Some rules I was following:
Again, respond to compliments with compliments. I didn't call her cute until she said as much about me over Snapchat, but after exchanging positive words the tone of our whole interaction shifted.
If you're going out of town soon, press your advantage. Horny girls will meet up with you easier if you put them in a bind like this. You can even lie about it if you want, but that's not really my style. Letting her know you won't be around forever makes it that much more likely that she'll let you close fast.
No nudes, no dikk pics. Many guys, especially younger ones, will get the snap or phone number with sexual thoughts in mind and start requesting/sending nudes. Just don't. You ruin all of the mystery and intrigue. When you're breaking a brick in martial arts, you don't aim for the brick itself. You aim for the floor underneath the brick. Getting nudes isn't good enough, so there's no reason to get them at all. Skip that shyt and watch yourself have sex more often.
Push for the date. Pretty self explanatory, but you gotta find a way to ask for the meet up at some point. Take whatever context they will give you. This girl in particular advertised her love of cuddling. Sure baby, let's do it.
Patience. Patience. Patience. Patience. This girl would stop texting for hours at a time. Did that make me give up? No. Did that make me start blowing her damn phone up? Also no. As a general rule, never double text any one. I wouldn't die by that rule or anything, but it's a good way to prevent obvious fukk ups. Let her do her thing. If she really wants you to break her down, she'll eventually come around.
Accept everything she offers (within reason). When a girl offers you something, never say no. If you say no to what women offer you a lot, and you start saying yes, you'll be surprised at how warm, receptive, and feminine women become around you. Women are an inherently selfish species. If she's offering you anything, even if it seems fukking worthless, it's actually because she's really feeling you. Say yes to what she offers you every chance you get. I didn't even drink the fukking water.
Never panic. 3:45 am for sex? No problem. More people than I was expecting? Not a problem. Your first time? shyt, we all have our first time at some time. Ice runs through your veins, always.
The actual escalation: you don't need permission to kiss her. Depending on how much she's feeling you, some will let you do it immediately, and some will give you Hell before they allow it. After the kiss, the rest becomes easier. Progress to her neck, then lift her shirt. It's easier to get to her p*ssy if you go through her nipples first. It's about loosening her up before you go for home plate. Fingering first always makes it easier to get the pants off. If you handle everything like a smooth operator, she will let you hit. I don't care what number date it is.