Does a
successful escort work on her own as an independent individual or does she have
a pimp who practically manages her business? Are there advantages or rather
disadvantages of working under the supervision of pimp? Well, obviously both.
Either of them cannot be stated unequivocally until we examine the issue more
closely. First let us take the case of working under the control of a pimp,
when the escort is obliged to give a certain percentage of what he or she has earned
by doing escort meetings in return for the pimp managing the sex business. This
can be a bit disturbing for the escort, but it saves her/him energy to seek out
new sex clients on her own. Furthermore, the escort performs well enough the
pimp will send the most wealthy clients as he will have his share in the profit
the escort makes. This is a win-win situation, however, if we look at the
drawbacks then the possibility for the pimp to abuse his power that he gets sex
clients for the escort is very high, and the cooperation can turn into
blackmail, especially if the escort does not like something or wants to get
something done differently from how the pimp wants. The pimp can easily mess
around with escort career, as it is the pimp that manages the sex business.
Also, from a marketing point of view, it is not good, if the escort does not
get on well with her/his pimp. It is not a good advertisement for an escort to
have bad reviews and is known to be problematic. It is therefore not surprising
that an escort might think of working alone in the sex market, rather than
under the supervision of a pimp. However, she or he must take the consequence
that there is no protection from anyone if anything bad occurs. It is obvious
that escorts - and prostitutes in general - are at high risk by encountering
strangers day by day, and in any case they are exposed to the will, strength,
and possible aggression of the stronger sex. Although there are some countries
where prostitution is not illegal, therefore escorts are more willing to run
sex business openly taking all the possible negative consequences such as the
lack of safety. However, in most countries prostitution is illegal, so if an
escort gets in trouble and asks for help from authorities, she or he will be
involved in legal prosecution. If an escort is run by a pimp, the risk is
somewhat more moderate, even if the escort-pimp relation itself is also illegal
in most countries, considering the fact that this kind of prostitution is quite
responsible for human trafficking.
So what are the
advantages and the disadvantages of sex-working under the supervision of pimp?
The advantage is that the pimp provides a certain degree of management for the
escort, arranging the sex-clients, etc. taking this burden off the escort. The
disadvantage of this is that the escort has to give money in return. Another advantage is the physical protection
that the pimp provides from both criminals and sometimes from authorities as
well. However, it is a disadvantage that their relation is illegal even if the
provision of sexual services is legal in that country.
What's the
advantage of working independently? For example, she or he does not have to pay
a contribution to any pimps, so the profit will remain in the escort’s hand. In
addition, there are no requirements and expectations set up by the pimp which
the escort had better meet if she or he does not want to be punished somehow.
And although the escort does not get help build sex clientele, she or he has
much more freedom to choose the right sex clients or come up with new ideas in
terms of sex business strategy. If an escort is working on his or her own, it
tells a lot about the sex worker’s neatness as she or he does not only have to
do self-marketing and management alone, but also have to take care of his or
her own safety, which requires greater circumspection.
So the answer to
this question is probably how much an escort can overcome the difficulties and
dangers accompanying freelance sexual service. If she or he can stand her/his
ground then I think it's possible to have a successful career in sex business.