I used to work from home.
My system was one month of advertising then a long period only relying on my regulars base.
Each time I had my adds on, I was very anxious for the couple of new clients.
anxious to the point of having panic crisis and even giant urticae twice.
To sooth my mind, I double checked everything (OCD lady here!) :
- All in place
- Security procedure
- Reminding how the guy was talking to me and why I accepted him
- Yes, I'm good at screening and my gut instinct never failed me (repeat endlessly until having it engraved in my brain)
- We play on my field, I'm the one in control
- Telling me how I'll make the client happy and enjoy myself during the booking
I also found out that having all ready, myself included in advance, in order to have a nice time doing embroidery or crocheting (very soothing activities for me) before the appointment in question was very helpful.