No not aliens but a question of salutation and opening greetings.
As an individual rather new to the hobby experience I'm having trouble making that initial contact with providers. I suppose something in my first texts throw a red flag perhaps it is simply out of the norm so I generally get ignored after the first two or three messages. I tried to contact a well reviewed and local provider last night and was all but curved from the very start.
So the question is this, as a relatively new hobbyist with little to no experience in the game, how do I initiate contact without spooking the fish?
Originally Posted by Cryformesky
Do you have any references? If not, it's likely not the verbiage in your text throwing them off. Most ladies aren't going to see you without them. If you don't, you need to find a newbie friendly provider who also gives references.
Anyway, don't mention anything sexual in text or ask about services offered or donation amounts. You can find some or all of this on their showcases, reviews, or websites (or preferred411.com, which I highly recommend using - it makes things so much easier after you are verified and have a couple of "okays" from providers there.).
Many providers also like the first contact to be a PM here or on P411 rather than a text out of the blue that could be from anyone.
When I initially text someone I'll generally PM them here, and then send a text saying something like
"Hi, I'm SpankyJ from Eccie. I also PM'd you there so you can check out my account. I'm inquiring if you might be available on Wednesday for an hour in the late afternoon. Thanks!"
Works for me. But really, not much is going to work until you get some references if you don't have them. It's the challenge every newbie faces: No one will see you if you don't have references, can't get references if no one will see you.
If you are willing to give up some personal info (name, occupation, place of employment most likely), you
might get lucky and have some kind lady take a chance on you if you post a request for a provider that will accept newbies in the "Requests and ISOs" section here. But most are going to want references, and for good reason - there is a lot of risk involved in seeing someone with no history in the hobby.
I see you're in Conway. Danielle Reid is a newbie friendly provider in Little Rock, and I believe she is also reference friendly as long as you behave yourself if you see her.