Mind if I stick around?

Well there's nothing to stop you lurking and reading the threads as many other people do - it's a public forum and there's nothing you can't see without logging in. However, the forum itself is strictly sex worker only, so I'm afraid you're not permitted to post - if you read the Forum Guidelines at the top of this section you will see that we are strict about this out of necessity. This is our space, and whilst we don't mind helping someone avoid a scam (as in this thread and the scam agency one) or just making a twat of himself, there's really no reason for you to be here.

If you want to interact with prostitutes and punters, there are mixed boards you can join who welcome outsiders - try Punternet for a busy one. They even put up with Mumsnetters.

First of all, hello to everyone.

This is George, and after having read articles on the site and the boards, I decided to come out of my shady corner and post something. I hope I am not breaking any rules (I've read them, I swear, but something might have escaped my attention...).

As you might have noticed from the topic, yes this is another hopeless male guy wanting to give escorting a go.
Long story short, whereas I just completed my 2nd university degree while working 40 hours a week for minimal wage (potwash, chef, waiter, night shift guard, and so on...) to pay for them, I recently was offered a place in a Master's programme at a prestigious London university. Despite being very happy about it, I have to face the steep fees that they are going to charge me (on top of the cost of living in London, rent and all), plus the increased effort that it will required, compared to a BA degree.

Sorry about sharing the story of my life, but the point is, I need any possible source of extra income: so despite having read this and the SW5 article, I want to give this a try. Worst case scenario, I won't get any calls/work, but won't be in any worse a predicament as I am now. I am 30, lean/athletic, and good looking; I also am funny and a nice person overall, and a hard worker. I will be moving back to London this summer. I know the competition is killer but I think I could be up to the role. Again, I think it's worth a shot.

Being entirely new to the "scene" (both as a worker and as a "customer"), I would rather sign up with an agency, and see what happens (probably just nothing). Any of you girls work for one which has some male workers, or know one, and could PM/email me? Tips and pointers welcome too.

Thanks to everyone in advance for reading and or replying to this.

Cheers, G.

*sighs*

George, I don't know how long that took you, but that's a little bit of your life you'll never get back. You could have hung on to it if you'd just taken a few minutes and read the rest of this thread (I'm on my phone so apologies if this is what your post links to, but if you have already done so and still posted the above because you think that it'll be different for you for whatever reason then all I can say is you're the stuff that scammers dream about).

Thanks for moving post into adequate thread.

I guess that really (really) answers it. My apologies for wasting everyone's time.

If you read all the main articles on the main bit of SAAFE that will help point you in the right direction. Tons of advice ranging from advertising yourself to paying your taxes.

Have you any idea of how you would like to market yourself?

Thanks. no not offering my services to other men:-* just the ladies:-)

I guess reading and or research isn't something many men partake in. Just "I'm fit, I'll shag women for money and make loads of coin, easy".

*sigh*

Get used to the idea of sucking a lot of willies.
And zero female clients.

This forum is most certainly not female-only, and we have had several regular male posters over the years although there aren't many currently. The forum is, however, sex worker only and whilst the whole site is geared towards newbies, there is a difference between people who have a chance of starting up successfully and getting actual clients, and the optimists who stick up an Adultwork profile hoping that they'll get lucky, and the years of industry experience as well as the huge sum of knowledge that members of this board have in combination has taught us many times over that men hoping to get female clients fall firmly into the second category.

If you wish to discuss matters which are not on topic for this thread, you will do so privately. And please spare us the pompous chest beating about solidarity and rights - your post above makes it clear that you are new and judging by your contributions so far, what you know about sex worker's rights and the fight for equality I suspect could be written on the back of a condom packet.



EDIT: Since it appears that the previous poster has thrown down his toys and flounced off with his panties in a knot (although not before sending me an equally weirdly formatted unintelligable but-shouty PM), it's worth pointing out that not everybody who makes contact via the forum is what they seem. Anybody intending to communicate off the forum with another anonymous poster here would do well to keep it to PMs (which can be controlled/ignored to some degree) until they are confident about passing on things like phone numbers, even work ones.