For those that follow my blog or our life of porn, you know that we sell a lot of porn in a lot of places. I'm always looking for new websites and new audiences that may be interested in our videos so I'm always trying new sites to sell on.
One that I was hoping to test with is called IsMyGirl.com which is the same people who also run InkedGirl.com. Unfortunately, my initial experience with IsMyGirl.com was so bad that I canceled my account with them before even getting to upload. It was so bad that I want to share my experience here so others can avoid the hassle I had.
My issue with IsMyGirl.com is one of privacy, or lack thereof. During the sign up process they ask for a phone number. I'm not a fan of giving out my phone number to anyone, much less a porn site. But I do understand that sometimes it is needed for legal reasons and sometimes to send a one time code to verify an account so I'm okay with that.
So I entered my phone number with the intention of changing it to a fake phone once I was approved. Because, let's face it, no porn site needs to call or text me for ANY reason EVER once I'm verified. Period. End of story.
The next day, I get a text message from Teteh at IsMyGirl.com. What? When I entered my phone there was nothing saying they'd randomly text me, nor was there an option to opt out of texts or phone calls. This is the Internet and you have my email address, why on earth would you text me! What if the phone was a shared phone or what if my kid was playing a game on it? I keep my porn life secured on a single computer that is locked down and don't want it on my personal phone.
Worse was the fact that the text was nothing urgent or important. They simply wanted to let me know I needed to upload a photo ID. Regardless, why text me? Why not email me as I have a porn only email account I use. Turns out they texted AND emailed me, as if anyone needs two notices.
I replied to the text explain that I don't want any texts or phone calls and to put me on a do not call and do not text list. I also said "do not text me ever again" to which they replied "Hey love, you provided your phone number when you made an application on the website." Yea, no shit, but that doesn't mean I want a call or text nor did you ever mention you'd call or text. Why is it no other site ever calls or texts and yet you do without permission? I only entered my phone because it was a required field! Does privacy mean nothing to you people? And why the hell did you reply when I told you not to! And why are they calling me "love"...feels very condescending. It's obvious I go by Stella.
They went on to ask if they wanted me to close my account. As if it was a threat of some sort? I told them I didn't want my account closed but I simply wanted them to not text or call me ever again. I explained how we like our privacy and don't need porn related calls or texts randomly like that.
Of course, they replied AGAIN after being told TWICE not to. It felt like a "we're going to get the last word" type of reply. So first it was condescending with the "love" name and now this? If I can't trust you to respect my privacy with a phone number how do I expect you to do that with my personal info, videos, contact info, etc. Yea, buh-bye. So I told them to cancel my account completely and not to reply via text again. This time they canceled my account and replied via email.
While I know this may seem like I'm blowing a small issue out of proportion, the thing is that if you can't trust a company to get the little things right then you can't trust them with the bigger things either. Because of that I simply cannot sell on IsMyGirl.com and I STRONGLY suggest you don't sell with them either (including InkedGirl.com). Porn sites are sketchy at best on a good day and if I don't see oodles of trust, privacy, and security I'm not going to use your site.
Their sites are sort of low renting anyhow so I didn't have high expectations and thus this is no real loss at all. Maybe I'm wrong, other sites have looked sketchy but done okay but something about this one feels too fly-by-night. Too much like a guy running a web server in his mom's basement rather than a properly secured setup. Maybe they're totally legit. At this point, I don't care at all as I won't be selling with them and thus I cannot recommend you sell with them either. There are plenty of fish in the porn ocean, don't waste your time with sites that don't respect your privacy!
One that I was hoping to test with is called IsMyGirl.com which is the same people who also run InkedGirl.com. Unfortunately, my initial experience with IsMyGirl.com was so bad that I canceled my account with them before even getting to upload. It was so bad that I want to share my experience here so others can avoid the hassle I had.
My issue with IsMyGirl.com is one of privacy, or lack thereof. During the sign up process they ask for a phone number. I'm not a fan of giving out my phone number to anyone, much less a porn site. But I do understand that sometimes it is needed for legal reasons and sometimes to send a one time code to verify an account so I'm okay with that.
So I entered my phone number with the intention of changing it to a fake phone once I was approved. Because, let's face it, no porn site needs to call or text me for ANY reason EVER once I'm verified. Period. End of story.
The next day, I get a text message from Teteh at IsMyGirl.com. What? When I entered my phone there was nothing saying they'd randomly text me, nor was there an option to opt out of texts or phone calls. This is the Internet and you have my email address, why on earth would you text me! What if the phone was a shared phone or what if my kid was playing a game on it? I keep my porn life secured on a single computer that is locked down and don't want it on my personal phone.
Worse was the fact that the text was nothing urgent or important. They simply wanted to let me know I needed to upload a photo ID. Regardless, why text me? Why not email me as I have a porn only email account I use. Turns out they texted AND emailed me, as if anyone needs two notices.
I replied to the text explain that I don't want any texts or phone calls and to put me on a do not call and do not text list. I also said "do not text me ever again" to which they replied "Hey love, you provided your phone number when you made an application on the website." Yea, no shit, but that doesn't mean I want a call or text nor did you ever mention you'd call or text. Why is it no other site ever calls or texts and yet you do without permission? I only entered my phone because it was a required field! Does privacy mean nothing to you people? And why the hell did you reply when I told you not to! And why are they calling me "love"...feels very condescending. It's obvious I go by Stella.
They went on to ask if they wanted me to close my account. As if it was a threat of some sort? I told them I didn't want my account closed but I simply wanted them to not text or call me ever again. I explained how we like our privacy and don't need porn related calls or texts randomly like that.
Of course, they replied AGAIN after being told TWICE not to. It felt like a "we're going to get the last word" type of reply. So first it was condescending with the "love" name and now this? If I can't trust you to respect my privacy with a phone number how do I expect you to do that with my personal info, videos, contact info, etc. Yea, buh-bye. So I told them to cancel my account completely and not to reply via text again. This time they canceled my account and replied via email.
While I know this may seem like I'm blowing a small issue out of proportion, the thing is that if you can't trust a company to get the little things right then you can't trust them with the bigger things either. Because of that I simply cannot sell on IsMyGirl.com and I STRONGLY suggest you don't sell with them either (including InkedGirl.com). Porn sites are sketchy at best on a good day and if I don't see oodles of trust, privacy, and security I'm not going to use your site.
Their sites are sort of low renting anyhow so I didn't have high expectations and thus this is no real loss at all. Maybe I'm wrong, other sites have looked sketchy but done okay but something about this one feels too fly-by-night. Too much like a guy running a web server in his mom's basement rather than a properly secured setup. Maybe they're totally legit. At this point, I don't care at all as I won't be selling with them and thus I cannot recommend you sell with them either. There are plenty of fish in the porn ocean, don't waste your time with sites that don't respect your privacy!
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