do you know your schedule in your head or do you have to check it?

[Michael Wayne]

This is a serious question. For me: I always know my schedule in my head so that when a client calls or texts for a certain date and time I can tell him if i am avail. or not without having to, "get back to him." As an escort there are two common phrases I hate to hear: 1. after a long inquiry by phone or after several text or after an email exchange the potential client says, "I'll have to check my schedule..." or worse #2: "I'll get back to you or i'll call you back." Those two phrase are the kiss of death on an appointment. It WILL NOT happen. Now, I have asked several of my very successful and very busy businessmen clients about this and what they tell me is stunning: "The reason I am successful is that I KNOW my schedule WEEKS in advance and do not have to rely on a book, a secretary or an assistANT." Furthermore they tell me that those two phrases are a kind and polite way to blow you off and tell you to get lost.......Here though is the question: if a potential client likes your ad enough to contact you and you are polite and answer the questions then A REAL client will book . They KNOW their schedule by heart and unless the escort is a total jerk, flake or ass on the phone the client WANTS to book. What we have is alot of gameplayers who just get off by wasting our time or are jacking off on the phone or who get their rocks off by setting up fake appointments and then cancelling. Hardest part of the biz is determining which clients are REAL and which clients are not.....Happy new year to all. http://www.rentboy.com/mikey9nola1 or 239-464-6053

[josephga]

I know my schedule in my head too. I never write down my massage appointments I just know.

[ErieBear]

As a business guy, I have ALL my appointments on my iPhone. However, I also ALWAYS have my iPhone with me. I put all my appointments in immediately and also throw in travel time. I try to keep as much out of my head as possible. There's too many details going on in order to try to remember everything.

[ted]

I pretty much know it in my head, but as my senior moments become more frequent I do like to check it too, but its pretty readily available on my phone. I have used the I'll get back to you when for some reason the vibe just doesn't seem right, but my problem generally is getting someone to commit to a specific time a week in advance.

[Juan Vancouver]

I know my schedule very well but I would never -ever- book a session without confirming that I am in fact available at the time by checking in a physical copy that I always carry with me. My time is precious and I assume my client's time is also very important. It would be irresponsible of me to leave room for mistakes and to have to call back and reschedule.

 

Now, about the "I'll check my schedule", whenever I hear that response on the phone from a client I know that chances are that I fucked up the call. Something in the call made my client believe that we are not fully compatible. I don't necessarily assume that he was yanking my chain, it is more likely that he in fact wanted to meet but somehow became uncertain during our call.

 

Hey, it happens! It'd be childish of me to think that I am everyone's taste, so when that does happen I just know that I have to wait to hear from a client with whom I am perfectly compatible.

[adriano46]

Still able to keep my calendar for two or three weeks in advance in my head - but thankfully have excellent secretaries who can occasionally remind me on time of things I could forget.

[raulgmanzo]

I can remember my appointments mostly in my head and am able to wake up at anytime without an alarm.

Still I set an alarm if I need to be up and I still write down my appointments in a calendar. I am human

and do screw up now and then.

[Kevin Slater]

Now, about the "I'll check my schedule", whenever I hear that response on the phone from a client I know that chances are that I fucked up the call. Something in the call made my client believe that we are not fully compatible.

 

I don't think of this as a fuck up at all, but am glad that he and I got to chat and he came to understand that we might not be a good fit. At least in the cities I tend to work, there are a good many other escorts for him to choose from and I'm glad he's finding the one who best meets his particular needs. Getting that client to his best match and avoiding an awkward or underwhelming session is a success in my book.

 

Kevin Slater

[maxwellissmart]

Hey, it happens! It'd be childish of me to think that I am everyone's taste, so when that does happen I just know that I have to wait to hear from a client with whom I am perfectly compatible.

 

Exactly. I quit letting my feelings/ego get bruised a long ago when a client has turned me down for an appointment. Sometimes they are coupon clippers, sometimes they want something I'm not enthusiastic about doing. And I know for a fact that many (if not most) clients have a Plan B in the works, and sometimes I'm B and not A.

 

As far as having a schedule memorized—everything is written in Google Calendar, including a client description, a session description and an assessment on whether or not to book again, or to book at all. This way I have a running total of how much I've made, how much they gave me, and whether or not someone sets up an appointment and cancels repeatedly.

[Juan Vancouver]

I don't think of this as a fuck up at all, but am glad that he and I got to chat and he came to understand that we might not be a good fit. At least in the cities I tend to work, there are a good many other escorts for him to choose from and I'm glad he's finding the one who best meets his particular needs. Getting that client to his best match and avoiding an awkward or underwhelming session is a success in my book.

 

Well said, Kevin. Couldn't agree more.

 

Big hug!

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

In my professional life, I used to be able to keep my schedule in my head. However, in the days of electronic scheduling in Outlook, I don't have the conversation that locks those appointments in my mind, so the electronic calendar is necessary. However, my social calendar is easily kept in my head with the personal invitations.

[+ Ace]

I've been living my lives by the "week at a glance" book for years now...Once I write it in the book it stays in my head.

Very few/if any mistakes.

[Michael Wayne]

Great answers guys! I am slightly hesitant about paper records and paper or electronic trails which is why I memorize my schedule . As a backup I have a close friend who knows what I do and where i am at all times for security. I go over my daily schedule with him. May I make a suggestion: instead of lying by sayin, "I'll call you back," or ,"I'll check my schedule," why not say,"Thank you for your time aND INFO. iT WAS VERY HELPFUL." AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. That is an honest reply and not a lie............here is the view from the escort's perspective: If I get a client that during the course of our interview process I decide I will not see I do not lead him on or egg him on. I try,as i think Kevin said, to reccomend an escort who matches what the client has in mind. For example: I am not going to shit on someone for any amount of money (Lol) BUT I KNOW GUYS WHO WILL! I won't be tied up but I know guys who will. etc.. I just tell the client I am not for him but I will gladly help you find someone who is.

[nate_sf]

I use Outlook, which synchs to my smartphone and also automatically synchs via Google calendar to the calendar of a close friend for security so he knows where I am. I don't have confidence in my own memory to be able to definitively say I'm available on a certain date and time if I do not have my calendar open in front of me. The times I've screwed up is when I haven't put something on the calendar and forgot about previous commitments, so I make sure to use the calendar. I'm impressed with those who can memorize their schedule, but I'm not one of them!

 

Having said that, I would not call to schedule something without having my calendar open in front of me.

 

The funniest example (though it was not as funny at the time) was a guy who called me one night when I was traveling and asked me a long series of questions. Last question was, "and how old are you?" I told him, and he abruptly said "I'll check my schedule and get back to you" and then promptly hung up. OK, yeah I'm no twink I get it, right? But then several hours later after I'd gone to sleep he texted, wanting to schedule, and then kept texting through the next day. Maybe he'd checked his schedule after all... "well what do you know, I checked my schedule and turns out I AM available at 2 AM after all!"

[Bosguy]

I use Outlook, which synchs to my smartphone and also automatically synchs via Google calendar to the calendar of a close friend for security so he knows where I am. I don't have confidence in my own memory to be able to definitively say I'm available on a certain date and time if I do not have my calendar open in front of me. The times I've screwed up is when I haven't put something on the calendar and forgot about previous commitments, so I make sure to use the calendar. I'm impressed with those who can memorize their schedule, but I'm not one of them!

 

Having said that, I would not call to schedule something without having my calendar open in front of me.

 

The funniest example (though it was not as funny at the time) was a guy who called me one night when I was traveling and asked me a long series of questions. Last question was, "and how old are you?" I told him, and he abruptly said "I'll check my schedule and get back to you" and then promptly hung up. OK, yeah I'm no twink I get it, right? But then several hours later after I'd gone to sleep he texted, wanting to schedule, and then kept texting through the next day. Maybe he'd checked his schedule after all... "well what do you know, I checked my schedule and turns out I AM available at 2 AM after all!"

 

NYC clients can be a little different. Hope he realizes what he missed.

 

Boston Bill

[Guest joeburger]

I know my schedule in my head but i also write everything down on a desk calendar. it helps me remember more and i like to see the whole week ahead on paper when things become really busy. how could an escort not know their own schedule??? if they are THAT bad at remember things then there's a calendar on every phone now a days that they can refer to as they are talking to someone.

[SteveEscort]

"I'll have to check my schedule..." or worse #2: "I'll get back to you or i'll call you back."

 

Hahaha, I have said that for years. A guy will ring me and sat "Steve are you available at 5pm for an hour" and I will say yes and then they'll ask the price, or how big my dick is or whether I will offer a particular service and then say, "Well I'll check my schedule and get back to you". If your schedule was busy you wouldn't have phoned in the first place. They don't realise how ridiculous it sounds.

 

I do have to keep a diary of what I have planned for the week, this includes personal appointments, like the pet poodle parlour for my dog etc so I have google calendar sync'd to my iPhone via Microsoft Exchange. It's brilliant because it will alert me with a pop up on the laptop and with a beep on my phone an hour before and then 10 minutes before.

[rdwyer78]

A question to all about schedules... Is it "first come, first serve" for everyone, or do you bump people based on the regularity of the clients?

[josephga]

For me it's first come first served. I won't bump someone to see a regular. Actually since 1999 I have only cancelled 2 appointments. I wasn't feeling well and didn't want to perform massage

[maxwellissmart]

A question to all about schedules... Is it "first come, first serve" for everyone, or do you bump people based on the regularity of the clients?

 

I've done both—bumped someone new for a regular who was going to be available, and bumped a regular for someone new who was going to pay more or wasn't available another time.

[Michael Wayne]

i don't bump. my word is my word. However, my regulars know to call EARLY IN THE DAY or a day or two ahead