Montreal

[QUOTE=PCode80;2460027]Saw her in mid winter. She's a bit more curvy that what I typically prefer (I typically prefer the slim / slender body type). She's an extremely easy going person so I can guarantee that breaking the ice isn't going to be a challenge with her. I had a multi-hour session with her and was confident enough to do so based on her overwhelmingly positive reviews. Plus I was celebrating something. She was dedicated to the session and didn't allow anything to distract her from pleasing and meeting my requests. I was very content. Even tough she's on a higher than average rate, I think she deserves it and I have placed her on my repeat list.

You all may see a few more since I realized I missed a few reviews from recent past in the green board. Might as well put them here.[/QUOTE]Please do. April absolutely killed it with end of the year polling for Indy of the year. Katrina girl came in second. Have you seen Katrina girl pdiddy?

[QUOTE=Jalimon2;2460084]You made me laugh here Some reviewers do not get it. They are reviewing themselves! I find them funny to read but always roll my eyes to the ceiling at the second or third O they gave to the girl haha.[/QUOTE]Here's the thing those reviewers don't get. The girls are secretly laughing at them behind their backs. I met a popular agency girl recently and she was telling me why she doesn't like MERB. She said clients that come from MERB are the worst because they come in with false expectations because they read that the girl will do a certain act in a review and then they get upset when she refuses. They also find those long, romanticized reviews to be cringe worthy. If you're reading this and you are a guy that writes long reviews where you gush over the girl the entire time, STOP, you are being made fun of behind your back. The SP that you glorify in your essay long reviews are having a laugh at your expense.

The worst is the guys that think they have a connection with the girl and that he is a favoured client. Dudes, wake up. She is an SP, she doesn't give two fucks about you, she only wants your money. Have fun, enjoy yourself, but don't get attached and think it is something more than a transaction. And please if you are writing a review, write about the girl, not the size of your micro penis and how many O's you gave her, so cringe.

[QUOTE=TNewton;2459614]I agree with Chubzy on this. There are some experienced reviewers who begin the review with "My good friend Mr. A from Big-Time Agency called me and told me that he had a new girl who just can't be missed and boy was he right. " I doubt that this reviewer would ever write anything negative about his "good friend' Mr. A's agency. Just last year there was a long time reviewer who wrote a typical over the top review of a new girl at his "friend's" agency. The review was quickly disputed by three other reviewers and the review disappeared.[/QUOTE]I'm a reviewer on that board. I have written many many many reviews. Maybe around 100+ in just 2018, my first time on that board. Been writing steadily ever since.

I would say 95% of my reviews are generally positive. Like you said, I tend to ignore anyone who has a relationship with the agency because they would never write anything bad. In fact, I've had several terrible experiences that I have maybe 8-9 reviewers that I blacklist and ignore.

I have 4-5 bad reviews in the past year of some very popular SPs. Those 8-9 guys surely enough, immediately jump in and say how wrong I am. Funny enough, there are about many guys on that board that message me privately to tell me they had the same terrible experience, but don't want to get banned for bad reviews or banned from promotions or parties. It is absolutely ridiculous. Guys too afraid of sharing their bad experiences, which is the entire point of review boards. And guys who have nothing better to do than blindly criticize anyone with a bad experience.

[QUOTE=DontMindMe11;2460147]Here's the thing those reviewers don't get. The girls are secretly laughing at them behind their backs. I met a popular agency girl recently and she was telling me why she doesn't like MERB. She said clients that come from MERB are the worst because they come in with false expectations because they read that the girl will do a certain act in a review and then they get upset when she refuses. They also find those long, romanticized reviews to be cringe worthy. If you're reading this and you are a guy that writes long reviews where you gush over the girl the entire time, STOP, you are being made fun of behind your back. The SP that you glorify in your essay long reviews are having a laugh at your expense.[/QUOTE]Yeah, I skip those. You immediately know those are the guys that will never say anything negative, too. They're the same as the guys who boasts about "knowing the owner". It's pathetic.

[QUOTE=DontMindMe11;2460147]The worst is the guys that think they have a connection with the girl and that he is a favoured client. Dudes, wake up. She is an SP, she doesn't give two fucks about you, she only wants your money. Have fun, enjoy yourself, but don't get attached and think it is something more than a transaction. And please if you are writing a review, write about the girl, not the size of your micro penis and how many O's you gave her, so cringe.[/QUOTE]I find that untrue in Montreal. There's a popular SP I was dating-slash-friends with for 2 years and still see once in a while. We actually lived together for about 6 months. I find that the Montreal scene is very very different from most other cities. The SPs are very down to hang out without a business-relationship. I've been to music festivals, dinners, lunch with them, met her friends, traveled, etc. No, I wasn't a sugar daddy, either, the action was unpaid. I also saw 2 others here and there once in a while. Again, I find that Montreal SPs are very very casual and not business-like. It's incredible, I love this city.

[QUOTE=DontMindMe11;2460147]Here's the thing those reviewers don't get. The girls are secretly laughing at them behind their backs. I met a popular agency girl recently and she was telling me why she doesn't like MERB. She said clients that come from MERB are the worst because they come in with false expectations because they read that the girl will do a certain act in a review and then they get upset when she refuses. They also find those long, romanticized reviews to be cringe worthy. If you're reading this and you are a guy that writes long reviews where you gush over the girl the entire time, STOP, you are being made fun of behind your back. The SP that you glorify in your essay long reviews are having a laugh at your expense.

The worst is the guys that think they have a connection with the girl and that he is a favoured client. Dudes, wake up. She is an SP, she doesn't give two fucks about you, she only wants your money. Have fun, enjoy yourself, but don't get attached and think it is something more than a transaction. And please if you are writing a review, write about the girl, not the size of your micro penis and how many O's you gave her, so cringe.[/QUOTE]The reviews are for other guys, and ultimately for ourselves. We want to find ladies we like. If I read several reviews where a lady does everything I want, I like her pictures, and the reviews confirm the accuracy of the pictures, I am more likely to book her. Ultimately, we build a network of reviewers who we trust and have similar interests and use that system to make decisions.

If a lady offers varying services to different customers, eventually that comes to light through reviews. Each of us then has to make a decision as to whether we are likely to be the recipient of good service from her on that particular day.

Many of the ladies do dislike the review system. Laughing at reviewers may indeed be a way that some of them express that dislike. Many of us would prefer that they not even read the reviews. These are fundamental and irreconcilable conflicts in a system where the ladies themselves advertise and participate on the same boards where they are reviewed. Sometimes you encounter ladies who simply say they don't read the reviews, but they are glad the review system exists, and those are usually gems.

You also have to understand that reviews are a necessity in a world where many governments are moving to systems where advertising is censored. Fosta / Sesta in the USA Is of course the best example, but there are others. Canada's adoption of the Nordic Model has reduced the availability of explicit advertising. The Australian province that includes Melbourne bans sexually-explicit acronyms in ads. Germany's lovely (and thank-god often ignored) rule that she must apply a condom for oral sex and she can give you a spanking, but you can't give her one, has certainly limited the ability of ladies to advertise BBBJ and submissive BDSM offerings. And many advertising venues where multiple ladies who advertise in Portugal do not allow either pricing or explicit acronyms in the ads, to avoid the pimping / pandering laws, apparently. So reviews are the only way to get much of that information.

So reviews are the only way to find out that information. For some of us, this is really easy. If a lady is CBJ only, there is the real possibility of erectile dis function and a ruined session, so the reviews are necessary to get the most important information needed for a booking. When a lady says she hates reviews and laughs at them, please explain these concepts to her. And does she really want to take the administrative time to answer the same question over and over again regarding her services and sometimes even pricing. And sometimes there are legal issues at play. In places where commercial sex is illegal, or half-legal, the very discussion of explicit services and prices can be dangerous. Guys hate screening, but unless both parties are very comfortable that neither is law enforcement and / or that law enforcement will never later discover the email or text, it is better that a guy read the information in a review instead of having that written discussion with her about certain details.

And readers of reviews have to understand a very basic concept that amazingly escapes so many guys. Certain activities will always be YMMV. There are times when anal sex is simply unavailable, and so is heavier BDSM submissive play, even from a lady who typically offers and enjoys those activities. Girls don't really enjoy discussing the gory details of life such as having inflammation as a result of diarrhea or not getting spanked too often to avoid bruises. They prefer to just communicate what is available during the sessions themselves as things progress. And just like reviews are ultimately for other guys, we owe a duty to each other to recognize that YMMV is a necessary part of every session, even if the availability of certain service offerings are mentioned in advertisements or reviews. One of the best ladies I saw in Lisbon was named Ana. She had the rare body of a college track star. Long and lean with long blonde hair. You just don't find that type any longer with the fattening of the world. There was a review on the local board where a guy basically insisted that she do anal sex even though she initially declined, because he said it was in her ad. He said that upset her but she complied. Sure enough, she left the business in a week or two. She was a sweet girl, so I feel bad for her, but look how that idiot ruined it for the rest of us. Hope that Karma gets him.

[QUOTE=Frank11;2460122]So if it YMMV has nothing to do with those things you mentioned. Then what exactly determines "your mileage may vary"?

On a different topic, I think the green forum doesn't allow the girls to reply to the reviews. ONLY UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES sometimes the girls reply. That just seems unfair. However, some of the girls have really good threads. Like the threads help people believe they're honest workers because there are no troublesome reviews. I think the positive experience threads help the girls get new customers.[/QUOTE]Yea, I read that somewhere as well. It does not make sense to me either. The red board allows them to do it but not the green board. I am not sure what the rationale behind that was.

Here is the thing. In my opinion, it is not at all difficult to tell whether a girl is genuine or not. If you have enough street smarts and instincts from just regular life experience, average socializing skills, you an tell who truly enjoys being with you and who don't. I say it that way because I think all the SPs do genuinely want to provide a good service but there are times when the connection or the chemistry isn't there. That's just my take on it.

I do remember now who I think ChubzyM is referring to. It may have been a girl named Dasha. Had glowing reviews when she first started but my meeting with her was disappointing. I actually mitigated my review quite a bit I dare say, but it was actually quite the waste of time and money. I think the issue I had with her is that I didn't feel she even tried to make the most out of it. Interestingly enough she's got very mixed reviews in the red board (she comes to Toronto as an Indy now and then). She definitely responded there to that I believe.

[QUOTE=DontMindMe11;2460147]Here's the thing those reviewers don't get. The girls are secretly laughing at them behind their backs. I met a popular agency girl recently and she was telling me why she doesn't like MERB. She said clients that come from MERB are the worst because they come in with false expectations because they read that the girl will do a certain act in a review and then they get upset when she refuses. They also find those long, romanticized reviews to be cringe worthy. If you're reading this and you are a guy that writes long reviews where you gush over the girl the entire time, STOP, you are being made fun of behind your back. The SP that you glorify in your essay long reviews are having a laugh at your expense.

The worst is the guys that think they have a connection with the girl and that he is a favoured client. Dudes, wake up. She is an SP, she doesn't give two fucks about you, she only wants your money. Have fun, enjoy yourself, but don't get attached and think it is something more than a transaction. And please if you are writing a review, write about the girl, not the size of your micro penis and how many O's you gave her, so cringe.[/QUOTE]Haha I will admit that I may have been in those shoes in in the past (thinking I was a favorite) when I was a bit more naive, I won't lie. Thankfully I grew up eventually and timely. I do feel bad about those people though. I imagine some of them opted to go this route because they are socially timid so I can imagine that it doesn't take much to grab their attention and bring it over the top. I can totally see it. You get caught up in the moment, the SP are young and say what's on their mind unintentionally without realizing the repercussions and the words are interpreted to be more than what they are.

Questions for the veterans. I am starting my browsing and I notice that there are quite a few agency SPs who now advertise (seemingly) independently on other platforms. I am wondering if anyone can provide some input on the rationale behind this. Are they advertising independently on purpose? I have heard some say that often their profile are posted without their permissions.

If it was deliberate, why would anyone take up the indy rate over agency? What do the agencies not offer?

I did double check and some of them offer services in the same city. Thoughts?

If here is already a discussion of this on this forum before, let me know. I tried browsing but I am not sure how to easily search for them right now. Kind of new to this site.

Thank you in advance.

[QUOTE=PCode80;2460307]Questions for the veterans. I am starting my browsing and I notice that there are quite a few agency SPs who now advertise (seemingly) independently on other platforms. I am wondering if anyone can provide some input on the rationale behind this. Are they advertising independently on purpose? I have heard some say that often their profile are posted without their permissions.

If it was deliberate, why would anyone take up the indy rate over agency? What do the agencies not offer?

I did double check and some of them offer services in the same city. Thoughts?

If here is already a discussion of this on this forum before, let me know. I tried browsing but I am not sure how to easily search for them right now. Kind of new to this site.

Thank you in advance.[/QUOTE]From what I understand, sometimes a girl is so popular and in high demand that the agency will turn a blind eye if the girl decides to supplement her income by working independently for a higher rate. Now, I think technically this is prohibited by the agency, that a girl see clients privately outside agency schedules and hours. But sometimes, a girl is too good to pass up and you sort of have to deal with her working outside of agency hours if you want to continue having her on your roster as a draw or attraction. Meanwhile, when other girls are caught doing this, they are fired from the agency.

There was one popular agency girl who I only saw once at the actual agency. But I saw her several more times again, outside of agency hours. Only the first time was through the agency, but all the rest of the bookings I made privately with her. This allowed flexibility that I wouldn't get with the agency. The best part is that she continued to charge me her standard agency rate. But she didn't explicitly advertise as an Indy, it was all hush-hush. And I'm sure this still happens, I know for a fact that it does.

Why would someone take on the indy rate over the agency rate? The only reasons I can think of are related to the booking process. If you contact the girl as an indy, you can talk to her directly and also book whichever time works best for you rather than being stuck with having to work around the arbitrary agency schedules. You can book a time that is convenient for you.

There is no other advantage that I know of, it's not that the agencies don't offer a particular thing, it's just that you have to deal with the schedule of the agency. So if the girl you want to see is only working on a certain day and you are in town only on that day, you will be shit out of luck if she is fully booked. Whereas if she offers indy services, you may be willing to pay the extra for the convenience of booking her at time that works for you.

[QUOTE=Mongerer88;2460225]The reviews are for other guys, and ultimately for ourselves. We want to find ladies we like. If I read several reviews where a lady does everything I want, I like her pictures, and the reviews confirm the accuracy of the pictures, I am more likely to book her. Ultimately, we build a network of reviewers who we trust and have similar interests and use that system to make decisions.

If a lady offers varying services to different customers, eventually that comes to light through reviews. Each of us then has to make a decision as to whether we are likely to be the recipient of good service from her on that particular day.

Many of the ladies do dislike the review system. Laughing at reviewers may indeed be a way that some of them express that dislike. Many of us would prefer that they not even read the reviews. These are fundamental and irreconcilable conflicts in a system where the ladies themselves advertise and participate on the same boards where they are reviewed. Sometimes you encounter ladies who simply say they don't read the reviews, but they are glad the review system exists, and those are usually gems.

You also have to understand that reviews are a necessity in a world where many governments are moving to systems where advertising is censored. Fosta / Sesta in the USA Is of course the best example, but there are others. Canada's adoption of the Nordic Model has reduced the availability of explicit advertising. The Australian province that includes Melbourne bans sexually-explicit acronyms in ads. Germany's lovely (and thank-god often ignored) rule that she must apply a condom for oral sex and she can give you a spanking, but you can't give her one, has certainly limited the ability of ladies to advertise BBBJ and submissive BDSM offerings. And many advertising venues where multiple ladies who advertise in Portugal do not allow either pricing or explicit acronyms in the ads, to avoid the pimping / pandering laws, apparently. So reviews are the only way to get much of that information.

So reviews are the only way to find out that information. For some of us, this is really easy. If a lady is CBJ only, there is the real possibility of erectile dis function and a ruined session, so the reviews are necessary to get the most important information needed for a booking. When a lady says she hates reviews and laughs at them, please explain these concepts to her. And does she really want to take the administrative time to answer the same question over and over again regarding her services and sometimes even pricing. And sometimes there are legal issues at play. In places where commercial sex is illegal, or half-legal, the very discussion of explicit services and prices can be dangerous. Guys hate screening, but unless both parties are very comfortable that neither is law enforcement and / or that law enforcement will never later discover the email or text, it is better that a guy read the information in a review instead of having that written discussion with her about certain details.

And readers of reviews have to understand a very basic concept that amazingly escapes so many guys. Certain activities will always be YMMV. There are times when anal sex is simply unavailable, and so is heavier BDSM submissive play, even from a lady who typically offers and enjoys those activities. Girls don't really enjoy discussing the gory details of life such as having inflammation as a result of diarrhea or not getting spanked too often to avoid bruises. They prefer to just communicate what is available during the sessions themselves as things progress. And just like reviews are ultimately for other guys, we owe a duty to each other to recognize that YMMV is a necessary part of every session, even if the availability of certain service offerings are mentioned in advertisements or reviews. One of the best ladies I saw in Lisbon was named Ana. She had the rare body of a college track star. Long and lean with long blonde hair. You just don't find that type any longer with the fattening of the world. There was a review on the local board where a guy basically insisted that she do anal sex even though she initially declined, because he said it was in her ad. He said that upset her but she complied. Sure enough, she left the business in a week or two. She was a sweet girl, so I feel bad for her, but look how that idiot ruined it for the rest of us. Hope that Karma gets him.[/QUOTE]I agree with a lot of what you said, we are on the same page. However, you are describing the ideal scenario for reviews. Reviews CAN be helpful sure, and ideally if everybody was honest, they would be even better. But that isn't the case. I've been burned by overly positive reviews a few times, and likewise, I was burned by a lack of a negative review. Sometimes a guy will see the girl, have a terrible session and never mention it on the board for fear of getting banned or retaliation by the white knights. I end up seeing her and having a shitty time, and later I find out that she was known to be awful but nobody dared to write a public review to warn others. Reviews can help you and hurt you, but I'm glad they exist.

The concept of YMMV is lost on some people though, and that is the real downside with reviews. There is always potential to have a better or worse session than the guy before you and this is what clients hate. When you pay just as much as the other guy, you expect to get the same service he got but that isn't the case.

[QUOTE=PCode80;2460307]Questions for the veterans. I am starting my browsing and I notice that there are quite a few agency SPs who now advertise (seemingly) independently on other platforms. I am wondering if anyone can provide some input on the rationale behind this. Are they advertising independently on purpose? I have heard some say that often their profile are posted without their permissions.

If it was deliberate, why would anyone take up the indy rate over agency? What do the agencies not offer?

I did double check and some of them offer services in the same city. Thoughts?

If here is already a discussion of this on this forum before, let me know. I tried browsing but I am not sure how to easily search for them right now. Kind of new to this site.

Thank you in advance.[/QUOTE]This is very important discussion. Many girl now have a twitter account. I absolutely love it because you get a better picture of the girl, how she looks and acts. It tells you so much more then agency photoshop pics. You can also message them. I usually start my message by describing a bit about me. Write not to worry I will never bombard them with message. If we agree on expectation of service (I prepare the session I want) we schedule something. Of all girl I have done this the actual session happened at the agency. Most are loyal to the agency in that regards so I would not openly suggest to see her outside the agency. Unless it's a repeat and / or the girl decides only to see you.

Also often many will post their schedule. Which is great as some agency do not publish weekly schedule.

[QUOTE=PCode80;2460019]I don't now about reliable, but yes that's my handle in the green board.

Yeah I used this board a while back only for my visit to Portugal and didn't realize people are active here for Montreal.

I have to apologize, I am not sure I figured out who you are yet. I mainly have been conversing with a user whose handle is Nature Boy. I may have chatted with you a bit in the past but I can't recall what it was about. Frankly, I didn't even know I got burned haha. I do notice one or two of my reviews in the past have disappeared but I guess I wasn't a frequent visitor enough to see what kind of conversation have transpired before they were taken down. I don't usually look at the follow-ups on my reviews. But now I am curious, do tell if you recall which girl it was about.[/QUOTE]I think things started heating up here about two or so years ago. Mongerer88 was holding down the fort here. Some of us green board refugees realized we could have unfettered conversations about the Montreal scene. Jalimon and cloudsurf show up from time to time. Chubzy and others are well-known contributors.

I believe the girl was Gaia or Luna or whatever the fuck she was calling herself at the time (or perhaps it was Dasha). Both Gaia and Dasha at one time had their older reviews wiped clean. I think it coincided with them going Indy and becoming advertisers. Gaia was a superstar flake who seemed to waiver between fucking your brains out or just completely flaking on keeping the appointment without warning. Beautiful Dasha seems to be a 50/50 as to whether she is engaged in the session or not. At least with the former, you wouldn't be out any money. Sexually frustrated perhaps, but not out any money.

If memory serves me, you got burned just after the older reviews were removed. Anyways, they both had very hit or miss histories that didn't seem to be rectified with the fresh start on their review thread.

[QUOTE=PCode80;2460027]Saw her in mid winter. She's a bit more curvy that what I typically prefer (I typically prefer the slim / slender body type). She's an extremely easy going person so I can guarantee that breaking the ice isn't going to be a challenge with her. I had a multi-hour session with her and was confident enough to do so based on her overwhelmingly positive reviews. Plus I was celebrating something. She was dedicated to the session and didn't allow anything to distract her from pleasing and meeting my requests. I was very content. Even tough she's on a higher than average rate, I think she deserves it and I have placed her on my repeat list.[/QUOTE]Fortunately, I saw April last year at the Vogue agency rate. I was coming into town the next day. She was already becoming an internet phenom and Vogue added her to next day's schedule late afternoon. I jumped on it and said anytime that works. I figured dilly-dallying over time would just make the opportunity slip away. I personally don't have a preference for an afternoon or evening appointment.

I prefer April's physical stature. I like some curves especially when everything is firm. I think if one likes a sexy Barbie doll look head to toe April's your girl. She's very pretty and her natural breasts are very beautiful.

[QUOTE=WyattEarp;2460564]I think things started heating up here about two or so years ago. Mongerer88 was holding down the fort here. Some of us green board refugees realized we could have unfettered conversations about the Montreal scene. Jalimon and cloudsurf show up from time to time. Chubzy and others are well-known contributors.

I believe the girl was Gaia or Luna or whatever the fuck she was calling herself at the time (or perhaps it was Dasha). Both Gaia and Dasha at one time had their older reviews wiped clean. I think it coincided with them going Indy and becoming advertisers. Gaia was a superstar flake who seemed to waiver between fucking your brains out or just completely flaking on keeping the appointment without warning. Beautiful Dasha seems to be a 50/50 as to whether she is engaged in the session or not. At least with the former, you wouldn't be out any money. Sexually frustrated perhaps, but not out any money.

If memory serves me, you got burned just after the older reviews were removed. Anyways, they both had very hit or miss histories that didn't seem to be rectified with the fresh start on their review thread.[/QUOTE]Ah yes, Gaia / Luna. I made an attempt to see her twice and both times she flaked on me even though she sounded committed during the planning discussion. Actually, what really made me completely ignore her was her last response on to me. I don't have it anymore but her final text to me in response to my saying "I am disappointed and that was unprofessional" was uncharacteristically rude and self-absorbed. I didn't respond and never tried again. I didn't leave any mention of that on the board though. I think she recently set up an OF page and I vaguely recall she also fired back on some negative comments.

Agree about your take on the circumstances. While the flake caused disappointments, I prefer that over a terrible session.

[QUOTE=WyattEarp;2460567]Fortunately, I saw April last year at the Vogue agency rate. I was coming into town the next day. She was already becoming an internet phenom and Vogue added her to next day's schedule late afternoon. I jumped on it and said anytime that works. I figured dilly-dallying over time would just make the opportunity slip away. I personally don't have a preference for an afternoon or evening appointment.

I prefer April's physical stature. I like some curves especially when everything is firm. I think if one likes a sexy Barbie doll look head to toe April's your girl. She's very pretty and her natural breasts are very beautiful.[/QUOTE]Yeah she's still on my list haha. I really like her demeanor and she was very good. Have you seen Emma from XO? I personally didn't think she's all that but I make a mention of this because she's got similar body type as Paril, just as pretty and apparently a lot of folks have voiced very positive reviews.

[QUOTE=DontMindMe11;2460345]From what I understand, sometimes a girl is so popular and in high demand that the agency will turn a blind eye if the girl decides to supplement her income by working independently for a higher rate. Now, I think technically this is prohibited by the agency, that a girl see clients privately outside agency schedules and hours. But sometimes, a girl is too good to pass up and you sort of have to deal with her working outside of agency hours if you want to continue having her on your roster as a draw or attraction. Meanwhile, when other girls are caught doing this, they are fired from the agency.

There was one popular agency girl who I only saw once at the actual agency. But I saw her several more times again, outside of agency hours. Only the first time was through the agency, but all the rest of the bookings I made privately with her. This allowed flexibility that I wouldn't get with the agency. The best part is that she continued to charge me her standard agency rate. But she didn't explicitly advertise as an Indy, it was all hush-hush. And I'm sure this still happens, I know for a fact that it does.

Why would someone take on the indy rate over the agency rate? The only reasons I can think of are related to the booking process. If you contact the girl as an indy, you can talk to her directly and also book whichever time works best for you rather than being stuck with having to work around the arbitrary agency schedules. You can book a time that is convenient for you.

There is no other advantage that I know of, it's not that the agencies don't offer a particular thing, it's just that you have to deal with the schedule of the agency. So if the girl you want to see is only working on a certain day and you are in town only on that day, you will be shit out of luck if she is fully booked. Whereas if she offers indy services, you may be willing to pay the extra for the convenience of booking her at time that works for you.[/QUOTE]I see. This is an interesting take. Thank you.

Now that I think about it some more, I think if I were an agency, I wouldn't be opposed to letting them setup their own indy page. The caveat would be that their Indy rate has to be higher than the agency rate. The clients who want a lower rate can some to the agency, the ones who want to meet outside of agency policies and operation hours can work direct. Makes sense actually. Everyone is happy.