I am new to the business & Seem to be getting a ton of responses - Most of which ask if I have references anywhere Problem being I have none & am only verified on DC - by another provider.

I completely understand the comfort in & need for reviews, as I wouldn't feel as comfortable seeing someone without any recommendations, But what can I do to get some reviews, get myself out there? Are my prices too high, is my availability (almost always) not good? Should I advertise a special for reduced rates for reviews? That seems off to me... I'm not sure what to do. Am I lacking some pertinent information on my website? Any Info about what other ladies have done when they first started would be awesome!

Analyze me! I promise I won't be offended. I'm open to all suggestions & comments from other lovely ladies as well as gentlemen Thanks much!

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Hi Isabella!  It's all about promotion, get your site out there, the more bait you use the more fish you'll catch.  I'd love to take a look at your site but there isn't a link posted in your message.  You are right, its not good form to specifically offer a discount for a review but you could offer discount to TER members...and members of other review sites.

Dont't shy away from the lack of reviews, be open about it and ask guys to TOFTT (take one for the team)...meaning encourage guys to be your first.

Good luck!

To get reviews here, you must see clients that are willing to write them.  Ask the guys if they are members, and if they are, will they write a review of your date.

Do NOT, under any circumstances, offer a discount for a review in a post on this site.  That will most likely get you banned.  I suppose that when a date is ending and you breach the subject of writing a review, you could offer the guy a discount for his next visit, as long as that is kept between you and the client.

As far as your rates and availability are concerned, that's hard to say, as I have no idea what they are.  Hopefully, they are posted on your website, which I also have not seen.

To get yourself known, start posting on your regional board regularly.  You can place an ad there once every 7 days, but you can respond to other posts all the time.  Read the newbie manual at the top of this page as well.

Hope this helps.
Swim

Post an ad on your local board, every 7 days as allowed.  Have the TER logo/link back on your site as required & include your site address in the ads.  
You can post on all the boards, just not advertize...  it can be a grey area.  But participating will let members get to know you, incxrease their comfort & perhaps over-ride the lack of reviews.  
I can't see a link to your site.  Be sure you have the necessary information.  
Photos are important.  I look for a variety of views from different angles (need not be totally explicit) but is IMHO a good test if they are real.  
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The site isn't TER compliant at this point, so it's not allowed here as is.  That's the first step to get exposure here.

Not sure what your rates are as I can't see your website and also don't know your location so it's hard to say if your rates are too high.

If you are getting a ton of responses, I imagine your rates are competitive. You could offer a 2 week intro special to get gentleman to see you. All the rest of the advice is also great- seeing TER members and mentioning that you're new and need reviews will help you get the ball rolling.

Good luck!

What do I need to do to make my site compliant with TER's standards? I have the TER logo on my first page as requested, is there something more I need to do?

I have just noticed that everything I post with a link to my page, the link is removed, I saw even another provider tried to help me out & post the link to my site & it was also just deleted.

The logo is there, but it needs to link back to TER.

Oh my gosh, thanks so much, I didn't even realize that, it would only work if right clicked & opened in a new window. I fixed it thanks SO much, I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Eek! Ok, NOW that I feel like a total ditz LOL, my web-page should work. I guess I probably should not add HTML & website building to my resume huh? LOL.

Thanks so much for the feedback & helping me out with what probably should have been obvious to me - guess that's why it's the newbie board

Here is my website link that should actually work now - Again thank you.

I think that I read somewhere that you can only add a link to your site in the ad section boards and not on discussion boards. Not sure if that is absolutely correct but I think I saw that posted somewhere. So I guess it can be done only through the city ad boards.

IMO for your donation value per hour I suggest you provide more about your style and services with a client.  Unless I LOVE your pics I don't see anything that grabs me and makes me want to pay that much to see you.  And I'm not a cheapskate by any means. Mostly what I see is conditions and what you don't do.    Of course everyone has their own way to selecting providers.

I figure if someone is going to give you a review, they will. Some are private and may like you a lot but feel doing them on here isn't too private or feel doing them on here is a hassle. I didn't even know I had reviews until my 2nd one and then I joined the site .... I personally feel it's a bad idea to give specials for reviews...for some reason that seems tainted to me and yeah if a guy feels it was good enough and he's good enough of a client he's going to leave a review EITHER WAY. Basically they will come sooner than later don't pull your hair out.

It may just be the time of day but I can only get to the about me page and all I get is the picture of you. Will try again tomorrow but if I was seriously looking into you I would have given up.

It appears to be a problem with the hosting site. Just went to check another ladies link that used to work and it also no longer works, same hosting site.