Guys- how far in advance do you make appointments,  either local, or if you are going to be out of town on a trip?
And ladies, how far in advance do you like a guy to start trying to schedule?

I pre-screen as soon as I decide I want to see a girl, and do my booking later.  I'm easy to screen using P411 so no burden on the lady.

regarding appointments.  Previously, I tended to only look a few days out (usually 1-3) whereas now I make about half of my appointments weeks in advance (especially for touring ladies) and the other half a day (or less) to a few days out.  I've even made a few recent appointments a month or more in advance.  Fortunately, I cannot remember the last time that I cancelled an appointment.  A problem, though, that I have encountered when making appointments a few weeks out is that a few times I was so exhausted from working long weeks that in retrospect I wasn't as mentally or physically prepared for the appointment as I should have been --- perhaps I should have cancelled, but I felt obligated to keep the appointment.  At any rate, I was a very easy to please client for those ladies.  One time I almost fell asleep on the bed with the lady lying next to me.            

example, if I have traveling to a certain city for a business meeting and will only have 1 night to P4P, then I might request an appointment a week or more in advance. This is also dependent on the number of great ladies available in that city. Also, it there is a certain lady I want to repeat with, I might contact her a month or so prior to the time just so I can get on her dance card.

access to some amazing ladies that otherwise would not have been accessible [had I not booked with them weeks or months in advance].  Additionally, some ladies will cancel their trip if they do not get enough pre-bookings.  As a result of changing my behavior to better meet their scheduling needs and enable long-term planning, I have had some mind blowing experiences.  

I cannot speak for other providers but for me its like as follows.

Thanks for this Christine .. I tend to try to plan way ahead and started to worry that providers think I am just window shopping when I talk about appointments that I want to plan a month or more out.
Glad to know some providers don't mind that planning so far out.

From my experience pre-screening requests are ignored by about 90% of providers.  A few even say on their websites they don't do pre-screening as they view it as a waste of time.  

how does pre-screening help? You said you're easy because of your P411 credentials, so what's the point. I imagine many touring girls would call this practice a time waster.

With my regular, it's often a "same time next week" discussion at the end of our session.

If I am seeing a new local, then at least 2 weeks to be sure she has time to get back to me and screen.

.....probably because I offer so few get togethers.
I have 1 upcoming booking for November this year and 2 already for next year. I have zero availability now until November (I tend to keep my availability up to date on my P411 page) so that's probably why gents schedule so far ahead with me. It's unusual though I think...

100% of my clients are from overseas.
They tend to plan their trips in advance so that allows them to plan so far ahead....

Low-end enough they will pre-screen far in advance.  Some would even move in with you until the day if the session.

I mean shit, Fish, on Game of Thrones they use ravens for communication, which get to far away destinations in only a few hours or much less.

I welcome advance booking.I have had gents reach out to me now for appts in Sept,Oct,and Nov.
Whether it is a few days or a few months in advance I have no issue with this if a gent knows his schedule.

Based on my short time on p411 so far, I have to agree with this. The only provider I've reached out to and been totally ignored was the one provider I sent a prescreen request rather than an actual appointment request. My thinking at the time was that my schedule for the following two weeks was pretty up in the air, I knew I wanted to see her soon, I thought if we got screening out of the way, then a same day appointment when I found some time would be easier to set up.

It's a bit different for every one. For myself I operate as follows:

It doesn't help the provider.  It can help the client by getting him screened early so that he can make a last minute schedule.   Those who screen beyond whitelists and okays say they spend time with their screening routines, which may involve web searches or contacting references.  They don't want to spend the time.

Almost all of the pre-screening requests I have received did result in an eventual rendezvous.  This makes them a better bet than regular first-time appointment requests!   I also enjoy the opportunity for a little pre-game seduction - on both sides.  

My, my will the wonders of technology ever cease.

The quality of local talent is not great in my area, so when I go to a large city, and there is more variety, I will make a date one or two weeks in advance.

better than a regular session?  Just curious.  

a few of the providers have said.  When I'm travelling overseas, my travel itinerary is usually set at the time I book the airline, so could be 3 or 6 months in advance.  However, in the US, I will usually only book three to five days in advance.  I have a reputation for keeping my appointments, so farther out than that increases the likelihood that someone comes up nearer the session date that would cause me to have to cancel.  

In my opinion a general rule anywhere from 10 to 14 days to give flexibility to both parties. Just in case my date and time will not work and gives us a chance to work things out. I have booked up to a month out before as well. A good number of providers like prebooking and I like it as well.

You tell me, Monsieur Coeur-de-lion.   *kiss kiss*

I don't see any local ladies, so as soon as I see DC on the calender for my touring favorites, I will book.

Some of the ladies I see have other occupations, so a week or two is a sure way  make sure that our schedules match up.
A couple, I can check a day or two before and see if they are available.  

Sometimes the providers don't see the notification email from P411. If i don't hear from the provider, I usually send a direct email or text (which ever is on her TER page) saying that I have sent a P411 message. So many times, that gets the ball rolling.  
I've learned to never expect them to have seen a PM, an email or a text.  I always follow up.

I don't usually respond to threads, but this was an interesting one.  
In general, I prebook and am rarely available last minute or same day.  
However, I do not really prescreen (as in the tool on p411.) I don't see the point of it. Sometimes I am booked a month-a month and a half out and I wouldn't be able to accommodate last minute requests. Honestly, I'm usually never able to. So, while I do respond to prescreening requests, they either never go anywhere, or I expect that you'll send an appointment request at some point.

Well, if you are booked full, nothing really matters.   But if you have unfilled slots in your work schedule, then following up leads has some potential value.   A pre-screen request is a lead.  

It really depends on whether I'm touring or not, what kind of session the guy wants, and how long.  

...usually it's never a problem.

I do respond, to be polite. I always say that unless a session is set in stone, I can't be sure that I will be available. It never usually goes past the pre-screening process, even if I am extremely available that month.  That's just been my experience. :

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I like it as far in advance as possible. That way I can screen and email or text back and forth to get a feel for the person I am meeting and they get to know me. It just feels way better instead of it being so rushed and last minute.