except the 800/hour. That would be nice. LOL.
I like the article, but to be honest, I haven't been a part of many agencies that hold the high standards as Rita's agency does. As much as the experience was "meh", they didn't charge a high price, then take a cut. In fact, they gave out "specials" a lot, and that was really fkin annoying. Very rarely have I even had an assistant who didn't offer discounts. They also didn't weed out the crazies.
Where are the Ritas across the globe? lol!
I like the third person resource when gathering the info to protect the customer; however, they are more on the grid if they're a successful agency, as opposed to one person.
I really like being indy, because I know exactly who is walking through my door, and what his personality is like before we meet. I didn't feel as comfortable when I had booking assistants or was a part of the agency. I was always representing them, as opposed to them representing me. (Even they said though their job was to represent me, but...)
I'm looking back on my reviews and - there is a huge difference in looks and performance when I didn't have control over my clients. Hmm... interesting.
So - all that to say, what the article didn't seem to touch on, was the screening for compatibility that many of us do. Kind of like Match.com and Agency screening combined, only way better. 
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