You misunderstood my post completly. In some businesses such as landscaping which is construction, price negotiation is part of the contracting process. I could go into granular details explaining why but this convo would become even more of a snooze-fest. I think you also missed my point about corners likely getting cut, the profit has to come from somewhere.
If you don't understand negotiations are innappropriate in many other contexts including fees for services. especially those where there is a fixed hourly rate I don't know how to help you. I already explained why and that should be enough.
Providers have different touring rates because touring changes our expenses and labour. Some display different rates in ads to attract eyeballs on specific platforms but the fees are the same as their website when you write. Others are maybe running a promotion for certain dates or with prebooking. MP is a different service so of course it’s a different rate. None of this means fees are negotiable.
Maybe it's a “game” for you and possibly even for some SPs but a lot of us run ourselves as a professional, straightforward business where we are not looking for players and manipulators. That kind of stress is not for me. We spend many hours researching and running numbers to come up with our rates, they're not random and we have already posted what we are willing and able to offer. Rest assured, if the market or other factors shift things, we will surely adjust. We do not need clients writing us informing us that we should do so!
The fact you're assuming it's all a big game is disrespectful in itself. The games belong in the bedroom, not when you’re writing someone to convince them you’re a safe and respectful client we might want to share some intimate time with. Step one is respecting our policies, boundaries and not acting like it’s all a big goof.
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