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Birchplace
« on: 11 January 2011, 12:56:21 am »
Hello everyone. Wondering if other tv/ts, or those with experience of the site, can help me.

I'm currently registering and building a profile on birchplace. My first thought has been how hard it was to find out how to register for free. How will the poor punters ever manage?

I'm now facing the task of navigating the truly awful profile tool. It seems to have some unusual system where you click on a value (eg age) to change it, then click away once you're done changing. The problem is that doing so refreshes the page, so filling in every tiny form element requires a new refresh. Is this how it's supposed to work? I'm using firefox 3.6.13

The actual contents of the forms are no easier. Several options are presenting me with multiple options that seem irrelevant or massively overlapping with others. In the topright, it asks me to select a gender. The available options are:

TV, TS, CD, Man, Woman (all well and good)
Mistress, Master, Maid, Sissy, Slave (What the hell? These don't belong in a gender box)
Gay Man (discrimination much?)
Couple (fine)
Nanny, Daddy (again, not gender)

Half of these are more like roles, And it only lets me select one of them o.0

There is an actual Role dropdown box too, with options Sub, Dom, Switch, Sissy, Maid. The latter two are heavily overlapping with the first one, and I don't know what to pick, all three could apply ;-;
This seems especially problematic if clients are going to be searching based on these fields, as they'd get far less relevant results searching only for a "sub" and missing out all the submissive maids and sissies.

Does anyone have any advice on using the site? I'm barely started and already I want to strangle their web designer ;-;

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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #1 on: 11 January 2011, 01:13:25 am »
I've figured out how to get listed in their escort directory, but it seems rather opaque.
It's not free, of course. But I want to know what I'm getting into before paying. Is the site worth it ? how much business do you get compared to something like adultwork?

It also advertises "Free access to our ScreenSplasher anti timewaster service"
Am I the only one who reads ScreenSplasher as "SnakeOil"?  What is that supposed to be, how does it work, does it actually reduce timewasters, does it put off genuine clients too ?

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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #2 on: 11 January 2011, 04:46:37 am »
If you don't get any responses try and contact one or two escorts listed who are similar to you and ask. I've done that a few times and always had a friendly response.

When/if you do sign up I'd definetely say install a tracker on your site to see where your traffic is coming from (traffic is not bookings but it's a good indication of where your work comes from).

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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #3 on: 12 January 2011, 12:09:45 am »
Hi Nanako,

My personal experience of birchplace has been lots of timewaster and no work, though it is possible that
I wasn't utilising the site fully as I was a free member of the site with a profile and pictures, as opposed to taking out a subscription, a banner, etc.  Jodie is a very experienced  and intelligent escort and has had success with Birchplace
send her a message I'm sure she will help you.

Vikki x
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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #4 on: 12 January 2011, 11:57:33 pm »
Thanks Vikki.
Hi Nanako,
Create a profile, as you are already doing.
Don't get hung up on their terminology
as it's 99% for people who  just use the site for er, personal-engagement.

Once you have a profile, go to the top
and click the escort link
http://profiles.birchplace.com/?page=escorts&action2=search
Then on the top LHS click the Get listed here tab,
pay the ?23 for a year, and create an ad with pics.

{Click on any of the ads to see what the pages look like}

They also give you a link back to your ad page, you can use in ads anywhere,
but TBH, it is far more professional to have your own site
{which you can include as a link at the bottom of the RXXX escort ad}


I've not noticed Screensplasher, before.
Its just a way of looking up punters phone numbers to see if they have previously been accused of being a timewaster/danger.
{A bit like the board on SAAFE, but more useful to you a trans-variant escort}
« Last Edit: 13 January 2011, 12:04:52 am by JodieTs »

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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2013, 04:16:23 am »
Apologies in advance for dragging up an old thread , i thought it may be better than starting a new one ( searched "birchplace" help first , no luck) .

Ive just set a profile up on there . Good site  :)

What is confusing me is that you have to pay to advertise as a Pro ( fair enough and straightforward so far)  , so  I clicked the "professional profile" option when joining. I also did a quick browse to look for a  TV friend/client who has started working - who has  gone from been a very shy man who saw escorts so he could dress in peace , to a full blown TV who is now working as an escort themselves ,  clubbing all the time and having time of their lives !! We chatted and i said i would offer kinky duos  with her - hence i need  a birchplace profile .......Well i cant find hers , but I did find a few other escort and Dom pages in my area.
( i will ring her 2mor for her link! I know she IS on there somewhere !!) 

These other profiles I looked at , some say "escort" in pink , some "pro dom "  or "pro woman" .....At the top of my page it says "pro woman" ( in red , not pink )  , but I haven't paid any money yet !!? ....V V confusing .........Also there are some profiles in my area that have no "escort" or "pro" on the header but they are offering services anyway . I take it these people have got away with advertising without paying? ( they are not new pages though so no-one has hassled them to take them down ?)

I don't mind paying the ?25 but is its going to be worth it ? BTW I'm a genetic female not a TV/TS , so i don't know if there would be much interest in me on a  predominately TV/TS site

As well as  offering  the "niche" Fem/TV 2 girl  escort meets , I could also offer my Dom service on there  , but I see that is in yet  another separate  section  ,  so would that be another ?25? 

So many questions , Ive tried to explain it the best i can ................. I did check BPs "Help" section but I'm non the wiser.

Anyone clued up with this site please?  :)
« Last Edit: 06 January 2013, 04:23:26 am by KinkyVixen »
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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2013, 04:37:43 am »
I am also having an issue that Nanako mentioned - IE- you go to save one of the choices but it doesnt save - grrr !! ( annoying )

Ive just uploaded nearly 100 files via FPT transfer to use in my private locker/gallery ( which is a great feature i think , FAST , a lot faster than uploading to AW )  , its all completed fine .........I have copy n pasted what it says re -pricing gallery -

Locker Price Credits  - 1000 - this is equivalent to ₤8

A low price will sell more frequently than a high price one. Advertise your content across the entire internet to make good sales.

 ........So , ive tried to change the price down to 100 creds , it wont save and it keeps taking it back to 1000/?8 ?

Its let me save all other options on the page , photo descrptiosn , ect , everything except price.

Its pics i use in my AW private gallery and i only charge ?1 for that  , as they are not pro pics , but amature ones , i dont want anyone paying ?8 then complaining !!  ;D



ISSUE RESOLVED !!!  I change it to 200 creds = equal to 2 dollars , and it saved !! Silly me i forgot it was dollars not pounds , and 2 dollar must be the minimum charge


 Still wondering about the questions in my last post though , if anyone has any knowledge to share that would be great
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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2013, 01:04:54 pm »
What is confusing me is that you have to pay to advertise as a Pro ( fair enough and straightforward so far)  , so  I clicked the "professional profile" option when joining. I also did a quick browse to look for a  TV friend/client who has started working - who has  gone from been a very shy man who saw escorts so he could dress in peace , to a full blown TV who is now working as an escort themselves ,  clubbing all the time and having time of their lives !! We chatted and i said i would offer kinky duos  with her - hence i need  a birchplace profile .......Well i cant find hers , but I did find a few other escort and Dom pages in my area.

These other profiles I looked at , some say "escort" in pink , some "pro dom "  or "pro woman" .....At the top of my page it says "pro woman" ( in red , not pink )  , but I haven't paid any money yet !!? ....V V confusing .........Also there are some profiles in my area that have no "escort" or "pro" on the header but they are offering services anyway . I take it these people have got away with advertising without paying? ( they are not new pages though so no-one has hassled them to take them down ?)

I don't mind paying the ?25 but is its going to be worth it ? BTW I'm a genetic female not a TV/TS , so i don't know if there would be much interest in me on a  predominately TV/TS site

As well as  offering  the "niche" Fem/TV 2 girl  escort meets , I could also offer my Dom service on there  , but I see that is in yet  another separate  section  ,  so would that be another ?25? 

Anyone clued up with this site please?  :)

BP is shit in it's layout as the OP found 2 years ago.
6 months ago they had a revamp and it's much worse.
The fee for an escort registration was ?23 but it is now ?20.
{I think this is to do with the ?/? conversion rate, rather than a reduction coz the site is a pile of crap to navigate! :P}

Is it worth it?
?20 for a years advertising.  One client from BP would pay for 8 years advertising on BP,
so yes it's worth it! I'm in an average sized town so in geographic searches I'm on the first page or two.
In London, I'd need to renew my ad daily to get this visibility. That's where their fee structure plays in with their business plan.
I get a lot of clients from BP.
This is despite their navigation facility being rubbish.
I'm surprised anyone ever finds me, but clearly they do.

BP is not a directory as such. It's mainly a transvestite sex site, where most of the members are civilians.
The escort directory is an additional structure.
It used to be a separate section with a different page layout.
Now escort ads are shown ONLY as profiles
and lumped together with all the non-escort profiles.
The differences are (I think) that you appear in searches from the "Escorts Search" box and (I think) your phone number gets displayed at the top of your profile.                                     
I did a search in the escort section for KinkyVixen but there were no results.
So if you are using that name, you don't appear in search results for: 353 Female Escorts pro Girls  Your registration is limited to the general profile section. I guess it says escort at the top of your profile because you ticked a box saying escort.  But without paying them Coin, your profile does not appear in escort searches.

I think that if you want a separate Pro Domme profile, that appears in the Pro Domme directory,
you need another profile and to pay for it:
Your Pro Ad Settings
General information for your Pro Ad
Display Name  ------
http://escorts.birchplace.com/--------
Directory Position
You are now #157 out of 2627
Get to the top of the directory and get more bookings!
Directory {Drop down menu}

You can only select one of the options per profile
This determines which Directory you appear in.

Are men there interested in Bio-women?  Probably.
Besides, there are only 353 other Bio-women in the UK
advertising there, so it's gotta be worth a punt!


 

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Re: Birchplace
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2013, 06:17:04 pm »
Thanks for the great advice Jodie   :-* , Im on there as Mistress Cleo ,  in yorkshire

Ive decided to take a paid ad out after all. I dont see any other fem/tv duos so ill try to push the USP  ;D
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