol

Guurrrl…me too! I tried once with a "valentine's day special" and didn't get any response. I'm lowering my rates again with a "summer special" and will see what happens. Hoping someone will find the price drop tempting

 

For me, the only problem I have with offering lower rates is the kind of experience it'll end up being. I once had a client who asked me if I could do an appointment for $100 less than my hourly rate because that was all he could afford. I told him I couldn't do an hour for that long, but could have a shorter session. As a client, he was very kind, polite, but I didn't like how rushed I felt in trying to keep to the time (I still ended up staying for almost an hour. I usually stay a over an hour for regular sessions). Plus, the location he chose was the kind of seedy motel that made me feel so dirty and uncomfortable. I don't know how to describe it…it was an overall unpleasant, depressing experience, even though I left with more money in my pocket than had I turned down the client and stayed in that night. I definitely learned that if someone is struggling to meet my rate, as much as I'd like to accommodate him, it might not be worth it to me.

[AndreFuture]

I like the idea of the two hours. I usually hire per hour and feel comfortable paying 200, not so comfortable paying more than that. If an escort I am interested in offers me 2 hours per 250/300, I would go for it in a blink.

 

That's a good idea. I like doing longer sessions anyway.

[jjkrkwood]

Guurrrl…me too! I tried once with a "valentine's day special" and didn't get any response. I'm lowering my rates again with a "summer special" and will see what happens. Hoping someone will find the price drop tempting

 

For me, the only problem I have with offering lower rates is the kind of experience it'll end up being. I once had a client who asked me if I could do an appointment for $100 less than my hourly rate because that was all he could afford. I told him I couldn't do an hour for that long, but could have a shorter session. As a client, he was very kind, polite, but I didn't like how rushed I felt in trying to keep to the time (I still ended up staying for almost an hour. I usually stay a over an hour for regular sessions). Plus, the location he chose was the kind of seedy motel that made me feel so dirty and uncomfortable. I don't know how to describe it…it was an overall unpleasant, depressing experience, even though I left with more money in my pocket than had I turned down the client and stayed in that night. I definitely learned that if someone is struggling to meet my rate, as much as I'd like to accommodate him, it might not be worth it to me.

 

 

FTMT - For your summer special, mention you have powerful "air conditioning" and serve ice cold Iced-tea. That would make it really special...

[instudiocity]

Guurrrl…me too! I tried once with a "valentine's day special" and didn't get any response. I'm lowering my rates again with a "summer special" and will see what happens. Hoping someone will find the price drop tempting

 

For me, the only problem I have with offering lower rates is the kind of experience it'll end up being. I once had a client who asked me if I could do an appointment for $100 less than my hourly rate because that was all he could afford. I told him I couldn't do an hour for that long, but could have a shorter session. As a client, he was very kind, polite, but I didn't like how rushed I felt in trying to keep to the time (I still ended up staying for almost an hour. I usually stay a over an hour for regular sessions). Plus, the location he chose was the kind of seedy motel that made me feel so dirty and uncomfortable. I don't know how to describe it…it was an overall unpleasant, depressing experience, even though I left with more money in my pocket than had I turned down the client and stayed in that night. I definitely learned that if someone is struggling to meet my rate, as much as I'd like to accommodate him, it might not be worth it to me.

I read "Valentine's Day Special" and I immediately thought, "Fuck! I gotta buy a dozen roses just to get a discounted escort on February 14? Now, what's he going to do with 5 dozen roses?"

 

I'm a salesman. In my market, I have the ability to set the price of my goods based on literally how much money the customer has. If I know the product should sell for $40,000 in the market and the customer tells me he has $45,000. I have no problem selling him at $42,500-43,500. I leave some money on the table so he's happy and I earn a bit more from the higher price.

 

Now, the kind of customer I choose to walk away from is the customer who wants $40,000 worth of product for $25,000.

 

No matter what I do, and no matter how desperate I am for a sale - ANY SALE! at the time, I always end up regretting having made the sale at super-discounted prices. My motto is "If we both can't get what we want, then we should not do the deal."

 

I've learned that when I give away my product, the customer may:

• Never be happy with the product - because he believes he didn't get the BEST product because he paid so little.
  
• Next time, He should buy from someone else, because they charge more so the product might be better.
  
• He thinks since he did such a great job buying my product, I owe him free stuff all the time.
  
• He will always make unreasonable requests for my time. He's hard to manage. Nothing ever happens easily with him.
  

Conversely, the customers to whom I charge a reasonable price love me and working with them is easy.

 

Sales is more about than the simple exchange of money for goods or services. Sales is all about emotions of the customer. How he feels when he's making the purchase.

 

The customers I charge confiscatory prices LOVE me and ask me to sell them even more, introduce me to their friends, tell everyone my product is the best, it's wonderful and worth every penny!

[AndreFuture]

I love flowers, preferably while still alive and on the bush, but if a client gave me red roses for Valentine's Day, I'd be quite pleased and make it worth his while

 

Sales is more about than the simple exchange of money for goods or services. Sales is all about emotions of the customer. How he feels when he's making the purchase.

The emotional aspect of doing business is so important to remember, instudiocity, thanks for thr reminder. The client I reduced my rates for seemed appreciative and wanted a repeat session, but I just couldn't bring myself to go through that experience again. I love escorting, but at the end of the day, it's a hobby for me (it's not my mail source of income), so if I can't get excited about a session, the extra cash just isn't worth it to my emotional needs.

[BabyBoomer]

A. I said this once before I don't meet with escorts out the forum. Especially after the whole JDxxx fiasco on here. Plus countless of stories of other escorts screwing other escorts whom some have met before and befriended. I just want to stay any conversations on the forum.

 

B. For you to bring up what was supposed to be a private message to the forum, says more about you than me. ( Im 21, your 38 and your acting and lashing out like someone who is younger than my age...

 

c. Since you haven't met me in person you can't judge me. I am confident, when I go out to the street, the gym, anywhere I get looks, stares and winks . Escorting wise Im a speficic taste that some guys like. Outside in the real world I can get most guys, which I'm confident about.

 

*Your exact behavior is why I don't want to form a relationship with any escort outside the real world. Guys are sneaky and catty, sorry not into drama or any of that mess.

 

Glad to see you back posting. I thought you might have found a sugar daddy.

 

~ Boomer ~