All my communication is by email.

I would have your guys email you and pick the ones who present themselves well to you, and those that would like a phone consultation, to request it in the email. That way, you can more easily weed out the time wasters.

I just can't imagine spending time on your phone with guys who just might be lonely or a bit wacky with no or little chance of you being unlitmately compensated. Doesn't seem like a good use of your time. Just my 2 cents.

Nice to see you posting here, btw.

for me personally, that email works just fine. I don't have the luxury to carry a 3rd phone for this place as I have 2 phones as it is. I have had no problem with email only communication. It's quick, fast and easy for me and certainly never deterred anyone from booking simply because they couldn't hear my voice.  

So my vote? Email only for this world. Works fine. A voice can be heard thru writing as it is IMO.  

Have a wonderful evening...

Gg xo

most gals I've met have wanted to talk first and have told me they consider that to be their ultimate form of screening as they can detect trouble from a conversation.

Whether that is true or not is another matter

But before we get to that point, I ask for an introductory e-mail with information about the gentleman with his acknowledgement that he has visited my website.  Once we get past the fact that we truly have a chance to meet, I ask them to send me their phone number so I can expect their call. This cuts down on my phone time and let's me do other things. I have my phone programmed to bark like a dog for all calls programmed that I am expecting. It is such a nice feature to know when you can answer your phone.

I never text

Kisses Haley

I'm fine with email and texts. Even in real life, I HATE talking on the phone. I book the appointment via email and a couple days before, I'll text and just say "hi______________, cant wait to see you -(my name)" just so they know I didn't forget about the appointment and so that my number is in their cell phone.

There's only been one provider that I've spoken to over the phone before an appointment and that was her request. I wanted a 90 minute appointment, and my real name is foreign so she wanted to make sure that I spoke English good before she confirmed the appointment.

Particularly when dealing with an "older" client (i.e. 40+ if you call that "old") ...  

Us old farts didn't grow up in the age of twitter and constant texting. And to use, it can be a very welcome thing to hear a human voice that we can attach to a lady we are going to be spending our money for the opportunity to visit.

But with that said ... it's not the end-all/be-all. If you show a lot of enthusiasm and friendliness in your electronic communications, that's enough to at least break the ice and make us long to meet the person on the other end of the texts.

I would only warn you that if that person doing the texting is your assistant and not you ... that can be a MAJOR let-down if the person we meet doesn't remember any of the conversations we had by text because it wasn't even her I was texting. That just makes the whole thing seem very impersonal. At least let me know I'm dealing with an assistant and not you.

Good luck with whatever you go with!

I won't except an appointment unless I talk to the potential client on the phone. Mainly because I use that conversation I have with people as part of my screening process along with a few other things.  You can tell alot about a person by the way they speak and the words they choose to speak with. I don't have alot of no shows or time wasters and I believe that's because of the phone conversation (s) I have with potential clients. The other reason I insist on talking on the phone is; If they can't trust me with their phone number then I can't trust them in my home.  
Hope that helps  

Sorry for any typos I'm posting from my phone

I don't need to talk to a provider before we meet, unless she wishes to speak to me as part of her screening procedure.  Email or text messaging is fine.  I usually prefer email for making first contact and sending screening info.  Once the formalities are taken care of, then I've often kept in touch via texting or whatever means the particular provider prefers.

I agree with Jack. Good question with the perfect answer. Sorry I'll miss you in FL, you're new pics are outstanding!

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You'll see responses that indicate some guys prefer to talk on the phone and others are quite content with email.  In your case, if you like talking on the phone, maybe make it your policy to talk ONLY after an initial email or text.  It's hard to enforce that, though, without removing your number from your TER profile and ads because many won't bother to read your policy on your website.

For me personally, I am in this part-time, and I swear, when someone calls, it always happens to be during a meeting/presentation or I'm with family/friends who don't know about my private activities, so I can't answer anyway.  I prefer almost all communication to be via email with the exception of last minute details because of my schedule.

...but it's usually after the email and verification stuff is done...

I'm fine and probably prefer email for the initial contact and then for the detail planning.
But I do kinda like a voice confirmation the day of.  If nothing else a phone call from the lady alerting me she's on the way....or me calling her to let her know I'll be on time.

Never necessary , but always nice.
As I recall when you visited me at my hotel in NY you called prior to the appointment. A nice conversation ensued and had me salivating the next couple hrs as I awaited you arrival

...to confirm that I was female. I had no problem with that, tho I dont really enjoy talking on the phone and strongly prefer emails in the beginning, and then texts after screening when we are getting closer to the date.

I haven't met any prostitutes that wanted to do a phone chat as a screening.  I guess some might want to do that.

The prostitutes seem to like email.  I'm fine with that also.

You can call me at 555-867-5309.  Or text me.

If she insisted and I deemed she's worth it I would call her but overall I prefer text.

1.  Above all texts are clear with no ambiguity nor misunderstanding. No problem with reception, no problem with understanding accents, no problem with assuming the wrong context...

2.  Provide a clear and concise record of the agreement: how much? how long? what time? optionally what is permitted and what is not.

3.  Being pre-judged. It cuts both ways -for both sides. A person may not sound so great on the phone but can still turn out to be good company in person. Or vice versa. IMO I'd prefer to judge the other side through their written text than their voice. And vice versa

email. However, once we have a firm date, a quick phone call to "greet" one another can be a nice touch. Not necessary, but nice. I much prefer a phone call for a room number over texting, as well.

I'm not often a spur-of-the-moment client, but it would be nice to be able to call (vs text or email) for a short notice visit request if we are well acquainted with one another. For some this works well for speed, for others email and text are more rapid. Whatever works best for you in that situation

I do, however, like a quick phone call per my request with the guy if I'm having trouble feeling out his personality via writing, if we haven't met yet. It's a nice thing to have available. But the guys who demanded a phone call kept me on the phone for an hour or longer. Took me a while to catch on that they were time wasters/manipulators, so that's an automatic "you failed screening" for me.

I do like the guys who banter a bit via email or text whom I've already met, because they send me little egift cards for my extra time. That's a fun little lunch money thing. But that's usually twitter DM or emails, always from guys I have already met and figured out they were gentlemen.

Not giving advice, just a little bit of stuff I've learned - not listing my phone number has been the best thing I've done in a long time.

It has literally been years. Most all my communication is via email and text.

Usually, emails and day-of texts are sufficient for most appointments.

Voice is the best way to resolve last minute issues ... but some ladies refuse voice under ANY circumstance. It isn't always easy for me to carry on a chatty back and forth text session, especially if replies aren't exactly prompt. (I might be in transit, in a meeting or otherwise compromised.)  

My scenarios are too complicated to type into this text format. Less than 5 minutes of voice can solve a problem that would take 5 hours by text.  

00:00 Her: I'm running late. Can you come at 4 instead of 3?
01:33 Me: I just got your text from 1.5 hours ago. 4 is no good but I can do 7.
02:15 Her: I'm booked thru 7. How about 10?  
03:00 Me: I already made dinner plans uptown and I can't get to your place until 1030 or 11.  Will that work?
03:30 Me: Can we just TALK for 2 minutes and get this worked out?  
04:00 Her: How about 9?

I have had so many time wasting non-productive text sessions like that.  

Sometimes, it does take VOICE to get things done quickly

We're all different LP. Because of serious cell phone issues in the past, my only method of contact is via email. Now I'm the perfect gentleman. In my many years of hobbying, I've never flaked a session, nor been late to a session one time. My references are stellar. Notwithstanding, simply because I don't use a cell phone, 85% of the ladies I contact refuse to see me. I understand them completely, and never think badly of them, but my issues are what they are, so I cannot change. Ironically, those same ladies who turn me down, often complain here on the boards of ungentlemanly conduct, lateness, and of those who don't show up at all without the courtesy of any type of contact to cancel their sessions. It makes me shake my head, because they all turned down the perfect client. It makes me more appreciative of the 15% who trust me enough to work around my issues.  

I know you have your fair share of knuckle headed time wasters, but if I ever contact you LP, I'm a serious gentleman. Please be patient with my cell phone issues. It'll be easy for you to simply say forget about this guy, but when you contact my references, and do contact them, ask them not only about my safety, but also about my trustworthiness. They'll all say the same thing. Yep, on time every time, and with a smile on his face.

E-mails are good for the preliminaries, and texts are best for exchanging short messages with people you already know.  But if you are planning a first time meeting...talking with that person on the phone gives you a much better view into her personality, and that is important given the intimate level of contact that our game is about.  Establishing a rapport beforehand with the other person in my experience leads to better outcomes, for both parties.  From my perspective, that seems to be desirable...

Quite frankly, talking on the phone about these sorts of things is never discreet.  Rarely am I in a place where I can actually answer a phone call, but even if I could, I'm not going to be answering the questions the person on the other end is going to be asking.  People on the train, in the grocery store, or in any public place  don't need to hear my conversations.

Rarely does anything fruitful come from contact via phone.  Most that call me do nothing but ask questions that I clearly and thoroughly answer in the text of my website. I took my phone number off my website for this reason, and I truly wish TER would allow us to list how we can be contacted via phone (text only, text and voice, voice only).  

I know some people require phone conversations before booking, but personally? Nah.

to those who replied on board and in pm. I really appreciate the different insights on this topic. For some it doesnt make a difference and with others it really does. This is exactly what I was looking for the different views. I now have a much better idea on what I will be doing in the near future.

So once again, thank you all (gents & ladies) for the awesome advice. Have a wonderful and exciting weekend!!!

Xoxo

Larissa Pearl

but I'm OK with e-mail and I love me some chitchat on the phone.