What are your client screening procedures?

[Hotblondie]

Well, how Im screening them?
If a guy is calling or texting me, saying he wants to meet me tomorrow or this evening, etc, I simply ask him to confirm by text or call 30 min or 1 hour before the time he wish to see me.
If he confirms, then I send him a text with my adress and indications how to get there.
I never had any problems with my method, except few times with time wasters who didnt showed, but thats common I think 
Asking for their confirmation in an hour window prevent me from waiting for nothing, including for time wasters or other things who can happen if I accept a booking one day in advance for example. A lot can happen in one hour, but in one day?

Im not stressed about them coming to my door uninvited, because I live in an apartment building and it has a central door I have to open for them, so they can knock to that door for as long they want, no one will answer / open 

As for clients age, I have no problem, unless is under aged 

[aya]

if i start doing this i may do it a couple of times but the screening thing sounds like a headache to me  (http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/images/smilies/smiley-face-whistle-2kunp.gif)

[TeenKylie]

Well, how Im screening them?
If a guy is calling or texting me, saying he wants to meet me tomorrow or this evening, etc, I simply ask him to confirm by text or call 30 min or 1 hour before the time he wish to see me.
If he confirms, then I send him a text with my adress and indications how to get there.
I never had any problems with my method, except few times with time wasters who didnt showed, but thats common I think 
Asking for their confirmation in an hour window prevent me from waiting for nothing, including for time wasters or other things who can happen if I accept a booking one day in advance for example. A lot can happen in one hour, but in one day?

Im not stressed about them coming to my door uninvited, because I live in an apartment building and it has a central door I have to open for them, so they can knock to that door for as long they want, no one will answer / open 

As for clients age, I have no problem, unless is under aged 

How can you screen clients properly through text? I mean how can you gage what kind of person they are? They could be anyone.

[sade]

if i start doing this i may do it a couple of times but the screening thing sounds like a headache to me  (http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/images/smilies/smiley-face-whistle-2kunp.gif)

the screening is your best friend. it's a mixture of detective work, gut feeling, professionalism, wit and courage hehe..I wouldn't let anyone else do the screening for me...

[strawberry]

Well, how Im screening them?
If a guy is calling or texting me, saying he wants to meet me tomorrow or this evening, etc, I simply ask him to confirm by text or call 30 min or 1 hour before the time he wish to see me.
If he confirms, then I send him a text with my adress and indications how to get there.
I never had any problems with my method, except few times with time wasters who didnt showed, but thats common I think 
Asking for their confirmation in an hour window prevent me from waiting for nothing, including for time wasters or other things who can happen if I accept a booking one day in advance for example. A lot can happen in one hour, but in one day?

Im not stressed about them coming to my door uninvited, because I live in an apartment building and it has a central door I have to open for them, so they can knock to that door for as long they want, no one will answer / open 

As for clients age, I have no problem, unless is under aged 

How can you screen clients properly through text? I mean how can you gage what kind if person they are? They could be anyone.

Same goes for voice calls although I always insist on a phone call, you can pick up clues from a phone call, it makes it seem more of a commitment than just text alone and proves the guy is an adult male(actually it doesn't necessarily do that as I found out the other day but that's another tale).

I'll add here that in 6 years I've had two incidents, one was to a property, another directly involved me. Both cases taught me a two things, be as discrete as possible and never get complacent. It was the latter which meant my guard was down, everything was done perfectly, texts and phone call polite and confirmation procedures followed to the T. There was nothing to suggest there'd be any problem at all. On the plus side these incidents have made me more confident in who I am and what I do, it also spurred me into action to improve my security and brought a new activity into my life.

So do not be fooled, and do not become complacent.

[sade]

So do not be fooled, and do not get complacent.
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what would you describe as complacent? thank you

[strawberry]

So do not be fooled, and do not get complacent.

what would you describe as complacent? thank you
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Basically I never thought anything would really happen to me, so was a bit lax on one or two things.

[Hotblondie]

As someone posted above, a sms text or call is same, at least for me it is
If a guy wants to deceive me, he will

Problem is Im not a small girl and probably is the first reason Ive never had any troubles
Im not fat, but Im not size 8 for sure plus Im quite tall

And my previous job was tough enough to teach me how to defend myself, so Im not bothered at all by any thoughts I could be molested or else.

I dont want to sound cocky, by all means, I just know how to take care of my self, Im doing that since I was 19.

Another thing I noticed is that most guys preffer to text an escort because they are shy or nervous, so am I from time to time, because of their strange accents sometimes, when I find it hard to understand a phone conversation
Im not english, thas why

Using sms method allows me to see how he types, if hes an analfabet and his english is much worse then mine, usually I invent a polite excuse and decline the meeting. Why? Because I think that uneducated guys are most likely to behave unadequate or dont show

 If I answer the phone I cant allways tell what kind of guy he is because of his accent or he is talking to fast, etc, so usually I have to ask: Can you repeat pelase? Or: sorry, I cant hear you, which makes me sound like I cant speak english, which is not the truth

So, all depends of many things and how a girls feels right to do it or she is comfortable with

[Orchid]

If a caller sounds nice to me and talks in a manner that would lead me to believe he was suitable,  by the voice i will take his booking.
 But If a caller talks in a way that i find very rude or unappealing i will not entertain him.
Lets face it if they dont like the sound of our voices when we pick up the phone to them, they arnt going to book in with us either.
The guys who sound lovely when they call me always turned out to be great clients. 

[TeenKylie]

If a caller sounds nice to me and talks in a manner that would lead me to believe he was suitable,  by the voice i will take his booking.
 But If a caller talks in a way that i find very rude or unappealing i will not entertain him.
Lets face it if they dont like the sound of our voices when we pick up the phone to them, they arnt going to book in with us either.
The guys who sound lovely when they call me always turned out to be great clients.

Totally agree with that. I would never be able to judge a clients manner and personality properly by text, which is why I say no texts unless they are a regular. I think a client who texts is more chance of them deceiving you or being an undesirable client. Just my opinion.

[Dani]

The thing is if a guy was planning on coming to you and robbing or even worse raping you then his phone manner would probably be perfectly delightful.  he is hardly going to tell you and if it is for robberies sake he is likely learnt to be very polite and sound quite normal.
All a phone call does is assures us the caller is male and sounds polite.  I found this out a couple of years ago when I was touring Heathrow and met a guy I had seen twice before who was always polite and respectful and this time he came into the room and attacked me (another story there).  he had never shown a hint of violence and his phone manner was impeccable.
For me there is no difference now between a call and a text apart from I then know it is definately a male on the phone and that he speaks enough English to be understood

[Brown Eyed Girl]

I disagree as I think a client who texts is more chance of them deceiving you or being an undesirable client. Just my opinion.

I don't think a guy who prefers to text rather than call has a higher chance of turning out to be TW or "undesirable" as you put it. If you've said "no texts" and a client still texts, then I'd agree he's a probably a timewaster but not otherwise.

[Cat_BBW]

if i start doing this i may do it a couple of times but the screening thing sounds like a headache to me  (http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/images/smilies/smiley-face-whistle-2kunp.gif)

If you meet guys without screening them, you leave yourself open to timewasters, attack, abuse, robbery, rape, or worse. You will have no idea if they will be the model client or the local psycho.

[Nameless]

if i start doing this i may do it a couple of times but the screening thing sounds like a headache to me  (http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/images/smilies/smiley-face-whistle-2kunp.gif)

If you meet guys without screening them, you leave yourself open to timewasters, attack, abuse, robbery, rape, or worse. You will have no idea if they will be the model client or the local psycho.

Only a minority of clients are violent/sexual predetors but I for one would not take the risk.  I'd rather have a headache than the possibility of ending up dead in a ditch because I couldn't be bothered to do some basic safety/security checks.

[TeenKylie]

I disagree as I think a client who texts is more chance of them deceiving you or being an undesirable client. Just my opinion.

I don't think a guy who prefers to text rather than call has a higher chance of turning out to be TW or "undesirable" as you put it. If you've said "no texts" and a client still texts, then I'd agree he's a probably a timewaster but not otherwise.

I don't understand how text clients are more of a liability either (as long as you don't state "no texts").

Maybe it's the fact you only use Adultwork Kylie? I get a fair bit of work from there but the numpties that are attracted to that site mean that I've actually taken my number off for now.

No i'm on three sites now again now including adultwork and punternet. Once I get the website sorted I might say something like 'Inital texts are okay but I need a phone call to confirm to booking' there's just no way I would take a booking without speaking to the client. And I can't believe some girls do, I really do think it is much more risky.