2 cents worth. Shiloh, don't know you, never met you, so probably doesn't apply to you:+1 The ladies are in business providing services to clients. Our time is valuable and so are their's. In my business I would never dream of NS/NCing a client, be late for a meeting, or ignore email inquiries.
"Initial Contact" .... When a phone call, PM, email, and/or 411 message goes unanswered for 24 hours, I can reasonably believe that the recipient is: (1) not interested in scheduling an appointment with me, or (2) is too busy to schedule an appointment with me. At an absolute minimum a business person should immediately respond to inquiries, even if it is merely acknowledging receipt of the inquiry and offering a legitimate explanation of any delay in setting up an appointment.
After 24 hours I can "move on" ... and will.
<snip> Originally Posted by LexusLover
If a provider is a registered provider here and especially if she places ads, she should respond in a reasonable amount of time (like 24 hrs). Otherwise, update her showcase to say she will be out of town or something. Also let us know which is the best way of contacting her in the showcase. If not, I assume and prefer PM.
If there is one suggestion to ladies here is that they mention what part of town they are in (approximately). Houston is way to big to drive half way across town, especially during rush hours. As a preemptive measure, I ask in the PM query and tell her what part of town I'm in and what my available hours are. I also like providers who tell you what their basic availablity is as in working a day job so afterwork and weekends are best.