maybe this explains why it is so slow at present

[spklors]

However you look at it, lack of money is the main cause of loss of business in times of recession, the other two points, time of year and punters being put off by fake profiles will have very little impact.

Sarah x x x

LOL, this was from the escort who said on post 12 of this thread " Things are quiet at the moment due to it being the middle of August".

Fake profiles are the bane of the industry for punters, and to suggest otherwise is showing a lack of understanding from the punters prospective.

[sarahxxx]

LOL, this was from the escort who said on post 12 of this thread " Things are quiet at the moment due to it being the middle of August".

Fake profiles are the bane of the industry for punters, and to suggest otherwise is showing a lack of understanding from the punters prospective.

i think you misunderstood the real point to the last post. Yes I did say things are usually quieter this time of year, but in a recession, like we are in at the moment, if people have no money it does not matter what time of the year it is...

Sarah x x x

[Trinity-Belle]

Just to add my two penneth...

As soon as I opened this thread I thought "I'll bet this has been started by a new user".

And sure enough, it has.

Personally I am still getting the vast majority of my new business from AW.

The school holidays are always quiet, and sure August has been a quiet month for me, but I have to say that I have seen less of a drop off than I did last August. Last year I was running at about 50% of average, this year more like 75% of average.

As for TWs... well, I have to say that I don't get very many and I certainly haven't noticed any real increase in the numbers of twits.

Incidentally... I searched for kaybrighton and couldn't find her username on AW. Nor could I find any Escorts called "Kay" on a search within 5 miles of Brighton, and in fact the Local Escort search doesn't bring up any girls in either East Sussex or West Sussex with "Kay" in their username. So I kind of wonder who this person who has suddenly appeared out of nowhere slagging AW off actually is. The only place which returned a result for the name "kaybrighton" was Best Escorts, but it returned a result saying that the provider profile had been removed.

So it seems that this user who has not provided a link to their escorting provider would like to remain

So I would say.... Don't feed the troll.

[spklors]

However you look at it, lack of money is the main cause of loss of business in times of recession, the other two points, time of year and punters being put off by fake profiles will have very little impact compared to not having the money to spend.

No money = no choice

Sarah x x x

I just dont get it, not only do I not agree with the comment, but I am astonished to find that two people have given it the thumbs up.

From a punters point of view.
Fake profiles do make me think whats the point of trawling through so many false profiles, when I can just pop into my local parlour and select someone who is available.

Its not about the money, its the time factor of finding someone, trying to set up a booking, and when you get there hope that most of the details they said was correct.

[sarahxxx]

I just dont get it, not only do I not agree with the comment, but I am astonished to find that two people have given it the thumbs up.

What part of lack of money = less business do you not understand?

Have you not seen the news in the last year and seen how many businesses are going bust? We are not talking about the "escort" business but any business, lack of money is the prime factor in businesses not making / taking money. it is also why there is an increase in house repossesions due to people not affording to pay their mortgage. Visiting an escort is a luxury expense and not cheap, therefore it is one of the first thing that guys will cut down on.

There may be other factors but without customers / punters having any money there is no business, you do not need a degree in economics to work that out.

It may not be about the money for YOU and like some others out there money is not an issue, but if that was the case for everybody then we would not be in a recession.

Sarah x x x

[spklors]

I just dont get it, not only do I not agree with the comment, but I am astonished to find that two people have given it the thumbs up.

What part of lack of money = less business do you not understand?

Have you not seen the news in the last year and seen how many businesses are going bust? We are not talking about the "escort" business but any business, lack of money is the prime factor in businesses not making / taking money. it is also why there is an increase in house repossesions due to people not affording to pay their mortgage. Visiting an escort is a luxury expense and not cheap, therefore it is one of the first thing that guys will cut down on.

There may be other factors but without customers / punters having any money there is no business, you do not need a degree in economics to work that out.

It may not be about the money for YOU and like some others out there money is not an issue, but if that was the case for everybody then we would not be in a recession.

Sarah x x x

Lack of money does mean cutting back on the punting, as in every other thing, but its not the over riding factor here, if the profiles were accurate, and honest, then I think there would be many more customers here looking at what would be intresting profiles.

But as long as there is so many false profiles to read, that screws up the reason for searching, clients tend to go look elsewhere.

I was in a parlour yesterday and spoke to the owner, who said that takings were a bit down, but it certainly did not seem like it according to the amount of folk who used the place in the few hours I was there.

Maybe instead of just accepting the numbers are low because of the economy, a few other factors might be in play here, such as looking at the reasons why so many people tend to use other forums, have you noticed how many punters use the forum compaired to the number of escorts.

[Trinity-Belle]

However you look at it, lack of money is the main cause of loss of business in times of recession, the other two points, time of year and punters being put off by fake profiles will have very little impact compared to not having the money to spend.

No money = no choice

Sarah x x x

I just dont get it, not only do I not agree with the comment, but I am astonished to find that two people have given it the thumbs up.

From a punters point of view.
Fake profiles do make me think whats the point of trawling through so many false profiles, when I can just pop into my local parlour and select someone who is available.

Its not about the money, its the time factor of finding someone, trying to set up a booking, and when you get there hope that most of the details they said was correct.

I am hearing it all over the place, even here in deepest darkest affluent Surrey, business owners are complaining of lack of custom. Things are tough out there for a lot of people. The unemployment figures mask a fundamental truth. There are "only" 2.5 million who are defined as "unemployed" but the total number of people of working age who are "economically inactive" (ie, don't have a job) is nearly 9.5 million.

For those who have work and are paid reasonably well, they might be wondering what all the fuss is about and thinking that the "recession" is little more than a technical creation. But the truth is that I personally know several people who have lost their jobs and are either looking for work or have had to take jobs on a lower pay grade, and I also know 2 people who have had to give back the keys to their homes and a third who narrowly escaped that fate when they managed to find a job a week after getting the final foreclosure notice from the bank. And people who are not on a good income have really noticed how seriously inflation has carved into their disposable income... a lot of people have had to start economising.

As for the parlour thing... I think different guys have different approaches. Some guys really enjoy searching through the profiles and trying to find the right girl, even to the extent that they might consider it an exciting challenge. Other guys just want to get off right there and then. If you are looking for instant satisfaction, then sure... why not visit a well established parlour. But not everyone is looking for that.

[spklors]

As for the parlour thing... I think different guys have different approaches. Some guys really enjoy searching through the profiles and trying to find the right girl, even to the extent that they might consider it an exciting challenge. Other guys just want to get off right there and then. If you are looking for instant satisfaction, then sure... why not visit a well established parlour. But not everyone is looking for that.

I do enjoy glancing through the profiles, but when it comes to chosing the escort, it all seems to go a bit crazy, so much info is just false, and that can be so disheartening for the genuine punter.

It must be so hard for anyone who is just starting on AW to get honest feed-back, as so many are just tossed aside for fear of being timewasters, or a joke for someone to see how many guys they can catch out.

Yes I do book escorts from AW site, as I have had many a great booking with some, but on the flip side so many just waste my time and on other forums its echoe'd by many other punters.

[spklors]

If the right person who a punter was looking for, and they seemed to fit age, looks, and character they were seeking, as well as offering the right type of services, then im sure most people who look at AW, would be able to find the money to make the booking.

Yes I know that £100-£120 can be a lot of money, but when you consider that the person is looking, and wants to find the right person for an hour, then the money im sure is a lesser issue than the other factors.

[sarahxxx]

I was in a parlour yesterday and spoke to the owner, who said that takings were a bit down, but it certainly did not seem like it according to the amount of folk who used the place in the few hours I was there.

I guess the owner and the girls felt a lot happier after you had spent a few hours there... Most of my bookings are 30 minute sessions.

How many girls did you have?

Jessie J - "It's not about the money, money, money..."

Sarah x x x