Announcing city arrival

[+ VictorPowers]

Should I be expected to contact a potential client of my arrival to a city? How can I keep track of the many inquiries to do this? Thoughts?

[Kevin Slater]

Pet peeve of mine: someone texting (inevitably in the middle of the night) saying "Let me know if you ever get to Nusky Nuts, Tennessee." Now, if they had sent an email instead, it's easy enough to sort that into a "travel" folder which I can reply to before taking a work trip.

 

Kevin Slater

[LaffingBear]

Should I be expected to contact a potential client of my arrival to a city? How can I keep track of the many inquiries to do this? Thoughts?

As a client, my expectations would be

1. Tell me you've arrived, if Im waiting for you in the next couple hours... and we both acknowledged the appointment was soon after arrival
   
2. Tell me you've arrived if you contacted me during trip and reported delays, problems, etc
   
3. All other situations... a daytime "hey, Im here in ___________ , see you XxxDay." might be nice, but not really expected.
   

[+ g56whiz]

Pet peeve of mine: someone texting (inevitably in the middle of the night) saying "Let me know if you ever get to Nusky Nuts, Tennessee." Now, if they had sent an email instead, it's easy enough to sort that into a "travel" folder which I can reply to before taking a work trip.

 

Kevin Slater

 

Nusky Nuts, TN? Just wondering what it's visitors bureau offers.

[+ pitman]

Nusky Nuts, TN? Just wondering what it's visitors bureau offers.

If it were Musky Nuts, I'd been my way there right now.

[+ VictorPowers]

As a client, my expectations would be

1. Tell me you've arrived, if Im waiting for you in the next couple hours... and we both acknowledged the appointment was soon after arrival
   
2. Tell me you've arrived if you contacted me during trip and reported delays, problems, etc
   
3. All other situations... a daytime "hey, Im here in ___________ , see you XxxDay." might be nice, but not really expected.
   

Thank you for your input. I'm referring to more of someone saying to message once you're in town. There is no appointment booked or anything.

[+ Lance_Navarro]

I keep separate email folders for the cities that I visit regularly, and when I've seen a client in that city, or if someone asks me to let them know when I'm visiting, I send the email there and then usually message them a couple weeks to a month ahead of my trip to alert them of my upcoming trip. If I don't get replies after 1 or 2 attempts, I'll assume something has changed and will remove them from the folder.

[510guy]

It actually doesn't bother me as long as it is just one text. There is someone mentioned before here named Tai. People complain about him texting when he gets to a city which seems to bother people but since I can just ignore it doesn't bother me. Though I can see it as an issue if someone else happens to see the message pop up.

 

One big no-no I had someone text me he was in town. It was a group text but he neglected to send it as an individual text. He sent it as a group text so I was able to see all the numbers he sent it to. I asked him to remove me and I no longer see him advertising, not sure if it was from backlash from sending a group text.

[KennF]

If they send an interest inquiry via email, keep a separate folder of them for each city/area. Then if you are planning a trip their, send out an email saying "Hey, I'll be coming to your city and I thought you may like to set up an appointment." (or similar).

 

If they send a text or call, then I suggest sending yourself an email with their information, and dumping it in the folder.

 

It is a way to manage the contact and save the potential client.

 

Recently, I had a provider email that they were going to be in the general area, (about 4 hours away). We were trying to make it work, but would not have known if he hadn't contacted me.

[Beancounter]

As a client I enjoy receiving a short text notifying me that he'll be in town during specific dates. Usually the 4-5 guys I se on a routine basis notify me 2-3 weeks in advance of their arrival. This allows me to plan accordingly. I guess I'm considered a regular with these guys.

 

This also saves me from going to RM on a frequent basis to see when they'll be in town. Dallas usually has from 80-100 guys listed at any one time. Very tiresome to go through all of them periodically. Thank god I don't have to look through the NYC or LA ads routinely. That would be a full-time job.

[evensteven]

Dallas usually has from 80-100 guys listed at any one time. Very tiresome to go through all of them periodically. Thank god I don't have to look through the NYC or LA ads routinely. That would be a full-time job.

 

I wouldn’t mind having that job

 

Seriously though, if you can develop a system for tracking and dealing with these (admittedly noncommittal) expressions of interest without much time investment on your part, it certainly has the potential to pay off if you do travel to that city. I do wonder though what percentage of prospects would actually follow through.

[rvwnsd]

If I sent you an email/RM profile reply and asked that you let me know when you are in my city I'd like to know when you are in my city. In fact, to increase the probability of a booking it would be great to know of your travel plans before you arrive. That said, I don't text escorts asking them to notify me when they are in my city. That strikes me as creepy, weird, and the sign of someone who is not serious about becoming a client.

[Pepper Young]

As a client, I appreciate a short text saying someone I know is, or will be, in town. It's like sunshine on a rainy day.

[KennF]

I do wonder though what percentage of prospects would actually follow through.

 

It isn't an issue of how many follow through. The question you should ask yourself "Do I get enough people to make the trip profitable/worthwhile?"

 

If your marketing (responding to inquiries) generates enough appointments to make the trip worthwhile, then it doesn't matter whether the response rate is 2% or 20%. The effort paid off.

[bigvalboy]

Should I be expected to contact a potential client of my arrival to a city? How can I keep track of the many inquiries to do this? Thoughts?

 

My 2 cents...

 

I wouldn't say you are expected to, you should run your business anyway that best suits you. That said, I have been contacted by escorts that I've hired before, or connected with on the forum, when they are in the area, and I've appreciated the contact. If I'm in the mood to hire, then we have fun, and if I'm not in the mood, I always offer, during their down time, an afternoon of fun and a nice dinner out on my dime. Everyone has to eat...so it's a win win. They get an afternoon out in the sun, cocktails, and nice dinner without spending any money, and I get to hang out with a beautiful boy. How bad can that be?...

[Mocha]

If I sent you an email/RM profile reply and asked that you let me know when you are in my city I'd like to know when you are in my city. In fact, to increase the probability of a booking it would be great to know of your travel plans before you arrive.

That said, I don't text escorts asking them to notify me when they are in my city. That strikes me as creepy, weird, and the sign of someone who is not serious about becoming a client.

 

I'm with you on the first paragraph, but the second one is variable.

 

Though I do keep a mental track of clients to contact before arriving to a city (mainly the ones who are reliable anchor clients), if a client lets me know to be notified...it's a good faith gesture on their part and shows interest.

 

I've been on tour since Mid May. So I've been hitting towns like boom, boom, boom. With that being the case, my notifications are coming like a week or 2 in advance at the most. I've got like 6 or 7 states in my planner and it'll likely be mostly new guys. It's not easy to necessarily send out or keep up with all contacts as people's schedules may differ and whatever whatever.

 

I generally like to just advertise hard, touch base with just a couple regulars, but just let whoever sees my ad while I'm there hire me. I've also learned to not schedule too early ahead or contact too many people before I'm actually sure I have the money and hotels mapped out...which may be only a couple days in advance. Otherwise, like some clients have complained....you say you're coming but then have to cancel or postpone, which can leave guys frustrated and not meet you next time.

 

I messed up earlier this month by accepting an appointment too soon from a client in a different state and getting a deposit. I wanted to change my mind and stay in Florida over the rest of the 4th July weekend. But, I'd already committed and had to go early. It worked out, but I would have stayed longer. I also could have stayed in DC until Saturday instead of leaving Thursday night.

 

Thing is, you just never know! I be set in my mind to leave a town, then as I'm leaving, someone serious says they want to book. Decisions when traveling do your head in! Lol.

 

It also used to be people scheduled days and weeks in advance and I would keep a folder. Mainly back when men4rent was better. Nowadays, 5 days notice or less is sufficient even for longer than 1 hour appointments. I kind of prefer it that way as it allows to move quickly to the next city when needed.

[+ poolboy48220]

I do appreciate when an out-of-town guy I've seen texts to let me know he's coming back. The "Email vs text" makes sense, I never thought of that. There are a few guys I would love to see if they make it to Detroit - there are few enough listings that I can go through them all without difficult & see when someone new is planning to be here.

[LaffingBear]

One of the hazards of notifying people in advance..... it establishes expectations.

 

I saw a guy regularly about 8 years ago. He became very popular. Widely discussed on MSS.

 

He sent me an email, and also advised me in person. "Business is so good, I dont need to advertise. I'll send out advance travel notices when I'm planning to come to your city. " He would also let me know when he got here.

 

That occurred, for a while. I was a decent client, had hired for overnights, 24-hours. Imagine my surprise to see an ad that he's in my city... his last night here.

 

He was a hot guy, but horrible at planning and consistency. There were other factors beside the notifications. Those emails and calls resumed, then stopped, then resumed again. But I just lost interest.

 

My point... if an escort establishes that he's going to notify regarding plans or upon arrival, he's establishing an expectation for the future. He's sorta stuck always doing that, or at least required to send notice if he's changing his practice.

[LaffingBear]

One of the hazards of notifying people in advance..... it establishes expectations.

 

I saw a guy regularly about 8 years ago. He became very popular. Widely discussed on MSS.

 

He sent me an email, and also advised me in person. "Business is so good, I dont need to advertise. I'll send out advance travel notices when I'm planning to come to your city. " He would also let me know when he got here.

 

That occurred, for a while. I was a decent client, had hired for overnights, 24-hours. Imagine my surprise to see an ad that he's in my city... his last night here.

 

He was a hot guy, but horrible at planning and consistency. There were other factors beside the notifications. Those emails and calls resumed, then stopped, then resumed again. But I just lost interest.

 

My point... if an escort establishes that he's going to notify regarding plans or upon arrival, he's establishing an expectation for the future. He's sorta stuck always doing that, or at least required to send notice if he's changing his practice.