Since 2 people who have never seen me, (seth and boring who wouldnt give references) think its too hard to schedule (not that i would see either anyway) I decided to make it easy.
I think i mentioned this all in a thread before but perhaps it deserves its own.
Calling.
During business hours. 10-6. Same for weekends. I do not answer outside of those hours. Coincidentally those are the hours I'm available.
Missed me during those hours?
I dont answer the phone when i am in a store, at someones house (friends, family etc, no outcalls) or obviously during an appointment. So leave a clear message, and state that its okay to call you back at that number. If theres only certain times that you can get a call at that number please make sure to mention that. Its no fun at all to call someone back and have their wife answer. And i doubt its fun on your end either.
Emails.
I check emails every morning, before bed, and once or twice during the middle of the day. If you want an appointment in an hour or two emailing is not a good way to set it up. If you want to schedule something ahead of time, email is great. I will get back to you.
Email etiquette/ call etiquette
"hey baby whats up" instead of hello. Sorry click.
"random mtv wannabe rapper gibberish" click.
"Very specific and or graphic questions about services" either click or a link to my website where services are listed.
"Polite and or discrete question about services" I will give a discrete answer. But I think we all know its a bad idea to get overly graphic in any sort of discussion......
Actually i know that about 25% of men in this hobby have no idea that its a bad idea, but i can still have hope that you'll learn.
"refuse to screen" sorry but thats a no go. I'm newby friendly but they have to at least give me some way to verify employment.
No a work ID does not verify employment.
1. LE has fake documentation
2. By the time LE is at the door its my word against his anyway and I'm leaving in cuffs. So i avoid that possibility.
"ask about drugs"
Nope dont do them, dont want to be around people who do so thats a click.
Addendum. Pot is a drug too.
"send me an email from earthlink with that annoying spam blocker"
Perhaps this is just a personal pet peeve but dont send me an email that i cant answer without waiting to get approval from your stupid mailbox. I dont even answer those anymore, just straight to spam.
"using me as a reference if i never actually saw you"
Umm no. Exchanging an email or two does not mean that your okay and i wont tell someone else that you are if thats all we have done.
"otherwise using me as a reference"
Sure go for it, i dont mind. incidentally though please give the other provider something that she can say so i know who you are. Sorry but "hey did you see a guy named frank 4 months ago" is much more likely to get a "umm i have no idea" then what you want.
If you have a very unusual name that might not apply.
PM on here or GBN
Basically the same as email. When i check my email and see a notification that i got a PM i check it. But I only check email a few times a day. So if you want to set something up same day thats not the best way.
**if you are calling during business hours and have tried a million times without getting through**
1 of several things happened.
We talked once and i got a very bad feeling about you.
We saw each other and it just didnt click for me, probably me not you, but i would rather not see each other again.
Or someone reported your phone number on a black list. All these sites have them for providers and there are several provider only sites that have them too. I check those every day to see if theres new numbers i need to block.
Maybe you did it, maybe you didnt. I'm not taking the chance. Sorry.
And by "blocked" i mean blocked. I am not ignoring you. I use an internet phone for business that literally has a block feature. I put a number on it and the company automatically screens the call so it never comes through. If you wound up on this list because your # was reported somewhere then I'm sorry but I'm safety first.
If there are any other questions feel free to PM me or post them here and I'll check more often today then usual.