I did not interrupt her post as placing agencies in a bad light. I am glad that she did post and said something from the provider’s perspective. One of the agencies mentioned uses P411 for screening, with 10+ Oks in that system, I bet all they do if I were to call is check my profile (If even that) and maybe see that my Oks are recent. P411 does not cost anything to be listed and their ad rates are reasonable, even for LV.

A girl with enough gumption can do the same and make more money herself. An example, she sees 3 johns at 500/hr with the agency, she takes home what… maybe 300 for each job. Total for that afternoon 900, while as an indy she takes home 1200-1500 if her indy rate is between 4-500/hr. True her overhead is lower since she is not paying for ads or maybe even internet access and her time in screening/phone. But she still retains certain costs such as upkeep…hair, nails, beauty products and gas/cab fare and such. For some girls I guess the lower profit is worth it. I know some girls are just lazy and some are not business savvy, then there are those who are victims who want a pimp or related arrangement. And as Capo mentioned, some have busy lives and just want to call in when they are available.  I just value some of the Indies that I know, one of the reasons is for their courage in working this business on their own.