what are you really paying for? 2
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I think some of these online advertisers might mean well when giving advice whether it is good or bad. But I agree some of them try to play “God” which is very wrong. But that goes for any business where advertising is important and there is an advertiser who has a virtual monopoly. For instance back in the days and even to some extent today the Yellow Pages with all their rules and high fees.
Have you ever considered starting a adult advertising website? You seem like a fair person who would look out for the interests of the escorts as well as the clients. You could make nice money too but I have a gut feeling you would not put making money before your principles which would be great.
I can see some of their points, having played mostly at mid-range as opposed to high-end.
A lot of people love company, dinner dates, overnights, travel but cannot fit in their budget to pay more than a certain total amount for the date. So I can see the logic of heavy discounting for time amounts after the first 1,1.5 or 2 hours for a mid-range escort. She would still get paid way more than most conventional jobs.
But I never thought it could look incriminating…
It also sounds like the rest of their advice comes across very mixed as well.
Setting rules and boundaries like that site does makes them sound more like a half-assed escort agency than an advertising site for independents. Maybe that’s their aim. If they can get enough providers to jump through their hoops, they can be an agency without doing all that boring paperwork or setting up in-calls, etc. etc.
Chris,
I haven’t run across advertisers playing God quite so much in the mainstream world — it seems more rampant in the adult world. Most of my business experience is here though.
No, I have NO DESIRE for the headaches of managing an advertising mall! No no no!! This isn’t me whining from the sidelines — most advertisers get it right and some are terrific. The ones who aren’t stick out to me, though.
Thais,
Rates are something an escort needs to figure out based on a number of factors. What SOMEONE ELSE thinks of her job is NOT one of the factors.
And it’s a learning lab for some — if her rates are too high, she might need to adjust. If they’re too low and she isn’t paying her bills — she might need to adjust. But ultimately — she can charge whatever she wants. The market will ignore her or not.
Everything in the US looks incriminating. Sigh. It has to be approached that way, unfortunately. Which is a handicap to those girls who would prefer to charge for sex acts.
Aspasia,
Didn’t think about that! I am very sure that they’re happy to tell girls who write in what they think they sould charge. I’ve seen men on boards do this. It’s very very wrong.
While I might only want to pay 10EUR for lunch out here, plenty of people pay 20-40EUR for lunch — so why would a restaurant consult with me or take my word as gospel? I could ruin their business for them if 10EUR lunches don’t pay their overhead.
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Maybe you don’t want to run an ad mall, but it’d sure be nice if there were an amalgamation of providers/former providers who offered a range of services for escorts, new and established.
Alexa,
A professional association of professional service providers? That’s an idea! One-stop shopping for everyone and here’s a place where a Code of Ethics would really have to count.
Hmm….wow. I could really get behind something like that. Brilliant idea!
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Amanda are you going to be in Las Vegas Sept 9th.? I sent you an email on friday. I don’t know if you had a chance to see it. The title is Update – 7/20/09.
Agent009,
Yes I’m going back to Vegas this week, and I am behind on emails. Expect a reply from me today!
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Amanda