The first reply deals with a providers question if RB is the place for her.

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"To RB or not to RB is not the question. RB is just a tool.

First, recognize that you are in business and you are the product. Emphasize your strengths, be it looks, body, personality, attitude, intelligence, talent. And work on any weaknesses. Hitting the gym is something everyone can do to improve themselves. Build yourself to be the best product you can.

Target your advertising to the audience you desire. Get some great pictures and a very professional (not cheesy) website to market yourself. If you can't write great prose, hire someone to help you.

Find and study girls and their websites who are attracting the clients you want. Do your homework.

Enthusiastically deliver service that is beyond expectations. For the clients you seek, attitude and service are more important that appearance. Work for and earn a tremendous reputation. Screen carefully to weed out clients with unrealistic expectations.

The ball is in your court to elevate yourself. It will take a lot of work and commitment, but that is what your competition is delivering, and you must pay to play.

Don't whine or make excuses. You are the CEO of your own personal services company, the buck stops with you. Accept this responsibility, set realistic written goals, and make this happen.

Good luck."

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The second Reply is an answer to the same providers comment that she sometimes feels like McDonalds instead of a higher quality restaurant.

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"If you feel you are McDonalds now, it will take more than a menu change to warrant fine dining prices and clientele. You will need to reinvent yourself. Many do this by changing their names and moving across the bay (a joke, sort of).

In the same vein, McDonalds would not be successful suddenly selling fois gras, caviar, and champagne. No matter how great the quality or their napkin service, customers already have an expectation and budget before they even get there.

If you'd like to be a duck, you must go beyond saying you are a duck. You must walk, talk, and quack like one.

Food for thought.
Red"

Thanks for these both Red!

...jd