potential "guests" enquiries, don't respond after I answer them- rude and annoying!

[Nancy22]

Not sure if anyone wants to comment on this, but we as hosts are rated on our response times, and yet 'guests' are not- with regards to enquires. Maybe I am just too sensitive, but man it makes me CRAZY when someone asks a bunch of questions, and never gets back to you on whether they are still interested or not? It is just plain rude- I think they should be scored/rated as well.  I do everything I can to make sure I answer all enquiries as soon as I can, frick I take the phone everywhere, but potential guests??? About 50% of the time I get no response after writing back to them. Thoughts anyone?

[Noor82]

Oh!! okay I didn’t know that. Thanks!!

[Tracy-and-Steve0]

@Nancy, I have found the same thing.  It is making me not trust people who just send inquiries, like they're just fishing or something.  

[Nancy22]

Yes, exactly. I think the one-way expectation of hosts to respond to every inquiry, and quickyl,  is not fair.  Guest enquiries should have to respond as well- even with just a thank you! 

[Charlotte217]

Hi Nancy and everyone

Just to say this is my first foray into the hosting community because as a new host I have been as infuriated as Nancy by potential guests not replying after I have sent information and responses to their questions.  I feel better now that I know that I am not alone in this respect and that the best approach is to think that those who don't answer are not the sort of guests you want anyway!

Cheers

Charlotte

[Kristina7]

Totally agree.Drives me crazy aswell 🙂

[Nancy22]

Yupp Charlotte, these folks are ' tire kickers' and I wish we had a way to grade them on their 'performance '