You can call me anytime between 1 pm- 10 pm mentioning saafe forum and I will help you if I can.
Google my forum name for phone number.

If other girls wish to help they can post here which method of contact they preffer.

I will happily give some advice.  It needs to have all the functions adultwork has as well as numerous staff available 24/7 to answer and fix any problems.  It needs to be as easily usable as AW.  It needs to have millions of pounds thrown at it to ensure there are no glitches or server problems or site running slow problems even when a few million people log on at the same time.   It needs to be untouchable by Ddos attacks.
It also needs all functions to be completely free until it has passed the usage of AW.  After all why would we pay to use anything if we can have better off of AW and reach far more men.

Basically you will have to build another adultwork with everything just the same or better (good luck with that) and then somehow get members to join whilst you employ dozens of staff to man the complaints you will receive in the hundreds all day every day.

You are too late to the party.  10 years ago you would have had a chance but now AW is already there you would have to actually pay people to come use your site.  AW has its faults but is so well known there would be no reason for any of us to decide to use your platform instead.  Perhaps give escorts free credits for everyday they use your site up until you actually have enough clients using it to make it pay for itself.

Also how would you stop all the fake profiles without removing genuine ones who someone reported as fake?  The only way you could be better than AW is to not have any fake profiles but where there is money to be made fake profiles will follow?

Hi Amy, and thanks for your advice.

I totally understand your attitude, especially given that I don't have any experience in the industry.  This is EXACTLY why I want to speak to people within the industry, to get advice.  Who knows, maybe my idea will fall flat on its face.  If I hear that message from enough people within the industry by reaching out here, I'll save myself the trouble and pull the plug on it.

However, I do "know" the industry from the other side.  I do know about customer service from my profession.  I do know about logistics and supply chain management (which this industry deals with) and I also know about the technical aspects to make my idea work.

Again, I DO understand your attitude.  All I'm looking for is for some people in the industry to talk to, explain my idea and get some honest feedback.

Thanks again

Amy, you raise an interesting pint, which naively, I hadn't considered.

With that in mind, and without giving away my idea, and also without knowing the specific rules of this forum, would I be permitted to ask some questions here about this industry and maybe even make some observations regarding the business side of this industry in the hope of garnering some feedback?

If not, I understand entirely and will of course, stump up the cash to pay for somebody's time.

Also, I would be very interested in hearing from any agencies out there interested in improving business.

I apologise for hijacking this forum in such a random manner and will accept whatever feedback or criticism I receive.

Regards,
Mark

The other thought is if you tell us more about what this service is, you'll save a lot of time (and quite possibly money).

If it's something that's so secret that it can't be discussed, that spells doom in itself - if it's that great but easy to take the idea and run with it, someone like AW with a lot more resources (computing, users, money) will quickly duplicate it and crush you. If it's that great, but not easy to do, telling us will just build demand for it.

As it is, the suspicion will be that you're thinking that everyone likes tea and chocolate, so the world needs a chocolate teapot.

OK, I'd like to try this again.  I do hope this thread isn't lost forever now.

I didn't reply last time because I was sending a fair bit of negativity either for me or my questions.  My fault, I've now grown a pair and have decided to come back for some more.

For the record, I'm a business man and I work in IT.  I happen to believe in this idea a lot and yes, it is completely new, regardless of what you may think.

Anyway, moving on...

This service would be aimed at independent escorts who are willing to work for (or be represented by) more than one agency.  So Lady A would be advertised on the websites of Agency 1, Agency 2 and Agency 3, etc.

When the client calls Agency 2 (for instance), they contact the escort, she tells them what she's doing, her schedule, etc., and the deal is struck.

Nothing new so far, but I'm just laying the details of who my service is aimed at.

Regarding the above scenario, there are a few "problems", which can be solved (sorry, that's IT speak, but you get the idea).

1. Your Profile

Every time you allow a new agency to advertise you, you need to go through the same process of giving them your pictures, telling them about yourself, explaining what you will and won't do, how much you charge, etc, etc.  If you're with more agencies, this can get time consuming and laborious.  Also, if any of these details should change, you need to let all of the agencies know.

2. Your Schedule

You probably have a schedule that you work fairly regularly.  Each agency needs to know this and the information needs to be communicated and updated.

In addition, for a number of reasons, your schedule may change.  Holidays, sickness, etc.  So the agency may think you're available on a specific day at a certain time but in fact, you're not.


OK, I WILL lay out my idea (if you haven't guessed it already) but I wanted to get some feedback on the stuff I've listed above.

Some of the "facts" I've listed above I KNOW are correct.  Others are assumptions.  It's these assumptions that I need to be clear on before fully evaluating my idea.

Would anybody care to comment or correct me?  I appreciate that you're all busy.  The only thing I can offer you at the moment is the promise of FREE use of my service, should it come to it.  Oh, I haven't worked out WHO will pay just yet but I'm currently leaning towards the agency.

More details will follow once I get a few constructive replies.

Thank you for your time

Mark

Oh, you did get something right in a post that was removed for breaking the rules: IT can change industries. Your problem* is that it already has.

As with social networks - which have been around for much longer than fifteen years - some of the current big players won't be around in ten years time. But that doesn't mean that it's a good idea to start one now, because what will replace them on top of the pile is very, very unlikely to be yours unless you currently have more money than you know what to do with and are prepared to spend it until then.

* _{OK, 'amongst your problems'.}