Here are several tips that may help make your search efforts for existing profiles pay off with better results:1. For starters, always set the "exclude bad websites:" field to ~NO~. This will return all matching profiles, regardless of the condition of the web site link on the profile.
2. When searching on "provider's phone number:", enter just the last seven digits, and leave both the area code and city fields blank. If any profiles exist in the database with the phone number, this approach will find it -- regardless of any data entry errors in the city or area code fields submitted by previous reviewers.
3. When searching on "provider's name:", first try searching on just the name, and leave both the city and area code fields blank. If this returns a large number of responses, then start adding in additional filters, one at a time. First add "city:", and see if the desired profile appears. If not, remove the "city:" value and use "area code:".
4. If neither of those name searches work, try using shortened versions of the name ('Jill' instead of 'Jillian'), commonly used nicknames ('Kath' instead of 'Kathy' or 'Katherine'), or alternate spellings (try both 'Kath' and 'Cath').
4. Lastly, try searching on the "provider's email:" field. Always use the smallest possible value of the email address, in case the provider has altered her email address or changed email servers. For example, if the listed email address is [email protected], simply enter 'candy' in the "provider's email:" field. You should be able to weed through the results fairly quickly to determine whether or not you have a match.
At least 5 or 6 times in the past month, I've tried to search for reviews for ads listed on Eros. I usually use the advance search feature and just enter the phone number. If that doesn't show up, I'll use the advance search and just put in the provider's name & area code of the phone number. I won't get any results.
I will then post a 411 request on a Regional Board. And to my surprise, other members are able to pull up the reviews with the same info that I was searching on (name, phone number). I mean it's cool to get answers. But on the other hand, what am I doing wrong? I figured that leaving as many fields blank (City, etc), it would increase the likelihood of finding the review if listed.
Since most of these providers that I search are travellers. The weblink may not always be accurate, especially when it is an eros link. Are there any tips for being able to search through the reviews?
To the moderators, what happens to reviews when the website link disappears? Is there a special way to search them?
Does anyone experience this or is it just me?
Thanks in advance.
Here are several tips that may help make your search efforts for existing profiles pay off with better results:1. For starters, always set the "exclude bad websites:" field to ~NO~. This will return all matching profiles, regardless of the condition of the web site link on the profile.
2. When searching on "provider's phone number:", enter just the last seven digits, and leave both the area code and city fields blank. If any profiles exist in the database with the phone number, this approach will find it -- regardless of any data entry errors in the city or area code fields submitted by previous reviewers.
3. When searching on "provider's name:", first try searching on just the name, and leave both the city and area code fields blank. If this returns a large number of responses, then start adding in additional filters, one at a time. First add "city:", and see if the desired profile appears. If not, remove the "city:" value and use "area code:".
4. If neither of those name searches work, try using shortened versions of the name ('Jill' instead of 'Jillian'), commonly used nicknames ('Kath' instead of 'Kathy' or 'Katherine'), or alternate spellings (try both 'Kath' and 'Cath').
4. Lastly, try searching on the "provider's email:" field. Always use the smallest possible value of the email address, in case the provider has altered her email address or changed email servers. For example, if the listed email address is [email protected], simply enter 'candy' in the "provider's email:" field. You should be able to weed through the results fairly quickly to determine whether or not you have a match.
I've been on here for more than a year, but ahven't tired searching in that long, so I've forgooten. Can't find what to do.
I don't want to search for reviews. I want to do a provider search of those on TER, with whatever particular criteria I have in mind. Location for one, obviously.
What am I missing?
How do I post a review ????
Billy