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    Default Overhead costs of escorting

    So I've been reading you ladies posts here in other work and I'm quite curious about the world of escorting.
    Probably the thing that holds me back (besides safety concerns) is the price!
    Eros is 300 bucks,(and I'm sure you want ads on more than one site) a hotel downtown is a minimum of 100 a night. I mean if you only have one appt, that $100 off your asking price just for the hotel!
    With all these costs I really wonder how escorting can be profitable?
    Obviously I understand if you are able to book alot of clients in a day, but I wouldnt think the average girl would be able to book more than 1 or 2 every couple of days, is this accurate? It just seems like hotels and ads would eat up all ur money :/
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    Default Re: Overhead costs of escorting

    starting can be expensive. which is why its highly recommended not to quit your day job before you jump into escorting or at least have some type of back up income. its not always possible for some depending on their situations.

    eros ad pricing various greatly from litterally every city they got listed on their site. so for some places start up cost is low to start and for others its pretty high.
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    Default Re: Overhead costs of escorting

    starting can be expensive. which is why its highly recommended not to quit your day job before you jump into escorting or at least have some type of back up income. its not always possible for some depending on their situations.

    eros ad pricing various greatly from litterally every city they got listed on their site. so for some places start up cost is low to start and for others its pretty high.
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    Default Re: Overhead costs of escorting

    I just started escorting last month and I'm doing outcalls only so far, so no hotel costs. Eros is only $50 in my city, but I haven't put an ad up there yet. So far I've advertised on Redbook (free), Cityvibe (I think it was $1), and adult search ($2.99). But I've gotten almost all of my customer so far from posting on the two main review boards in my area (free).

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    Well, yea, advertising and arranging any "adult" service is expensive, but thats because the profits are supposed to be very lucrative. Eros doesn't charge upwards of $300/ad just for the hell of it, they charge that because they know the girls buying those ads are charging atleast $500/hr.

    I agree, starting up is the biggest expense, and you do really have to learn a bit of business finance if you want to sustain yourself. From my experience though, the amount you pay for advertising directly correlates to the type of clients you get, with the exception of discreet "lurkers" on hobby boards (which you could advertise to for free) but who still will expect to see your paid ads on a higher end site.

    I use one stream of income to invest in another: ie, webcamming paid for my inital massage expenses, massage is currently being invested into my inital escorting expenses...etc etc.


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    Quote Originally Posted by DaniellaOHC View Post

    I use one stream of income to invest in another: ie, webcamming paid for my inital massage expenses, massage is currently being invested into my inital escorting expenses...etc etc.
    Daniella, This is exactly what I did. I must say, you are very very smart. I wish more ladies thought like this. Very impressive.

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    Not trying to make it even more depressing But overhead costs include more than hotel and ads... Theres also cost of condoms, testing, makeup, clothes, sexy underwear, hair upkeep, personal hygiene (I list that seperately since I have a stash of stuff I use specifically for this...I got through loads of hydro peroxide for example, plus I keep an "escort bag" with soaps/oils/lotions etc that I keep stocked up)

    Once while figuring out my per hour rate, deducting all my expenses, my $200/hr rate worked out closer to about $80/hr. That was enough for me to raise my rate, and Ive raised it again...plus now only offer outcalls. Even when touring I pricepoint how many dates I will have to have to make the trip worth it, generally at least 3x the cost of my trip.

    Its a lot of number crunching (but I like that sort of stuff...hehe!) but I buy bulk whenever possible, I use hotel/airline reward programs, which is kind of a nice cusion since if things ever get really tight, Ive already earned free flight and hotel and if needed, I could do a tour without paying anything and make 100% profit. Also, at the moment I only place free ads, mostly working through local forums, and P411/TER. I place free ads everywhere I can, but local forums and those two sites are the ones that bring in the most business. Im going to try Eros again though since everyone says Im crazy for not using it.

    But basically, I do think that its okay to start out not paying for expensive ads, or maybe only offering outcall for awhile (if youre okay with that, many advise not doing that when starting out new. I jumped head on in and had such a strict screening process out of fear that Im surprised I got any dates at all lol)

    I do suggest though really marking down *all* your expenses involved...that will both help you decide if your current rate is ideal/makes sense, and also helps you decide how much you can really budget towards the different aspects of your business while still turning a worthwhile profit. Cause I know, when I realized I was actually working for $80/hr, I made changes immediately...when I started getting $200 seemed like a good amount of money til I realized more than half that money was already spent by the time it hit my hands.
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    Default Re: Overhead costs of escorting

    Quote Originally Posted by BlkSharpie View Post
    Not trying to make it even more depressing But overhead costs include more than hotel and ads... Theres also cost of condoms, testing, makeup, clothes, sexy underwear, hair upkeep, personal hygiene (I list that seperately since I have a stash of stuff I use specifically for this...I got through loads of hydro peroxide for example, plus I keep an "escort bag" with soaps/oils/lotions etc that I keep stocked up)

    Once while figuring out my per hour rate, deducting all my expenses, my $200/hr rate worked out closer to about $80/hr. That was enough for me to raise my rate, and Ive raised it again...plus now only offer outcalls. Even when touring I pricepoint how many dates I will have to have to make the trip worth it, generally at least 3x the cost of my trip.

    Its a lot of number crunching (but I like that sort of stuff...hehe!) but I buy bulk whenever possible, I use hotel/airline reward programs, which is kind of a nice cusion since if things ever get really tight, Ive already earned free flight and hotel and if needed, I could do a tour without paying anything and make 100% profit. Also, at the moment I only place free ads, mostly working through local forums, and P411/TER. I place free ads everywhere I can, but local forums and those two sites are the ones that bring in the most business. Im going to try Eros again though since everyone says Im crazy for not using it.

    But basically, I do think that its okay to start out not paying for expensive ads, or maybe only offering outcall for awhile (if youre okay with that, many advise not doing that when starting out new. I jumped head on in and had such a strict screening process out of fear that Im surprised I got any dates at all lol)

    I do suggest though really marking down *all* your expenses involved...that will both help you decide if your current rate is ideal/makes sense, and also helps you decide how much you can really budget towards the different aspects of your business while still turning a worthwhile profit. Cause I know, when I realized I was actually working for $80/hr, I made changes immediately...when I started getting $200 seemed like a good amount of money til I realized more than half that money was already spent by the time it hit my hands.
    Exactly. I was reading the op thinking wow just ads and hotel room are escort expenses?
    I spent damn near 1k getting started. That's on new clothes for my pictures, photography, ads, work phone, hotel, condoms.. etc.
    It also depends on the image you're going for. If you want to start off being a backpage girl then the expenses are much lower. Hell
    an ad on bp is next to nothing and you can always take those horrible bathroom pics for your ad.

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    Yup...the only reason I got away with spending less than you Lovely is because Im a web designer so I absorbed that cost, plus Ive been taking pics of myself for gah over 10yrs due to my cam biz, and good enough at it that they dont look completely amateur.

    What you say about starting off as a bp girl also brings something else to mind. When I started, I knew what I wanted to get out of this. I had it in my head I wanted to meet guys with money, and my big goal was to be able to travel. So I actually sat down when pen and paper (cause its how I think and plan stuffs) and created a business plan and how I wanted to project myself. Even though I placed a bp ad when I first started I made a point to project myself as an escort posting on BP, not a BP escort, and I made sure my text and photos reflected that. Even with limited resources, you have *total* power over how these guys see you.

    And of course Kiki, as you make money, set a certain amount towards putting back into your business so that you can continue improving your image and setting yourself up for something better. So you dont have to start with a lot of money, but be very methodical about how you spend the money you do have and how you market yourself.
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    Damn! What city are you in that Eros is $300?!

    I advertise on all the free sites (eccie, ter, usasg) and BP.
    Eros in my city last I checked was around 30 bucks.

    I'm mainly outcall only but when I do offer incalls I use priceline.
    A $200 room goes for 60 bucks when you use them.

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    I wish it were $30 here... I'd be on there for the heck of it. Miami is $140...NYC is $195 and the only other city I thought would be more exp than here is LA but its actually cheaper at $125. But for all three cities...VIP is $330 so that might be where the $300 rate comes from.
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    Standard ad here in Atlanta, $140, VIP $330.00. Does it cost more to be one of the top three ads in VIP too? I don't see that mentioned in pricing, but the same girls always have them here.

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    I didn't check but I'm sure Chicago and Boston are up there too. Note that visiting ads as are even more expensive than the standard rate too. Aye!
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    What you are doing is creating a small business, which will not be inexpensive no matter what type of business it is. My regular job is also a small business and let me tell you, it has NOT been cheap, and the potential profit margin is nothing like escorting. For my regular business I had to spend over $10,000 on very basic equipment, plus I have to rent an office, plus advertising costs, plus licensing, plus the cost of meeting clients and paying for their meals if we have a business lunch or dinner. Yes, a lot of it is a tax write off, but I have to wait a year to get it back. Also, I can only charge $60/hour for my expertise, and that is on the high end for my industry.

    Strippers pay about $250 every night to work, and if they make any money in private rooms they're expected to tip a minimum of 25% to the host.

    The biggest expenses for escorts starting out is the website and the photographer. After that, if we end up spending about $500-600 a month for our website maintenance and advertising it isn't so bad. You just need to charge enough to make that back. If you're charging enough, you should make it back in one or two appointments, then the rest of the month is profit. I don't work every week. I don't even work every month, but I still make plenty of money. That is how I designed my rate structure. I want to earn enough to buy myself free time, and plenty of it. If you are headstrong and confident, take care of yourself, make your good clients feel like kings, and don't let any of the cheap customers tell you how to run your business you'll make plenty of money too.
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