I saw this one too, and I agree it's really important to remember that some punters do want everything their own way and just because this is often expressed on their boards that doesn't make it the right or the safest thing to do for us. If we listened to everything said on these we would never ask for money upfront, overrun by half the time again on every appointment and be available twenty four hours a day to take bookings with ten minutes notice, as well as answering all our enquries within the hour and never ever missing calls. Phew
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I never give my address out at all, not even when the client arrives - my postcode takes them to a nearby car park where I can see them and from which I talk them into the building; I let them in at the lobby and they are accompanied to my flat by me so there is no chance of them tipping off anybody outside. I have never had problems with this and if a punter said he wouldn't visit without the full address I would tell him to go elsewhere.
The other stuff is true too - the long and short of it is that whilst experienced punters can offer some helpful advice, this is always going to be from their point of view and not from ours, and they don't always realise our reasons for doing certain things (and why should they, after all?) The only person who should be deciding how you work, is you.