You shouldn't have had to send AW a verification pic - did they insist that you did? Sorry to go a bit offtopic, but if this is now mandatory for new members (most of us have been on there a while and I've certainly never sent one) we could do with knowing so we can add it to our general info here.

And you can get your site on Punterlink - I think most ladies would agree that they get some major traffic from that one - it's the biggest source of traffic for me (I get more from PN but mostly from FRs rather than the SPD) apart from Google .

I have signed up to AW, but what a nightmare of a site! I'm not sure I could ever even find my own profile again. But, I think I've done all the legwork and they've got my mob number so if any joy comes from it, hopefully I'll hear about it. I was annoyed at having to send a "verification pic" of myself to them, I hope that doesn't come back to haunt me... Do you have any advice on how to make the best use of AW? It scared the hell out of me, tbh...

AW is a nightmare, yes - there's sadly no way around that for any of us! But if you take your time with it, don't panic, browse and rummage and come back here (there's an Adultwork subsection of this forum to get quicker answers to specific questions you might have) if you get lost, you will learn to use it just fine. There's no rush and like Amy queried, I don't think you should HAVE to verify yourself unless the AW owners find some reason to doubt your new profile is genuine. So take your time with that, read all websites and emails and forum threads carefully, and try not to worry.

I've also applied for ads on big tit hut, UK Belles and Punter Zone.  Looking into paper adverts, but doesnt seem to be anything in my area that would accept escort ads.

Having as many ads as possible is really important. Unless you want to be stuck using Adultwork for all eternity (and therefore not being able to earn any money at all if/when their site goes down and/or disappears altogether!)

Re: stockings   So, is it acceptable/expected to wear the stockings without panties underneath? I'm not implying there is anything wrong with it, just wondering what the right way of wearing them is.

I get dressed for work like this: hold-ups or stockings+suspenders on, nice knickers and bra on (yes, the knickers go over the suspenders if I'm wearing them; that way, you can keep the stockings on if you want to! Also, this makes it a helluva lot easier if you need to use the loo at any point), dress on. Getting ready for work is actually a simple and quite soothing procedure for me; shower, hair, makeup, outfit, working persona - done! But it takes time to be able to do things quickly and without stress, cos my first few bookings involved a lot of trial-and-error with makeup mishaps and hair going flat and etc etc. But after a few bookings, it becomes apparent that clients just don't nitpick over things - most of them will have no idea you're even wearing makeup til they've tried to lick it all off your face (yeah, look forward to your first slurpathon ) and I've even had one guy lick my armpit before being extremely surprised to get a mouthful of deodorant. So focus on getting ready to make yourself feel good and beautiful and confident, because that's what they do notice.

Finally - did you make your website yourself? If so, you need to log into your Wordpress dashboard, look at the options for each of the pages you've made ("About", "Contact", "Gallery" etc) and uncheck both the boxes under the "Discusssion" bit - you don't want to allow random visitors(/idiots) to write their (idiotic) opinions all over your nice new website! And if you have a webmaster who made your site for you, you need to tell them to do this for you ASAP.

And, yeah. Definitely go carefully and take your time with the punter forum posting, too - they can be strange places and tricky to navigate and absolutely dreadful for cliques and gangs. Post if you like (cos I'm sure there are plenty of normal human beings using them, too!) but keep an emotional distance (like with anything on the silly Internet) and a cool head; at the end of the day, our job is tough enough in real life without having Internet drama making it ten times more stressful. Focus on your personal goals, safety, sanity, business priorities, real clients and real friends. Everything else is secondary.

Thanks for your great advice, Emily.  Wish I could make use of it, but still no bookings.  bl eh.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes ads to go up on the various sites? I've not had any emails from any of them.

I suppose I'm being impatient, but do wish something would happen already.

I did do my website myself, but kind of regretting using the bog format now.  Will have a look at the discussion features, thanks!

Hi
Just to say my own website is a very similar wordpress site to your own (well identical actually ) And I don't think you need to regret using that format. I find mine works very well and I often get clients telling me how much they like it You can do quite a lot with them once you have found your feet.
As Emily said I would remove the ability for people to leave comments at the bottom of every page asap. It won't take long before some idiot leaves some numpty comment on it, these people just can't help themselves! The only place people can comment on my site is on my blog and even then I make sure I approve them first (the amount of spam you get is jawdropping )

Ok, wow- well, hopefully my first booking today. He's supposed to phone in the next ten-15 minutes with his address details and to confirm, so we'll see.

I've also had a booking for Saturday,which has been confirmed and everything already!

Feeling very nervous, hope todays guy phones, really want to get my first done and dusted!

A few questions-

I had three query emails last night through AW, two of which turned into bookings (the last just asked for a phone number to book me on). This was after I   A)Put some naughty pictures in my private gallery and B)knocked my hourly rate down by £50(!)

So, I'm not sure what to attribute the sudden interest to. Any thoughts or related experiences?

Also, on the private galleries- what do you charge for 24 hours? I've had 5 subscriptions since last night at the preset .50 credit price.  Can I get away with knocking the price up?   How often do you put up new pictures?

Oh, and any suggestions on what to eat before a booking? If you know the guy will be going down on you, are you sure to avoid any specific foods, or eat something you know will make you taste sweeter or something? Does food affect the taste of a girl the same way it affects a man?


Argh-  Ok, todays booking has not phoned. He gave me his number last night- am I meant to call him? I'm not completely comfortable with that- so do I just email him to check- or do I just leave it? Have made special last minute arrangements for the kidlets as it's Easter break, so not presently a happy bunny!  If he hasnt booked through the AW system, am I not able to leave any feedback on his profile?

Ok, wow- well, hopefully my first booking today. He's supposed to phone in the next ten-15 minutes with his address details and to confirm, so we'll see.

I've also had a booking for Saturday,which has been confirmed and everything already!

Feeling very nervous, hope todays guy phones, really want to get my first done and dusted!

I think Strawberry is completely right in regards to this guy. You just can't assume anything!

Also, on the private galleries- what do you charge for 24 hours? I've had 5 subscriptions since last night at the preset .50 credit price.  Can I get away with knocking the price up?   How often do you put up new pictures?

Why don't you have a look at other profiles on AW? You can search through them like a punter would, to find ones whose profiles might show up in the same searches as you (same area, rates, "tone" of profile, etc etc) and see what they're doing. Apart from that, just experiment - raise the cost for your private gallery for a week, lower it for another week, it's only 50p-?1 either way, really, so knock yourself out! I do think it's a good idea to add new pictures once a week or so, but I'm well behind at the moment cos I don't really need the credits for anything.

Oh, and any suggestions on what to eat before a booking? If you know the guy will be going down on you, are you sure to avoid any specific foods, or eat something you know will make you taste sweeter or something? Does food affect the taste of a girl the same way it affects a man?

Okay, please forgive me for being a bit silly here but: LOL. You really need to just get your first booking over and done with before your anxieties start making you worry you have the correct number of eyelashes or practicing not just what to say but the precisely most seductive octave at which to pitch your voice. Be natural! Do what you would do naturally! You won't smell; clients who like RO, well, they like RO and will stick their face in your vag for hours if you let them. Stay clean (but use ONLY water on that area - any soap will cause thrush unless it's a specifically lady-targeted product, and even those you don't want to be using ten times a day) and you'll be fine. Don't eat onions and garlic before a booking cos your breath will smell. If you get sweaty and nervous, shower again right before proceedings - offer to share that shower with the client, they frequently adore this.

Argh-  Ok, todays booking has not phoned. He gave me his number last night- am I meant to call him? I'm not completely comfortable with that- so do I just email him to check- or do I just leave it? Have made special last minute arrangements for the kidlets as it's Easter break, so not presently a happy bunny!  If he hasnt booked through the AW system, am I not able to leave any feedback on his profile?

As Strawberry said, never phone a client unless it's been specifically pre-arranged, and never assume a booking's taking place until it's actually taking place. Dozens if not hundreds of men every day make appointments that they never intend to actually keep, and sometimes they do intend to keep 'em but can't, and basically that adds up to a big waste of time if you go around preparing extravagantly for bookings without the correct confirmation procedures in place.

I require a 9am or 10am confirmation (see, I can be flexible ) for any appointments, and I only work between 11-6 two days a week. They can do or say whatever they fancy about confirmations and "I'll deffo be there babe!" and "Can I confirm now? Or can I confirm 5 mins before?" or "Can't I just distract you with the offer of thousands of pounds?" and I'll just smile and nod and repeat: If they don't confirm at our prearranged time, I will assume the appointment is cancelled and will arrange to see someone else as yes, I'm afraid there is usually a queue and I don't give a damn how many thousands of imaginary pounds they want to talk about. If they're in meetings etc then as long as they've called to confirm at a time that we've chosen, I'm okay with that. And during the confirmation call, I just tell them which station to go to - they've got to call me from that station for the last couple of directions to my incall. That way, you avoid giving out your address to a colossal bunch of numpties (if you start doing incalls in future).

For outcalls, which I rarely bother with but do enjoy when a decent one comes up, I have them call me an hour beforehand to give me the hotel details and room number, even if he called at 9am that day already to make the appointment. The confirmation call is not meant to be a necessary exchange of information - often he'll give me the hotel and room number straight away, especially if he's a reg and/or very genuine - it's meant to be a little test. Is he prepared to take our appointment seriously? If yes, he can manage a two-minute phone call in the midst of his super-busy Important Businessman life to assure me that he's genuine and respectful of my wishes. Texts and randomly-timed phone calls unfortunately do not count with me - if he thinks I'm just sitting around waiting with bated breath for a chance to meet his penis, he'd be wrong cos I have a ridiculous amount of coursework and other projects that I have to do at the moment, so I'd rather drop Mr Unreliable so that I can focus on something else!

Always remember that for every Mr Sillydumbface, there's a Mr GenuineAndLovely, so it's always worth holding out.