u/VioletTerranova

Ok so im not used to the decline of NE Florida coming from CT/NYC & all that money. Its a roller coaster of a ride for sure! One week made $5k then weeks with nothing, barely a pulse! I only advertise on Tryst because its been 8 mths i went without an Eros client to follow thru. ( since no price list or links allowed im just paying every month to answer phones)

So I've tried a few times to offer HH for 500. No one decent ever comes thru.

I seem to do best with the highest rates. Ive tried expanding tours out to other areas for my full rate. That creates difficulties when starting to require screening & deposits.

So my question is if anyone else is having that experience? One thing ive learned is to value myself & selling cheap can attract a different market. Not everyone good can afford to risk 1000 & I understand that so maybe I should raise the HH to 600? Idk but I have to do something to have more consistency in Florida or focus on my own career more because this just isnt enough money. Im from Body Miracle where $1600 for a 45 min hr was the norm. Is low-balling my rates working against me?

Thoughts how i can increase volume/income? (Please be kind or scroll)

Who do you recommend for affordable, easy website hosting? 😩

Every May like clockwork, Cuties Tools lets my website lapse and it was supposed to be transferred to my ownership years ago and never was. They were always a little slow but always made it right with free months, so I never left, until now.

The new owners have not responded in 9 days. I've even reached out to the old owners. Nothing. 🙃

Right now I'm hanging on by my subdomain which looks so unprofessional, and when I purchased a second domain name trying to get their attention, I discovered they had my personal email set to PUBLIC. 🤬 Completely inexcusable.

If anyone has current contact info for Cuties Tools I'd love that too!

And seriously who are you using for your website that's reliable and not expensive?

Update: Im not here asking for judgemental attitudes, opinions or advice how to run my business. Im posting simply for anyone who may be familiar with this person & perhaps any suggestions of where else to share. Carry on!

Im no newbie to this & I of course put his info out there. Im new to Reddit so not sure whats allowed here or not so please forgive me. I dont even know how to use tags but im trying! Anyhow, he filled out my screening & sent his license w/some info blocked. Hes a hotel manager either in TN or GA but said to come to his home in Deland (90min drive)

I couldnt find anything about him on the internet about his work or himself, nothing. So I called he seemed like a nice Indian guy told me he had been harassed lately & sent me a screenshot of some gang trying to extort him the day b4. Looks legit kind a scary. I understand his position. So I figured at my price point & his DL# available, photo, & no LE vibes I went.

Drove up to his apt. I see hes text me to let him know 10 min b4 I arrive. Im already suspicious so F That! I knock. The apt looks like an older lady decorates & not a man & not an Airbnb. No answer. I text him Im here. He tells me to meet him 2 blocks away! Of course im livid at this point.

I call & hes telling me how he already told me he wanted to meet in public as if i agreed (but that was for me to be comfortable-not him & I declined) thick accent & never disclosed it was a shell station not another apartment.

Now im screaming at him he refuses to meet me at the apartment! I have a 75 min drive back. I refuse to meet him at Shell bc this is starting to feel like a set up! Not interested in a sting or getting jumped or photographed or tracked bc of a fake id. People can look up your license plates for $20. So who knows!

I drive by the shell twice dont see any indian guy and drive back to the apt to see if I can see him. Nothing. He hasn't apologized or said thank you for coming, hes not even asking hes telling me what to do which is a huge red flag for me!

One of his texts said if I was genuine id meet him there LOL he has to protect himself too.

Ive never ran into this situation b4 so im chalking it up but if anyone needs the info or has more info on this guy please lmk! & like i said I took care of putting what info I do have on him out there but im also open to any advice on what to do next.

I didnt even ask for a cancel fee bc I refuse to let him botch up my CashApp account & I know not a chance in hell he would send it which is why I broke my own rule of collecting travel fees over an hr drive.

Thanks for reading. ps If theres other groups I should check out please let me know.