Many potential escorts do all the time.

The answer is to do lots of research on this and there is no finer way to start than by reading the Self Help Manual that you will find linked on this page.  Look for the life preserver.

You should also read posts on this and other boards to get attuned to the people in this hobby.

Best wishes to you on whatever you decide.

mrfisher gave you great advice, to read the self help manual.  As the moderator of the newbie board, I am here to answer questions, as well as overseeing the board.  If you need help, just ask.  Welcome to the greatest hobby in the world, IMHO.

Swim

if you give good service for a reasonable price, you will be successful.  There is a place in this biz for all shapes and most ages (up to maybe the upper 40's).

Check out other providers in your area and see what the going rate appears to be.  Also, post on your regional board so guys can get to know you.

Stop and make an honest assessment of your looks. From that assessment you should develop an idea of the nitch that you can fit into. If you are late twenties and beyond, don't try to compete with the thin early twenty-somethings for the clients that relish them, you will lose every time.

There are hobbyists that prefer portly women, those that prefer rubenesque women, those that prefer athletic women, those that prefer thin spinner types. There are hobbyists that don't see women that the older than 30, those that don't see women that are younger than 30. Understand what you can offer and agressively market yourself to the market of men that prefer what you offer.

One mistake that newbies providers make is being shy about their pricing. If you think your looks, culture and performance earn you top dollar, charge that amount. If you are off on your price, your stream of business will demonstrate to you that your opinion of yourself is higher than what men are willing to pay. But, don't except less than what you prove you should get for your time and efforts.

Lastly. If you get to the point where you don't like the business, quit, even if you still like the money. You won't be doing anyone any good at that point, including yourself.

free business email (or 2...  one idle but a back up).   You need to keep your private "civie" life separate from your professional life.  
Do read the self help section (by the life saver) also read back on this board until you can answer every question yourself.  Look at the legal board.  
One thing you will need to learn & devolupe is a method of screening potential clients for LE & your safety.  There are some general things you will read but the details (& every lady does it her own way) should not be posted on a public forum (LE can read & stalkers too).  There is a Providers Only board once you have reviews to qualify.  A local mentor would be better but would probably view you as competition.  A PenPal mentor could be a real aid.

You'll need pictures.  They need not be explicit but must be large enough & clear enough (and true) that taken in total let the client decide if he is attracted.  There are clients for every body type & build & levels & types of service...  BE an honesty provider & you'll do fine.
Best Wishes,

I see upscale providers and two have become what I consider to be "friends" so I have a very good look inside this biz from their perspective.

There are two totally different worlds. On world is you're on a hotel, charging per 30 minute session, relatively low rates and you count on high volume. That would be the wrong path to take.

The other path is that of a high class escort. That world is broken down into two different kinds of girls - scammers and true GFE's.

Scammers hit high class business men, soak them for every penny and either never intent to have sex or it's "additional" after they've already shelled out a grand.

True high class escorts are kinda rare but make big money....eventually. Takes a while to get off the ground but if you're one of those high class girls an executive can take to dinner, have great conversation then you take great care of him at the end of the night, you're in really big money.

You're not gonna find a lot of that on this forum. This forum mainly has girls banging guys in a hotel for $150.

I would have sent this via PM, but since you do not state that you have paid for VIP, I assume you do not have access to your inbox.  (The envelope icon below your name apparently indicates only that it is your "real" VIP handle; when a VIP uses an alias there is no envelope.)

A provider I met lost her nursing license due to a conviction.  It is probably a safe assumption that a prostitution conviction in any state would be grounds for revocation of a nursing license.

All the more reason to educate yourself before jumping in.  Start by googling media sources in your area (tv, newspapers) for "prostitution arrests" to get some idea how active law enforcement is.

Presumably you can afford to pay for a VIP here.  Do so and then you will be able to click on a guy's handle and see how long he has been submitting reviews.  Starting off by advertising here (read the rules--only 1x a week) and taking only clients with a substantial review history should be a safe way to avoid undercover law enforcement.

You do not say that you need the income, so trust your "female antenna" and don't take an appointment if the guy seems at all questionable.

is very valid & important.  You should be very careful to hide or blur your face or identifying marks.  

I don't think you need an agency to split the proceeds with & few agencies screen as they should and fewer teach their providers...  Some agencies are vindictive about providers who leave them to go independant.  

I suggest you start small, no more than 1 client per week...  learn to screen...  stay independant.  You'll have expenses but at least you'll control them.  Don't expect to make very much at first but it will supplement your other income.  All ladies shouold expect to pay taxes & it's a help to have a conventional occupation as "visible means of support".  

Even though screening methods are not discussed in detail, there is very much you can learn from reading back through the posts on this board.  It's free, except for your time.  We may disagree about details but hobbiests here want to see you succeed (if it is right for you).  It takes a certain mind set to do this even part time.  

Generally, you do not want to "provide" from the same location you live & sleep.  Why?  Psychos & Cops.  Typically hotel rooms are rented or a separate apartment.  If a room is rented just to see one client, often the client pays for the room.  Hotels probably figure out who is providing...  some don't seem to care while others A) invite the lady to leave  B) call the Police.   You can not excactly ask the hotel how they feel.

You also must watch for other providers...  too much traffic tghrough a hotel is conspicious...  in a business built on discreetion.

I have seen providers who are professionally employed but their providing...  even part time...  they enjoy it (if they are telling me the truth), they make good money which makes all the difference in their cash flow.
H