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I had a long conversation with my friend the other day for accepting online payments. Two major things that made me realize it might not be a good idea. One: You will have to pay taxes on all of it. And if you make enough, which I'm sure you will, have to get a EIN # Two: You don't want to get a chargeback for sex! Eek. As far as the metal detector goes, I think it is a good idea, but I think it could also make people feel very uncomfortable.
I think a metal detector wand is going to be a turn off. Besides if you did find a weapon on your client, what are you going to do with it? Confiscate it? The best way to get rid of the riffraff is to do a thorough screen before you meet in person. There will always be risks even with regular clients. It's just the nature of the business.
Aren't you collecting your money before the session starts? Why would you be afraid of someone running away with your donation? Ask that they leave the donation in plain view. If it's not there within the first few minutes, leave or if it's an incall, as your client to leave. When I was doing body rubs I would collect the donation before the session began, go into the bathroom to "get more comfortable" (change out of my street clothes) and then hide the donation in a discreet place.
As far as prepaying, I do not recommend it. The largest amount of charge backs happen in the adult business and many clients want to pay discretely without a paper trail. Cash is king!
Best of luck and stay safe. :)
Yeah it may be difficult for your client to get "in the mood" after they've been scanned as though they were at airport security. Awkward! ;D
I'm not sure if it's an option for you but I rarely accepted same day appointments with new clients. I needed plenty of time to screen, check references, run their name through the sex registry, etc. Some potentials were upset but the majority of them always booked a session. It's one thing I wouldn't budge on and I'm happy to say I was never robbed or attacked.
Do you work out of hotels? When one of my escort friends was on tour she would hide her money in one of those hotel Bibles. :D
I hide mine in the shower in an empty bottle of soap or shampoo. I'm very strict on screening as well and I've never been robbed or attacked. I also don't see men who sound young, like my age or younger. I find that they can be rude or pushy, think that they can treat you like they are your pimp or something lol.
P.S. The whole idea behind the soap bottle to me is that you can get the money, excuse yourself, hide it and they won't see exactly where you put it. That way if they do try to find it, the chances of them thinking about that are slim. But if someone is threatening you, you should just give them the money, not worth losing your life.
I think the metal dector is a bad idea, I do webcam in my incall and one of the websites has a feature of runing the webcams 24/7 at the same time I was seeing clients. even those webcams that are for my own website they didn't like it. even though it made the spycams for my webpage on rude.com more interesting I had to turn them off. or find other ways of having my webcams hidden while I entertain clients.
As for worrying if a client will rob you it is the nature of the business, but if you do have a good system in screening your clients it is less likley of happening. guys who follow the screening proccess are usually more nervous anyway.
There are non metalic knives that will not set off a metal detector.
The office line thing = sometimes LE can fake that, so make sure you're verifying the number as well as the business's background/history. How secure do you feel about his references, and how comfortable do you feel with what they've told you about him?
Also, is there something about him that's making you unsure, or is it specifically the office line thing? If you're unsure, it's usually best to decline or postpone. I've had one or two false alarms that were strictly due to nerves on my part (the same sort of nerves you're describing, in fact), but the one time I was stiffed my donation it was with a tricky to verify client I had a feeling might have issues.
Oh yes. Not to mention bare hands, rope, belts, or a blunt object can be all someone needs.
Speaking of blunt objects, if you're concerned about incall self-defense invest in an njoy eleven. Practical, beautiful, durable, and multipurpose. It's an easily cleanable, sterilizable, classy toy! It's a blunt, ergonomic, effective self-defense tool! What's not to love? ;)
I'm only half joking. That would probably be a pretty effective deterrent, swinging an enormous metal dildo at someone's head.
When I was escorting I did not give a shit if I made the client feel uncomfortable. I would pat him down upon his entry into my room, ask to see his wallet to make sure there was no police badge...ask for the donation UPFRONT and bring it to 'my friends' hotel room (a second motel room i had rented out for all my personal stuff so nothing to stolen). I would then giggle n be like sorry sweetie its just for my protection hehe now lets relaxx.. then id rub his back down or somethin. No one EVER complained infact they were impressed i was so cautious.
Ya safety is #1.
Since we're discussing safety, I thought I'd link this article I read a few days ago. I'm not bringing this up to scare you ladies, but there are some lessons that can be learned from this.
-Collect your donation upfront.
-Never argue with a customer about money. Any client willing to short you on your donation is only playing games and the session is probably going to go downhill from there. All the escorts I know have their donation clearly listed in their ad. Any guy that's going to play dumb like he doesn't know how much he owes is clearly someone you don't want as a client anyway.
-If you insist on carrying a weapon, know how to properly use it AND keep in mind your attacker can turn the weapon on you. The woman in the article was stabbed with her own knife, all over a few measly dollars.