Hi EB
Excellent posting, for the rates some guys seems to think that by complaining about higher rates ,the rates will stay down .
It has different effect has the higher class girls will simply not stay .
In my business I am in the need for lawyers many times the rata range varies from $135 a hour to close to $1,000 per hour.
They are called lawyers but the end result is not necessarily the same.
Other examples a executive suite in a 5 stars Hotel ,well you don,t sleep better but you are definitely greeted better .
The prestige of waring a gold Rolex !it doesn't provide better time but you do have better service.
This thread is full of generalizations and conclusions that don't always apply. Back in the day when Martin was running XXXtase he would only put certain girls at VIP rates, and those rates were usually only slightly higher. This was usually done because the girl was better looking than average. And Martin was right - he knew what girls he could charge out at what rates. That is why Martin was Martin, and you guys are not. He knew what he was doing.
I saw one of his VIP girls, Brittany of XXXtase, in the summer 2010. She was the best looking escort I have seen in Montreal since about 2007. She only worked there for a few weeks and she told me she thought Martin was underselling her at that rate, and that he told her that he could not charge more. Girl was from Ottawa, and probably left for greener pastures of Ottawa/Toronto. But she was a stunningly beautiful girl (Anglophone of French ancestry!!!!!!!!!!) and properly priced by Martin as above average for the Montreal market.
Hannah who worked at Good Girls left that agency and came back as an indy at VIP/HDH rates. From what I saw of her at GG2, she 100% should have been working at higher than normal rates due to looks, personality and (from what others have said) service. 100% she should be higher priced than average.
I had a few higher end girls working for me last year before I retired ,I wasn't able to market them has VIP rates where just a little higher but not enough so they would stay in this .
They where not only cutter they where professional models well educated great conversationalist and much more.
Not only the problems comes from the outside (clients) complaining about rates
but from the inside (other girls)
So you need personal drivers and you don't mix them with the others,
What I was referring to here is more the criteria a SP should meet before being referred to as VIP
Some agencies are really dilating the term
Cheers
Booker