Hi

IV been doing sex work for a little while now and have taken on a few bookings and was wondering if anyone has any advice to offer about advertising to gain more work or if there are any agencys willing to take on a man, as I can only find genuine female agencys and scam male agencies. I advertise already on AW and a site called sleepy boy, I'm just wondering if working with an agency would it get me more work.

Thanks lucas

[removed - do not post agency names here] is a mostly female agency that also has a page listing male escorts. Same with [removed] agency and [removed]. Any agency claiming to be for straight male escorts is a scam. They'll try to charge you money to register.

Google [self promotion removed] and the top result should be a "How to Get Started as a Male Sexworker" blog post I wrote with some info you might find useful.

Copy and paste from something I wrote for my sexworkopedia blog post = When someone contacts you saying they represent an agency, assume that they are lying. Don't proceed until you've verified that they do in fact represent that agency. eg ask for the website and then contact the agency on the number listed on the site and ask them to confirm that the person who contacted you is genuine. If they make some excuse why they don't have a website, it's a scam.

If you find an agency and you're thinking of applying, search for the name of the agency on reddit. Failing that, contact an established independent sexworker from that location. Eg someone who has their own website and social media with a lot of followers who's been around for many years. Ask them if they have heard of the agency and would they recommend it.

A legit agency makes their money from commissions. Usually 30% of the fee. So they would arrange the date, you meet the client, the client pays you cash. Then you pay the agency their commission afterwards.

If they try to get you to agree to anything that doesn't resemble the above. Eg they expect you to pay them their commission before the date occurs. Or they tell you the client pays the agency and then the agency pays you after the session, it's a scam.

The lower the average rates on an agency site compared to the average rate for that location for an independent the more likely it is that some kind of coercion or exploitation is involved if not outright trafficking.

If they want you to pay any registration fee or a monthly fee or any kind of payment at all, including payment for their photographer, it's a scam.

They might want you to use a photo set on your listing that you don't use elsewhere. But there should be the option to choose your own photographer.

In the UK, and as far as I know everywhere else, agencies wanting you to be exclusive to them would be the exception. Most agencies are happy for you to also advertise independently and with other agencies but will obviously not want you to give your direct number to clients they send you.

If they want to interview you, meet them somewhere public like a bar or café. Don't go anywhere in private. A legit agency won't ask you to get naked or do any kind of "audition" before they'll list you.