I've been a member of seeking.com a few times since 2018. The times it works well for me is when I have a specific purpose in mind ie girl for a travel, or girl for a week.
yes, there are lots of dreamers and unrealistic girls who don't accept the basic premises of what is needed. they will read and absorb every part of the seeking blog talking about all the gifts and experiences of the 0.01% who actually find a rich and stupid guy. For the others they have to accept that they are competing with the $200/hour FS escort market. The sugarbabe market tend to have a higher 'entry' ticket price but I have always managed to extract more value.
Currently on my roster I have a 34 year old asian single mum that hosts, multiple sex sessions, cooks lunch in between and irons my shirt before i leave. It's a different experience to a shop visit, having sex on a massage table and being out the door in 61 minutes.
Yes, it costs more, yes Hilton costs more that YHA which is different to camping. For me it's about paying for the right experience that suits me at the time.
The absolute best sugrababe experience I had was in Europe where the girl met me shortly after I arrived and stayed all weekend. She acted as guide and companion and sex buddy for the 4 days and nights, all for EUR600 for 4 days.
In summary, have a specific purpose where you have more than just cash to offer.