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Shay Laren
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Reply of
plan b's Reply
Thanks for the info. I was rather disappointed with so many screen captures in that network but it's good to know that it was temporary.
I agree the site is a must for Shay Laren fans. I only grabbed the zip files but there are some very good pictures in them. I wish she didn't have that tattoo in her back, though.
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06-12-08 02:31pm
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Crystal Klein
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Wittyguy's Reply
Thanks for your encouragement. You're right that it's hard to find solo model sites that keep up. IMHO, the "recipe" for a solo model site is quite simple: offer at least one new photoset and one video a week and as much "interaction" with the model as possible (active in the message board, candid pictures, regularly updated diary, 3-4 webcam shows a month, reachable by email, schedule).
I am not saying it's an easy job to do it month after month but, if you offer decent quality content and make it reasonably priced, fans should be coming by the hundreds and let their memberships renew month after month.
It seems that very few well-known models realise the potential of their sites. Most don't even do the content part right and the interaction is just a promise on the website tour. I'm not interested in amateur/unpublished/web-only models but I feel they usually have a better understanding on how things work and their sites probably get a much higher percentage of rebills.
In Crystal Klein's case, it's a pity because, as far as I could see, the site used to be a perfect example on how to things properly for maybe 1-2 years but, for reasons beyond my understanding (the model hasn't retired), has settled down for no interaction and providing fewer and fewer updates every month. I remember reading in the message boards that people who had been there for 1-2 years were leaving because the model no longer was hosting webcam shows or posting in the boards.
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06-06-08 02:45pm
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Nikki Benz
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badandy400's Reply
Looks like I got it wrong. Sorry about misleading you too :( I asked ccbill and they said that it's a regular monthly membership which you can cancel at any time; "12 times" only means that you would be rebilled UP TO 12 times so you would have to sign up again after one year. Weird rebilling (why not make it just "recurring"?) but not sleazy.
I've edited my initial comment to include ccbill's reply.
As I said in my initial comment, no complaint about the content. I'll add that it's quite well organized. As the rebilling is not a real issue, I'd still recommend it to anyone interested in Nikki Benz.
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06-06-08 01:57pm
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Nikki Benz
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06-04-08 01:44pm
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Matrix HD
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06-02-08 11:04am
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Next Door Lana
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Drooler's Review
Great review as usual.
Regarding the zipsets, it's a common feature in most sites in the network and I agree there's little interest in them but for the more devoted fans. You buy them also through ccbill and get a 3-day non-renewing membership to a section where you can download a single zip file.
Take into account, though, that most of the models in the network do very tame stuff and they take it a bit further only in these sets. There's even a model who doesn't pose fully nude but in the zipsets (Flo Jalin). People must be buying them, because there are already 12 sets... I believe the zipsets are as much a way to get extra income as a way to reduce as much as possible the diffusion of those images.
I really like the way the sites in this network are organized. What I like the most is that the sites show in the free tour exactly what you will get when you join. Every site should do that. I see that at Next Door Lana you have to be a member to get past the second page but in the free tour you know anyway the exact count of sets you will get once you join. I agree, though, that video quality could be improved.
As for the webmastering, I have also occasionally found small glitches at other modfx sites (wrong watermarks, dead links) but the webmaster has always solved them and got back to me once notified. You will probably get him to add the missing photoset pretty fast if you contact him.
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06-01-08 04:26am
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Shay Laren
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Reply of
plan b's Review
Excellent and accurate review. Keep up the good work.
I was member to another site in the network about a month ago and several of the most recent photo updates at that site were merely individual frames from HD videos (blurry, horizontal, 1280x720). I found that very sleazy. Is it happening at Shay Laren on the most recent sets too?
I could access Shay Laren and downloaded most of the zip files and I've only found one (Peach Lingerie) where they did this but I was wondering if they have also done it in the last couple of sets.
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05-31-08 11:04am
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Club Nikki Nova
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PinkPanther's Reply
Yes it does link there. I had already written it in the review although I originally wrote the name in quite a cumbersome way: 1modelcamnetwork :) (I've edited the review to show the right name). Didn't know it was Misha's. I believe Misha (apart from Misha Online) works (or used to work) for Danni.com and they have a much better technology there. The JPEG push nowadays is a bit weird.
The weekend morning chat times are odd for US standards but they are probably the only ones acceptable for both US and Europe. 11:30 AM PST is 08:30 PM in Spain and I might be able to attend. 6:00 PM PST is 03:00 AM here which is quite an impossible time if I have to go to work the next day. I couldn't attend yesterday's chat (membership expired) but I attended one on a weekend morning and it was well worth it. Wish more models considered time differences as Nikki Nova does.
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05-27-08 02:14pm
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Monique Alexander.net
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Drooler's Reply
Monique is a beauty and it's a pity her official site is the way it is. It doesn't benefit neither her nor Vivid. I remember Vivid used to have mini-sites showcasing the content of some of her girls; even that would be infinitely better than this. Thanks indeed for pointing to more sites where she can be found.
Thanks for the Marquis Models heads up too. In fact, a couple of the higher resolution videos at Nikki Nova are direct copies of her recent work at Marquis Models (elaborate tatoo); they still have the watermarks.
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05-27-08 01:45pm
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Monique Alexander.net
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Drooler's Reply
The good thing is that I didn't have to stick my credit card. I signed up for Nikki Nova and I got access to the whole network of sites.
It's really difficult to understand why Vivid are investing a lot of money in promoting their girls and let them have such an official site. I wouldn't run to an Adult Store to buy a Monique Alexander DVD if I had payed for a full month at this site.
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05-25-08 02:27pm
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Crystal Klein
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Drooler's Reply
Thanks! Writing the reviews is fun but knowing that someone does read and like them is even better :)
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05-25-08 01:47pm
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Monique Alexander.net
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05-25-08 08:40am
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Club Charlie
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Reply of
ace of aces's Comment
I had access to the site via another one in the network a couple of weeks ago. If you've never been a member of any site of this network, access for one month is very much worth trying for the quantity alone.
I'm sorry I didn't download any content neither I remember exactly how much there was. You will get access to other sites in the network (Glamour Models Gone Bad alone has lots of content) and you will probably get more Charlie Laine galleries and videos than anywhere else. I'd say it's much more like Shay Laren or Lisa A Daniels sites than Club Anita or Jesse Capelli.
I was disappointed with the sheer amount of nonsense and false promises the website tours of this network's show but I do remember this particular one seemed to live up somewhat to the expectations. I'm pretty sure content was being updated currently (probably no more than a weekly update, though) and the model's diary seemed to be for real; so, some kind of interaction with the model might be possible though I sincerely doubt that the promised live shows ever took place.
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05-19-08 11:08am
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Erica Campbell
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05-14-08 03:22pm
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Club Julia Bond
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jd1961's Reply
The problem in this case (and many others) is that there's no way to tell whether the model has retired from the industry and the site is just some extra cash she gets monthly from uncautious surfers or she is actively shooting new updates for a site she has a real interest in.
Updates have been appearing recently but: is it something that was shot last month or two years ago? Other sites in the network have (or used to have) a diary by the model; I don't think it would be so difficult to add one here and create an entry from time to time saying that she has shot some new scenes for her site or that she is, in fact, alive and kicking in the industry.
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05-13-08 11:54am
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Shay Laren
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05-12-08 04:41am
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Jesse Capelli
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Reply of
roseman's Comment
There are 50 girl-girl galleries where a dildo or some fingering is usually present. I didn't check the videos but I believe it's usually the same. Most of them are solo, though.
I've created a new comment to highlight that the site hasn't been updated in years and how misleading the tour is.
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05-04-08 02:54pm
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Club Anita
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Drooler's Reply
Thanks for your encouragement. It was a hard work but someone had to do it :)
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05-04-08 02:08pm
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Jesse Capelli
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Reply of
Drooler's Reply
Thanks for the Planet Anita heads up. I believe it should have almost the same content and at the same resolutions that eventually appear at Club Anita. Someone at the Club Anita forums complained, though, that Planet Anita had much more BTS/personal material than Club Anita. It certainly has a real diary updated more often and with more meaningful entries although it is already available in the free section.
Planet Anita, at least, doesn't try to fool you in the website tour: I feel that what you get once you join is what you see in the free section.
Very few of the Glamour Models Gone Bad are alive and kicking and the website tours are specially misleading: they look super cool and promise great content and interaction with the model but, once inside, you get a very old looking design, questionable quality and the promised interaction with the model is a bad joke. Apart from the ones you say, Club Charlie (Charlie Laine) still seems to live up to the promises.
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05-04-08 01:58pm
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Jesse Capelli
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Reply of
Drooler's Reply
That could make things worse and the site might not have received more than a handful of updates in 4 years. That could explain also why most videos are MPEG. I am not familiar with the model and I had never seen any of the galleries so I couldn't really tell what year exactly they were taken.
I assumed most of the content had been uploaded together in 2006 because one of the latest galleries was from her "new movie"; I looked up the title and it had been released in 2006. All the preceding updates had almost the same day and month and that's why I thought they all might be part of the original content.
Anyway, whether they are from 2004 or 2006, anyone joining should not expect any recent content.
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05-04-08 01:53pm
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Club Anita
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Monahan's Reply
The home page at Club Anita has links to access:
Glamour Models Gone Bad
Amateurs Gone Bad
Crissy Moran
Lonnie Waters
Natalia Cruze
Jesse Capelli
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05-04-08 12:28pm
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Jesse Capelli
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05-04-08 12:03pm
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N/A
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Reply of
jd1961's Reply
Quite different to Anna Malle's site (site not listed at PU, btw). She died in a car accident in January 2006. The site still accepts new signups (45USD for 2 months recurring) but the homepage consists mainly of a note on her death and several condolence and remembrance texts from industry people. The note on her death was there almost from the day she died.
IMHO, that's the decent way to do things. Someone may still want to see the content but the site is also a tribute to her and her work.
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05-03-08 08:40am
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N/A
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Reply of
Drooler's Poll
I never watch anything pre-2000s. Late 90s at most. If I know the model is deceased, I also know the cause of it and it's not likely it was old age at her home surrounded by her loved ones. I might enjoy watching some content but it's hard to get out of my mind how she died.
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05-03-08 04:01am
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N/A
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Toadsith's Reply
Give them time and they'll eventually get to it. The problem is they will probably like the idea and will require consumers to get it too. No more login screens: just get your implant near your computer reader.
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04-27-08 10:50am
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