Do you ever turn your phone off at times

[Jarrod_Uncut]

By turning phone off, I refer mainly to those who may have a separate ad/work phone or number.

 

I ask because some days, I don’t really be “available now” to take clients, but leave my phone on and communicate when an inquiry does come thru. Perhaps I can schedule something for the next day or later in week. If I have enough notice to take it, and the client properly confirms (usually with a deposit), I can go ahead and take the visit that day.

 

Problem is, it more often than not ends up creating unnecessary distraction and time waste. Just today, I had 3 clients text me almost around the same time, and an email asking if I’m available today. Non of them end up panning out. I was going to be on my way to run track, and instead got side tracked answering messages. Then it rained, and I missed the opportunity.

 

For a short while, I was randomly turning my phone off whenever I found myself invested in something I knew I couldn’t pull myself from (a date, house project, gym) But there’s been several times where I’ve been entrenched in a project, take time out to answer texts...only to completely lose my motivation.

 

At one point I was almost considering posting that I’d only answer messages between a certain time of day. That way I’m not getting randomly pulled into answering messages round the clock, when I may not be in the position to hold a conversation. That’s also why I no longer accept phone calls, unless it’s a confirmed appointment.

[Mo Mason]

This all seems to me like a good reason why accepting phone calls would be better than texting. You can probably tell if a person is serious about meeting after about two minutes on the phone. If he's not serious, end the call. But it would probably take somewhere between 30 minutes to 2 hours of texting to realize the same thing. That phone call is just so much more efficient!

[marylander1940]

This all seems to me like a good reason why accepting phone calls would be better than texting. You can probably tell if a person is serious about meeting after about two minutes on the phone. If he's not serious, end the call. But it would probably take somewhere between 30 minutes to 2 hours of texting to realize the same thing. That phone call is just so much more efficient!

 

Agreed!

 

Unfortunately some potential clients love texting escorts from their office, meetings, planes, metro, etc. Texting (and texting apps) have made playing games with others easier, before folks would invest some effort and call to set up an appointment.

 

I know escorts who turn off their phones when they go to bed because they don't want to be bothered by guys doing PNP texting at 4 AM

[Jarrod_Uncut]

This all seems to me like a good reason why accepting phone calls would be better than texting. You can probably tell if a person is serious about meeting after about two minutes on the phone. If he's not serious, end the call. But it would probably take somewhere between 30 minutes to 2 hours of texting to realize the same thing. That phone call is just so much more efficient!

 

That's a very good point. And earlier this year, I was figuring out which initial mode of communication worked best for me. At one point I was doing email 1st only, then calls 1st only, no emails, and now text with the option of email open.

 

Personally, I just don't find phone calls to be effective for me. I tell people to text me first, get verified, and then we can chat once agreed on details, timing, host/travel, rate, etc I actually learned that from a photographer in Chicago who told me he answers no phone calls until deposit is made. Everything was done by text.

 

I also had 1 too many phone calls that start with weird requests, keeping me on the phone, and just completely flubbing me. I got so tired of that. I finally drew the line 2 months ago in Florida, after some hack spent 20 minutes on the phone with me telling me he'd pay me $800 per session, upfront. After a few more weirdo flakes, I have phone calls on lockdown. I do not answer them at all unless client is booked and scheduled.

 

Even though it does consume a bit more time, I try to ask pertinent questions which more quickly determines if we can make it work. However my thing with the turning phone off isn't so much about the length of time communicating with someone, but more of answering messages when you're in the middle of something.

 

I try to respond even when I'm not immediately available, but some of the replies are like nails on a chalkboard:

 

"Oh I don't do deposits, I've been burned before. Not interested."

 

"Thanks for reply, but found someone else"

 

"You're worth every penny, but too much for me."

 

"Oh that's going to be too late for me today, maybe another time."

 

Even though they may be honest replies, they're dismissive. Sometimes I may even be willing and able to make concessions and see them. But if they persist in not making it work, that means I've stopped what I'm doing, got distracted, only to be turned down. And then that's when I start feeling compelled to just turn my phone off, or only deal with clients on a by appointment, advance notice basis only.

 

Drawback with that: clients may be waiting hours or a day for a response back. In which case they may assume I'm not interested. Then that's missed opportunity. But that is also why I stress contacting in advance at the start of my ads.

[Mo Mason]

You have a lot of patience to be able to regularly deal with that kind of nonsense.

 

Well, I'm not bullshitting when I say that if you were anywhere near me right now I'd be contacting you about an overnighter, stat! So *hint hint*.. come on up to Michigan.

[Jarrod_Uncut]

You have a lot of patience to be able to regularly deal with that kind of nonsense.

 

Well, I'm not bullshitting when I say that if you were anywhere near me right now I'd be contacting you about an overnighter, stat! So *hint hint*.. come on up to Michigan.

 

I can say a lot of the nonsense has gone down though lately. It's not as regular as it has been. The other day was a bit of an oddball because inquiries are down. But the blessing in disguise, most inquiries now are serious.

[Jarrod_Uncut]

I know escorts who turn off their phones when they go to bed because they don't want to be bothered by guys doing PNP texting at 4 AM

 

I do that between 2 am thru 9 am on iPhone. Do not disturb. The 4 am texts don't bother me because either I'm up late looking, or so far gone sleep...I'll don't notice or hear the phone go off anyway.

 

I'm also not privy to early morning texts either, which seem common as well. I used to answer phone calls while I was still in bed, and couldn't remember what I said after, or what I agreed to lol. Hence another reason why I don't take on the spot calls any more

[Quincy_7]

I once had an escort on his phone texting while I was eating his ass.

[Jarrod_Uncut]

I once had an escort on his phone texting while I was eating his ass.

 

? Now you’ve just added a new layer to this topic, which is something for consideration.

[Jarrod_Uncut]

I once had an escort on his phone texting while I was eating his ass.

 

? Now you’ve just added a new layer to this topic, which is something for consideration.