I would like to ask those that frequent this forum what is the order of things that you use to decide who you may see?  In other words starting with the first to the last how do you rate the order of the following in your decision making process?

Price
Reviews
Pictures
Service menu
Location
Ease of scheduling and screening
Independent vs Agency vs Assistant

Thank you for your participation in this unscientific survey.

Roxana

Pics first, I have to be attracted to her physically.  Then price, too much I move on.  Reviews, has to have some.  She has to do incall, as I can't do outcall to home.  BBBJ and DFK have to be on the menu, those are my deal-breakers.  Don't mind using assistant, but have never used an agency.  I have plenty of Whitelist refs, P411 OK's, and DC refs so screening is not a big deal for me.

Hope that helps Roxana.

Swim

1. Pictures-no attraction, no go
2. Price-too much, no go
3. Incall is a must
4. DFK is a must

Those are my top 4. The rest don't matter much. I much prefer independents to agency.

Roxanna,

Based on the variables you posted, here is their importance to me, from most to least, in my decision making process:

1. Pictures (hopefully accurate) -no attraction, I move on.  
2. Location - not so much geographical, but must be incall.  If outcall only, I'll move on.  
3. Service menu - as others have said BBBJ and DFK are essential.  
4. Reviews - I always read the lowest scores first.  
5. Price  
6. Independent vs Agency vs Assistant - I've used all three, and each have their own set of pros and cons.  Overall, I probably prefer independent, but this is a rather low variable in my analysis.  
7. Ease of scheduling and screening - For me screening isn't an issue.  With some independent ladies, scheduling can be a daunting task, which is the major advantage of agencies and assistants. But, unless the effort to schedule becomes tortuous, it's not usually a big issue.    

Hope this helps

I depend on reviews as the primary method of choice. I read most of the new reviews in the evening to wind down the day. From those a provider might catch my interest for a variety of reasons and if they do I will put them into favorites for later. When I am ready I cull through the ad board here and then move to my favorites for more research. Certainly services, price and appearance factor in heavily but most often I spend time on the providers website and that can give me a sense of the Ladies personality and whether they are someone I could feel comfortable with. Taking your site as an example there are several ladies represented there; all very attractive but some just have pictures and basic stats. Hard to get any sense of attraction there. The ones I would see have at least some type of description or personal  note about themselves. No description, no reviews equals no business.
JC
 

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Looks are important - that's part of why I do this.  So is service - I want the stuff I can't get at home.  Rate is important - too cheap and it's scary but too expensive and I can't hobby as often.  Location isn't huge - I can travel or have outcall.  Lastly I need some kind of review so I know the provider is what I am looking for.  No bait n switch, no promise of bbbj but get "I don't do that anymore" type thing.

Hope that helps.  

PS:  Thanks for your patience last week.  I had a blast!!

+1 for me on SKOC's reply.  I go through pretty much the same criteria.  Never used an agency yet though.  Still fairly new and have had good luck with the independents that I've contacted.

In order from first considered to last:

Pictures - attraction is a must, but I have quirky tastes sometimes
Reviews - one or two recent good (6+) reviews is a must
Independent/Agency/Assistant - Typically prefer either independent or assistant
Services - I look for a few specific services, depending on my mood
Location - Also depends on my mood/ free time etc.
Price - should be in the current hourly going-price rang

reviews are important to peeps on a review site...  

Pictures  
Reviews  
Price  
Service menu  
Location  
Ease of scheduling and screening  

 
Independent vs Agency vs Assistant - I would never see an agency girl, ever....

I can't say I would claim to have an order. All items below must be met. There is no order.

Picture I find attractive
Price in my ballpark
Reviews & Menu indicating what I want is available

 
If all of the above are not present it is a no go. Not a matter of order.

i do a search for 9 and 10's in looks and i also search for 8's, 9's and 10's in performance. pix are essential and i prefer brunettes over blondes. i also prefer girls in their 20's as opposed to 30's....

Independent vs Agency vs Assistant
Price
Pictures  
Reviews
Ease of scheduling and screening  
Service menu  
Location