Is there a list of 'good' agencies to use?

[dsbean]

Newbie question I guess.

There are so many out there, is there a consensus on what are the better ones to register with?

[Voyager36]

Elena's models has a pretty good reputation.
In general, any site where you pay a flat fee is better, try to avoid "pay per letter" sites, unless they have earned a solid reputation. The temptation for agencies is too great (especially in lean times) for the agency to have "agency girls" to write letters to you. They don't have any actual interest in you, but write to you so that the agency can earn it's $10 per letter (or whatever)

[facetrock]

Does anyone know if an honest pay per letter site actually exists?

[IAmZon]

Does anyone know if an honest pay per letter site actually exists?

It is a flawed question IMO.   Consider the cause and effect behind the question:


How many letters does a pretty face generate?  25 - 200 a day.   So, assume a woman WITH THE MOST SINCERE OF INTENTIONS enters ANY online site.  She will likely get 5,000 emails within 90 days.   99% of these are dreamers that never take action.  Thus, IF THE WOMAN HAS THE MOST SINCERE OF INTENTIONS, she is likely to become VERY disappointed in a VERY short time. 


And what are the contents of those 5000 letters?!?   Photos of penis.  Request for sex talk.  Stupid messages offering premature feelings and expectations.  Photos of nice homes, cars, and vacations.


Assume that a woman is lucky to meet 3 or 4 men that actually get on a plane and visit her.  What is the general experience?   (answer quietly to yourself).


And, there is the fact that girls talk.   So, how many CRAZY, STUPID, HORRIBLE, SAD, stories have girls shared about men visiting from agencies and letter writing?


It's an uphill climb.  Time and exposure is the only solution.  If you have a slavic itch that you just can't solve, become an English teacher for 6 - 12 months - or something.  This letter writing / 5 day visits from half way around the world seems like a "hole in one" proposition to me.

[LAman]

Newbie question I guess.

There are so many out there, is there a consensus on what are the better ones to register with?

Much better to say, there are good and bad decisions or good and bad choices. A site is only as good/bad as the person using it.

[Aloe]

It is a flawed question IMO.   Consider the cause and effect behind the question:


How many letters does a pretty face generate?  25 - 200 a day.   So, assume a woman WITH THE MOST SINCERE OF INTENTIONS enters ANY online site.  She will likely get 5,000 emails within 90 days.   99% of these are dreamers that never take action.  Thus, IF THE WOMAN HAS THE MOST SINCERE OF INTENTIONS, she is likely to become VERY disappointed in a VERY short time. 


And what are the contents of those 5000 letters?!?   Photos of penis.  Request for sex talk.  Stupid messages offering premature feelings and expectations.  Photos of nice homes, cars, and vacations.


Assume that a woman is lucky to meet 3 or 4 men that actually get on a plane and visit her.  What is the general experience?   (answer quietly to yourself).


And, there is the fact that girls talk.   So, how many CRAZY, STUPID, HORRIBLE, SAD, stories have girls shared about men visiting from agencies and letter writing?


It's an uphill climb.  Time and exposure is the only solution.  If you have a slavic itch that you just can't solve, become an English teacher for 6 - 12 months - or something.  This letter writing / 5 day visits from half way around the world seems like a "hole in one" proposition to me.

25-200 a day? Where do you get such crazy numbers You need model looks for such numbers. I only got 1-2 letters/expressions a week on elenasmodels, and i'm far from ugly, some even say hot. 

[dsbean]

OK, so I have signed up to Fdating and 12 Kisses, just to dip my toe in the water.

I have had a couple of emails already so I guess the madness has well and truly commenced!

Wish me luck guys, if you can recommend any other half decent free sites please be my guest, I just want to get a feel first before I consider an Elenas Models type site.
David

[Voyager36]

Does anyone know if an honest pay per letter site actually exists?

I did use Cindy's in Ukraine, you could read messages for free and only paid to write them. I did meet a girl from  that site, so the site did seem reasonably legit. They also allowed you to get the contact info for a fee.
That was more than 5 ears ago though, things may have changed.

[Faux Pas]

OK, so I have signed up to Fdating and 12 Kisses, just to dip my toe in the water.

I have had a couple of emails already so I guess the madness has well and truly commenced!

Wish me luck guys, if you can recommend any other half decent free sites please be my guest, I just want to get a feel first before I consider an Elenas Models type site.
David

A feel first of what? Writing to women? There are loads of pros and cons with any site. Many of the more popular and well known sites are designed to separate you from your cash. What is it exactly you are looking to get a "feel" of. Free sites likely won't offer anything to the range you'd get at Elenas or on the pay per letter.

[Gator]

Wish me luck guys, if you can recommend any other half decent free sites please be my guest, I just want to get a feel first before I consider an Elenas Models type site.

The only differences between EM and the dating sites are:  1) EM requires paying a modest fee and 2) the women listed with EM are interested in the concept of emigrating.

[Anotherkiwi]

The only differences between EM and the dating sites are:  1) EM requires paying a modest fee and 2) the women listed with EM are interested in the concept of emigrating.

I think this is the crux of the whole industry - while some (and sometimes many) of those registered on dating sites may be interested in a foreign husband, the vast majority of those on Elena's Models are interested.  The caveat, of course, is that the man must still be worthy.

[JohnDearGreen]

... is there a consensus on what are the better ones to register with?

Depends on whether you are looking for a lady or looking for an agency?  Try searching for one
with a common interest.  If you like tennis google for "ukraine tennis" or "russia tennis"  and add
a few more keywords that are common on dating/agency sites like "height weight".   A quick
google gives one here that is nice looking and likes lawn tennis:
http://www.lovecity.com/online_dating/personals.cgi?n=3668703

[GQBlues]

...Wish me luck guys, if you can recommend any other half decent free sites please be my guest, I just want to get a feel first before I consider an Elenas Models type site....

A feel first of what?...

 

[IAmZon]

OK, so I have signed up to Fdating and 12 Kisses, just to dip my toe in the water.

If you mean FHDating, then I would say - if you are serious - just shut up and invest in that direction.  If there is one fault with FHDating ... it is that they are too honest and forthcoming.   I met the owner in Ukraine last year.  By that time, I was too smart for his good advise.  Now, I see the quality of that service - too late.

[IAmZon]

25-200 a day? Where do you get such crazy numbers You need model looks for such numbers. I only got 1-2 letters/expressions a week on elenasmodels, and I'm far from ugly, some even say hot. 

Sorry, I do not want to create a fiction.   I am certainly with the understanding that if a woman was aggressive, she could meet - not contact - but meet, 300 men a week.  This is for a "hot women" of course.  I must confess ... I have little tolerance for online bla bla.  However, I do negotiate the auction environment that these online inventions create.  The truth does not need hyperbole to be impactful.

Happy to read that you are "hot".  I prefer to invest my time in those that are hot, or intelligent, or virtuous in some regard.   Ah! This is close to a Hemingway moment in Farewell To Arms.  I could check it out online, but I prefer to do it from memory.  "Life kills the very beautiful, strong, and courageous.  If you are none of these, it will kill you too, but in no particular order."  (I am probably close)