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It always surprises me when they don't bother to reply to messages. If they took that long to reply to their zero hour contacts they'd never get any work! Considering I'm usually offering to pay at least what they'd make in a full day for only 30 mins/an hour's work you'd think they'd reply almost instantly. To be fair, many are quick but a shocking number aren't or don't even bother to reply or even worse are really patchy with their comms
Although I've noticed from reading threads on the site that many clients have 'punting phones', I'm always cautious to reply to a text message sent when my work phone has been switched off, as I know many clients use their only phone to see escorts too. I'd never want to send an unsolicited text when the client was sat at home next to his wife. My phone is turned off on the days I'm not working as it would be inevitably 'tricky' explaining my two phones when I'm with family, so even when I have received a polite enquiring text message, often I won't reply because I wouldn't want to cause him trouble. I am aware that this may send out the message that I am ignorant. I am not, but I always presume he will try again if he wants an appointment.
Is there a way around this, in your opinion? Do I send a message simply saying 'Sorry I missed your call' or 'apologies for late reply'? Or do I do nothing? If only a short amount of time has lapsed between the client sending the text and me actually seeing it (perhaps I've been on a booking and I would never dream of checking phone during that time), then I will invite client to call or text me back but if it is a considerable amount of time, day even, I tend to delete them, thinking crap, I've perhaps missed a real gent there but it's my loss, but what else can I do?
Would appreciate your view on this scenario. To reiterate what Sir Wanksalot has said too, I would welcome a brief text or phone exchange to gauge a vibe for the client, and for him to gain a feel for me.
Thanks
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