Phone Sex Jobs

Here are some that people have sent me .. now i have no information on any of these since I do not work for any of these so you will need to research them yourself.

If anyone else knows of any non pso work from home jobs please post the information here.

Goodluck!

In my last post, I referred you, my dear readers, to the existing PSO message boards & communities to do your research before applying for phone sex jobs. In this post, I am going to issue a few “warnings” or maybe a better word would be – “disclaimers”.

* Don’t reject a company out of hand based on one person’s opinion. Get all the input you can, and consider reviews from many sources. If you hear the same kinds of complaints about a company over and over in more than one place, well then, you can conclude that you are hearing the truth.

* Make sure you get some input from people who actually have worked for these companies. Second-hand info is not always bad – news travels fast about bad companies and many of us feel we have a duty to warn – but you should also try to get info from current contractors for a company *and* from former contractors who aren’t currently employed by the company.

* Google is your friend. Sometimes info about a company can show up in unexpected places on the Internet. It pays to do a few quick searches on the company name, phone number, web address etc.

* Go with your gut. Pay attention to how you are feeling about the people who represent the company when you contact them. How they treat you during the application process can give you important clues about how they will treat you once you are working for them. If you don’t feel good about the process, don’t sign on. Keep looking.

A valid question! And one that some of my readers might be asking, since the title of this website *is* Phone Sex Jobs dot com.

Well. My original vision for this site when I purchased the domain back in 2002 was to have a place to help women who were looking for work in this field. I’d witnessed too many horror stories and I wanted to help PSO’s avoid some of the pitfalls and “sharks” in sheep’s clothing that lurk around in the online phone sex industry. I had seen women misled about jobs, women who worked and weren’t paid, women who had their time wasted by people who never had any intention of hiring them.
As well as informing people about the dangers, I wanted to support PSO’s & aspiring PSO’s & keep them well informed about opportunties & resources in the field. I had considered the idea of having paid classifieds but only accepting ads from companies I felt were reputable. I also considered the idea of having a database of all possible companies. But these things existed and still exist elsewhere. I also had originally planned to add a phone sex forum to this site where phone sex workers could help each other & share experiences with companies – but then so many other PSO communities started to crop up, some of which I was heavily involved in, and it just seemed redundant to start my own. There are currently several active communities which serve as good resources and they are linked here in the sidebar under “PSO Forums” for anyone who is not familiar with them.

So…I decided at first to just set up a skeleton site with some info and few unpaid links to companies that I knew were reputable & decent to work for…and just left the site alone for a while.

Recently, I decided to install the blog here so I could publish items of interest along with my own opinions & perspective on things. I don’t update regularly but do update when I feel there is something important to say : )

Now…about those job ads. When I set up the Phone Sex Jobs blog, I decided to just continue my policy of listing links to phone sex companies who I feel are reputable (you’ll find those in the sidebar too) along with links to the employment forums, adult employment sites & PSO communities where you can research on your own. I may in the future expand on the phone sex job listing aspect of this site but for now, the best way to use this site to find phone sex work is to use the links I’ve provided in the sidebar. You can rest assured that no one has paid to advertise a job here and you can also rest assured that my judgement to link directly to a company that I believe is “reputable” comes from 7 years of doing phonesex work & adult webmaster-ing & being a very active participant in online phone sex worker communities for those same 7 years.

It doesn’t mean that any company I didn’t list here is NOT reputable, though.

It just means that companies I DO list, I feel are trustworthy.

Happy job hunting!

There was an excellent post made a few days ago on the phone sex ops Ezboard community and I thought it was a must-read for my readers, especially those currently seeking a first job as a phone sex op. This excellent advice comes from a phone sex performer with ten successful years in the business who goes by the name of AllieXXX on the Ezboard community.  She covered all the major issues beautifully and you absolutely cannot go wrong if you follow Allie’s advice for phone sex job seekers which can be found here.

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I love Lunarpages! In four and half years, I’ve hardly EVER experienced any downtime. They offer tons of bandwidth and storage which they are always increasing, plus right now they are giving a free domain name for life (as long as it’s hosted with them) and a full package of FREE CoffeeCup software which includes a website builder, CoffeeCup webcam and a bunch of other stuff. They have tech support & sales support via toll free phone number plus if you submit tickets online they always respond promptly. They give you a bunch of free scripts which you can install with one click, including Wordpress. The package with all the one click scripts is called Fantastico and Fantastico is part of the CPanel hosting package that Lunarpages offers. If you are new to owning your own site & having your own hosting account, I suggest you do some reading on CPanel & Fantastico as compared to other hosting control panels before you decide where to host. Cpanel/Fantastico is one of the simplest to use and feature-rich control panels out there for virtual hosting clients. LilacPixels offers some very sound recommendations for those who are contemplating hosting for sites that will incorporate WordPress blogs (you mean you’re not planning to use WordPress?!?!?! *wink*) I think her page is a must read.
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I’m a little late weighing in on this one, but I just can’t let this slip by without saying my peace. Besides, it ties in with a topic I’ve been wanting to discuss here for quite a while and it makes a great cautionary tale for newcomers to the world of phone sex jobs on the Internet. Anyway, here’s the story:

A phone sex operator said she’s owed big bucks for talking dirty. She also said that phone sex operators aren’t at all what people who call them are lead to believe.

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So, it seems the lady interviewed in this story, Janice Huge, was a frequent caller on a chat line. On that chat line, she was approached by a woman & recruited to work as paid phone sex worker for a company by the name of Erotic Communications. Said company’s business model consisted of creating profiles on Niteflirt and then having the calls ring on the phone numbers of ladies who were being recruited off this chat line. Big promises were made in terms of earning potential…but when it came time to get paid, Ms. Huge and apparently, some of the other women recruited by Erotic Communications did not get paid.

Intriguingly, there was a whole range of reactions to Ms. Huge’s story from other phone sex workers on the various PSO boards and forums. The vast majority of phone sex workers who use Niteflirt.com are independents who are in business for themselves. The reactions from these independent PSO’s ranged from outrage that yet another phone sex company was taking advantage of a fellow phone sex worker who also happens to be handicapped to outrage at Ms. Huge herself for “sinning” against the industry with the statements she made to the press.

Most of the “Flirts” who commented on the phone sex forums were annoyed & upset (rightfully so, IMO) that Niteflirt itself, rather than this phantom middleman company, was taking the heat for not paying a handicapped woman for work performed. Dear Madame’s blog entry, entitled Don’t be Dissin’ My Niteflirt, represents that viewpoint well.

Some “Flirts” were skeptical of Ms. Huge’s claim that she was owed $8,000 – it’s not too common to be able to earn that amount in the few short weeks that Ms. Huge was employed by Erotic Communications. I attribute the $8000 figure to exaggerated claims and promises made to Ms. Huge when she was hired by Erotic Communications. She was told she’d be paid something like $2.00 per minute for talk time so perhaps based on minutes worked, she really did believe she was owed that much. The reason why it would be well nigh impossible for a Niteflirt “middleman” type company to pay a PSO 2 dollars per minute was broken down rather well by a lady known on Niteflirt as “The Principal” or Principal Angela Quattrano. PAQ also offers a great explanation of how Niteflirt works for independents versus how it works for those who work for “middleman” companies….and shares her own experience as a contractor with this type of “middleman” company. Many were also mystified as to why Ms. Huge and others would work for so long without seeing a paycheck.

Some PSO’s were outraged that Ms. Huge made the following statement to the press:

…..the ads for phone sex lines are deceiving.

“It’s all a fraud, the pictures online are of a model. The person you talk to is not the real person,” Huge said.

I think here, Ms. Huge is speaking from her own limited experience as an online phone sex worker. It’s a fact that *some* phone sex sites do use models to represent some of the voices you speak to on the phone. This information does not come as a shock to most of the men who use our services. There are some sites that use models, some use erotic cartoons instead of photos, some phone sex lines use no photos or images at all, and lo and behold -  some phone sex workers actually do publish images of themselves on their sites and even offer streaming video to their callers! It’s the call that counts…and as with most things in life, there are different strokes for different folks and on the great big smorgasbord of online phone sex and cam sites, there truly is something for everyone. It was Ms. Huge’s reality as a contractor for Erotic Communications that she was “pretending” to be a model in a photo chosen by her employer – but this is not the reality for every phone sex worker nor is it the only way to do business especially on Niteflirt.com where you find such a diverse group of men and women offering erotic chat and webcam services. So yea, although it’s rather distasteful to hear such a blanket condemnation of phone sex work as “fraud” – I think we have to put Ms. Huge’s statement in perspective and just take it from where it comes – her own limited experience and her anger over not being paid.

To sum up, what can be learned from Ms. Huge’s experience that can help those who are new to this business?

1. Know who you’re working for. Make sure you have a contact name, business address, and a working telephone number for someone who hires you without a face to face interview. This may seem obvious but it’s so easy to get wrapped up in big promises and the hope of working from home that some forget to do their homework.

2. Research the company as much as possible before accepting a position. Google it! Enter the company name and the contact person’s name in the search engines and READ your results. Visit the phone sex forums that I link to here, ask questions and read old posts to find info about your company.

3. Be wary of companies that “use the Niteflirt platform for billing” or “set up a profile for you”. It’s just way too easy for anyone to join Niteflirt, set up a few profiles and maybe a website and declare themselves a “company”. No investment is required except maybe a few dollars for photos, no credit check, no background check, no experience nothing. Lots of abuses seem to occur with these Niteflirt-based phone sex companies so go back to step two and RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH (and read Principal Quattrano’s blog again) before you accept a position with a Niteflirt-only company. Also, you must ask yourself – what are they doing for me that I could not be doing for myself with my own Niteflirt account? Lots of these companies promise to advertise for you, but after you accept the position you may find that the call volume just is not there.

4. Be wary of exaggerated claims of earning potential. Though there are quite a few experienced and talented PSO’s who earn upwards of $1000 dollars per week, this is not the norm for a raw newcomer to the business. Expect it to take a while to get up to speed if you have no sex work experience. Do the math with your per minute rate also. Remember you get paid for talk time only (in most cases). Just because people compliment you on your sexy voice or your boyfriend digs the way you get him off over the phone – doesn’t mean you’ll make thousands your first week as a professional phone sex op. For most of us, it takes a while to build repeat business, to learn the intricacies and the off-the-beaten-path fetishes that some of our callers like to talk about. Any company that promises you thousands your very first week as a phone sex op, is probably a company you should avoid.

5. Don’t be afraid to abandon a sinking ship. If you aren’t paid on time or if (horrors!) your paycheck bounces, it’s time to seek employment elsewhere. Again, it may seem as though I’m stating the obvious, but in my six years of involvement in PSO & work at home forums and communities, I’m truly shocked to see how long some of us will hang on in hopeless situations or accept treatment that workers in the “real world” would never stand for. There are other phone sex companies and other work at home jobs. Never operate from a position of desperation!

I haven’t seen an update to this story anywhere. Will Ms. Huge get her money? I will keep my readers posted if or when I find out.

Comments are open!

If you want to read reviews written by other PSO’s before applying to work for a phone sex company, you can visit & join any one of the new forum links that I’ve added to the sidebar. PSO Chat & Support has a well-organized database of phone sex company reviews with honest input from PSO’s who’ve worked for them. Open discussion & questions are supported and negative information is not stifled or deleted in this group.

Another good resource – “Doxy Wringer” of PhoneSlutDiary.com has interviewed several phone sex company owners and written some company reviews for job applicants in her phone sex worker resource section.

I am also linking to SexyJobs.com and Adult Staffing, which are, I’d say, the two major adult / sex industry job resources on the Internet. I think I am still using an affiliate link for Sexy Jobs, but I have never made a dime from recommending them so it’s strictly a public service, folks. : )

Do beware when using SexyJobs and Adult Staffing, especially if you post a resume. In fact, if asked, I would advise against posting personal contact information on those sites and just browse, search and contact the companies yourself. Sexy Jobs in particular is rife with guys who troll and pose as “employers” and ask you to “audition” for a phone sex job or cam employment. Reliable companies with real job opportunities do not ask for phone sex “auditions”. You will most certainly be asked to call in so they can hear your voice and they may ask you questions pertaining to how much you know and your comfort level with fetishes – but they are not going to ask you to moan or to engage in a phone sex call with a male staff member. If you are asked to do these things, look elsewhere. Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail email addresses are another red flag. Anyone representing a REAL company should have an email address set up on their website domain (if they have a website) – something like janedoe@phonesexcompany.net, for example. If they are a company without a website, then at the very least they should be using an email address associated with an Internet service provider – cable or DSL company and so on. If you do decide to go the resume-posting route on an adult job search site, proceed with caution when anyone contacts you and make sure everything they are telling you checks out before going further and giving out your personal information and/or giving them an “audition”.

I’m pleased to announce that the owner of what was once one of the best resources for PSO’s and phone sex job seekers has decided to “jumpstart” the activity in her group and the group is now open for new members once again. The PSO Chat and Support E-group has always been a place where a job seeker or a working phone sex performer can get honest answers about companies & employment practices as well as help & support from other PSO’s. The group has a wealth of helpful links and information, a database of “Service Reviews” where PSO’s share positive & negative experiences working for companies and a risk list to help services avoid bad & deadbeat callers. You can apply to join the group here.

I’m in the process of updating & expanding the information & resources offered here. While the site is in transition, you can access the old links & material by going here.

The new version of this site will be much more interactive and offer a wider range of info & resources for phone sex & adult webcam job seekers, independent PSO’s & cam performers, small audiotext businesses, amateur sex site owners & adult webmistresses & webmasters.

In addition to checking back here for daily updates, visit these great forums & resource sites to network with others in our business:

Niteflirt Speakers Forum

Phone Sex Employment & Advice

Adult Phone Entertainers Egroup