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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
I guess I should get back on this site, if not responding to guys is going to affect my placement. I have some good regs on there, but one keeps trying to start these long ass roleplays... *gag*
I can't complain too much about Phrendly. It was doing great for me until I got tired of it. Thanks for the Google Drive idea, Jupiter, and I'm glad they approved of it. I also think some of Phendly's expectations of us are ridiculous... you want to penalize us, the ones making you money, for responding to guys asking for our phone number or trying to date us? And for having sexy gifs? I get it, you need to make money and appear "vanilla", but come on now. At least be clear and upfront about what you expect from us, so we know what rules to follow.
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
I'm a bit confused about "scamming guys" on here, and I've been on this thread since the start of the year. I have guys who keep bringing up meeting me, but it's the exact same thing as guys from cam sites- it's them fantasizing. I've always been very clear about the site being specifically online-only relationships. Sometimes, I'll bring up our pretend vacations and where we're going, what we'll do, etc, but it's all very clear it's fantasy. I don't understand how anything short of "Okay, I'm at such-and-such address right now, and I don't see you here?" could be considered scamming or leading them on to an in-person meeting? I had a guy forget I live in a different state and asked me which exit I live off because he was ready to cum, but there's no way I would be punished for their forgetfulness just because they don't scroll our previous conversations while erect, right?
I think I'm a bit confused about what's changing on the site and how we would be punished as scammers when they are consistently trying to take conversations off-site, which would be scamming the site out of money. And if we're not allowed to have cleavage in our photos, ok, but are we still allowed to be nude in shows or exchange nudity in photos? There has to be a newsletter or something that goes out to all of us to notify us of these changes so we can adjust accordingly.
I'm still pretty taken back by Jupiter's posts on here because you've been within the top 3 or 4 rows since January and always helped so many of us with advice on here how to use Phrendly.
edit: I was on page 1 for the first 2 months I used the site, then page 3 after I missed 2 days from being ill... there was a time I couldn't respond to any messages for the life of me from illness and hospital and I'm not even on the site when I checked.. I got to page 30 and still didn't see my profile. Maybe Phrendly could update their algorithm every couple of weeks since I've been on since beta and am still pulling $100+ days
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
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ravenskyy
If anyone gets an older white guy with the username Hope, block him. This dude messaged me and wanted to video chat. We literally chatted for a minute and then it disconnected. I messaged him back and forth for 2 days and the conversation was 100% depressing. I was being very nice and supportive and tried to talk to the guy and he kept speaking in riddles and being completely negative. Every time I talked to him, he brought my entire mood down. He seems extremely depressed but he is in complete denial about it. Idk what his issue is. I was sympathizing and offering to lend an ear if he needed someone to talk too and he gave me attitude because I used a damn emoji in one of my messages. He said I was being rude and he blocked me. I have never been blocked on here and that pissed me off so I reported and blocked him. No matter what I did or said, he was 100% negative towards it.
Idk what's wrong with him, but if he messages you, he's a waste of time. His attitude is awful! I'd honestly rather deal with dick pic sending creeps than someone like this guy again.
Pretty sure i've been talking to him since last night and omg he is so depressing!!
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
Today is slower than slow is slow on here. I haven't even seen any newbies and I've usually made like at least 10 bucks by now. I've got nothing to show for today.
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
They're prob in a heap of shit with someone regarding their the way they set this site up originally is my guess. Due to maybe insane amount of chargeback & whatnot from these losers expecting more than they deserve. They're prob just trying to change stuff up & lay low for a bit.
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So this was interesting. This guy started messaging me and within minutes he starts trying to meet me. Then he gets butt hurt because I won't let him call me. Dude, do you think I sit around all day waiting for random guys to call me.....?
I mean I do lmao but I'm with my husband so all I want to do is text. Anyway, I took some screenshots of our conversation. Take a look. Seems someone has caught onto Phrendly...Attachment 48305Attachment 48306Attachment 48307Attachment 48308Attachment 48309
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Lol sounds like that guy is a douche and a cheap one at that
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xxxGothBarbie
They're prob in a heap of shit with someone regarding their the way they set this site up originally is my guess. Due to maybe insane amount of chargeback & whatnot from these losers expecting more than they deserve. They're prob just trying to change stuff up & lay low for a bit.
Pretty sure the guy I was just talking to is pissed cause he just spent ten bucks on me. He left immediately after realizing I get paid and that I won't meet him. They need to like really shove it in people's faces that this is ONLINE ONLY. Phrendly is like the shitty manager that runs the establishment and we are the employees that get heat from the customers even though it's not our fault.
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This guy LITERALLY just asked me to gift him so he could "see what it's like". I told him I would another day when I had more in my balance. I'm fucking dead. I wouldn't give even a rose... I earn everything I make on here.
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Burt Macklin, FBI
Take a screenshot of a gift you've gotten, edit your name into it like you were the one who sent it, and send that to him lol.
I love how you think
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Burt Macklin, FBI
Take a screenshot of a gift you've gotten, edit your name into it like you were the one who sent it, and send that to him lol.
holy shit pulling a MFC token trick? I fucking BUSTED up laughing. Burt CACKLIN, FBI.
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Oh it's the bullshit members do to take advantage of new models on CB and MFC where they make it look like you got tokens, so you think you got tipped and will flash or whatever, but when you check your balance, it's still $0... to think of doing it to these guys just made me hysterical because it happens to us who are new to token sites
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LadyGodga
Yup, they're "cracking down". I tried changing my gif. I had cleavage showing but mostly it was my face and me smiling and they denied it. It's turning into some real PG shit on phrendly but i guess it's totally fine for guys to be shirtless in their gif.
My first attempt at the GIF photo booth feature was denied too, which had really pissed me off because those pics I snapped were sexy (and I'm very picky in selecting photos of myself that will be viewed by many). And yeah, they seem to have no problem with profiles of 20-year old dudes with bird chests. Lmao...
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Oh for sure! Just the very thought of it made my day! Now that they're punishing us for things the men have been doing since beta, I wouldn't even dream of it... It's just a fun fantasy on our part :)
I also laughed at the "bird chest" comments. This entire thread has saved me so many times. This site in particular has a certain loneliness to it as a provider, so being able to share tips and even gripes here has helped tons. Even just browsing the women's GIFs compared to the men's photos really proves how much more we have to culturally understand our appearance and its inherent market value while 90% of these guys can slob around in selfies and be choosy of who they decide "earns" their 50 cents to chat with us.
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Okay so there was NO traffic today and I wasn't expecting to make anything. A guy tipped me GOOD out of no where. I'm talking wine bottles. So he helped me reach my goal for tonight. Hit my goal three days in a row! And my streamate account just got approved. I can sit down with my tub of ice cream and relax. Gonna start back up on cam Monday.
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
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someoldnoob
I also laughed at the "bird chest" comments.
I'm glad that gave you a laugh. Hehe.
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jamma
The algorithm that determines where you show up is constantly being tweaked to ensure its effectiveness for both public phrends and those who reach out to them.
Things that affect you positively:
- Quick responses to messages; the quicker the better
- Not taking more than 24 hours to respond
- Length of interactions with your phrends
- A good GIF. Objective measurements like how many chats are initiated vs your profile views and left vs right swipes are considered in determining “good”
- Accepting call and videos and the rate with which you connect when an attempt is made
Things that affect you negatively:
- Slow and/or non-responses to messages
- Short interactions with phrends
- A lower-than-average call or video success rate
- A higher-than-average percentage of people that block you
- A higher-than-average percentage of people that chargeback after interacting with you
In addition, there is a small and temporary boost to new profiles, as analysis has shown some “new blood” mixed with familiar favorites is important to keep repeat customers. New people fade quickly if they aren’t successful in the above categories.
Hope this helps!
Ugh, so on top of it being impossible to ever take any time off or just take it slow without getting bumped 5+ pages (with seemingly no way to make your way back up) this algorithm is probably punishing me because I'll betcha I get blocked plenty. I am not polite to guys who are not polite to me, and I straight off the bat tell a lot of guys who ask me where I live (depending how they bring it up) that I'm never going to meet them, because I just can't be bothered to play those games. I'll also just ignore some guys who respond to everything with "lol" or a single emoji, because tbh I don't care if I'm being paid, those guys are just tooooo tedious for me to deal with unless they're also sending gifts.
It does seem SO much easier to get knocked down the ranks a ton than it does to get back up. I worked back to page 1 from page 5 once after I was off for a few days (and in that time, missed responding to some messages), which took quite a bit of effort responding to everything IMMEDIATELY. But now I don't seem to budge at all. I'm compounding it by now by feeling very little motivation to sign on, but I feel like those positives and negatives aren't really balanced and definitely need to be reworked somehow, or anyone who fucks up like I did might as well call it quits for good, seems like...
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LadyGodga
Okay so there was NO traffic today and I wasn't expecting to make anything. A guy tipped me GOOD out of no where. I'm talking wine bottles. So he helped me reach my goal for tonight. Hit my goal three days in a row! And my streamate account just got approved. I can sit down with my tub of ice cream and relax. Gonna start back up on cam Monday.
I wish this would happen to me. Where are these wine bottle guys??? Lol traffic did suck today. I barely got messages and I've been home all day glued to my phone. Oh well, I hope tomorrow is better. Maybe it's time for a new gif!
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Double post, and weird question maybe... How do you guys handle saying goodnight to regs who seem to want the last word. Drag it out forever? I know I'm going to message them again the next day, they know they're paying, so in that case I don't want to feel the need to get that extra 35 cents out of them and do some impression of the whole high school "you hang up first" "no YOU hang up first" act. It seems scummy and transparent to me. But on top of that, am I being penalized if I do wait until the next day to make my reply "good morning" instead? From Jamma's post I just quoted above, it seems like the answer is yes. Would it make a difference if I set myself to DND before saying my goodbyes, or is a slow response a slow response even in that case?
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Lintilla
Double post, and weird question maybe... How do you guys handle saying goodnight to regs who seem to want the last word. Drag it out forever? I know I'm going to message them again the next day, they know they're paying, so in that case I don't want to feel the need to get that extra 35 cents out of them and do some impression of the whole high school "you hang up first" "no YOU hang up first" act. It seems scummy and transparent to me. But on top of that, am I being penalized if I do wait until the next day to make my reply "good morning" instead? From Jamma's post I just quoted above, it seems like the answer is yes. Would it make a difference if I set myself to DND before saying my goodbyes, or is a slow response a slow response even in that case?
Thats a really good question. Usually i reply like an emoji with heart eyes or something lol. But sometimes i wait until morning to reply if I'm really tired and don't want to drag it out. I hope i'm not being penalized for waiting until morning.
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
Ya traffic sucked for me too today even though I went thru & messaged every guy that messaged me earlier & nothing :( oh well at least my other egg is busy.
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Looks like I have a regular there already but that s it...
My balance is like 19 bucks after being on for like 5 days or so?
I only do text there for now and to be honest haven't started many guys yet, I gotta get things going, hope to have more guys contacting me :)
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I am on page 17 argh The most I have made thus far is $70 in one week. I star every dude twice a day. I will try tweeting and see if that helps my placement.
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Re: Phrendly.com, a new GFE option to consider
Does anyone know the exact 'link' we should use to let guys know how to find us? ( I.E. when doing our own advertising). I tried www.phrendly.com/( my name on there), but only the main page of phrendly came up.
I read this thread front to back, and now I can't find it.
Thanks in advance.:)
Oh, and how do I get messages sent to my phone?
They only come through when my phone is off:-\
All other times I need to keep going into the site.
Does that make sense?
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Glamourmilf
Does anyone know the exact 'link' we should use to let guys know how to find us? ( I.E. when doing our own advertising). I tried
www.phrendly.com/( my name on there), but only the main page of phrendly came up.
I read this thread front to back, and now I can't find it.
Thanks in advance.:)
Oh, and how do I get messages sent to my phone?
They only come through when my phone is off:-\
All other times I need to keep going into the site.
Does that make sense?
I cannot find URL either, I just tell them to search for my username. The messages only go directly to your phone if you are logged off on desktop/laptop and/or tab is closed. Otherwise, it will not go straight to your phone. Hope this helps :)