...you're frustrated. I get it. This board (TER) isn't like what you've used before. I hope what I'm going to say helps.
As a new TER member who is a provider there are 3 things you can do right away that will help guys know about you and where to find you. (I know you have done some of this)
1. You can post an ad on your TER regional ad board once every 7 days as you stated you already know. In that ad you can post a photo and a link to your information. If you link to your site then you do have to have the TER seal/banner on your site. But you can link to an ad (Eros, BP, P411 profile) you have instead of your site. As long as the ad site doesn't also have reviews you can link to it. Then guys can go from that ad to your site.
2. You can post on your TER regional discussion board. Participate in the discussions. Don't make your posts about you like an ad would be. TER board admin will pull your post if you do that. If you are replying to others in a thread you can post a link to your "Eros" (or whatever) ad in your reply or you could link to your site if you have the TER seal/banner. If you start a discussion thread you can't place a link in the starter post but you can place a link in any reply you make to someone.
3. You can post photos of you on the Photo Only board. (Take a look at the number of views there.)
Regarding posting links to other sites that have reviews it makes sense that TER won't allow that. McDonald's won't let Burger king put up posters in a McD's location. Wouldn't make sense for TER to let you direct guys to another review site.
Guys doing research will communicate with you and you can direct them to your other reviews.
About your reviews here on TER and your Provider profile here:
Once a guy has seen you, written a review of you, submitted it to TER, and it's been approved and posted you will have a provider profile page. Your first reviewer will create your profile when he fills out your information. You will then have a TER provider ID number. (You can contact TER and correct anything the guy got wrong on your profile or didn’t know.) Next step for you then is to contact TER and request they connect your newly created profile with your TER handle (NewportBeachbbw). Contact them using the e-mail you signed up with. Their address is
[email protected]. This will give you the free limited provider VIP membership. (Read about it in the Self-Help Center) It will also give you access to the TER PM (private mail) system and allow you to read your reviews in there entirety. It will also place a link which says "See my TER reviews" under your handle whenever you post on a TER board. Guys can click the link and be taken to your profile page and check you out (find your site). The provider VIP will also give you access to the provider functions on TER such as being able to white list clients. There is a Provider's only discussion board. You have to have 3 reviews and establish yourself on the boards then request that TER give you access to it.
You found the Self-Help Center link on the My TER page. It's also on the upper right of nearly every discussion board directly under the red and white life preserver. It has a lot that will help use TER. Check out the Message Board Policies. That link is next to the Self-Help Center link at the upper right of the discussion boards.
TER is very useful but it does take some getting use to. Especially if you are having to unlearn the way you're use to doing things.
Welcome to TER. I hope this was useful.
xyz23
edited for spelling
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