OFFICIAL
78.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
17.5 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
11.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
56.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
14.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
4.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
8.0 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Daily diary updates.
2. Lots of different content types.
3. All exclusive material.
1. Not a ton of content up.
2. Videos in Quicktime format only.
"A great start to a site here at Ruby's Diary, but some growth is definitely needed." |
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Today we're looking at a solo site called Ruby's Diary, which is all about the sexual odyssey of a gal named Ruby Day. Check out her bio and you'll find out she's a natural redhead, and a friggin' sex machine for life it sounds like. Although I think she's technically an amateur, the content has a very nice look to it that looks more polished than expected. She also seems pretty involved with her site, adding personal touches like a daily diary, and cell phone pictures. Membership is higher than expected at $30 a month, but hopefully she can make that worth your while once inside.
The goods:
- Daily diary updates. Of course when you have the word "diary" in your site title, you should be on top of the game there I expect. I was happy to see the frequency of entries in the diary, as it gives you some more good insight into Ruby.
- Lots of different content types. She offers anything from solo to sex machines, BDSM to lesbian, and beyond. There's a little bit of everything here, even with the smaller collection.
- All exclusive material. Of course, as with most any solo site, all the content is exclusive here. It looks like they shoot it in house, as it all has a familiar feel to it from one set to the next.
The bads:
- Not a ton of content up. I was kind of surprised how small the site was, with just 39 photo galleries and 18 videos. Hopefully she can really get those numbers up over the next year or so, as I don't think the content counts quite warrant the high price just yet.
- Updates seem a little slower than usual for actual content. She has a few bonus sections that get updated too, but her actual photo and video updates might be slightly slower than weekly from what I'm seeing. That's not going to help get the numbers up!
- Videos in Quicktime format only. She offers a downloadable iPod/iPhone file, and another Quicktime big video that plays in your browser for most Windows users. I'd love to see another video type added, and a regular downloadable version at that.
Conclusion:
Ruby's Diary initially surprised me by looking a little better than expected all around. The content looks good enough (mostly because they use actual lights it looks like), and the interaction was nice with the daily diary updates. However it wasn't all good, with a small collection, no other interaction (cam shows, forum, chats, etc.), and updates that seemed a little slower than expected. Hopefully she can continue to grow the site here, as that's my biggest issue. It's a great start to a site though, and I hope it'll keep up with everything.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 05-27-08 |
No huge changes to report here at Ruby's Diary, but the good news is that the updates have been pretty regular which has helped bring the numbers up a bit. She now offers over 65 galleries and almost 50 videos, which is much better than last time around. The diary updates continue, as they should on this site, but they remain the bulk of the interaction. The site is going in a decent direction, so hopefully she keeps it up!
Score increased from 77.5 to 78.5.
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