How to become a prostitute - part 3, advertising yourself

Once you found your spot in the virtual world to go whoring, you have to think about ways to get your own clients there. Naturally there will be men who drop by and chat you up, this may even be the best way of finding clients, but having your name out in the world does help.
There are multiple ways to do this. You can do as me and start a blog of course, but if you're not into regular writing or devoting that much time to creative outbursts, there are easier things that you can do. Some things that you will even have to do.

So, you found your spot to go whoring, now what?

Your tart card

One of the first things any serious pro needs is her own 'business card' with escorting info. This is a pretty simple thing, that can be written in less than twenty minutes and will prove it's use for months, years even, if you last in this profession. I call it a 'tart card', because that's what the names seem to be for cards left in phone boots in the United Kingdom. I rather liked this name.



So, what's in it?

• A photo: having a photo of yourself for prospective clients always helps. You can ad multiple, but you don't have to overdo it. Just get a few good ones, not necessarily naked. Sugggestive does the job. Make sure they are full perms, otherwise you won't get them into a notecard in Second Life.
• A bio: tell those horny men something about yourself. Who are you? Why are you doing what you do? What are your sexual preferences. It doesn't need to be the truth, it just needs to find it's place into their dirty minds. If it gets their members up, that'll help too. Don't make it too long: they're looking for a whore, not a novelist.
• Your services: tell them what you do, what you are good at. Also tell them what you don't do. And don't overdo it on that last category, you will have to have a flexible mind if you intend to make money in this business.
• Your rates: they will want to know how much money their time with you is going to cost them. You can specify this by time units, say: 1000 Linden Dollars for 30 minutes, and/or by services provided: some girls charge more for sex than for lap dances or taking their clients out to the shop for a makeover (yes, that happens too). I will say more on pricing in a later chapter, for now I just want to say: don't make it too complicated, you're a hooker, not the tax man.
• If you're always in the same spot(s), think about adding a landmark, it may help them to physically find you. Not all advertising board owners like this though, so be prepared to have an extra card without landmark around.

This picture used to be in my tart card. You can see there's even a phone booth on it!

Tart card: an example

I'll give an example of what can be in a well-made card with escorting info, first my own:

Are you bored? Are you lonely? Doesn't your wife understand you?
No worries, you can always call me. I will do anything for you...

<Here goes my image>

If you like to have some fun with an exotic sex kitten, you're welcome to IM me ;)

I'm 24 years old, half Asian and ready for you..

I am openminded, I love sex and I like to make you feel good being around me.

Also, I get off at feeling dirty.
Whether you want me for a romantic date or rape and murder me in an alley, I'm yours to do with whatever you want...

These are my rates:

15 mins lapdance/blowjob:  500L
30 mins sex: 1000L
60 mins sex 2000L

Don't be shy to IM me. Even when I'm not in, I may be able to setup a hot date with you :)

Blog: http://tsaicheng.blogspot.com/

As you see, I try to keep things simple: not too much text, I use a flat rate, so they know they just pay for my time and I list my blog, where they can get more info on me, or just read and be completely distracted.

Another example, from the advertisement board of my long-time colleague Elvira, it is named 'Elvira Avedon Street Girl Card':

<a picture here>
As you may have guessed I am a prostitute  If You are interested i would like to tell You about my services.
<another picture>
i am available for rent to please all Your desires or fantasies. i have few limits so please tell me what You like best. i am hooked on sex, enjoy BDSM and all fetishes. i like it rough too. You don't need to hold anything back with this girl my purpose is only to please You and give best value for money. i am only a street whore but i am good at it so You are going to have the time of Your life. my body is yours to use and enjoy in any way You please. i have Xcite body parts for your enjoyment.

Rates for renting me are:

Public dancing. Tip me as You feel i deserve.

Private dancing, lap dance and strip. L 200

Sex 15 minutes for L 450

BDSM 15 minutes for L 450

Beating, violence, rape etc. 30 minutes for L 800

Or the cheapie options... a quickie upskirt in the alley five minutes for 250 lindens :-)
<a picture here>
Kidnap, imprisonment slavery roleplay. Price to be agreed. depending on time. You can keep me bound or locked up and isolated as You please for multi-sessions. i run ONLY RLV and have collar and restraints, gag etc. i will be unable to escape and in your control.

Longer sessions are available as You may prefer, L 800 for 30 minutes. L 1600 for one hour etc.
<a few more pictures>

It is structured in a different way than I would do it, but it provides all the info a prospective client would need. Notice some specialities and own roleplay fantasies of Elvira's are included.

My colleague Elvira, with the Street Whores advertising boards behind her

Where to advertise

Once you have your card with escorting information you can think about distributing it. Of course you can just drop it on any man that you encounter, but chances are that this may not be appreciated by all of them. Some of them might take offence and abuse report you for being a spammer. Or they will decide to not come back to your place in Second Life (imagine 5 to 10 girls doing this at once... a bit intrusive isn't it?)
So, you will want to be just a little more discrete about it. Of course you give your card to men who ask for it, but you can offer it to them using the many advertising boards in SL too, starting with one of the boards in your own workplace. Assuming there are...

Next you will have to look for other places for your advertisement. This is easy, just think of the following:

• Where do horny men (or women) go?
• Where do I find plenty of them, preferably ones in possession of some cash?
• How much can I afford to pay for a sign?

Now use the search and walk around. The best places are places where plenty potential clients may walk by. You will want them to see your ad, so you're not going to look for a hidden spot. What are the places you see first, once you land in a region? Go for those spots, or spots as close to them as possible.
Don't be tempted to pay too much, in the end you only have so much money to spend on advertising and only so much time in-world to earn it back. You don't want to give all of your money to the owners of advertising boards.

Getting your name out there does help. You can choose to do this on a larger scale for a while, then cut back on the costs, or you can be more modest and just choose a percentage of your total budget to be spent on ads.

Don't expect immediate results, it takes time to build up a reputation. Do it wisely and systematically.

Me, years ago, hanging out against a wall with advertising signs at Mystro Pestro, a busy adult region in Second Life

Get creative

Now you have your tart card and your advertising boards out there in the world it is time to go whoring! Just feel hot for yourself and it'll work.
But if you feel like it, there are always some extra things that you can do to attract clients. There are always men (or women, furries, dragons...) out there looking for something special.

So, what else could you do?

• Make photo's, and post them on sites like Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96915038@N04/
• Become a porn actress, some men love the idea...
• Use social media, like Facebook, Twitter, to get your name out there and chat with (prospective) clients as well.
• Use Secondlife's own social feed to inform people on your presence and activities and think about the options that websites like SLUniverse may have for you to gain a name for yourself.
• Socialise with your colleagues and learn from them.

That's it basically, of course there's always more to learn on subjects like advertising and marketing, but this is plenty to start out as a whore. Next time I'll go on and tell about hooking up potential clients in-world.



All blogposts from this series:

How to become a prostitute:  

Part 1: finding a place to work
Part 2: appearance 
Part 3: advertising yourself (this one)