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When I said they could just say "No" I meant that they don't have to accept everything coming their way just b/c it's there. Not that they literally have to respond to every guy and tell them "No". They can simply ignore them, which a LOT of providers already do regardless of their rates. I've also seen many girls simply state in their ads that they are "low volume" (whatever that really means) and only take a certain amount of appointments per day. The girls can charge whatever they want. It doesn't make any difference to me. I have no problems seeing who I want to see, but this notion that charging lower rates somehow means you're forced to fuck 100 guys a day and life is now unlivable is just silly. As is the attempt by one of the providers to correlate paying a lower rate w/ misogyny.
The whole "resentment" thing doesn't really make sense either, because this thread is evidence that being labeled a so-called "GPS" provider can build resentment all the same. The fact that there is a "GPS" label is evidence in and of itself. The same guys who will "resent" a provider turning them away at lower rates are the same guys who will say a provider has "GPS" and will "resent" them at higher rates. So charging high rates is not a solution for that. Personally, I've seen FAR more (and I mean a hell of a lot more) complaints about high rates and "(insert provider here) has a case of GPS" than I've seen guys complaining that a provider ignored their PM or text. It's an imperfect science and there is always going to be negatives to deal with one way or the other.
Originally Posted by TheOracle
"this notion that charging lower rates somehow means you're forced to fuck 100 guys a day and life is now unlivable is just silly."
Notice that I was specifically referring to providers in high demand, not all providers. If a provider is not in high demand, then she can get away with charging lower rates without being inundated with lots of messages from guys asking to meet her.
If a provider is very attractive or if she's known for providing an exceptional experience or both and she's also good with communication, then she will likely be in high demand. If such a provider in high demand charged lower rates, then she will receive way too many requests from guys every day which will make life difficult for her. For example, one provider who's in high demand is Allegra Hope. She is beautiful and known for providing an amazing GFE experience. If I'm not mistaken, she charges $360 for an hour of her time which is considered a higher rate by some guys. However, if she charged a lower rate, she would receive so many meeting requests that life could very well be miserable for her.
You're right that a lot of providers do ignore messages from guys but that doesn't mean that the provider who repeatedly ignores messages gets away with it without any negative consequences. She doesn't. No one likes being ignored. Furthermore, if a provider develops a reputation for ignoring messages from guys, then a lot of guys will simply not contact her anymore. She will end up losing lots of business. So your proposed solution of ignoring messages from multiple prospective clients on a regular basis to reduce demand is not a feasible one.
You make it sound like a provider can just ignore a guy instead of saying No to him and everything will be fine. The provider's reputation won't be damaged whatsoever. That's not true. In the long run, it will hurt her as much as saying No.
I agree with you that there are a LOT of complaints about GPS but that feeds into my argument. It seems like almost every provider, especially providers in high demand, are accused of having GPS by at least some guys. So unless you charge well below your market value, there will be at least one guy who will accuse you of GPS. So if that's the case, why not just charge what you want and not care if you're labeled as GPS? Some guys might be ok with a high demand provider charging $300/hr. Other guys will label her as GPS. So you just can't win either way.
I'm not telling providers to increase their rates and it's not like providers are eagerly lapping up my "expert advice" lol and increasing their rates in any case. I'm just telling you what providers in high demand are doing already. They're increasing rates to reduce demand. Sometimes it works for them, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes they overestimate their own demand and find that when they increase their rates, they don't receive enough business. So they end up reducing their rate again or offering specials as a way of garnering more business.
Either way, the market and forces of demand & supply will sort them out.
"It's an imperfect science and there is always going to be negatives to deal with one way or the other."
You're spot on with your statement above, TheOracle.