Sunday, December 24, 2006

Becoming a Phone Sex Operator - Part I, Types of Phone Sex Jobs

by Ally of Vox Erotic Phone Sex

It seems like the perfect job: set your own hours, work from home, be your own boss, talk to interesting men all day about everyone's favorite subject - sex!

Being a phone sex operator is definitely an interesting job, but it is also a job, one that requires a lot of patience, effort and self-discipline.

There are many different types of phone sex jobs. The first, and lowest-paying (usually), is the call center job. Most of these call center phone sex jobs pay in the range of $7 to $12 an hour. You relinquish one of the most attractive benefits of being a phone sex operator, which is working at home and setting your own hours. On the other hand, call center jobs usually pay by the hour, whereas work-as-home jobs most often pay by the minute, so with a call center phone sex job, you are getting paid for ever hour you're on the job.

The next type of phone sex job are large, national companies that pay in the range of .10 to .35 cents per minute. These are usually busy virtual call centers that will keep you on the phone most or all of your shift. These jobs are great for those just starting out in the industry, who'd like to get a feel for what types of calls a phone sex operator would have to handle during the course of their day.

After you've gained some experience in a large call center type of phone sex job, you may wish to graduate to one of the higher paying, Internet-based companies. There is a very wide variety of phone sex companies and jobs available on the Internet - the most common are dispatch and direct dial (trolling.)

Choosing between dispatch and trolling is a personal decision - it all depends on where your strengths are, and what you'd prefer to spend most of your time doing: if you prefer being on the phone, and don't really care for the marketing aspect of phone sex work, then you may wish to sign up with a reputable dispatch company. If you enjoy marketing and sales, you may wish to find a job with a trolling phone sex company. Trolling companies typically reward your marketing efforts with higher per-minute rates; dispatch companies invest much of their revenue in marketing and operating costs of their virtual call centers, so the per minute rate is typically a bit lower than with trolling companies.

If you're a true entrepreneur, you may wish to investigate self-service platforms such as Niteflirt. Niteflirt provides the website, billing, and call transfer services you will need to set up your own independent phone sex line. There are hundreds of operators working through the Niteflirt platform, so to distinguish yourself, especially at first, you should plan to do some marketing of your own, to bring in your own clients. But for the ambitious phone sex operator, a service like Niteflirt might be the way to go.

Submitted by the Phone Sex Index

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