411 is usually about finding answers and info, in this instance, I'm going to relate something that has recently happened to a part-time provider in hopes that both providers and clients can offer some insight and strategies on how to deal with this. I know a provider who is dabbling part-time. She recently put up some ads and almost immediately was bombarded with, what can only be described as wretched texts. The long and short of it was this: either you give me the services I want or I'm going to TERB and other review sites and destroying your reputation. I have the screenshots she sent me. It's real. She was very upset over it and rightfully so. She has pulled her ads and is quite scared. She did NOTHING wrong. I consoled her saying that A, I had the proof, and B, if a review came up with this individual putting forth these bullshit claims I would confront him online in his post. What he's doing is extortion, full stop. So, TERBites, give me some ideas, strategies, plans, and options. This is the sort of thing that we, as a community, can crush if we work together. I'm no 'white knight', but I am a responsible member of this community and this sort of shit must not stand.