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General Category => Blather and Babble => Topic started by: brandy@saafe on 31 March 2009, 08:13:13 am

Title: What response do you give....?
Post by: brandy@saafe on 31 March 2009, 08:13:13 am
When you get an email saying something along the lines of "thinking of making a booking, can you send me some pics please?"
I received such an email this morning and usually I just ignore them, but in this case I responded and asked if two galleries plus more worth of pics isn't sufficient.

Do you respond? If so what do you say?
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: amy on 31 March 2009, 11:48:38 am
When you get an email saying something along the lines of "thinking of making a booking, can you send me some pics please?"
I received such an email this morning and usually I just ignore them, but in this case I responded and asked if two galleries plus more worth of pics isn't sufficient.

Do you respond? If so what do you say?

I get these now and again and do pretty much the same thing - I tend to delete emails according to tone (anything written in text speak or addressing me as 'babes' or 'hun' :-X is guaranteed to be headed straight for the bin) and if it is polite and sounds genuine I normally point out that there are plenty of photos on my site and add a link.

I had a AW guy email asking for a face pic (on the grounds that it was 'a lot of money' and he wanted to see my face before deciding) I refused and pointed out that everyone who books gets to see my face, and he was free to walk if he wasn't happy. I got a whingy one back which I ignored, and I didn't hear back from him until about six months later when he sent me another email (obviously thinking I wouldn't remember the nick) asking me if I did outcalls to his (small) town, and if I worked there often, as he was concerned I would be recognised if I visited his house! This from the guy who couldn't understand why I don't show my face! Tosser.

Needless to say, I expressed my opinion as freely as ever and we have so far not met... ;D
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: Welsh Lass on 31 March 2009, 01:08:28 pm
Funny you should say that as I have had a guy texting me for 3 days now saying he wants to see me, has no internet and wants pics first.
Ignored him until this morning when I text him back asking, if he has no internet, how did he hear about me and get my number as I am only advertised on internet and with pics so how did he miss them?
Funnily enough, I have not had a reply back.

Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: Anika Mae on 31 March 2009, 01:24:03 pm
I reply with a link to my gallery and no accompanying text. They don't talk to me any more after that. :(
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: brandy@saafe on 31 March 2009, 02:38:41 pm
I reply with a link to my gallery and no accompanying text. They don't talk to me any more after that. :(

Now see, that's good. 'Cos sometimes I want to say something as I do usually ignore them. But then I want them to get what I think about their request, hence my email this morning.
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: cassie on 05 April 2009, 12:34:58 am
I like that idea sending them the link, will do that in future.
Thanks Anika
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: UrbaneAspects on 05 April 2009, 12:52:24 am
How did I manage to miss this thread until today?

Anyway...from my experience  99.9% of the time the ones asking for extra pics (usually a nude, I show my face) dont book.

Now, you still have that 0.1% who will book and I have had it happen. When I first started and didnt want to show nude, I had a client tell me they wanted to see some nude pics of me, which I did. I also had another guy ask me for some nude pics to "get him going" and I did. And I met with both of em. But thats just a narrow exception. Very, very narrow.

Otherwise, my site has everything they need to see and can go there. I say, "I dont send out extra pics, what you see on there is all me". It doesnt do any good to even say that as then they dont respond (like Ani  said)

I noticed once I featured nudes on my site I get less emails asking to see, which is the only thing the majority of the viewers want, without actually booking you.
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: medea on 05 April 2009, 04:08:54 pm
i second that i think it is a good way of handling this by sending him a link of the site of the pictures with no added text
superb :)
Title: Re: What response do you give....?
Post by: UrbaneAspects on 05 April 2009, 08:36:17 pm
yea, since I've had my website up its much easier to send them there. They can knock themselves out