OFFICIAL
79.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
12.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
9.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
57.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.0 / 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. A lot of exclusive material.
2. Almost daily updates.
1. Not a lot of interaction.
2. Some small sites.
"A good value for those interested in single-model amateur sites." |
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VIP Members Network is a collection of twenty small amateur sites that users can access with one membership. With all the benefits of a single model amateur site - exclusive content, model interaction, the "girl-next-door" factor - the one area that most of them can't compete in is quantity. It just isn't possible for most amateurs to grow fast or large enough to compete with the Big Boys. To combat this, many small sites have been joining together to offer amateur fans more for their money. This is one such collection.
Unlike most networks, the sites here vary quite a bit in size and content. A few were created before the network and were strong enough to survive independently. A few were created for the network and have mostly licensed content.Because all of the sites are pretty different, it's difficult to make generalizations about them the way you can on most networks. However, I can say they all have a friendly amateur design, light on the graphics but still attractive and easy to navigate. There is a central network site which makes it easy to jump to the sites that interest you and I was very pleased to find a network updates page that tells you what's new on every site in the network. Between the twenty sites there is something new posted Monday-Friday. To give you a better idea of the sites offered I've grouped them below based on size and content.
Talia, Tiffany Lee Fisher, Adam and Eve, Lisa Next Door and Claudia Klein - These are certainly the strongest sites in the bunch. Each site has a couple thousand exclusive pictures and videos. Talia and Tiffany even perform live shows for members and Tiffany keeps an active online journal. All of these sites are nicely put together and, in the case of Talia and Tiffany, are even worth a membership independent from the network.
Club Casey, Leroy the Cyberpimp, Wild Amber and Tiffany XXX - I'll call these the second tier sites. All of them are quite good and I know in the case of Leroy the content is original (though it is also available on his own non-network site). These sites don't include as many pictures as the top network sites and none of them offer video. Still, there is a lot of content here to keep you busy. It is important to note that Leroy's collection here is smaller than what you'll find on his own site and if you join his site you do not get access to the network.
Alissia, Nikito, Cum Taste It, Elizbeth, Andy Loves Porn, Sabrina Joy, Lynsi, Daizi, Daphny, Busty Cindy, and Suzay - These are the smallest sites in the network and they are comprised entirely of non-exclusive content. The solo model sites feature five to ten galleries of the girl and that's it. The models are all very cute (in fact, a few of them are Lightspeed Girls) but they're not involved in the sites in the way most amateurs are.
Most of the pictures are exactly what you'd expect to find on an amateur site. They're 600x800 in size with typical amateur quality. The settings are usually at home and most of the sites feature softcore shots of the model along with some sort of hardcore (Adam and Eve are swingers, Talia does girl-girl and guys, etc). The videos follow similar lines. They can be downloaded and streamed in Windows Media, usually around 240k. Overall the content is fine considering the amateur nature of the network.
You'll also find a selection of bonus extras. These include live and prerecorded video feeds from Homegrown, Voyeur Dorm, CamZ, and Sex Cam Central. The latter two are webcam networks of hundreds of amateur women who perform live on their cams from home for members. This is a great addition that nicely rounds out the amateur theme of the network.
The VIP Members Network is a good option for anyone who enjoys solo model amateur sites and is looking for a bit more for their money. $19 a month is a great deal for this much porn. My only complaint is that most of the sites don't provide quite the same level of interaction with the model as you'll find on most other amateur sites. The fact that over half of the sites only feature a couple hundred non-exclusive pictures is also a bit of a turn-off. I appreciate the content and the models are very cute but they hardly deserve to be called "sites" at all. Still, sites like Talia and Tiffany Fisher do increase the overall value of the network. I definitely think this collection is worth a look for amateur fans.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 03-31-06 |
Not much has changed on the VIP Members network since our last visit a year and a half ago. They have 21 sites now, up from 20, so at least there has been some growth. Cum Taste It, with creampie and facials, is the new addition. Updates across the rest of the sites are still coming with something new added several days a week. Most of the updates take place on Talia's site so we still have some very small sites included. Talia's site meanwhile is bigger than ever, but that's another review. The only other thing worth noting is that the price increased from $20 a month to $25. Overall this is a fine enough network, especially with all the exclusive content. It's not one I'm extremely crazy about since it's missing some of the best things about amateur sites, like lots of interaction, but you definitely get a lot for you dollar here so it's still worth a look.
Score increased from 79.4 to 79.5.
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