House calls

Opening up a discussion about house calls. Do you do them at all? Do you require a reference first? I personally dislike them. You never know who or what kind of space youre walking into. And dont even get me started on pets. Im currently trying to build a clientele so i dont want to turn down business. Im using Thumbtack, a professional networking site/tool so many of these inquiries are from complete strangers. How would you suggest communicating with a potential client about this topic? 

Subsequently,  does anyone have any experience using this thumbtack site? Or any recommendations for a good networking site?

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    Angela Williams

    Also with out call massage you can charge more. The client doesn't have to leave their house you bring everything to them, how nice is that?  :)

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    Melisa Ryan

    Ive only been doing outcall massage since becoming licensed at 19. Of course most have been references but i have met a few people on the street and even, dare i say it, put out a craigslist ad AND answered a craigslist ad. Both, luckily for me, were not creepers looking for a happy ending or to kidnap me. I had a couple sessions with both gentlemen but they never become consistent clients due to traveling often for work.

    When going to these strangers homes, i always let 2 family members (i have 2 designated people for this haha) know where im going, how long, when they should expect to hear from me, and the clients address and number. I also keep a small knife in my bag which id like to switch to a tazer at some point. But it has never gotten to that point. I can usually tell by talking on the phone whether or not they have honest intentions.

    I also try to ask beforehand, whether they have adequate space for a 3 X 6 foot table but ive still had to work in tight spaces. I just think its part of being an outcall therapist. I plan to rent a studio in the future for more space and acess to more clients but till then, im pretty happy with doing outcall massage. 

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    Gordon J. Wallis

    Wow ! I don't do house visits. But that is cool and very worthwhile information. I would not have known..

    Laura Owen said:

    Just as an update to my earlier post on avoiding calls for improper massage: I recently ran an extensive ad campaign on a couple of the major search engines, and through both that and the site stats on my website I can tell exactly what everyone who clicks on my site searched for, whether they clicked on the ad or just found my site during a search. I do have many clicks from searches for what is obviously illegal massage, but I have received a total of one call which may or may not have been a sex call (I don't return calls from men who leave only a name and number so I'll never be sure on that one.)

    The point being, that my website makes it very clear what I do, and although I can see that people who are searching for happy ending massages do click on my site multiple times daily, they do not try to book. I can also see that they don't peruse the site, they simply move on (site stats are awesome!!!)  Using a professional website and an ad campaign is so completely effective, inexpensive and safe as opposed to sites like backpage, craigslist and others that I can't emphasize enough their importance.