I posted an ad on my local ad board (Chicago). I've had over 400 reads and very few responses. Is this normal? Did I phrase the ad poorly? Is there something I should do differently that could spark some more interest?
I'm asking this question here because you gentlemen (and providers) seem to know whats going on.
When I travel, I post 30 days out and once a week until I arrive. Other than that, it could simply be horrible timing. Kids are out of school THIS WEEK, so it's not the best time to be hoping for a lot of clients. Guys who could normally get away, might be doing other things family related and a lot of people blew money this past weekend on vacation. I see nothing wrong with your wording other than that, but the "Where are all the horny men" post, might be eliminated. You are basically letting people know no one is contacting you, which is never a good thing.
London is right. I just left Chicago but pre booked a date a couple of weeks ago. Coming off of the holiday weekend, guys are probably already thinking of next weeks possibilities and looking just past this weekend.
First, I think getting over 400 reads in a major city is pretty normal; unfortunately, like London said you are not giving potential clients enough advanced warning. For example, I like to book a provider at least the the week before - that way I can block out my personal calendar. Very, very rarely do I ever contact a provider same day or day before - (unless she is my regular). I always try to allow time for screening, etc.
Tell us a little about yourself in your Ad. All I see right now is info about your availability and rates. I didn't know anything else about you unless I bothered to click on your website. Just a few short sentances may help, "Hi, I'm Angel...." so we see a little of your personality which then encourage us to go to your website or send you an email. Also, maybe it was just my PC but the quality of the photo in your ad didn't seem that "crisp" to me?
Hang in there, I'm sure more opportunities will come your way. Good luck
not enough advance notice is the biggest problem I see with your ad. You are fairly local to Palatine, but lots of guys need more advance notice for non-local gals coming to their area. I know I do. Since I'm not sure what part of Chicago you are from or how far away from Palatine, it's kinda hard to say much more.
I do agree with the short notice, it was kind of a last minute opportunity for me. On the other hand, my experience with bookings further than a week out tend to cancel. Oh well, what's a girl to do? lol
And yes, I see that I should add a little something about me and show my personality a bit more in the ad. I just hate writing ads! They always sound like every other ad out there. I know, I need to be creative and come up with something a little different.
I guess I just need to practice writing/running ads more often.
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