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amy

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How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« on: 23 May 2010, 02:52:24 pm »
I thought Danielle might have posted this while she was on since she added it to PN, but since she hasn't I'm sure she won't mind if I do  :).

This site http://www.bestcorts.com/ is wholesale cut-and-pasting Adultwork profiles; I found mine on there last night and following a terse email it has now been removed, but there will certainly be others. I've also emailed the folk at Adultwork, and they're not too happy either.

I recommend to everyone who has a look but can't see their profile yet that they try to register - if it says that the email address is already in use then your profile has been copied even if it hasn't yet put in an appearance. I threatened to report them to their hosting company and it seemed to do the job, but either way don't let the thieving twats get away with it.
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #1 on: 23 May 2010, 04:21:24 pm »
Thank you for letting us know! I just checked and I'm up there, so have sent them a threatening email. Wondered why I was getting calls on my work number when it's not up on AW at the mo... x
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #2 on: 23 May 2010, 05:25:06 pm »
Mine's on there with old info :S

I actually got two texts from them yesterday advertising themselves...
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #3 on: 23 May 2010, 05:39:23 pm »
Quote from: Alessia on 23 May 2010, 05:25:06 pm
Mine's on there with old info :S

I actually got two texts from them yesterday advertising themselves...

I got one of these! Wankers. Do they think escorts are going to be somehow receptive to EVEN MORE wanky stupid text messages demanding things from us?!

And oh yeah, I think I remember mocking the name "bestcorts" before. I'm not an escort, I'm a BESTcort! Bahahaha.
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #4 on: 23 May 2010, 07:26:29 pm »
Oops, came on here to post about it when hubby called me and we went off buying garden furniture and I totally forgot. (I actually thought I had posted it duh!!!)
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #5 on: 23 May 2010, 08:32:19 pm »
I had the texts and also have had my details lifted. As it has the right info on it and my phone number I shall leave it.  The profile will date quicky as it says available 18th May!
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #6 on: 23 May 2010, 09:38:03 pm »
Yup these pricks have put me on there too saying i offer anal and rimming!!! Have sent an arsy email thanks for letting us know. xx
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #7 on: 24 May 2010, 12:51:26 am »
Use caution if you approach an agency for work. I didnt and regreted it. All they did was miss-spell my name by one letter ie Cindi rather than Cindy. Put me up a profile on Adultwork using the pics I sent without my consent.
I could have got banned! Found it by accident, always use tineye.com to check where your pics are, seriously.
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #8 on: 24 May 2010, 07:51:16 am »
Thanks for the info regarding bestescorts.  Seems they have pinched lots of girls' details. 

I found mine and immediately sent a stroppy email last night.  Got two back from them asking me to confirm which location I was in as they had to know to delete me. 

However having checked this morning I don't find my details there anymore. 

I sent them back an email this morning saying if they had gone about it in the appropriate way, i.e: asking for us to register instead of taking our details without our consent then they might have been more successful.

Jen x
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #9 on: 24 May 2010, 08:54:04 am »
Unfortunately they don't get it and my response on another site has got a little lost in the thread. Basically not all traditional marketting techniques work in the Escorting industry. So newbies like these think they are doing everyone a favour by promoting us for free.

Unfortunately this does more harm than good as the details of our service are very specific and subject to frequent change or variation. Use old photos or rates are different to advertised and there is high risk of a bad report, lost custom, confrontations or accusations of being a fake.

You wouldn't get any of that with say a plumber or electrician's ad.
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #10 on: 24 May 2010, 03:01:07 pm »
I am on there - they have just copied AW with out of date shifts!
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #11 on: 29 July 2010, 12:53:28 am »
Quote from: amy on 23 May 2010, 02:52:24 pm
This site http://www.bestcorts.com/ is wholesale cut-and-pasting Adultwork profiles; I found mine on there last night and following a terse email it has now been removed, but there will certainly be others. I've also emailed the folk at Adultwork, and they're not too happy either.

I recommend to everyone who has a look but can't see their profile yet that they try to register - if it says that the email address is already in use then your profile has been copied even if it hasn't yet put in an appearance. I threatened to report them to their hosting company and it seemed to do the job, but either way don't let the thieving twats get away with it.

*sigh*

After receiving a spammy email from these muppets earlier, I had a quick check and lo and behold they're at it again. I have sent them a copy of my original furious email quoted within another, up to date furious email and will see whether my details have been removed (and they have a slightly different MO this time in that they are not even bothering to cut and paste the profiles but just add links to the AW pages they originally stole to fill their empty pages), but I cannot believe they are at it again after being told on virtually every punting board I can think of they were out of order and this was not the way to win friends and influence people.

Anyway, you know the drill by now folks...
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #12 on: 29 July 2010, 03:19:56 pm »
They've got mine this time, I sent them an angry email pointing out that my photo is copyrighted, so we'll see how long they fuck me around for  ::)
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #13 on: 29 July 2010, 05:14:42 pm »
Ugh I'm on there too... unfortunately can't email them because they use a font that my mac doesn't recognise :( off to the library I go... xx
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Re: How Not To Run A Directory - A Case Study
« Reply #14 on: 29 July 2010, 05:25:48 pm »
I am on there too. Angry email enroute.
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