Do You Need To Be Face-Out To Be A Successful Escort?
11.9.2020
Once upon a time, you could throw an advertisement in the local newspaper with a couple of lines of text (maybe color text, if you're lucky) and set up a bank. One of my girlfriends started sex work long ago. She would have gotten so much work out of these simple press ads that she would double her clients, and then if they both arrived, she would tell one of them that she was running late and had him wait in his car for the other to finish. It was an endless stream of customers ready to hand their money in.
Now, companions have high-res, magazine-worthy photos spread across their ad directories, social media, and their personal websites. There is no such thing as "too much". Accompany live broadcasts from within and share reservations on their Only Fans accounts. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the more you show, the more money you'll earn.
There is a race to be the most authentic, and customers encourage this by asking to "verify" that the attendant is a real live human. Clients threaten that they will not book unless the escort has a large number of reviews and a back catalog of selfies. There is a lot of pressure to show it all before you receive any money.
So, is it really necessary to show your face to be a successful companion?
This is a question I have asked a lot, especially by escorts who want to increase their income. They feel the business isn't as good as they'd like, and showing their faces might encourage more bookings.
Although I don't think there is anything wrong with being a straight-up escort, I think showing your face just because you want to increase your income is a dangerous, ill-considered plan.
There is a lot to consider before showing your face. And that doesn't mean you shouldn't show it. But you have to determine the "why" and be really specific about it. What do you want to achieve by showing your face? If your only reason is that you want to make more money, then I want you to stop. And think.
Are there other ways you can achieve the same result?
Showing your face is probably the only way you can feel as if you can increase your income. And if this is your conclusion, after long and hard thinking, go for it. But I want you to think about what you would do if you showed your face and then earn no more money. What is your backup plan? Thinking about these things can be difficult, but it is better to face these difficult questions now than to be slapped in the face later.
There are many ways that you can increase your income, without showing your face. Such as:
Change your rates (increase or decrease); Change your availability (increase or decrease); Diversify your services; Moving around in a new city; Create a new character; Sell content online (for example, fans only, AVN stars, etc.); Having a second job that has nothing to do with sex work; etc.
I want to challenge you to get creative before I take the step of showing your face.
If your "cause" is rooted in the belief that high-class successful companions all show their faces (so you have to show your face to be successful), then I want you to cast that belief in the trash it belongs in. Don't give in to the pressure of showing your face, just because you feel that this is what all great kids do.
Sure, you might see Escort X on Twitter show her face and make 7-day reservations to the Maldives and get the talented Tiffany. But I want to remind you that Twitter is just smoke and mirrors, and that the comparison you're making is totally wrong because what Escort X is showing on Twitter isn't its real life. Stop playing the comparison game.
What does success even mean? The success for me is to earn the target amount with only daytime bookings, so I can spend the evenings and weekends with my loved ones. Success for someone else might be taking long trips with overseas clients. There is no standard definition of successful escort, and you are free to create your own path in this world. Make your business work for you, not the other way around.
