PANDORA ONE. Subscription services
I like subscription services. I've found that most young babies are into music, genres like edm, etc. (I tend towards the artsy types that are openminded).
Subscriptions like Pandora One are super cheap. I've found that most young pots already have Pandora downloaded on their phones. Paying for a subscription service provides a few advantages:
1. It's super cheap. Great bang for your buck. Most pots won't spring for it because they will deal with the ads because music services like Pandora are free if you're willing to listen to the ads. Not having to deal with the ads is a nice perk and once they get accustomed to ad free listening, its hard to give up.
2. It forces a recurring relationship. You might have multiple babies in your rotation. Seeing all of them multiple times a month might be hard. Depending on funds. Paying for a babies Pandora one subscription forces them to keep in touch. Sometimes if I don't have time or funds to see a baby, I might go dark for a week or two. After playing with a new rotation, I might want to go back and bang a SB I haven't seen in three weeks. Most feel jilted if I didn't respond and previously wouldn't respond to a text when I decided I wanted to see them again. After I started paying for their subsciption services, my return response rate increased significantly. If they didn't respond I cut off the subscription, which then often triggered a response. Think of it as a super cheap monthly retainer.
3. It gives you more info on your pot. If they were previously using a fake email addy, then by offering to pay for a subscription service, often times you get real life info. Often times pots will be piggybacking off their parents netflix or Amazon prime accounts for video streaming, but will have their own preexisting Pandora accounts (because its free initially). Rather than trying to set up a new account, most pots will just ask you to upgrade their pre-existing accounts.
More often than not my first m&gs involve the discussion of music tastes. If the m&g goes well and the pot is interested in taking things to the next level, t's a pretty easy transition to offer to start paying for a music subscription. I've found that many of the young new pots love the idea as well, because it makes them feel like its the start of a long term thing, rather than a hit it and split it type deal.
[QUOTE=Lebruno;2996537]I think it is a great idea to give some kind of a novel gift to a POT after the initial M&G. In the least, this should make the SB remember you in a special way and even feel obligated to respond to your texts and build trust into you. I've usually given a Jackson or two or a Gas card if we had a good meeting that involved some level of interest and intimacy like hugging and kissing. But I have always wanted to give something that's non-cash and that is unique and memorable. I read here some one mention taking a SB to a shooting range. I think that's an experience that can get many people get excited let alone teenagers. What are some of the inexpensive 'experience' gifts and 'material' gifts that some of you have successfully deployed![/QUOTE]
Can this be done with prepaid?
[QUOTE=IluvSmellyFish;2996879]I like subscription services. I've found that most young babies are into music, genres like edm, etc. (I tend towards the artsy types that are openminded).
Subscriptions like Pandora One are super cheap. I've found that most young pots already have Pandora downloaded on their phones. Paying for a subscription service provides a few advantages:
1. It's super cheap. Great bang for your buck. Most pots won't spring for it because they will deal with the ads because music services like Pandora are free if you're willing to listen to the ads. Not having to deal with the ads is a nice perk and once they get accustomed to ad free listening, its hard to give up.
2. It forces a recurring relationship. You might have multiple babies in your rotation. Seeing all of them multiple times a month might be hard. Depending on funds. Paying for a babies Pandora one subscription forces them to keep in touch. Sometimes if I don't have time or funds to see a baby, I might go dark for a week or two. After playing with a new rotation, I might want to go back and bang a SB I haven't seen in three weeks. Most feel jilted if I didn't respond and previously wouldn't respond to a text when I decided I wanted to see them again. After I started paying for their subsciption services, my return response rate increased significantly. If they didn't respond I cut off the subscription, which then often triggered a response. Think of it as a super cheap monthly retainer.
3. It gives you more info on your pot. If they were previously using a fake email addy, then by offering to pay for a subscription service, often times you get real life info. Often times pots will be piggybacking off their parents netflix or Amazon prime accounts for video streaming, but will have their own preexisting Pandora accounts (because its free initially). Rather than trying to set up a new account, most pots will just ask you to upgrade their pre-existing accounts.
More often than not my first m&gs involve the discussion of music tastes. If the m&g goes well and the pot is interested in taking things to the next level, t's a pretty easy transition to offer to start paying for a music subscription. I've found that many of the young new pots love the idea as well, because it makes them feel like its the start of a long term thing, rather than a hit it and split it type deal.[/QUOTE]For those of us with SOs, does this work? Do you have to use your real credit card to buy their subscription? Now you are giving up your personal info.