Recently BackPage made some changes to how their auto-renew feature works. These are changes that I have asked them repeatedly over the years to make, and I'm sure I haven't been alone in asking for the changes, so I am very delighted to see BP finally listen to the feedback they've been getting.
Previously, there were two options for posting ads. Providers could simply post ads by hand daily (or as frequently as they wished). Running ads one at a time though was more expensive, and if a provider wanted to post a new ad daily, she basically had to re-write her ad each day, or BP's system would kick the new ad out saying that an ad already existed. Plus, with each new ad, providers had to babysit their ad half the day because BP's censors were likely to delete text or pics for absolutely no reason at all. Fix the ad, watch it, fix it again, watch it, fix it AGAIN, and finally it would be left alone. Talk about a pain in the ass!
Option two was to write an ad and set it to auto-renew, meaning the ad re-posts at regular intervals. This option was cheaper and more convenient, but had one huge drawback. Ads always re-posted at or around midnight, leading to 2 am drunk dialers (highly annoying), and meaning that by the next day when a provider WANTS her ad to be visible, her ad is already buried behind 20 ads ahead of it.
This is actually why I advertised only sporadically on BP for a long time.
Finally, at long last, BP has changed the way auto-renew works. About a month ago, providers now have the option to auto-renew their ad daily, AND more importantly, we get to choose what time of day the ad renews. (Insert HALLELUIA here). So it is now much easier to keep ads current and running daily (which is why I now have an ad up every day instead of once or twice a month woo hoo).
However, with every change, there is always some confusion. In the past it was easy to assume that if a girl's ad just now popped up, she must be available. After all, any ad appearing during the day had to be written and posted at the time the ad appears. This is no longer true. Case in point, my current ad is set to run for about another week before it expires. Yesterday and today however, I've been a little under the weather and haven't been taking appointments. Needless to say, it looks a little confusing when I tell a gentleman that I am not taking appointments, and a short while later he sees a brand new ad pop up on BP for me.
So, I say all of this to let guys know that seeing an ad pop up on BP no longer automatically means the provider is in fact available at the time the ad goes up. She may be already booked for the day, she may not be taking appointments at all, but if her ad is set to auto-renew, a new ad still goes up regardless of her availability. As far as I know, there is no option to "pause" an ad so that it doesn't go up one day, but continues the next day. At BP's rate of response, it may take a few years before such an option becomes available.
In the meantime, a little information can help clear up confusion, so I hope gents find this post useful. Or at least, less confusing. Or something.
THanks and have a great snow day
Changes to BP ads - clearing up some confusion
