Guys please stay off of CL and Backpage.  Even reputable websites with beautiful girls and nice ads can fool you.  Make sure you get references and reviews of new ladies before taking a chance.  I know that there are great ladies getting started with no reviews.  Sometimes you can take a chance and things turn out.  Ladies if your serious about the biz, get a good website up or start out with an agency.  There are plenty of rip off artists waiting to scam you.