E-mail Addresses??

[Mutau]

Is it just me, or perhaps it is coincidence. When reviewing the adverts on Shemales Canada and this forum, I always read them carefully to determine how the particular lady wishes to be contacted. If nothing is mentioned, I will always start by sending an e-mail to open contact. Quite frequently, I never receive a return e-mail. My message simply disappears into the ether.

The question is this: If the lady does not wish to receive e-mails, then why include an e-mail address in the advertisment?

[Ray]

I have been asking the same question for years. It is fucking stupid to list an email address and then not check your emails. Some list an email and then say, no emails or texts. Again, how fucking stupid. I prefer to make contact by email. This allows me to tell the SP about myself and what I am looking for. If they are not interested, simply reply and say, not interested or please give me a call. How difficult is that? With these smart phones it's easier than ever.

[Rockheart]

The good providers answer their emails and they also often provide automated responses from their email boxes.

To me they should use every method available to communicate with clients.

If they are saying don't contact me this way or another, or don't ask about services provided, you are looking at a questionable experience.

Providers may prefer certain methods of communication, however they should point you in that direction once you have made contact.

As Ray says, it is so easy to check emails these days, there is really no excuse.

[tsKITANA]

^_^

i always check my emails. i owned a smartphone which my emails are connected to.
I may response very quickly or sometimes gets sidetracked but i read them all the time and response as soon as i can.
Crag is right, if we put it there and it means we can get contact via using it.
ALTHOUGH, i only replies to INQUIRIES via emails and NOT booking an appointment (thats strictly via phone call)
I really dont know how girls can work and book appt through emails considering how low security that can be, and also time wasting.
HAPPY THURSDAY EVERYONE! <3 u all

[Ray]

Glad to hear you anwer your emails, Kitana. I recall you answered one of mine once. You have no idea how many emails I have sent out over the last couple of years with no responses at all. I have booked a number of appointments via email but those were mostly from girls who knew me but I have no problem making a phone call once the girl has answered my questions and/or agrees to provide the services I am looking for. I have read many times that we are not supposed to discuss sexual matters on the phone. I can't very well find out if a girl will provide BBBJ's if I can't ask her in some way.

[Alexis]

Is it just me, or perhaps it is coincidence. When reviewing the adverts on Shemales Canada and this forum, I always read them carefully to determine how the particular lady wishes to be contacted. If nothing is mentioned, I will always start by sending an e-mail to open contact. Quite frequently, I never receive a return e-mail. My message simply disappears into the ether.

The question is this: If the lady does not wish to receive e-mails, then why include an e-mail address in the advertisment?

It's a point of contact to include your email..

Mine goes right to my blackberry so I'm quick to respond..

If you're going to book an appoinment it's better if you phone.. more to the point..

Then you get your answer right away and don't miss out..

Lots of guys have missed chances to see me when I'm visiting somewhere cuz they didn't know how to simply call me on the phone.. lol.. Emails are not instant and it doesn't make my phone ring.. (get too many to do that)

[merelypink]

i have gotten some reply's

[Mutau]

Thanks for the feedback folks. I also have received some return e-mails. However, the majority of my missives go unanswered.

[sunshine]

My thoughts about e-mails

If a girl has a website, it is reasonable to assume that she will also use e-mail.

However, to what end? I have to tell you that, in my personal experience, the greatest percentage of people who send me e-mails are not serious about booking an appointment. The e-mails go on and on and on and yet, there is never the point where the person says OK I want to set something up.

My rule is - if you want to set something up, you must call me on the phone. Why? So I can check your number and make sure you're not a player, a deadbeat, or some other brand of waste of time. I want to hear your voice so I can determine whether or not you are serious or just a person who wants to waste my time. Maybe that sounds harsh to you but you would be surprised at what people call fun. Apparently, calling a girl up and pretending to book an appointment is a great good time. Now, I don't agree but hey, that's just me.

No e-mails and no texts when it comes to booking appointments.

Now e-mails are fine for other things - general enquiries, sharing ideas between friends, etc but if you want to set up an appointment, call her on the phone. It doesn't save any time to use texts or e-mails.

Those are my thoughts

Sunshine

[Mutau]

I completely agree with Sunshine. E-mail for me is only an introductory tool to provide background information about myself to a prospective play partner. When it comes to booking an appointment, it is always the telephone for definitive dates, times, etc.

[Mikalo]

I like the email for general inquiries, unless the ad has answered all my questions, which it usually hasn't. From that point i prefer the phone to make the appointment. Like the others i seldom get a response to the simplest questions like TOP/Bottom? etc which are not always covered off in the ad. The ad is a simple two -dimensional introduction by the provider to let me know she is out there and depending on the quality of the ad to give me an idea of what her interests are. The email from me is just to nail down a few salient points. After that a phone call is definately in order from me to the provider if i wish to proceed further.

[Foxy Basket]

A different perspective

I think every provider should use whatever methods work best for her, and use whatever means of screening she deems necessary to ensure her safety. Multiple methods of communication allow a provider to appeal to a larger overall client base, because clients can use whatever method best suits their needs. For my part, I've been in the business for over four years and I've never published my phone number - I've always done everything exclusively through email.

For me, it's a question of simplicity, centrality, and time flexibility. It's simple, because clients know the best way to contact me, and I can keep track of and respond to emails a lot easier than I can answer and keep track of phone calls. Originally, I insisted on email because I was in class full-time and couldn't take calls for much of the day, while email was easy to answer on breaks, or even in class via BlackBerry if it was a short-notice request (two or three hours is short notice for me). Even though I'm not in class as much anymore, I still find it easier to centralize everything through my website. Rather than put all the details on each one of my ads, I just tell people who see my ads to go straight to my website. If they read the whole thing (which some do, though many don't) then it saves them from having to ask questions - I even added an FAQs section for that exact reason. Lastly, email is something you can respond to at any time; with a phone call, both people have to be available at the same time in order to communicate, whereas email doesn't require that - it's term known as temporal lag, so it provides more flexibility to both provider and client.

I should add that I do insist on a phone call before the actual meeting; I usually request the client's number beforehand, and call him from my phone half an hour before with directions to my place. Then, five minutes before we meet, I'll ask him to verify that he's nearby, and I'll give him my buzz code and suite number at that time. So, I still do like to chat before I meet someone, but the vast majority of communication is done via email beforehand.

I'm sure it's different for everyone, but I use the system that works best for me - I hope everyone finds the methods that work best for them.

[Ray]

So glad you have returned to the forum Nikki. Hope you stay permanently.

[Foxy Basket]

So glad you have returned to the forum Nikki. Hope you stay permanently.

We'll see, it seems that it's not quite as full of drama as it was in the past, but maybe that's because all the dramatic threads get deleted before I ever see them, lol... some things never change, it seems. I'm not as swamped with school stuff as I used to be so I might have more of a presence here than I have over the last 2-3 years, but I still don't have much tolerance for BS, and it's probably a matter of time before I get bored again and decide to move on.

You know me, I'm just a forum-driftin' kind of gal... I just go back and forth, wherever the wind may take me.