So glad I found this thread. I too am curious as to the best way to "screen" someone - and essentially what it means to screen?

I'm not a working escort right now but I'm trying to found out as much information before I dive in because knowledge is power.

I don't have the option to offer in-calls so it would be outcalls only.

I guess it would be more interesting to hear more from y'all who only offer outcalls (but feel free to chime in if your able to answer the below):

- what information do you obtain?
- is there a general rule of thumb to be able to decipher between a TW and a genuine client?
- if its being booked in a hotel,
1. would you expect the client to pay for the room?
1a. If so, would there be a discount on your rates as he is paying for the hotel + service)?
2. would you still try and get his home address or is his name, number and hotel details sufficient enough?
- what are the benefits of speaking on the phone (aside from it being a faster process)?

If it's an outcall then the client pays for the room - up to you how you set your rates. If it's you providing the room then it would be known as an 'incall'.

If I'm visiting a hotel I need to see proof of the hotel reservation, room number, name booked in. I also take a deposit from new clients. Before I started using deposits I would phone through on the room landline, ask to speak to Mr Such and Such before I set off. This lowers the chances of TW. Now I take deposits from new clients I tend not to do this - if he's not there I turn around and keep the deposit, but that's not happened yet.

Home address I ask for proof of residency, if he cannot provide then higher deposit applies (same for hotel if he can't/won't provide).

Phone call makes it more likely he's brave enough to go through with it, means you can hear it's an adult male, can also give you clues about sobriety, whether there's a bunch of men in the background. Sure someone doing that can get around it, but I have many times turned down a booking because I can hear men/a party going on in the background, things I'd not always pick up from a text. It's not foolproof, at least one booking sounded fine on the phone, and fine when I entered his flat, it was 5 minutes later when he started repeating himself and he told me that he'd had at least one bottle of wine, then towards the end he became very distraught - but it's a first line of defence! I now stipulate on my website, and when I accept a booking that I won't see anyone who's drunk, drinking or hungover.