Yesterday was my first day as a Newbie having a full schedule. It went a little smooth until one of my clients showed up late, which caused me to be a little late with my next appointment.
Questiion (s): If a schedule appointment is scheduled appointment for an hour is like minutes late should that count towards the schedule time he booked with me? What if any should be the given grace period?
When scheduling appointments how much time should I give myself before seeing my next appointment?
Yesterday was a good first day for me, but my a$$, neck, legs and neck is in pain right now. LOL! Yes, I could have scheduled my appointments a little better than I did, but definitely don't want to run into this problem again.
Any suggestions
I would say you need ~ 30 minutes to allow you time to freshen up, fix makeup, have a snack/drink. This also allows a few minutes "buffer" if client may be tardy. of course, he should call you if he is running a few minutes late. I personally always allow myself extra time to get to an appointment and I'll go to a Starbucks or something nearby. Sometimes it is the lady who is a bit delayed.
I'm sure the ladies will give you some great advice on this topic.
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I think I may need an hour. LOL! 30 minutes was not doing it for me. An hour will do me just fine considering I would rather be a "low volume" girl. This tiny gal has to take care of herself with a lot of care.
I know your question is aimed towards providers, but I thought you might like one client's perspective. On whether to count the time a client is late against the time booked, I think most would recognize that it's fair of you to do so, especially if they're more than just a couple of minutes late, but I also think that if you're understanding about good reasons some might have for being late and give them their full time anyway you'll go a long way towards developing a reputation as the sort of provider who gives a very client-focused, unrushed experience, which will likely help you build business in the long run. In terms of time between appointments, and again from my perspective, although I don't expect ever to be the first or only client a provider sees in a day, I would be a little turned off if my appointment was delayed because the one in front of mine ran late, both because I would worry the provider will feel too rushed and harried to give me her best, and because I'd be concerned she didn't have enough time to really clean herself up after the last guy. So again, just my two cents, but I think you'd want to leave enough time to relax and prepare yourself fully between dates without any risk of delaying the second even if the first runs over.
Beautiful pictures by the way.
hobbyist an unrushed session where the hobbyist is led to believe he is the only guy the provider is focused on. Providers who are low volume do better in the long run.
If a gentleman shows up several minutes late he still needs to leave at the appointed time. If he is going to be more than 10 minutes late and is keeping in touch I always let him know before he arrives I won't be able to allow him to stay later and give him the choice of rescheduling. If he's more than half an hour late, I politely tell him he must reschedule. If YOU are late and he still chooses to see you, you should always stay the full hour.
I suggest always booking your appointments at least 1 hour, preferably 2, apart. I worked for an agency at one point that would book appointments 15 minutes apart and I was always rushing to be ready, it makes for an unpleasant experience for all. An hour or two allows you time to shower, regroup, have a snack and clean up your incall. There will be instances when you're out of towels or need a linen change and it's best not to interrupt your next session with this.
Not at all. It's on the hobbyist to decide what to do. I said in the event he still wants to see the lady she should absolutely stay the full time.
"If YOU are late and he still chooses to see you, you should always stay the full hour." But, if he is
late, you end the session at the scheduled end time.
I guess it's more of a case by case. It's one thing if he keeps in touch and is delayed by traffic, etc. but if a gentleman comes knocking 15+ minutes late with no warning it's so rude. I've already written him off as a no show by that point.
At a minimum I suggest enough time to clean up etc... and add another 30 minutes to that. Reason being is if he is late, it doesn't cut into your getting ready time. Sucks to have to hurry to get that done and it makes it harder to relax when you were just rushed.
Everyone is different, but I don't take away from their time. As long as he is keeping me updated of why he is late etc. Stuff happens (traffic etc) so I try to be understanding. If he is going to be REALLY late and it will mess with my day (ie he is trying to do appt an hour later etc) then we need to reschedule. Rarely ever happens however as I am pretty flexible of changing appt times.
My grace period? If the guy has a good reason (traffic, had to work late) and keeps texting me updates, I have been ok with up to a half an hour. Minutes is understandable. Pretty hard to be right on time and I have seen postings of girls being mad that the guy got there early.
Ladies you are the best. I love how friendly and giving with suggestions you have been.
Thanks so much!
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I'm so envious that you got Aldo to do your photos. I wish he'd come to Ohio!
Anyway, I personally avoid seeing more than one client in a day, but I'll make exceptions to that sometimes under certain circumstances (when I'm touring, for example). In those cases, I'd say give yourself a minimum of 1 hour between clients. You'll want time to freshen up, grab something to eat, etc.
As far as a "grace period" for clients who are late, I think 15-20 minutes is fair. Sometimes there can be unforeseen circumstances like traffic which can't be attributed to either party. Of course, it all depends on your schedule. It's totally up to you to decide. If you do decide to have some sort of tardiness policy, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to put it on your website.
It's really not alright to have clients pass in the hall or elevator. You need to schedule so that never occurs. NEVER.
I would think that you'd need a half to a full hour between appointments. To rest, wash up, eat, use the bathroom. You are within your rights to hold a client to the booked time. It's nice if you can be a little flexible but I don't think you should allow more than ten minutes off schedule. The problem is, if a client calls & says he's running late... if you TELL him that he's not going to get his full time, he might just cancel.
How could you (Ms hot Provider) possibly get into the guy who walks through your door... if you haven't taken time to refresh & clear your head. When HE comes through your door, he's the only man in the world & must be your total focus (& vise versa). You can not focus on another if you are exhausting yourself
I got surprised by a sudden weather event enroute to see a lovely lady... traffic on the interstate came to a stop, cars lined the side of the road... it was impossible to drive even at reduced speed. I was stopped in the left lane, behind other cars stopped in the left lane... when I called her & cancelled. She could not push our meeting back. I did reschedule another day & I still see her when I'm in her area.
The point of all this... it's not discreet to hang around a hotel, reading a paper or what ever... drawing the attention of security & passing patrols. I learned I need to arrive a bit early. So what I do after locating the place, I withdraw to the corner coffee shop... paying attention to how long it will take to return. I often call from the coffee parking in fact, so I can go straight in on arrival. (It did cause a hiccup once as she looked out the window & said "I can't see you!" I pulled in seconds later, & all was well.) But many more times it has been totally a smooth transiton.
I always allow extra time for traffic. There's always a coffee shop, Mcdonalds, etc. a few blocks away where you can hang out, check email, etc.. I've never arrived late for an appointment. I know that for some, because of their work schedule (e.g. lunchtime) they may not have that much extra time to arrive early so they cut it close.
You should never be booking appointments without "AT LEAST" two hours inbetween. This will keep happening if you don't leave more time, and you will lose money. When I used to tour, my max was 2 a day, and I would always try to see one in the morning at like 11, and another not until dinner time. Guys who booked the shortest dates were in the morning, and the gents who booked dinner dates were at night.
Gals complain of the hotel knowing what they are up to, then they say they are seeing clients all day? DOH!
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