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A Brothel Manager's Guidebook

Lessons learned from Spitzer's favorite online escort service

By Kate Rockwood,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2008 12:19 PM CDT

(Newser) – There are important lessons to be gleaned from Eliot Spitzer’s shenanigans. Namely: how to effectively run a brothel for the well-to-do. Using cached pages from the now-defunct Emperors Club website, Josh Levin lays out a business plan in Slate.

  1. Keep out the riff-raff: 92% of the club’s clients were CEOs
  2. Peddle the best product: The ladies boasted detailed, degree-laden CVs
  3. Set fair prices: A three-diamond prostitute is less talented than a seven-diamond prostitute, but she’s also one-third the price

  1. Sell the whole woman: “Her lithe fashion model frame shows not the elegant meals she delectably creates to savor”
  2. Diversify your offerings: Aside from women, Emperors Club sells ad space, private yacht charters, and “authentic art” on its site
  3. When cupid strikes, sell: Escorts and clients in real romance can expect to fork over a “mutually agreed upon lump sum” to the matchmaking brothel
Click the link below for more savvy business tips.

New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference Monday, March 10, 2008 in New York.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference Monday, March 10, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)   (Associated Press)
The Emperors Club boasted a bevy of degree-laden, multi-talented escorts.
The Emperors Club boasted a bevy of degree-laden, multi-talented escorts.   (Archive Photos)
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is just one of the well-to-do clients of the Emperors Club. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is just one of the well-to-do clients of the Emperors Club. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)   (Associated Press)
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