Shit, Oak Brook has been amazing to me. However, I think I may cater well to that area, as I'm not bringing in volume per day, and doing longer dates. It is a pretty wealthy area.
I'm thinking of scheduling mini-tours to the city, just to pull in a few regulars who don't like coming to Oak Brook.
The thing that I have best learned, is you stick to an area consistently, and people start to catch on. Many people are afraid to book you because they don't want you to go out of your way for them (i.e. worry you'll cancel if you get a date in your area.)
What I do is charge extra for incall in specific areas, but market one main area. Believe it or not, there are a lot of men who would rather pay you extra and know you'll show up with that incentive, than just have you do a free-for-all on locations.
Burbs, consistency is nice. City seems to like touring girls, as they are more likely to do last minute.
Chicago is a huge place, in and out of the city - and depending on how you do things, each area will be different. Oak Brook, I get advance bookings as far out as two months. Chicago? They want right-fucking-now lol! When I was doing a 1 hour notice after screened thing for a summer, (I utilized a private incall,) and a 1 hour minimum, I was swamped. And tired, so that ended very quickly lol! With a 24 hour - 48 hour notice, higher minimum, burbs worked way better.
Hell, Rockford is really nice for a little getaway every now and then. I wouldn't move there, but every once in a while a nice Rockford man or two pings me and says "hey, I'll reimburse you for mileage and facility/etc."
Hope this helps! There are little nuggets everywhere, just find where your style fits well. Unfortunately, there isn't a direct answer, because sometimes just playing things out and testing things is part of showing you what your niche is within an area. Then you can decide.
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