A valid point you raise is that yes it is annoying to hobbyists that see an attractive bio and gallery to find out that the lady has no reviews which raises the question what must a good quality provider do in order to get her visitors broken of the keep her to myself habit and actually write a review of her services?

Is requesting a written review something that the hobbyists of Philadelphia are open to?
Is it in poor taste or is it just good self promotion to point out hey I delivered as promised with a smile and am thrilled to see you again in the future tell a friend if you get time?

A marketing genius is able to tour with great success with or without reviews mainly because they understand the concept of customer service.
Many providers and agents alike do end up bankrupt at the end of each week due to the fact that they simply don't understand basic marketing strategy.


Any thoughts appreciated...
Yours Amber

I agree with you to a point, Rick.  I, personally, do not see ladies who are not well reviewed.  It is out of my comfort zone.  To tell the truth, this is more out of fear than any other reason.

This being the case, however, I have to believe that the ladies also have their own respective comfort zones as well.  There is a fine line between "advertising and marketing" and offering oneself up for accidental discovery by family, friends, colleagues or LE.  Some like to push it to (or over) that line, and some would prefer to play it safe well under the radar.  While some might be completely clueless, I guess I'd like to think that many ladies consciously decide to sacrifice "market share" for additional piece of mind and security.

Anyway, like you, I probably wouldn't see this lady (for my stated reasons), but I also wouldn't read into the reply.  Perhaps this is a part time thing for her, or she is already inundated with clients, or she has a good word of mouth system in place, or she is new and oblivious to TER or other review sites, etc...--what difference does it make to you?  Just see someone else.

...and, believe it or not, they do not know what ter, or some of the other sites are.  I've had a few conversations with providers who had no idea what the word, "hobby" meant.  

I am certainly not defending this provider or her response & am glad that you're deciding not to see her...there are way too many fish in the sea!

Another thing--eros is full of bait & switch providers or total rip-offs.  As a rule, I only see providers who have legitimate ter reviews, that's why I am a paid member here.

Good luck!

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