I just thought of another question 

What do escorts do about THAT time of the month? Do you just not take bookings for that week? Or do you 'accommodate' the guys who like that type of thing?

Hello!

Just a quick thing (as there are other much more knowledgeable women on these forums who can answer your questions) to say that searching for 'period' on these forums will give you loads of info about what different girls do during that time o'the month. From the contraceptive injection, to sponges, and everything in between. There's lots of important information there to be found!

I have to say also that in the world of escorting, size REALLY doesn't matter. Well, it does to the punters, but there is a huge market for every preference. What sort of area are you thinking of working in, if you don't mind the nosiness? There are different advertising strategies for big cities vs. other important bits of the country, for example.

And finally, yay, welcome to SAAFE - glad you got directed here! It's the best place for proper questions & answers.

Thanks so much for your reply - I didn't think of searching for "period", I'm usually really good at doing my online research LOL! I shall have a lookie

I don't mind the nosiness! It's actually refreshing to find forums where people aren't beating around the bush (lol) and saying "oops, sorry, TMI" (ARGH) Anyway, I'm in London, and would be happy to work anywhere in London or outskirts, or even within travelling distance in South East/South England (as long as my travel expenses are covered, I guess?). I can only do Outcalls, am I safer at a hotel rather than a client's home?

Many thanks for the welcome

I think you should be fine in London. There's a demand for extra large which might be smaller than for other segments, but you also won't have much competition so it'll even out. (You'll get some horrible emails from people who can't stand it that you love your body enough to make money with it, but you probably guessed that already.)

Periods are well covered in the forum and there's an article on the main site about advertising. There's been several threads about hair too, but I'd like to say that trimmed doesn't have to mean spikey (and shouldn't IMO). I cut mine down just enough to make it look neat, but there's still plenty of curl so no-one's getting a rash from it.

Well, I used to think that there would be no demand for someone my size and age before embarking on this career lol but different shapes and sizes appeal to different gents.  I would echo what the other ladies have said about reading up on all the Saafe info sections.  I would also actually emphasise on and market your size by targeting relevant sites, like www.prettybigescorts.com which celebrates bigger ladies.  Or there is www.bbw.me.uk as well.  While perhaps your size represents a niche group in the market, at the same token there seems to be less competition.  Other directories like for example UK Belles or Punterlink also have specific BBW sections.   The recommended sites will attract gents that have a preference for larger ladies and could be a major marketing tool for you. 

In order to get started you might want to get a good website and some photos, I would totally recommend Mira Design who do a lovely template site for around ?100, including one year hosting and search engine optimisation as well as domain name registration and they place you in all the major directories.  Such a site allows you to be in charge or your marketing and wording and also enables you to advertise on directories mostly for free as long as you feature a prominent link to their website.  Initially, I would not spend a lot on advertising apart from a listing at Punternet which is around ?13 per month.  One of the mods and prolific poster on that forum is your size and appears to be well established.

Good luck and welcome to the world of floozying!   

Couldnt agree more that agencies should have a place for all sizes of ladies.
Up here in Newcastle there are too many (in my opinion) agencies that state dress size 6 to 12 only!
Not everyone likes a slimmer girl, last week i had a client in who told me i could 'do with a few hot dinners' okay it wasent the most charming comment ive ever had but i think it definately proved a point!

Hi Cat!

Have you read through the articles on the main SAAFE site here? There is lots of information (safety and security, websites, paying tax, advertising and all sorts of other stuff  ) to help you get started and all written by experienced escorts. The forum is only a part, but we're all here to help - welcome!

There is a section on outcall security here. I always feel safer in hotels then in clients homes, but there are procedures to help you stay safe and weed out the timewasters. I would suggest getting in touch with Penny who runs the Buddy scheme too; the website is here, and she can find you an experienced lady to help you through the first bits! Good luck and keep us all posted!

Hi Amy

I've had a read of some of the articles, but there's nothing better (IMHO) than getting real-time opinions, IYKWIM. I've always liked forums, and 2-way (or more) banter, information seems to be absorbed better for me. That doesn't make sense, I've had a stressful day! lol

Thanks for the link to escortbuddies, I'll have a look. That's really cool that escorts have "mentor" type people, I guess it really helps to make the unknown a bit smoother.

I think you should be fine in London. There's a demand for extra large which might be smaller than for other segments, but you also won't have much competition so it'll even out. (You'll get some horrible emails from people who can't stand it that you love your body enough to make money with it, but you probably guessed that already.)

Periods are well covered in the forum and there's an article on the main site about advertising. There's been several threads about hair too, but I'd like to say that trimmed doesn't have to mean spikey (and shouldn't IMO). I cut mine down just enough to make it look neat, but there's still plenty of curl so no-one's getting a rash from it.

Hi Anika I recognise your avvie from Punterlink

I see what you're saying about smaller demand/less competition, I'd never thought about it like that. And yes, I did guess some stoopid people would feel the need to be keyboard warriors about my size & escorting, I've had nasty emails in the past, and that's WITHOUT the escorting!

I've found the periods advice now, so that's a question firmly answered, and advertising is very well documented it seems. I've learnt a lot about terminology, rates, etc by reading the forums and the articles, so advertising is becoming more clear to me. I'll have a search for hair, and to be honest I'd love to keep it natural - it's not like a mahoosive 70s BUSH, nothing scary like that, just soft and fluffy with a tuft, so I'm hoping that keeping it combed and paying attention to my 'bikini line' will suffice (and with a note on my advertising that I'm "au natrelle", praps I'll be tapping into another niche! ).