If I, as a provider, only have a basic membership, and I see an ISO post... Can I message them directly first? I get the pop up that it's only a VIP function, yet I am able to receive messages from other people and reply. I've asked admin before, but I don't think I got the actual answer to my question.

at the least you should be able to read PM from VIP members, although I don't think you'll get a notification saying it's in your inbox.

I can't do real VIP functions. Also, I don't know if the pms I'm sending first are being delivered, but I can reply to the ones that come in.

As a provider with her reviews linked to your handle you have limited Provider VIP, which means you can read the juicy details of your own reviews, you can whitelist clients, and you can send and receive PMs. If you are not able to, then It could be a glitch. If it still doesn't work, you should ask admin again. There shouldn't be a difference between replying to a PM that you received, and sending an initial PM to someone from one of their board posts. I'm sending you a test PM.

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