This thread {LINK} triggered me to create this one.
I think it would be beneficial for the few remaining Terb members to get each other's perspective on the current hobbying scene in Ottawa. Keeping in mind that we form a very small percentage of the hobbying scene in Ottawa.
I'll start, and I can only really comment on the Ottawa scene since 2015. We know about the following factors: Backpage shutdown in April 2017 and that September (back to school) are quite and that January/February are rough. But this question is not about just now, it's about the progression of last few months (9) and the upcoming ones.
The following observations I've made over the last few months makes me think that many Hobbyists have just given up. What I mean is that they are simply not looking to book Providers anymore (SPs & MAs).
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1. Several escorts switching to outcalls only, probably because I don't think it was profitable to pay for an incall given that they were likely not getting enough bookings to cover the cost.
2. Several escorts lowering their rates to 100hh and even 80hh on leolist probably to attract more clients (not just the bait & switch fake ads).
3. Escorts gone working for a Spa, again probably because paying for an incall wasn't profitable and probably thinking that this town is more Spa oriented now.
4. Providers reaching out to hobbyists to ask when they'll come back for a visit.
5. Escorts complying with providing proof via text extremely easily compared to before.
6. Several touring escorts no longer visiting Ottawa.
7. Members, posts, and reviews in Terb have significantly reduced.
8. Spa/MAs advertising in the SP section of LL and openly offering "more".
9. Providers posting in Terb to get a feel of what's going on in Ottawa and I suspect they are looking to expose themselves since times are slow and they want more clients.
10. Escorts being less restrictive than they once were with their services.
11. More Providers on Twitter, more showing their faces, more posting sexy videos, probably all to attract more clients
12. I noticed a lot of "revamping" from several different entities.
13. Providers are more aggressively trying to make you book them when they are contacted for inquires.
14. lack of member interests in participating/contributing to certain lists and private opportunities.
15. different entities running specials and promoting them a lot.
16. Providers are willing to extend the session just to talk if there's chemistry and no clients lined-up (as per the observations).
17. Some clients mentioned that they have switched over to sugarbabies.
18. Some members have mentioned that strip clubs also have significantly lost clients and are quite dead compared to before.
19. Some MAs can go a full shift without having a single client.
20. Anything else I didn't mentioned?
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All this to say that it seems there are less clients in Ottawa, so less demand for the supply of Providers.
Is your perspective similar or different? What observations have you made? What's your opinion on the current Ottawa scene?
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EDIT#1: this discussion is NOT about why there are so little reviews posted in Terb, there's another thread for that {LINK}.
EDIT#2: it would be great to get the perspective of the Providers in Ottawa on this. ---> but of course I HIGHLY doubt we'll get any...