I had worst happen to me and I mean worst
Originally Posted by CameronX [ / ViewOriginalPostNever, Imeanneverevercallthehotelinwhichsomeoneisoperatingoutofjustbecauseyouweren'tabletobustanutthatday] (sorry for the crude choice of words but that is the bottom line in this scenario). There are plenty of providers that he could have called following that failed visit who would have taken good care of him.[Letthisonego, revengeisnotthesolution, toomanyinnocentpeoplecouldbeeffectedbyyourchoiceinthematter.].
I feel his pain. CameronX that's pointing him in the right direction. Great gals like you are waiting on him to help and see He gets a great time. Time and patience solve most problems.
My two cents, worth exactly that
[QUOTE=Admin2;2073220]All that stuff for the USASG is coming. We aren't going to be fucking around with the free part, there will always be a free membership with pretty much the same features available now. We want to develop more features, mobile, more robust search, maybe live regional chat, along with other stuff for a subscription level membership which would include avatars.
I'm talking to el Jeffe about putting a donation button on the forum, with one or two levels. Level one would give them a different user title like "Contributing Member" or something like that. Level two would have a different title and gets avatars.
Reviews are the lifeblood of the site so we always want the guy sitting in front of his computer to be able to do that for free, but for power users who want more functionality, we want them to be able to have it as well but developing that shit's expensive, and well, we all want to fly private someday. Imagine a trip to the actual Greek islands with Sasha and CC on a private plane. (Cue dream sequence).
Paypal will never be an option, those fucks stole our money and still have it. Maybe someday in the future there will be a USASG CCBilling, payment processor that won't penalize sites that are engaged in adult activity.
A2.[/QUOTE]The classified ads should definitely cost something, which would clean them up in terms of the number of posts and probably improve the experience for everyone. Of course, you'll have to be even more vigilant about keeping advertising out of the other forums, and that might have a cost. The one thing that might be useful to me would be a better search function, though you just come to expect a good search function to be basic functionality for a site (even if the adult sites rarely deliver this). Avatars and special titles mean nothing to me. And there's just going to be some resistance to paying -- more from having a financial account of any kind attached to a site like this than the actual money.
But, all in all, if there were some kind of one-time fee, or at least no more than annual, without an automatic rebill, that could be paid through some anonymous electronic means, then I'd pay for better search and filtering options. That latter part especially if I could find terms that would eliminate a lot of stuff that you have to wade through on the site. And not have to wait X seconds between searches and such.
Avatars for advertisers / providers that would be linked to their reviews or any commentary would be great, not unlike NR, which I find easy to navigate despite any other flaws it may have. They're the ones I could see paying extra for avatars. And I'm sure there are guys on here whose egos are stroked in such a way by the idea that it would appeal to them as well.
But, bottom line, if you actually had advertising that was both paid and moderated, that could pretty much make you heroes. The moderation would actually add value for the advertisers too, and the legit ones should be willing to pay more for it.
You might well drive BP out of business. Then all the do-gooders would shift their focus to you. And you may not care, since you have no ties to Goldman Sachs or any legitimate publishing enterprise. But once the evil eye of do-gooderism finds you, it's not always comfortable, and soon you have USA Paratroopers combing Argentina in search of your servers.
Not sure what we can do about cash and dash
[QUOTE=SinfulDreams;2073830]A2 I am all for it. I pay quite a bit for some ads already on other boards, but that is where a lot of my business comes from so I don't mind. I would agree with the gift card thing such as a prepaid. However, with certain cards such as Green Dot, IF they find out you are using it for Adult Related Services, they will freeze your money and ban you. I guess depending on if you could mask what the charge would go through as would definitely help. I know Eros goes through as DSP...and nobody knows what that means, although if they wanted to they could look into it.
Hopefully it will weed out some of the ones who don't really want to be in this, and the cash and dash, and such. I know I am all for that.[/QUOTE]But one of the things we are kicking around is verifying to cut out bait and switch. Essentially we would do some kind of quick video interview with the advertiser while we have their pics up on our screen. We look at them, look at the pics, if we are reasonably certain it's them, we annotate the ad or pic somehow. We wouldn't be saying that if you go to see this girl that she opens the door, we would just be saying, we saw her, these pics are the chick we saw. As long as she used the "verified" option that would be a small upcharge on her ad. Not sure what we are going to do in the event that it's the chick, but the pics were 10 years and 50 lbs ago though.
We are also planning on using chrome to mod so we can right click and do the google image search, all pics that came back as K-Pop stars would be deleted and "thank you very much for the money.".
The biggest complaint BY FAR on BP is bait and switch. We would allow chicks to use pics that were "representative" of themselves so long as that was disclosed. Then it would be up to the reviewers to either corroborate or vilify the claim.
Ally when you get to the shopping cart you're going to think, "Seriously, that's all they want?
There's a lot of providers in the states, good fucking providers, we want our reputation to be one of honesty, integrity, VALUE, and security. We will have some kind of generic name for CC processing as well. Nobody wants to get something on their statement that says FindaHo. When we are successful at that I'll be showing up at CVG in a pimped G-5, platform shoes, fur coat, and a big hat.
Providers Appearance Short of Expectations?
I thought I'd move this conversation to the Octagon before it gets argumentive. Sex providers are not always what we expect when the door opens, right? Men who pay for sex, however, are all "GQ model material" with abs of steel. The next time you schedule an appointment with a provider and you're disappointed in appearances (much older, heavier, not so pretty, etc)., should you turn and run or give her a chance to provide her best to you? If every provider who was turned off by the old, fat, bald, smelly men who they open the door to says "no thanks", where would the hobby be?
From my own experiences, I've been with really pretty spinners who couldn't give a fuck about their performance and are a waste of money and I've been with homely or chubby women who gave me the ride of my life. If we mongers want a beauty queen on our arm, we should have married one or get on the dating scene until you find one. If we want great sex, sometimes we have to overlook the imperfections in the providers (as they do ours) and let nature take its course. I'm not saying we should overlook things like filthy rooms, other people hanging out, etc., but to turn and run due to looks alone is simply rude.
Another Angle on Why I do THIS
Looks like this topic of physical appearance and expectations has gotten a lot of attention. I may have a very different approach and attitude to the hobby than most men. I have sex regularly at home, it's just boring and doesn't fulfill my extremely high sex drive, so I'm willing to pay for that thrill and excitement of fucking younger, less inhibited women without looking for a "mistress" to complicate my life.
I also enter into the hobby with the same priority as at home- make my woman cum and lust for me. That's what turns ME on the most. While I'm not naieve enough to believe all the moans and groans are authentic, I do know when a woman shakes and squirts with me, I've done my job! That turns me on more than a great blow job or hot body that just lays there. Like I've said, outward appearance is part of the attraction, but chemistry and performance matters more (to me).
To each his own, of course. If we want to pop with a pretty woman and won't settle for less, be very selective and prepare to be disappointed. To find a hot, sensual woman who also has the looks of a Penthouse Pet, either you're playing in the wrong league and need to step up to the $1,000 an hour level or you'll be stroking your own luck, if you know what I mean.
Have I found a few extremely hot and sexy women I would consider very pretty? Yes. Have I had great sex with those who are not? Absolutely, YES. The greatest thing about the hobby is that you can play with whom you want and avoid those you don't want based on doing your research. You can pay what you want (but please don't be a shyster and try to negotiate for $10 BJs)!
Are the women in this for the money? 100% YES. It's what they live and survive on. Do most of the women love sex? Probably. That's why they chose this "profession". OK, it's about the money. Does it really matter? Carry on and be SAFE!
Awesome ideas with one small change...
"ride off into the sunset astride a big white (stallion)." LOL.
[QUOTE=MollyDaniels;2077609]So, I have been pondering this idea for some time. I'm all for it, as seems to be the consensus.
(1) Create a better search and / or index function for your premium members. Maybe even something as simple as clicking on the user name to see previous posts. All of the member's reviews (either about a provider or authored by a gent) will be accessible. This would be really helpful for all of our traveling members; it can be tedious to search for info sometimes.
(2) Consider increasing your server storage (sorry, I'm not a techy) so that videos can be uploaded. Only premium members could access the videos. Providers could post their own videos, mongers can post their videos from a session, etc. Seriously. Dudes LOVE video. Dudes will pay for video. You can charge for access per video ($2 will unlock Molly's Raunchy in Reno video permanently, or $20 per month will unlock all videos).
(3) Create a 'review template'. This doesn't even have to be exclusive to premium members. It can just be a way to include all the pertinent info that mongers like to know about.
(4) Ad posting guidelines. We already have a 'one ad per day rule'. Premium members could have unlimited ad posting rights, and their ad posts could be posted instantaneously (no moderation. Hey A2 that saves you work!) Or, for the ones who 'copy and paste' the same ad, you could have a 'bump to the top' option for premium members.
(5) Photo verification. This may be a bit too much added work for you, A2. Monger reviews should be able to tell you if posted pics are accurate. But, for a brand new provider, this may be a great way to verify they aren't misrepresenting themselves.
(6) Separate hobbyist / provider only forums for premium members. This would help keep the white-knighting off the main boards, and can be a helpful place for info distribution.
(7) Premium Member Spotlights. This can be used as a reward for loyalty to the premium part of the site. Either focus on one monger / provider each month, or have a voting system to help decide who wins the honor.
(8) Premium Provider Banner Rotation. Rotate the pics of local premium providers across the top of all pages of their local forum.
(9) Have an 'available now' button for both providers and mongers.
(10) Create premium sections for fetishes, teens, watersports, and any other 'hot topics'.
(11) Chat module. While I think this is a great idea, I'm not so sure it will be used enough to justify the start-up cost. Other hobby sites with chat functions have little to no activity in their chat rooms the majority of the time (at least in my opinion).
(12) This may be a bit too much, but consider having an online 'pay' system. Lots of times guys have trouble securing and hiding hobby funds from their SO. If there was a way to charge them anywhere from $5-$50 per month, recurring, for an online subscription to 'ESPN worldwide sports digest' or to 'the Farmer's Almanac', that money could be their 'hobby savings account' and can be used to pay providers (with an appropriate surcharge for the site).
These ideas are mainly features from the numerous other hobby sites I have used. But, the more perks there are for premium membership, the more likely you will have customers willing to pay for the premium service.
Get 'er did A2! I'm all about you becoming rich, so we can get married and ride off into the sunset astride a big white horse. LOL!
Kisses.
Molly.[/QUOTE]