How Does An Escort Agency Work?

[Guest Jerry77]

This is just a general interest question. I had a sweet young man recently from an escort agency and I was curious how the whole agency concept works. Obviously, there's some sort of central booking and the operator gets to promote the most popular. That goes without saying. But how does the money usually get divvied up? My escort showed up on time and I let him in. I noticed the car in the street, but didn't pay any attention to it. I paid my escort the agreed-upon amount and we spent a wonderful hour together. The agency owner did call about 30 minutes into the session to check on things, but since I was a first time client I took that as a check to make sure I wasn't some sort of ax murderer or something. At the end of the hour, just as we were walking to the door, my escort's phone rang again. I guessed this was an "Okay, the hour's up." notification. I said something like "He's just checking on you." and my escort replied "He just wants his money." I opened the door and there was the car but this time the lights were on and the engine was running.

 

So that got me thinking, how much goes to the agency and how much goes to the client? I'd read somewhere on here that a tip is appropriate for an agency out-call and my escort had pleased me so much I did give him one. And as a follow-up question? What motivates these boys to work for an agency? I know that my escort had a day job and I think that many of the other men with the agency did too. Is is for the thrill? Is it for the sex? My escort was so handsome, the only problem he'd have would be managing all of his lovers so it couldn't be for the sex. And does the agent usually drive people around?

 

INTENSELY interested! Come on escorts, tell us how it works.

[AaronScottDC]

>So that got me thinking, how much goes to the agency and how

>much goes to the client? I'd read somewhere on here that a

>tip is appropriate for an agency out-call and my escort had

>pleased me so much I did give him one. And as a follow-up

>question? What motivates these boys to work for an agency? I

>know that my escort had a day job and I think that many of the

>other men with the agency did too. Is is for the thrill? Is

>it for the sex? My escort was so handsome, the only problem

>he'd have would be managing all of his lovers so it couldn't

>be for the sex. And does the agent usually drive people

>around?

>

>INTENSELY interested! Come on escorts, tell us how it works.

 

Hey Jerry,

 

I have had some contact with a couple of agencies here in DC, so I can at least give you the scoop on them in this town. But, I am sure each one is a bit different and other 'scorts may be able to give you some other about their inner working from their own perspectives.

 

To answer some of your questions, he is my take:

 

1.) The reason why most escorts would want to work for an agency - because it is easier than doing it yourself. The agency pays for all of the advertising, answers the phone calls, replies to the email messages, deals with the annoying clients, sets up all of the meetings (both the ones that come through and the ones that fall through) and sometimes even transports the escort to the call, or has rooms available on the premises for in calls.

 

All of these things can make it easier for an escort to "work" in this biz, espcially if they already have another day job which comsumes a lot of their free time. Or, if they are a bit on the undisciplined side and have difficulty follwing up with phone calls/email messages and meeting up with clients when scheduled.

 

Usually, the way it works for an escort working through an agency is that they call up the agency and tell them they are "on" and the agency sends them on what ever calls they may have lined up at that particular time. If it is an agency that has a room on site, then the escort goes there and meets the clients as they come in.

 

2.) As far as the money goes, it depends on the agency, but somewhere between 40%-60% goes to the agency and the rest to the escort. In DC, there is one agency that spits a $200 call 50/50. Another one splits a $180 call $70 for the agency, $110 for the escort. Some agencies want to know if there was a tip or not, some don't care. Of course, the escort doesn't have to tell the agency if they recieved a tip, so most agencies just let the escort keep the tip regardless.

 

3.) In your case, with the guy waiting in the car and the frequent phone calls, I am assuming your cute little escort boy was about to be whisked away to another patiently (or not so patiently) waiting client. Some agencies will send their boys on as many as 7 or 8 calls during the day/evening. Therefore, they need to stick to a tight schedule and make sure everything runs smoothly in order to get to every call.

 

I hope that my long-winded response helps to shed some light on the whole agency thing. As I said before, I am sure other escort's experiences with agencies may be different, so maybe they can give you some more info on the subject.

[pierrot]

This is an interesting topic to me, because I've never hired through an agency and wondered what advantages, if any, it offers the client. I had assumed the fees were higher for escorts through an agency, but the numbers Aaron gives appear standard.

I also have some moral concern about agencies. Are they "exploiting" their escorts, in the sense that women prostitutes are often exploited by pimps and organized crime? I had always thought male escorts were pretty much free of this sort of exploitation, at least if they're in charge of their own business affairs. I would not want to support a situation in which the guys were more or less forced to work for someone else.

Anyone know if these "agencies" are exploitive or just a service for the disorganized escort?

[Guest jeffOH]

I worked for an agency when I first started escorting in '91 for about a year. I paid the agency $60 a client, tips were all mine. I think an agency is great for an escort who only wants to do it part-time. I realized after a year that I wanted to escort full-time and decided to eliminate the middleman. These days what with the Internet and many more places to advertise, the role of an agency has changed.

It's so much easier for an escort to put out their own shingle and start hooking. So, although there are still pimps/agencies out there, I'd say that very few adult male escorts are being exploited.

 

Agencies/brothels are much likelier to become the target of a police sting operation. I recently saw on the news here in Columbus that the police rented the apartment next door to a female brothel to surveil

the operation. Another brothel was busted due to several complaints from neighbors due to the number of "clients" coming and going at all hours of the day.

 

JEFF

jeff4men@hotmail.com

[Guest Jerry77]

Hmm. Interesting answers all. Okay, if an escort's sole means of support is escorting how does he settle with the IRS? For that matter, how does an escort agency settle with the IRS . . . or do they? And we can't all live in Nevada.

[JamesK840]

>Hmm. Interesting answers all. Okay, if an escort's sole

>means of support is escorting how does he settle with the IRS?

 

I'm no tax expert, but it's my understanding that you are expected to report all income, even income illegally obtained, to the IRS. Any escort living well with no other visible means of support would be smart to report at least a good-sized part of their income, so that if they get in trouble it doesn't include the IRS. Remember it was the IRS that took down Capone.

 

> For that matter, how does an escort agency settle with the

>IRS . . . or do they? And we can't all live in Nevada.

 

We can't, but I wouldn't be surprised if half the companies in America were technically incorporated there (and 95% of the shady ones...).

[AaronScottDC]

Remember, being an escort or running an escort agency is legal. That is why the authorities allow ads to be taken out in newspapers, yellow pages and many other publications. As long as the escorts (male or female) are being paid to spend time with the clients, then there are no legal issues. There are, of course, laws against out-right prostitution and running a brothel, so those agencies that fall into that category are illegal. That is why a few straight brothels have been raided over the years. However, just offering to be an escort for the day/evening, to spend time with someone while doing things like going out to dinner, attending the theater, dancing, etc., is just fine. In fact, there is even a special tax code to indicate that a business is an escort agency on the books here in DC. So, there shouldn't be any tax issues involved.

 

 

Aaron Scott DC

http://www.erados.com/AaronScottDC

http://www.male4malescorts.com/reviews/aaronscottdc.html

[Guest Jerry77]

Aaron -

 

Very interesting, I hadn't considered that. But the point about living well without an obvious means of income is well taken too. I think that many of the escorts from the agency that I've used locally are active duty military and unexplained affluence REALLY raises some red flags there.

 

Another tangential question: what must the interview process for a prospective escort be like? Obviously he needs to bare it all for inspection, but does the interviewer feel obligated to take the escort for a test drive, so to speak? Certainly things may be different in different locations, so speak from your own experience. Anyone else who feels qualified to throw in their two pennies, please don't hestitate to do the same.

[Guest ncm2169]

< many of the escorts from the agency that I've used locally are active duty military >

 

Tell us more. }( What location? :9 What agency?

[Guest Jerry77]

LOL. Well, not to put too fine a point on it; http://www.norfolkmaleescorts.com in Norfolk, Va.

[LovesYng]

When I first started hiring escorts 99% of the time I used a Agencies with very good luck, then I started moving more to the independent escorts. Using the agency I never got a chance to talk with the escort before our meeting and with somes agencies (NYC, Philly) you can't get into details to much as in what your really looking for, also the agencies most of the time would not relay your likes & dislikes on to the escort and that has cause a lot problems in the past. With the independent you can both speak you mind, it has worked better for me so far.

 

When in doubt I whip it out:+

[Guest drummer]

I used an escort/masseur from an agency in Indy last night. He told me the agency gets 50%. He does this very part-time, and likes having the agency screen clients, etc.

 

I had a guy from an agency in Seattle 5 or 6 years ago and it worked out fantastically well. Last night, the lack of direct communication with the escort was a problem. I had told the agency owner I wanted someone who was affectionate, into cuddling and kissing, and who could actually get into being with me and not just close his eyes and think of his boyfriend. He recommended this particular guy to me.

 

And (sigh) what I got was someone who, after giving me a good massage, just laid there, barely touched me, no kissing or affection, closed his eyes while I sucked his dick . . . Finally he jerked himself off (said he can only cum that way), which was very hot to watch (thank God I like watching a hot guy jerk off).

 

Oh well. That's what you get, I guess, when hiring someone with no reviews.

[Guest drummer]

Forgot to mention that in this case, the "agency" seems to be just a website and a cell phone.

[BigK]

I hope you write a review after taking one for the team!

 

BigK