exclusitivity with agencies?
I just signed up with today,with and agency that required me to sign an exclusitivity agreement.
if i freelance or work for another agency its an instant $200 fine and dismissle from the company.
is this normal?
i didnt want to question it too much,and just signed it. but is freelancing the same as getting my own bookings via internet sites and word of mouth? what about modelling and film work? is that freelancing?
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the agency i work for value exclusitivity, but they certainly don't enforce it. i'm pretty sure if any of the agencies here tried something like that, they'd have no girls working for them at all.
freelancing would be any stripping work you do that's not through the agency. basically, anything they don't make money from. not sure about modelling and film. i guess if modelling and film work is a service the agency offer, then yes, it would be freelancing. if the agency don't provide their girls with work in that area, then i don't think it would be.
you're probably going to have to ask them though... i've never heard of a rule like that before. seems a bit harsh to me :/
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thanks :)
yeah i thought it was a bit much. i mentioned to them that for shows on the gold coast and brisbane i might have to freelance as they only service sunshine coast and the chick was like "if we get booking for down there we can send you on them" and that was that.
seems like im stabbing myself in the foot if i ply,as i will only get work on the sunshine coast and therefore limiting my work options in brisbane and gold coast (two areas i would rather work)
i guess if i do everything they ask of me,and show up on time, perform well, and still get them work, they cant have a massive bitch to me about freelancing. if its not affecting their business at all?
might be treading on thin ice tho until i can build up that rep tho huh?
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i guess from an agencies point of view re. freelancing, it's "we give you shows so you earn money, so when you get shows via freelancing, you should give us a cut of the money". even though that doesn't seem fair, since you were the one who found the work, i think that's how they look at it.
if you get a lot of freelance work, maybe just tell your agency that. perhaps you could up your freelance price a little bit, and offer to give them a small cut of the money so they don't feel like you're going behind their back. that'd certainly get you into their good books, i'd imagine.
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All I signed was an agreement with one agency that I basically wouldn't reveal the inner workings of their business and run off with their clients or any 'girls' who worked for/with them. I have yet to sign anything remotely like an exclusivity agreement.
Rach, don't apply to that agency. If you prefer to work Brisbane and Gold Coast (South East Queensland) region and they really only service Sunshine Coast... you are shooting yourself in the foot by being with them and them only.
There are plenty of agencies who service Brisbane and Gold Coast who do not really worry that you are 'with' a whole heap of other agencies as long as you are reliable, pay your agency fees on time and professional.
I've come to the conclusion that the only reasons why I do not receive a greater amount of work is because I am limited to the Gold Coast (due to not being confident enough to drive Brisbane and Tweed regions), the fact that I am not blonde with :boobies: and I only go as far as masturbation shows (no toy/dildo, fruit n vege or other XXX).
Oh yeh... I also do not do biker functions. Just do NOT want to be involved in THAT scene.
So I am limited.
In the end, do not sign that agreement if possible. It will do you a disservice when there are so many other quality agencies that do service S.E. QLD (the region you want to service/work) without requiring your exclusivity.
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Vee, i already signed it :( i just went "whatever" kinda thing and signed it. hmm might bring it up with them at the meeting this weekend....
she reasoned the exclusivity thing off the fact that they "train" us,and teach us how to do the xxx performances. therefore if we worked with someone else,the things they taught us would be used for other companies shows.
thanks for the input, i thought it must have been somewhat normal round here to be exclusive :)
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Originally Posted by mermaidnz
Vee, i already signed it :( i just went "whatever" kinda thing and signed it. hmm might bring it up with them at the meeting this weekend....
she reasoned the exclusivity thing off the fact that they "train" us,and teach us how to do the xxx performances. therefore if we worked with someone else,the things they taught us would be used for other companies shows.
thanks for the input, i thought it must have been somewhat normal round here to be exclusive :)
Training?! :laughing: Ah... you just stick a vibe or fruit or vegie up your pussy.. what training is there in that? LOL! All you have to do is actually watch a few XXX shows to be trained. Besides, plenty of other XXX private party dancers will share what to do/how to do it as such.
You may want to bring it up with them if they cannot give you enough work to be exclusive with them. It's only worth being exclusive if they can promise you (and deliver mind you) $$$$
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lol i've never heard of an agency giving xxx training before! im sure most agencies will give you some tips and a general idea... but training? hehe that could be interesting!
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Originally Posted by mermaidnz
I just signed up with today,with and agency that required me to sign an exclusitivity agreement.
if i freelance or work for another agency its an instant $200 fine and dismissile from the company.
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is freelancing the same as getting my own bookings via internet sites and word of mouth? what about modelling and film work? is that freelancing?
Yes, your first example likely would 'freelancing.' It would be competitive with their services.
The answer for the others lies in your contract, where they MUST either define 'freelancing' or include a statement of what work is excluded or included as acceptable 'other' work. They might try to put, but cannot legally enforce, a limitation on completely unrelated work, like a clerk in a video rental store, even if you signed that. If you posted that section, we could tell you more precisely.
Some competitive work limitations include also a location and a time restriction, like you can't work in the greater Minn.-St.Paul region for the duration of your contract and for six months following its termination. Or the like for your location. You'll need to know that too.