Rants, Raves and Opinions AKA "The Octagon"

[QUOTE=Admin2;2142707]So it's begining to get populated, thanks to all the ladies and their patience with the early hickups.

I have to say something though, if you have two monitors pull up our site [URL]http://usaadultclassifieds.info/classifieds/350/posts/1-Independent-Escorts/[/URL] then pull up the competition (BP cough, cough) and look at them side by side. Man there is just no fucking comparing them, ours looks 100 times better.

A2.[/QUOTE]Two small issues with the design of the new site:

1) No visible usernames on any of the posts. It's hard to tell who the actual poster is unless you start comparing individual ads against the ones in the existing thread, which is obviously not a workable solution.

2) The picture thumbnails on the left of each post look really squashed if the picture is portrait instead of landscape.

Other than that, seems okay. Not quite clear on what the need was for a new site, though, or how things are supposed to interact with the review threads here.

[QUOTE=Zcochran00;2142730]Two small issues with the design of the new site:

1) No visible usernames on any of the posts. It's hard to tell who the actual poster is unless you start comparing individual ads against the ones in the existing thread, which is obviously not a workable solution.[/QUOTE][BLUE]Nothing is stopping the girls from putting their user names in the title. But I get the point, it's about sending PM's from there and it's a good one, I will send that to the Russians.[/BLUE]

[QUOTE]2) The picture thumbnails on the left of each post look really squashed if the picture is portrait instead of landscape.[/QUOTE][BLUE]Agreed, the base software that we bought doesn't automatically adjust for that. If they post tall thin pics the AR gets all screwed up. We could crop them but then we don't know if they will like it. I think the solution is to add something on the posting side where they get a little box they can set on the photo to make the thumbnails.[/BLUE]

[QUOTE]Other than that, seems okay. Not quite clear on what the need was for a new site, though, or how things are supposed to interact with the review threads here.[/QUOTE][BLUE]Because life is getting more expensive and we don't want to start making your guys pay so we are going to start having a nominal charge for the advertisers. This site wasn't really set up for what we wanted to do. Personally I think our competitor has gotten way too comfortable with their business and their site isn't that great. I think we can do better. Especially since we have you guys here as well. Maybe more chicks brings more guys and soon people say "Back who? Oh I remember them, they used to have a big website. I wonder what happened to them?"

We want to develop more features for this site so we can offer a subscription level membership for guys that want more functionality and that's very, VERY expensive. We will always have the free area just like now but lots of guys talk about things they would like to see here and most say they would pay for them. The problem is you kind of have to build it first and that's not cheap.

It's about growth, and offering a better product. We are just starting out with the new site and will continue to improve it over the next couple months. We intend to integrate it closely with the forum.

Thanks for the comments,

A2[/BLUE]

Am I just that blind but, where do we go to log in to post a review on the new site?

[blue]DOH! I forgot to start the new thread, you can now post your reviews on the USA Adult Classified Advertiser: Reviews, thread.

Sorry, that's why we opened in one city only.

A2[/blue]

Quite frankly, I don't want to use a site that only posts ads with no reviews and no detailed information. Until its integrated with the forum, it's a pain in the ass to flip back and forth to read about the advertisers. Why the need to be MORE like BP when we love USASG because it's NOT like BP?

[QUOTE=Admin2;2142707]So it's begining to get populated, thanks to all the ladies and their patience with the early hickups.

I have to say something though, if you have two monitors pull up our site [URL]http://usaadultclassifieds.info/classifieds/350/posts/1-Independent-Escorts/[/URL] then pull up the competition (BP cough, cough) and look at them side by side. Man there is just no fucking comparing them, ours looks 100 times better.

A2.[/QUOTE]While I agree I think the new site looks better than BP, what is the functional difference?

What I absolutely LOVE about USASG is that everything is out in the open: services, rates, reviews, etc. If the only way to inquire about the information missing from the ads is to PM or text, it makes it risky or cumbersome for mongers. If we have to go to another site to read or post a review, it's no better. If all you wanted to do is raise revenue from advertisers, why not charge a monthly membership fee on USASG?

Am I missing something?

[QUOTE=Cincyman513;2141459]You're the second post I've seen about her not showing. I found her communication to be ridiculous. You can text her something a she MAY reply 4-21 hours later and never answer the question you asked. I gave up on her as it wasn't worth the aggrevation. I wonder if her posts every day bring in any business. Don't besurprised if she post that something happened and that she was sorry AND that she will make it up to you. Advice: DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH![/QUOTE]Well, I have that 4-21 hour estimate beat! I received a text 29 hours after our missed appointment saying "Sorry, babe I over slept". I'm so fucking done with this shit from anyone who yanks me like this. There's way too much pussy out there to put up with this crap.

[QUOTE=Admin2;2142707]So it's begining to get populated, thanks to all the ladies and their patience with the early hickups.

I have to say something though, if you have two monitors pull up our site [URL]http://usaadultclassifieds.info/classifieds/350/posts/1-Independent-Escorts/[/URL] then pull up the competition (BP cough, cough) and look at them side by side. Man there is just no fucking comparing them, ours looks 100 times better.

A2.[/QUOTE]One more suggestion for the new site. Is there a way to put up how many times a provider has posted an ad? It would help pick out the new providers at a glance (and help with figuring that out when we are checking out providers when we travel). Yes, everyone will start at zero since the site just started, but over time it will be easier to quickly see who is a senior and who is a newbie.

[QUOTE=SkirtChasa;2142834]While I agree I think the new site looks better than BP, what is the functional difference?

What I absolutely LOVE about USASG is that everything is out in the open: services, rates, reviews, etc. If the only way to inquire about the information missing from the ads is to PM or text, it makes it risky or cumbersome for mongers. If we have to go to another site to read or post a review, it's no better. If all you wanted to do is raise revenue from advertisers, why not charge a monthly membership fee on USASG?

Am I missing something?[/QUOTE]For a couple reasons, the reviews aren't going anywhere, AND we want to add functionality to the advertiser site with a "review me on USASG" button on each ad. So you see a chick, you bang a chick, then you click on her button that says "Review me on USASG" there will also be a button, "Read my reviews on USASG" and since guys have been using her button to make the reviews it makes it easier on the back end to present only her reviews.

Sorry you think it's a pain in the ass but new things always are, it always gets easier with practice. We had to do something about separating money from the act, we really don't want to wake up one morning and see "This Website has been seized" on the front page. We simply HAD to get to ads of this site. Once that's done then everything here is protected speech and unless they have a new constitutional congress and rewrite the 1st amendment we should be ok.

Work with us while we figure it out, we will get it right for you guys.

[QUOTE=SkirtChasa;2142852]Well, I have that 4-21 hour estimate beat! I received a text 29 hours after our missed appointment saying "Sorry, babe I over slept". I'm so fucking done with this shit from anyone who yanks me like this. There's way too much pussy out there to put up with this crap.[/QUOTE]Amen.

Molly, for one, NEVER disappoints.

[QUOTE=Admin2;2142953]For a couple reasons, the reviews aren't going anywhere, AND we want to add functionality to the advertiser site with a "review me on USASG" button on each ad. So you see a chick, you bang a chick, then you click on her button that says "Review me on USASG" there will also be a button, "Read my reviews on USASG" and since guys have been using her button to make the reviews it makes it easier on the back end to present only her reviews.

Sorry you think it's a pain in the ass but new things always are, it always gets easier with practice. We had to do something about separating money from the act, we really don't want to wake up one morning and see "This Website has been seized" on the front page. We simply HAD to get to ads of this site. Once that's done then everything here is protected speech and unless they have a new constitutional congress and rewrite the 1st amendment we should be ok.

Work with us while we figure it out, we will get it right for you guys.[/QUOTE]Thank makes a difference. I'm so fucking impatient! Thanks, A2!

Am I missing something or is there a space for agency girls to advertise on the new site? Thanks.

[QUOTE=Daddymonger;2143145]Am I missing something or is there a space for agency girls to advertise on the new site? Thanks.[/QUOTE]I think their handler can post each individual ad for them but not as an agency. I am pretty sure that's the way A2 described it.

[blue]Yup, that's right. Though I prefer to think of it as a coordinator not a handler.

A2[/blue]

[QUOTE=AdamP469;2142179]Is there still a high end provider even advertising on this board? I though A2 got rid of her? Anyway, the one high end provider I have seen did accept half her donation up front via green dot. Had she not come highly recommended by a provider I already knew, in this case Molly Daniels, I would have been suspicious that the green dot pre-payment was a scam. But taking into account the cost of the room she booked and her base fee for appointments, the pre-payment was basically insurance that she wasn't going to lose money if there was a last minute cancellation or if some guy was just jerking her around with no real intention of ever seeing her. I'm sure what I gave her via green dot went towards paying for the room, but I don't think she had several more appointments after seeing me, simply because there just are not that many hobbyists in this market who are going to donate several hundred bucks when they see a last minute ad posted by a high end escort, so the cost of the room probably did not get defrayed over the course of multiple appointments. As for the question about endless texts, I've. Noticed that it is becoming more common. The providers who are doing it tell me it is because they have had so many cancellations that they are nervous that if they don't keep following up with somebody, their date will be a no show.[/QUOTE]I could understand that if that was the only client she was seeing but it sounds like she wanted him to pay for half the room for Saturday and Sunday and that is crossing the line to me especially when she is working all weekend and if she is texting him that much isn't that a little overboard or she trying to keep him to herself if that's the guess why is she seeing other clients if she is texting that man every day several times a day I mean seems that somewhere down the line will cause some kind of conflict don't you think good luck to you man use your best judgement in this situation.

[QUOTE=DNut;2142609]I hear what you're saying, and in my defence, here is the post that made me think he wasn't legit.

It was a first time post / review of a provider that was obviously using fake pictures of Elizabeth Shue. First time poster, glowing review of a new provider using fake pictures. How is that not a red flag that other mongers need to be made aware of? Even without the review, the ad alone is a clear cut bait-and-switch situation, unless of course, Elizabeth Shue was providing escort services in Cincinnati.

But you are right. This is not my board and I am a guest. If you say no more calling out of newbies, so be it.[/QUOTE]Use the report post button then in the "Comments" field type this "It was a first time post / review of a provider that was obviously using fake pictures of Elizabeth Shue. First time poster, glowing review of a new provider using fake pictures. ".

Then I review the post, run google image search on the pics, see they are Elizabeth Shue, delete the post and any other douche posts that quoted it, then send a PM to the guy that posted it asking "Hey why the fuck are you writing glowing reviews about Elizabeth Shue? If she's selling pussy I need the number. " I then put a note in his account that writes in BIG FUCKING [RED]RED[/RED] letters [RED]CHECK ALL PICS[/RED] every time he posts and if he does it again, I just start deleting any links or posts of reviews. Or maybe he writes me back and says "Yeah, I knew the photos weren't her but she kinda looks like Elizabeth Shue and she fucks really good" but he didn't know to say that because it's his first time at bat.

This solves the problem, the issue is corrected. Using your method, nothing gets fixed because I don't know about it. Besides that, you spend 5 times as much time writing him as reporting it which you coulda spent looking for pussy.

You're a guest in the house brother, let me take out the trash and empty the ashtrays, it's what I get paid for.

A2.