From the escort's perspective there are pros and cons, arguments both ways, for going indie vs going with an agency. Without going into a lot of detail, agencies take a sizable junk of your fees but also do a significant part of the outside-the-date/encounter work. "Hobbyists" tend to imagine that almost all of an escort's work is when she is with customers (since that is the part of which they are most aware) and that the rest is a minor overhead. And of course the core of the job is "customer service", so to speak, but in fact a lot of hours go into advertising (especially at the beginning when you have to get photographs, a web designer, write ad copy, figure out a fee structure etc), corresponding with and screening potential customers (many of whom end up never booking an appointment or are no-shows), arranging security, keeping track of a complex schedule and so forth. Going with a well regarded agency also gives instant credibility as being a good escort to some degree. Also note that it is often (at least a little) easier to move from agency escort to indie, perhaps after you've "learned the ropes" a bit, than to go in the opposite direction.
To be clear, I'm not arguing for the agency option; in fact, in general I think going indie is the better choice. I'm just saying that agencies are not without their advantages, and the trade-off depends on the particular woman and her situation in a lot of detailed ways.
-Ww
