Some providers charge to screen because it takes time & energy.  Every provider has a method to her madness!  Cruise around other boards to observe providers posts & immulate what seems to work for others.

Just from what I have heard.  It pretty much never happens easily.  If you can figure out how to get men to give up the information you want without twisting their arms you are 1 in a million.

Easiest solution for me would be a 1 time statement "If you can't/won't give me the information I want then you can't see me."

Good luck.

as I see people in my home, and I straight up tell them, i live here, and I am not comfortable inviting a person into my home who I can not make sure is not safe or is not LE.

Then I tell them how they be cleared by me, I do offer 3-4 options and say, how would you prefer to be screened..

I have gotten the answer, well I have no references and I want to be discrete and do not want to involve my work...

my reply:

That is fine, but I am not willing to invite you into my space with out some knowledge that you are safe. Also I know that meeting someone for the first time can be nerve racking, not just for you, but me too! I want to make sure I give you the BEST experience possible. If we go ahead and get the screening out of the way, I can relax more, and freely allow myself to be comfortable enough with you to give you that ultimate experience you are looking for.

Some guys are very reluctant to give out too much personal info in screening.  Since I don't know what you're asking for, it's hard to say more than that.  You are right, screening is a must, but you may be asking too much of your potential clients.  PM me, I'm the host of this board and let me know what you require for screening, and maybe help you more.

Swim

Perfecting the  balance of of getting  info you want/need, yet not making the gentlemen feel he is being interrogated, takes time. I did away with the screening form awhile ago. I found it impersonal. The list of what I need is listed on my site, I only accept appt requests via e-mail, and I always initiate some sort of conversation before I ask for the info I need.

I still have mine on my website, but it is there if they CHOOSE to fill it out.. it is not required...

I used to be very strict on screening and only offering 2 ways

now I talk to them, give them multiple ways to clear them and use my gut instincts too

rather than telephone. It is much easier to get a response since the hobby phone can only be left "on" during certain times of the day.

Re. your screening question--yes, every provider needs to do whatever she thinks is necessary to feel safe with clients and stay safe. If a guy doesn't want to give you certain information you request, he can obviously move on.

Don't compromise your standards and above all--stay safe.

And I second the suggestion that you make them suggested, but optional. I've used them in the past, but only in cases where I was 100% sure I wanted to reach out (based on reviews, etc.).

Which brings up the other way to get people to comply with your screening reqs: Be awesome, and the world will beat a path to your door.

I'm just one guy, but yes, that sounds like the right tone to me, sure. (And its an "e" not "u" in "peruse"... But I'm a nerd like that.

with screening when you first start, to make sure you are screening right. Then once you have screening down you can relax(not on screening, but on approach.)