We're all opening the door to complete strangers so what's your point here? Lol
Calls or texts, their personality can change soon as that door opens
But good for you

Yes I agree with you we are all put ourselves at some level risk by doing this, and they can always switch. This is why I don't understand nerves as a reason not to include phone calls in a screening/booking procedure. Of course some sex workers do not include phone calls in their procedures because they find other methods more effective. But for those who think phone calls would be ideal, but are nervous to speak with all potential clients on the phone, this is counterintuitive because the risk you are exposing yourself to (feeling uncomfortable on the phone) is so much smaller than the risk you will avoid by putting yourself through that (opening the door to a client that may not have thoroughly screened).

Whats app (along with anything else owned by Facebook) is a never for me on any device. I admit I know nothing about it but given that most people have unlimited free texts I can't see the point of it, tbh. Like Mirror, I have plenty of photos in my ads.

I overlooked it earlier but as Millie said, texts mean the whole exchange is on record which could be handy if they try to bugger about with details like times, booking duration, price or whatever. The only time I speak to them generally is when they arrive on my street and so far I've only sent one packing since I relocated, and he was the one who got lost between my building and the one across the road .

WhatsApp and anything else owned by Facebook are a never for me too, particularly in this part of my life. I recently had a client tell me that the fact I communicate solely by Protonmail was the deciding factor for him choosing to see me.

During my brief foray into AW, I had a new client try gaslight me into believing that I had agreed to see him for a shorter duration than we had confirmed on. He underpaid me too as a result of me neither confirming the shorter time or confirming the (new) price. (The fee would have been different to the one listed on my profile as my rates had recently risen and he incorrectly assumed it would be the old fee). I asked him to provide proof of the texts where I had consented to these changes. He could not. He then tried to change track and tell me we had confirmed on the phone which was nonsense as I do not use the phone at all. I asked him to prove this by confirming my number. Obviously he could not. In the end, as he had clearly exposed himself as a chancer/liar, he had to pay the full fee we had originally confirmed.

So, for me, sticking to one form of communication, email only, is invaluable.

WhatsApp and anything else owned by Facebook are a never for me too, particularly in this part of my life. I recently had a client tell me that the fact I communicate solely by Protonmail was the deciding factor for him choosing to see me.

During my brief foray into AW, I had a new client try gaslight me into believing that I had agreed to see him for a shorter duration than we had confirmed on. He underpaid me too as a result of me neither confirming the shorter time or confirming the (new) price. (The fee would have been different to the one listed on my profile as my rates had recently risen and he incorrectly assumed it would be the old fee). I asked him to provide proof of the texts where I had consented to these changes. He could not. He then tried to change track and tell me we had confirmed on the phone which was nonsense as I do not use the phone at all. I asked him to prove this by confirming my number. Obviously he could not. In the end, as he had clearly exposed himself as a chancer/liar, he had to pay the full fee we had originally confirmed.

So, for me, sticking to one form of communication, email only, is invaluable.

When taking the booking I use text or email to acknowledge receipt of the deposit, this includes staying time, date, location, duration, balance of fee to be paid on arrival by cash.

Some very few are purely phone call without any typed communication.

When I get a call my autoresponder answers asking, age, ethnicity, booking requirements etc. If they text back and answer all that and are polite I will then do a screening call before confirming a booking.  I just hate answering calls, when most of the time they are TW and fantasists