I don't recall being ripped by new clients because I always collect the fee upfront.  But with repeats?  I can't remind them each every single time of the fee has to be that amount and cash.  I believe most other ladies are similar.  
I call them repeats because they have been seeing me for either over several years or more than 6 months, but NOT on a regular base.  One guy, let me call him Gent1, has been seeing me over 5 years.  Sometimes he sees me once in 6 month and sometimes twice a month.  Depends.  Another guy, I call Gent 2,  saw me frequently during the 1st 6 months, once or twice a week.  

What happens is once in a while Gent 1 would come in and give me a check and tell me not to cash it and he would send me cash in 2 days.  Since I know him real well and the first couple times he did this, he did make good on his words.  But the 3rd time,  after 2 weeks, I still didn't hear from him.  I graciously left him a message, avoiding talking to him directly.  But he ignored. 2 months passed and in between he saw other escorts already, still I didn't hear from him.  I had to leave some pressuring messages and then finally I got my cash.  Miraculously, this guy still comes back to see me.  He would be good for a few times, but when I least expect, he would be 20 or 40 dollars short of the regular amount.  Ouch!  And he is RICH!  This is very annoying.  

Gent 2 pays me with cash mainly but sometimes he loves to overstay for many hours.  And then he would paypal me the remainder.  There was once or twice he delighted me when he made good with Paypal.  6 months later the initial pleasantry wore off.  His conversation had tons of belittling on my looks and character. When the money was good,  I just closed my eyes and think about the money and couldn't care less about what he says.   After 6 months it's hard to take all that crap eternally so sometimes there would be arguments.  Then he would cut half of what he was supposed to pay via PayPal.  I had to make phone calls to demand the remainder.  When I sound calm, he ignored.  Only when I raised my voice then he responded.  Reluctantly he made good and even came back a few more times and that kind of short change happened again a few more times.  After 10 months,  the business between me and him totally soured.  

I understand that there are lots of business you can pay later, like eating in a restaurant, or buying a Sony TV you don't have to pay for a year.  But this business is sooooooo  intimate and if I am irrated and feel betrayed,  how the hell you could expect me to be sweet and sexy enough to get you off????  How do we prevent this happening again?  Could somebody help please!!!

Elysina

Considering the fix I am in it seems perhaps I should keep my mouth shut but there are only two options, IMHO.  Play hardball or put up with his idiosyncrasies.  He has the slow pay track record to say no up front without 100%.  Or if you don't want to threaten the golden goose then put up with his constipation.

What a bunch of losers (guys like that)!  Dudes, if you don't have the money, don't schedule an appointment.  This is a special service and the ladies deserve the money you've agreed to and up front!  If you think they charge too much, too bad, go elsewhere.  Personally, I'm very generous with providers I see and I always try to make the $ thing clear and easy for them.  Checks? God forbid!  Shorting them on money?  Forget about it!  How would they like it if you shorted them on service??  The first time they try to pull a stunt like that, be difficult to reach the next time they want to schedule.  That ought to straighten them up and if not then move on!
Cheers

He's right.  You know the clients you can cut some slack and the ones you can't.  Be tough when you have to.  Otherwise, grin and bear it.

This is a man I have known for over 10 years.

"In God I trust. All others pay cash when service is delivered."

Sorry you must deal with these A$$holes! You seem to be extremely accomodating about the issue, which is great for customer service. However, I'm not sure this liberal collecting of funds works well for conducting business. This is afterall, a business transaction, at least for you.
  Here is what I have done with certain clients' accounts my company forces me to deal with. First, as you have already done, insist new clients must make payments in full and up front, even if this requires a deposit or some guaranteed pre-payment. This policy is in effect until good credit with us is established or sales associate feels confident with our business arrangements. Secondly, any account that has history of slow payment will be required to do the same. Any client with previous non-payment history will be required to settle that billing by secured funds and future transactions must be prepaid deposits only. Final step, in any case, is always threat of legal action which is usually just a bluff, but works sometimes. In your case, you might be able to use other threats instead of lawsuits, although that's potentially blackmail.  
  I suggest being open and honest about collecting procedures and  never let a regular, repeat client take advantage of being in good standing with you.
 

You say that for the 1st appointment you collect the fee upfront.  Why don't you make that policy for all appointments no matter how many you and they have had?  If you're consistent in your dealings, there are no questions on protocol.

It's refreshing to hear all the advice and support are actually from guys.  I just need to be more vigilant.  I really don't want to go through the hell when I am stiffed and forced to act like a collection agency.  hehe..



XOXO

Elysina

Totally agree with you. For christ sakes this is a business.
If a company did not collect its cash in a timely matter from its customers it would go out of business. No execuses...