I actually removed the 25 per cent deposit thing, and the booking through AW. But someone above mentioned a 10% deposit on incalls - do you think this would work?

I actually removed the 25 per cent deposit thing, and the booking through AW. But someone above mentioned a 10% deposit on incalls - do you think this would work?

I actually removed the 25 per cent deposit thing, and the booking through AW. But someone above mentioned a 10% deposit on incalls - do you think this would work?

I started taking deposits 10 years ago due to unreliability of new clients and sometimes clients who'd seen me once, twice, even some regulars. I was fed up of the chopping, changing, no shows, not bothering to confirm, confirming late. New clients were blocking my diary for regulars who were reliable. I'd tried everything suggested, I stopped accepting new clients because for other reasons I had regulars wanting chance to see me before a planned move and change to outcall only. A new client who really wanted to see me said he would be prepared to pay a deposit. I won't  work without a deposit now, and learned has to be first 2 bookings because (just as when i didn't take a deposit, 50 % would let me down on the second booking).

When it became possible to offer a limited number of incalls I carried on taking deposits,

I still have some new and repeat client reliability issues even when the deposit is relatively high, but I'm not in a 'high traffic area'. Clients usually have to plan to travel to me, or me to them.