I would like to hear this from the guys if possible. I am a more upscale type of provider (or so I'd like to think, haha), and have normally charged 300-400 an hour for escort and 200 for massage. I'm new around here though and now sure what to expect.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

become a VIP member here and use the "Search Reviews" feature.

You can enter your the donation range you wish to charge and then read the reviews of girls asking for the same donation.

If you provide like services and have the same general appearance as the others.....voila!

Don't know what city you are from but LA typically has the lowest rates of all big cities. Not to discourage you, but there is just more competition here than anywhere else. It also depends on how much volume you want. If you are working full time (5+ a day), you should start lower. If you only want 10 clients a week, you can go higher.

If you've been getting good reviews (at least 8-9s), 300-400 should be fine, I think. Anything higher and 500+ is possible.

Isn't there a two for one first time special? LOL...welcome...

300 to 400 is in the ball park, however, you need to send us pictures and give us a little more detials about yourself.  Measurements, dress size, etc.

$500 billion last time i spoke to Dr. Evil

I agree that you should consider charging based on the type of John you want visiting you. But this may vary from city to city. So I think your best bet is before posting any ads, you join TER as a VIP and start searching reviews based on your measurements, menu…etc. Then look at the girls similar to you and their ads and where they post. This will give you an idea of current market conditions for your type. Now you may say that is all BS and start at….oh I don’t know say 300 and find no one is calling you, so you drop to 250, then 200 and the phone starts ringing. Now you know your market value/sweet spot. The climb up is the same. You may start at 300 and be in huge demand, try to make as much money as you can which may burn you out. This starts to reflect in your scores and demand drops or you are smart and up your rate before things spiral downward. By raising your rate you now have less business but may make up for it in quality and multi hour bookings.

Do not forget to account for expenses which impacts your hourly. If you are offering a rate of 200 and staying on the west side in a very nice area, then you will need to be high volume to pay your bills.

And as a John I will always tell you not to forget your regulars, offer to grandfather regulars and solid Johns if you raise your rate.
Another issue is the Asian girls, they are stiff competition. They are for the most part young, flawless and stunning for a great rate. But I will see a solid reviewed independent provider who offers a great GFE, is mature and professional before I will see an Asian/K girl. But that is just me.

One of my pet peeves is when girls offer a huge disparity in rates for different sites. Of course that is your business but we also back channel and eventually we all know.

Join the ladies board here and some of the other ladies boards to help you find your way. Such as dangerzone411.com and providerbuzz.com

If you are professional in both service and demeanor, then you will go far in the business.

Try not to look at the short term and always the long term so you don’t make bad decisions. Go with your gut when it comes to screening. Never allow someone to push your limits and boundaries when it comes to menu and services. Only do what your comfortable doing.

Use a pay as you go phone like Virgin or Trac, pay in cash and never give your real information out.

Save something aside for slow times and raining days. At first you may be so busy, that is the new meat effect. But it may slow down; treat your regulars with decency.

Some of the other sites which are local and less in quality of ladies and Johns might pressure you to offer the site owners or admins/followers freebies or push your boundaries. Do not do this. There is no need. If you offer quality service and have the reviews here to back it up, then stand on that. If they pull your ads, so be it. There are plenty of sites to advertise on.

Good luck and get a VIP membership, it is free. Use the White List in helping you to screen.

for start never ask guys what to charge. Set the rate base on what kind of gentleman you wish to see and what you think you are worth. Do not let anyone set the rate for you. Some will try to influence your rate using words such as "Market average", etc..which is BS.
Good luck!!

As with any business, treat with respect and appreciate the difficulties the ladies have. The same for the ladies, treat us with respect as customers/Johns/”friends”/Tricks, whatever you want to call us. Far too many from both camps do not.

I just want to thank you, Generalisimo, for taking the time to provide a very helpful and mature response from the "John" side.  Its good to know to that there are hobbyists out there who have a good sense of the provider side of things and are willing to help out other new providers instead of taking advantage of someone's naivety.