I’m not sure, but if I had to guess I’d say the ID requirement to sign up might be a deterrent for some.
Stop using leolist
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The nice thing about Craigslist was it doesn't make its money off of selling sex (most income still comes from job and rental ads). Back in the olden days was a great place to find ladies looking for a bit of extra cash. Backpage tried a similar thing, but got greedy and then criminal, leading to being shut down pre-COVID "for knowingly facilitating illegal activities, primarily sex trafficking and the prostitution of minors" The site generated hundreds of millions in revenue by knowingly hosting "adult services" ads, often editing them to conceal illegal content. I guess those guys went and worked for Vice Magazine after that
You can try Tryst but you may need to take out a mortgage to see most of the girls there
I do too! Go in the red with every extra added on with leolist advertisers these days...why i dont partake much anymore
Half the fun of perusing these boards is reading about all the people playing LL roulette and getting burned. Don't get me wrong, I don't want anyone to get screwed over, but there's a "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" car crash kinda voyeurism that comes with all of their stories. Cautionary tales about letting our dicks lead the way, forcing us to abandon common sense at every turn.
I don't have much to add other than:
I don't have much to add other than:
- Reverse Image Search is your friend
- Never reach out through OF/Fansly/Telegram etc
- Do your research here (or other local boards) first
- Don't ignore your spidey senses
- Play within your level of risk management
- If it sounds too good to be true, it almost always is
- When you get burned, come back here and tell us all the juicy details please 🤣🤣🤣
Yes LL has many issues but not came along at the right time and is well established . Much like Facebook .
So just the same way no one is going to come along and replace Facebook . Even though no one likes Facebook anymore but none of us delete our accounts ,
The chances of someone actually putting LL out of business are slim , and most of us will still take a glance at it from time to time , as is evident from all the references to the digits used in LL ads in many many , still ongoing Perb reviews .
So just the same way no one is going to come along and replace Facebook . Even though no one likes Facebook anymore but none of us delete our accounts ,
The chances of someone actually putting LL out of business are slim , and most of us will still take a glance at it from time to time , as is evident from all the references to the digits used in LL ads in many many , still ongoing Perb reviews .
It is established and has created a market which I think is key.
Not that different in a way than a business setting up in the same neighbourhood as a successful one. you get the overflow and the discontented who are right there brought in by the big machine. If some entity creates a better site recognizing this, folks will move to it. No intent of putting LL out of business just taking advantage of what they created. The way I see it, no one picked up the way CL worked. There are very very few ads anymore on CL or Kijji for that matter. I know CL has user moderation so accounts can be shut down and posts deleted, fair enough but with all the sophistication out there now, there must be some one wanting to build the better mousetrap.
thanks for this insight, I didn't realize ID was required for tryst on the provider side.
They require I’d, and they can take up to a month to get ads approved. My friend waited 6 weeks for her ad to be approved on tryst.
What am I missing? If you have PERB, what else do you need? Who cares how bad LL is?
Seriously, please enlighten me.
Seriously, please enlighten me.
I agree with this. I used to use LL exclusively for shopping around, coupled with here for the reviews. Now it's just PERB and the odd Tryst looksie. I'm typically an agency guy though - too many risks with indies in my opinion. No offense to the good ones out there, love you ladies!
But ya, LL can suck a dick. If we would all just stop using it, then maybe that's the signal they would need to clean up their act.
V-V said
{In 2017, one bump cost only $0.25. Now, one bump costs between $7.95-$9.95, that’s an increase of over 3800% in 8 years. I understand that inflation happens, but a 400% increase per year is just bonkers! Not only that, but they now post their own sponsored ads that lead to other websites that they also own, which forces advertisers like us to bump more often just to stay on the first couple of pages.}
This Plus the bottom of Litcoin has fallen out. Which I attribute to the current US Dictator.
{In 2017, one bump cost only $0.25. Now, one bump costs between $7.95-$9.95, that’s an increase of over 3800% in 8 years. I understand that inflation happens, but a 400% increase per year is just bonkers! Not only that, but they now post their own sponsored ads that lead to other websites that they also own, which forces advertisers like us to bump more often just to stay on the first couple of pages.}
This Plus the bottom of Litcoin has fallen out. Which I attribute to the current US Dictator.
Wow. That's either some serious screening or a broken screening system. Based on the quality I generally see on tryst vs something like LL, I assume the former. I would be curious to see the denial/approval statistics for tryst.
For me the biggest factor in choosing an SP is risk mitigation. I'm not looking to take an unnecessary risk in the connection process. Of course both parties hold some risk.
For me I generally prefer independent providers who take time in presenting themselves as any consummate professional in any industry would. I like reading through profiles, and I especially appreciate when a provider has taken the time to build a brand around the service, with their own site for example, with thoughtful tasteful photography. To me the greater a providers level of demonstrated commitment to longevity in the industry the lower the risk for me. I similarly do my best to respond in kind, with thoughtful communication and select based on the quality of communication.
Possibly not the average approach, but I'd rather any appointments be of mutual benefit and enjoyable for both with a certain level of professional respect as the foundation.
Thanks again for sharing the perspective from the other side.
Tryst has plenty of fans and just as many detractors who complain about poor service and accounts being deleted without notice. It's the high track of old.
LL is the internet equivalent of the lo and mid track, with the odd higher value ladies showing up from time to time. LL is never going to change as they are printing money. Until a better run and more legit alternative pops up. The alternatives that have tried to copy the formula are pretty weak, locanto, ohmy backpage2, there's a lot of shitty ad scraper and other sites that are ripoffs.
Someone with some strong backing and solid coding may come along someday, but in the meantime, we are here and our ads forums are full of legit ladies offering great service.
LL is the internet equivalent of the lo and mid track, with the odd higher value ladies showing up from time to time. LL is never going to change as they are printing money. Until a better run and more legit alternative pops up. The alternatives that have tried to copy the formula are pretty weak, locanto, ohmy backpage2, there's a lot of shitty ad scraper and other sites that are ripoffs.
Someone with some strong backing and solid coding may come along someday, but in the meantime, we are here and our ads forums are full of legit ladies offering great service.
You are my favourite kind of person 😘
Tryst takes so long because they’re understaffed and they veto each person that signs up thoroughly. They don’t want agency girls or scammers using their site. Which doesn’t mean both don’t get on occasionally. But they’ll take action which leolist does not.
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I deleted my Facebook account, and I don't miss it one bit. There was nothing good happening there: scams, pushed ads, and page advertising their products and services (ads again, but ads you follow). And I also realized I don't need an alternative. Regarding Leolist, there are many other advertising websites so it's not like there's no other way to find escorts. It simply requires a quick and small change of habit.
