1. How can you be certain that the poster's positive comments weren't "bought" with that discount?
Originally Posted by Fancyinheels
This already goes on and is a big problem. WK'ing and over the top dishonest reviews happen because those guys are getting under the table discounts. You see all the time guys stating "thanks for the honest review" when the reviewer points out the real life looks and service that we all know is the norm.
Getting a discount for the time and value that a review holds does not mean the guy is selling his integrity, he can still give her a no if the appointment warrants. If the lady is giving a review special, knows he is going to post a review, and doesn't give it 110%, what is there to say?
2. I understand the strategy of new providers offering discounts for reviews, but it's a risky proposition. I know MANY unseasoned lassies who have been taken advantage of when they discounted sessions. The guys never posted subsequent reviews, so essentially these ladies had portions of their donations "stolen" as the fellows didn't live up to their parts of the deals.
Originally Posted by Fancyinheels
This is a pretty shitty thing for a guy to do and you all should use all the means at your disposal to black ball him with other providers. We suffer effectively the same thing far more often by paying for MSOG hour appointments and getting zero effort and IOP on the second round. Effectively stealing half the rate.
3. The original intent of reviews has been perverted. Sure, it's nice free advertising for a provider if she merits a "Yes" vote, but that is NOT their primary function. Reviews are "Consumer Reports" telling you gentlemen who is and isn't worth the money, who lives up to their hype and promotion, who is willing to do what for how much, how difficult screening was, if the lady showed up on time and reasonably matched her pics, etc., etc. They are written by gents to inform other gents, and are NOT supposed to be PR on behalf of providers. Seems to me that we now circle back to reason #1, where perception gets muddied.
Originally Posted by Fancyinheels
While this is correct, it can not be denied the positive effect good reviews have on business. The more frequently you are at the top of the indie review section, the more business you will generate. You can view the review discount as a necessary advertising expense just like any other type of business.
Remember, we are not talking about a discount on every session. The provider controls when and how often she offers review discounts. I'm just saying that if a lady wants a guy to spend an hour of his time to provide her with a financial benefit, she needs to compensate him for what his time is worth and not at some cheap $25 off level. After providers have jumped their rates 20-50% in the last six months, they shouldn't expect any sympathy from us If they don't like how much we expect to be compensated for our time.