I am not sure exactly what you mean, however if you have met a lady and clicked with her she may initiate by sending a simple message.  It has happened to me several times and I take it as a complement.  She is soliciting business but she decided who she want to see.  If the chem is good and I get a "miss you, like to see ya again" I am inclined to follow up.  What could be better than a visit with a lady who is looking forward to having me call.  A direct call might be a little forward but an innocent short text is welcome.  

Over the years I have been contacted by at least 6 different people.  The message is always discreet and not pushy.  I like it and I am surprised that more of the ladies do not make an effort to reach out and touch their favorite guys.

Love to hear from the ladies on this one, interesting thread...

It's nice to hear from a friend.  
I could be mistaken but I think sending out a bunch of marketing PMs to guys you haven't met yet is considered spamming and is an offense you can be banned for, so just be aware of that.
Chime in on the discussion boards so we can get to know you a little. Posting on the photo only board and on photo theme days here can help you generate intrest too.
The newbie board is a good place to ask any questions you may have, there are many people willing to give you advice.

I have been contacted by phone and text.  Usually a genuine hello and talking sometimes leads to another seesion.  Depends on the vibes and I consider it complimentary.  Good luck getting your first review Alex.  But I do miss contact with Elizabeth and Jewel.  One retired and the other a tragic ending.

kind of boring sitting around waiting for the phone to ring..besides it is good business..

My first encounter with a provider was her contacting me. I'm not sure I would have ever had the balls to make that first step without her contacting me. I will always remember and be thankful to her (I need to see her again!) as i may have never met the many beautiful women since!

If it is someone I have seen a number of times, particularly if she is from out of town, then it is fine.  If not, well it doesn't bother me but I'm not likely to make an appointment.

I have had a few providers contact me. I keep my wits about me, but I do take it as a compliment.  

If a provider reaches out to me, it does make me more likely to see her. Also, I am single and don't have the secrecy concerns other posters may have.

I like it. Like you've done, there's no harm contacting someone on TER using PMs. I doubt...

...you'd be able to contact them thru their email or phones since you don't have access to that info.

I've been contacted many times by ladies who introduce themselves and invite me to come and see them if I choose. Just so you don't give them a hard sell and make sure you leave them an easy out so they don't feel compelled to answer your PM. Not all guys who post and review on TER have VIP status, therefore no PM access so your PM may not be read by them.

Coincidentally, today I was just contacted via PM on another review site by a new Provider looking for clients. She invited me to a low key M&G at a public venue for this evening. Too bad it was in Phoenix and the last flight out of town had already flown. You can bet she's now on my radar and it's now far more likely that I'll contact her in the future.

It's common and good form for ladies who you've met previously to contact you when they're visiting from out of town.

Good luck!

I certainly agree there's nothing wrong with an email or PM to one of my hobby handles from someone I know that says "I was thinking of you and it made me smile." Made me smile, too, and raised her several places on my list.  

I've never had a lady contact me out of the blue to ask if I would see her and write a review. Cudos to Drumsticks for pulling that off.  

There's one travelling lady I saw once, and ever after she sends me emails every two or three months announcing she's thinking about another visit to Minnesota on a specified date range. One time I responded with a request for a date. Got no response until I finally emailed s again to see if she got my first one. Her reply was, "Sorry, there wasn't enough interest." I don't think much of that tactic. At very least, if she is going to mass mail the inquiry, she could be courteous enough to mass mail a notice the trip won't happen.  

Texting is a non-issue for me, as my hobby phone is never turned on unless I am planning to use it for a visit. There are a couple travelling ladies I have seen who now send me a text with a smiley face emoticon a couple days before they are going to visit, but I've never yet seen one in time to set up a meet. So I don't mind texts, but don't recommend then, either.  

Then there's phone calls. A couple months after I ventured into the hobby I was still thinking of it as a "just this once" kind of thing, and saw no need for the expense of a hobby-only, burner phone. Christmas day, sitting in the living room after the family opened presents, the phone rang, and it was a provider whose voice I recognized. Pretty drunk and wanting to get together. That was awkward conversation my whole family watching. Shut her down with "You have the wrong number" and hung up. Dang if she didn't call again. Shut that one down and turned off the phone. The very next day I was in Target buying a burner phone. And never saw her again.  

So my answer to the question is it's fine to contact me if, and only if, you do so carefully and discreetely, with a full understanding of all the ways an uninvited contact could go wrong. And never by a phone call. I shudder to think what could happen if I forgot to turn off the burner phone and my SO heard it ringing in the dresser drawer. Not good. Not good at all.

for contacting someone you have not met yet. Also the tone of the message would probably determine how it is received.

I think it's great.  I've never had a problem with anyone being too pushy.

Be Safe,

Buck

Woke up this morning with a text "still interested" while in bed with my GF. Also told this provider for initial contact to be made through my "phantom" email account that I don't keep on my phone. Avoided a nuclear disaster.

I am surprised to hear so many clients saying it is OK to contact you if you've already met. I never contact anyone, for any purpose, either via text or email unless they initiate contact with me first. Not because I wouldn't like to see them again, but because there are potential consequences to texting or calling (even emailing, if the guy happens to be particularly uncautious) that can have disastrous effects on someone's life (a gf or wife seeing the text, a boss firing you, etc.) No amount of business is worth ruining someone's life, even if the risk is miniscule.

I am surprised to hear so many clients saying it is OK to contact you if you've already met. I never contact anyone, for any purpose, either via text or email unless they initiate contact with me first. Not because I wouldn't like to see them again, but because there are potential consequences to texting or calling (even emailing, if the guy happens to be particularly uncautious) that can have disastrous effects on someone's life (a gf or wife seeing the text, a boss firing you, etc.) No amount of business is worth ruining someone's life, even if the risk is miniscule.

I have followed the responses and I thought it best to explain my early comment.  
First I do not think that shotgun marketing to people you have never met is at all appropriate.  That would cross an important line.  I do not have any problem with a few of my friends contacting me BECAUSE I TOLD THEM THEY COULD.  several ladies have contacted me but none without getting the OK from me first,  Second issue is how and when; the only number for a text is my drop phone.  The text I do get are so nondescript that I am the only one who would have any idea what it is.  Ex; one lady enters; Hello.  another uses a single capitol letter; J.  Contacting is OK only if done with approval and in unbreakable code.  

Hope that helps

I would think that clients that need to keep their hobby a secret would have an alias and dummy email account, and a PM or email would be no more difficult to hide than the conversations they initiate.  Whereas a ringing phone and resulting conversation may cause a problem.

I myself, even though I am a relative novice in the hobby, recevied an email from a provider I had seen a couple of times that triggered an impulse purchase (for lack of a better word). I wasn't even thinking about seeing a provider at the time.  Guess you could say I took the bait.

If it's not been made clear whether my phone is secure or not, then don't contact me and a if provider does, she should make it a VERY generic message.  

If I've seen someone multiple times, then it should have been made clear by me, as the client if I can be contacted or not.

I have given permission to a few providers to text me if they want to see me or business is slow. I know it's a business and don't pretend otherwise. I do get extra for my availability.  

I wonder if there could be a centralized calendar that showed the openings for providers each day. Maybe their business would  fill if we could see the openings each day

I think it is important for a provider to not text or call without reason.  I need secrecy and discretion and I would provider who texted me without asking!  Who knows who may see my text message!   I want no trail if possible! Just my 2 cents.  Important for married men especially.