Don't forget your local boards like I did. I had a potential client and didn't know it because I just today looked at THAT board again. He posted 9 days ago and requested a pm. (BTW, I tried to pm him today, but got error messages; it didn't go through.)

So, if you're new and post on your regional board, REMEMBER THAT YOU DID SO and go check it daily.

Great advice on visiting the regional board regularly.

Maybe admin or our mod can explain about the error message.  This is a new one for me.

If you do not have a profile up yet (first review) then you can't get FREE limited VIP which is given to providers...  when they link their membership with the profile.  Until then, I believe you'd have to pay for VIP to use the PM system.  
Since you have a link to your site, maybe you should mention using that as a contact method.
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I wouldn't have gotten the pms I already have.  However, the error came when I tried to pm the man, not the other way around.