Well I've said it before and I'll say it again. Make them book online. I hardly ever get a Timewaster actually book me online. Had a guy ring up yesterday 'when are you avalible please' I said either 3.30 or 7.30 but you need to book online for me to take the booking seriously. 'No problem, yes I'll do it now' 30mins later and no booking and I know I have saved myself from another timewasting prick! Yay!

LOTM- I know you get pissed of with no shows but I really don't think it's fair to double let alone triple book them! If they are genuine then it's not fair on the client at all. Can't you find another way?

Quote from: ParisB on 25 May 2012, 07:17:31 pm

with every phone call i say im not sure if im availble at the moment ( for the time that they want ) and i ask them to call back in say 10 mins as i will know by then if i am going to be free
 the genuine clients will call back those that are going to mess you about wont

A confirmation system, you say...? Why, yes, I've found they work wonders, too!

Obviously my working methods are really different because I'm the opposite in terms of my overall time/energy commitment to escorting but, at the end of the day, you've GOT to have a confirmation system. I might state a particular time on the day of the pre-arranged booking that I would require a confirmation call (early enough that, if I don't get the call, I can either take a same-day appointment instead or just go off and do something else entirely), while Paris' method is far better for those who do a full 'shift' of work with 99% same-day jobs, but requiring a confirmation of any kind really helps weed out the pillocks who are just ringing round making a bunch of bookings while sitting at home, probably pants-less & with willy in hand.

It's fairly common that guys will fail to confirm but at least then your time isn't wasted; you can get right on with seeing the guy who DOES want to confirm because he really DOES want a booking. You don't even waste a single thought on Mr WillyHand, too, which is nice because it's annoying when some numpty puts you in a bad mood and you obviously don't want that to affect your genuine clients.

I could put a little list here of about five or so escorts who I know implement a confirmation system of some sort and - not-very-surprisingly - they are also five or so escorts who you'll never hear complain about timewasters. We all get calls from idiots and we can't do anything about that, but you can choose to implement a system that saves your sanity and allows you to focus energy on only the men who've indicated some actual, genuine interest in meeting you.

the timewasters tend not to ring back  as i said its not 100 percent but when working in ireland which is notorious for timewasters ( one girl mentioned on EI she has 27 no shows in one day) i cut mine down to 5  for two weeks and of those 3  of them were booking in the morning ie for 10am so they didnt really waste my time as much as they could of done
its not foolproof but the timewasters often cant be bothered to ring you back they are busy wasting someone elses time

     

Quote from: MissKylie on 27 May 2012, 11:35:11 pm

It's a good idea but what if they still ring back after 10mins?

I was touring in Leeds last week. I've been before and mostly saw guys I already knew and they all turned up, but my friend had 6 or 7 no shows!
Really it was unbelievable and thoroughly demoralising and I'm not sure what she could have done to weed them out as there was nothing at all to suggest they wouldn't turn up. Two of them even contacted her to say they were delayed in traffic but were on their way. Neither appeared.

I just don't know why they do it.

Quote from: ladyofthemansion on 06 February 2012, 08:42:52 pm

Amazing how my takings go up when I ditch the appointment system and do a first come first served. x

totally. i dont even do advanced bookings anymore. i say 'yeh yeh wednesday is fine, call me on the day to confirm'.

defo first come first served. coz my plans will change as much as the punters.

also - punters dont get the horn in advanced. yeh their horny on monday when theyre on the internet scouting for a f**k but when wednesday comes they've gone cold.