Another great point and I will add that all the independents I frequent are priced around agency rates.
Cost for independent SP rant
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A point to the SPs who feel that the way we think is wrong.
Our perception is your reality, meaning that if this is the way that a great percentage of hobbyists feel, then that is what you are dealing with. Act accordingly or not, it is your choice.
Our perception is your reality, meaning that if this is the way that a great percentage of hobbyists feel, then that is what you are dealing with. Act accordingly or not, it is your choice.
Well said Garrett
Wise words
You just don't get it...:doh:
Guys like squeeze & rocco can't comprehend this no matter how many times it's said
Yep nothing like saying rates are too high when they have to open the door with a smile to a complete stranger that could be old enough to be their dad or grand dad & say yep I gotta duck him & make him leave with a smile. I don't think 10% of the guys on here could do that job but holy fack when a lady raises their rates fiddy or a hundred bucks they wanna crucify her!
I agree 100%
Yep anything above $350 is foolish...freakin dumb asses having a good time at $400 fools I tell you!
Ding ding ding Johnny tell him what he won!
Well said Ms Rain
I think the main point of this thread is to educate the various members there are sps that work at agencies and sbs who you can find on various platforms who have lower price points than independent sps for similar services. More power to the independents who can charge $1000 an hr.
I am assuming most of the guys here make a decent living and make $500k or more. At $1000/hr it would be difficult to afford those rates once a week for a few hrs and also have a sb.
I used to utilize independents when I started but have never utilized one in years.
I have found a number of gems among the agencies. $250/hr for an hr is a great rate and you can have a sb on the side.
I am assuming most of the guys here make a decent living and make $500k or more. At $1000/hr it would be difficult to afford those rates once a week for a few hrs and also have a sb.
I used to utilize independents when I started but have never utilized one in years.
I have found a number of gems among the agencies. $250/hr for an hr is a great rate and you can have a sb on the side.
I dont know the answer but I have only done the agency route - do to simplicity and vast selection (although I max out at 300 )
What kills me is the OP starts this thread, gets everyone all up in arms, but disappears....lol.
Is that any different for agency girls?
I've never seen an agency raise their rates $50-100 in one pop. Pretty sure that they'd lose waaay over 1/2 their business.
I'm all on board. I have only seen 1 $400/h provider, great but nothing justified the extra 100/150. It just really isn't worth it.
I'd much rather tip a $300/h or $200/h $100 or $200 after she has proved herself.
But even then sometimes I feel it isn't worth it.
Because their rate is so high anyways and the amount of volume that some get, generally speaking, most don't appreciate a gift unless it is a substantial amount.
Thank you for proving that your perception is not our reality. We have been trying to tell you this for a while.
Because a greater number of hobbyist are not feeling this way as proof by the fact that we are still making money. You are the minority. Sorry.
Let us do a test. Jessica for the month of July raise your price to $350 an hour in Durham and no grandfathering in regulars. Then be honest and let us know if your monthly income, dropped, stayed the same or increased.
SB, you decide to buy your dream car. A Volkswagen, Kia, Porsche or Maserati I don't care. Dealership A is selling it for $10k more than dealership B, same car, same mileage but you somehow believe through the smoke and mirrors the salesperson at Dealership A likes you more and sees fewer clients, showers every morning and really cares about you. Will you go give them the extra 10K with an Amazon gift card because you are just a good guy?
Many years ago I watched an HBO special on one of the legal brothels in Nevada and was shocked how much they charge. Can't remember, but it was more than $1,000 a session, maybe much more. And while the ladies were OK, it's not like they were super models. I'd never pay that much, but couldn't care less if anyone else does.
So I don't understand the point of this thread. If the OP fears high indy prices will cause agencies to jack up their prices en masse, it would doubt it. All it would take is one or two to keep their prices the same and their business would increase substantially. Isn't that why the prices at most of these agencies are roughly the same (160/hh, 250-300 hr. range)?
So I don't understand the point of this thread. If the OP fears high indy prices will cause agencies to jack up their prices en masse, it would doubt it. All it would take is one or two to keep their prices the same and their business would increase substantially. Isn't that why the prices at most of these agencies are roughly the same (160/hh, 250-300 hr. range)?
We are your source of income. There's an old saying that still rings true for any business...the customer is always right. Deal with it. It is pretty arrogant (and stupid) for a business to not give a shit about what their customers think.
I can only go by what I see here on TERB and the complainers are the majority.
If so much of your clientele aside from TERB wants to pony up more money than they actually need to, why do you bother advertising here amongst all the cheapskates?
Why dont you think so? I bet alot of guys here have a lot of disposable income. I am getting messages from other about their sb and what they pay and where they take them. I am guessing most of the guys here who can pay 250 to 400 an hr make decent coin. My monthly sp and SB budget is around 3k but I want to have both worlds on that. 36k a year after tax money is a alot to me and others.
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