For me it's her posts that usually first attract my interest. Then I'll look some more: her web page, any blog she has, her profile, comments others make about her attitude in their reviews.Thank you. That's about how I thought it went but wanted to confirm. And yes, the attitude and personality displayed in ECCIE posts can often tweak my interest before I ever looked at a showcase or provider pictures, so I get that part.
Add in PMs back and forth, and how she responds to a long e-mail or three. Put it all together and I can usually have a pretty good feel. Originally Posted by Old-T
I read the OP's request as "When you have no idea what provider you are interested in, how do you pick one". But I can see your interpretation of the question and your answer matches what mine would have been if I'd read it that way.
Again, appreciate the clarification.