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Originally Posted by Monica
What are some of the key bits of information you look for in a providers website?
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Well written content. I always scheduled long sessions, so personality and the ability to have a conversation was important. Use a spell checker and check your grammar. Grammar and spelling matter to anyone who is going to schedule enough time to talk to you.
Don' use flash. If you use flash, you're excluding at least some people. Just write something informative without resorting to gimmicks.
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Do you find a calendar / Schedule helpful?
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No. I always assumed a provider would let me know when she's not available when I requested an appointment.
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What about a blog with updates and weekly new photos?
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Hard to say. Updated photos wouldn't have induced me to schedule an appointment or not schedule one. Lots of new photos might appeal to lookers, but one or two accurate photos ought to be enough for someone who's buying to know what you look like and make a decision. The blog would only be useful if it were interesting and fun to read.
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Would a list of review links be helpful?
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Only if you linked to bad reviews. I think it's a given that links to reviews are going to be the best reviews you could find. Although I really didn't put much faith in reviews, by the time I'd get as far as wanting to see someone enough to check her reviews, I wanted to see her and a good review wouldn't tell me anything I really needed to know.
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What other details do you like to see?
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(1) Availability - Something realistic, not the times you're willing to do a session once a year when the planets align as justification for putting down 24/7. If your availabilty is flexible with advance notice, don't say 24/7 ;
(2) Rates for times other than a half-hour or an hour. I was surprised at how often providers' rate schedules assume no one schedules anything longer than hour or else assume anything other than a half-hour or hour falls into a ``special package'' category.
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