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The economics of the online sex trade are tipped in favor of the literate. Cynics may say that promoting her business post-by-post just makes for a brilliant sort of "women in tech!" resume builder. But blogging-for-work also benefits busy or cautious clients like you, who may have learned to seduce a woman over Usenet — or, you know, AIM — instead of drinks.

  • Proof she's for real. It takes extraordinary skill and/or madness to fake a blog for any length of time. Scan back a few months and read with an eye towards internal consistency. Then again, if the writing turns you on and makes you want to see her, whether she really bought her lingerie in Paris — or actually got it in Reno — may not matter.
  • Fantasy is hot. You get fantasies about your time together before you meet. She may have helpfully categorized them by tag.
  • Subscription has its privileges. A blog will let her slip off the radar in times when she may not want to post an ad with her photos on the old-fashioned online directory sites, but still wants to let you know she's available. On RSS instead of Eros Guide, you'll only be competing with other established clients for her time.

(Photo: Miss Penny Barber, a BDSM and fetish professional based in the San Francisco Bay Area, blogging at Naughty Little Switch)