So, I'm FINALLY getting some bites to my ads. FINALLY. The only thing is, that's all I'm getting.

Before this week, I've received four emails and met with three of them, and two of them signed on (the third may be coming this coming October).

These past four days, I've received three emails. One guy was very straightforward - I have a daughter of this age, we are looking to start on this day, both my wife and I both work in the west end, please get back to me. I emailed him back and answered some of his questions, asked some questions and asked him to call me the next morning. I realized I should have waited until the next morning to call him myself as he'd given me his phone number. i ended up calling him in the evening and leaving a message. I never heard back from him.

Then I got an email from a woman who was obviously shopping around and asking about rates. She said she was a teacher and asked whether she would have to continue to pay while she was on summer vacation NEXT year, as she would be taking her daughter out. I said no. We went back and for for a bit then I asked her to call me because she was giving me so little information in her emails. Never heard from her again. (I should note that I gave her my rate in the first email, and we continued for a little while longer, so I know it's not the rate)

Now, about ten minutes ago, I got another email. My husband and I talked about the fact that I wasn't getting replies to my emails, and he suggested I say little in the emails and ask for their phone number and a convenient time to call them. I'm PRAYING that she responds.

Is this normal? That people show a lot of interest and then all of a sudden, you don't hear from them?

I will show you what I'm saying in the emails:

This was from the second woman. We went back and forth, two emails each, about rate, hours and the summer thing. (Initially, I hadn't understood her email. She worded it as if she didn't want care until next summer. She said no, no I'm a teacher....) Then I sent this:

Hi (NAME)

Oh, I see! So from August to June. Yes, that's fine! I can definitely do that. As for the summer, we can figure something out to hold your spot but you won't have to pay.

Could I get some more information from you? Days you're looking for, age and gender of your child, start date, your location?

If it's easier to call me, you can do so at.......You can reach me later this evening or tomorrow morning.

I look forward to hearing from you

And I never heard back...I'm sure this happens, I just don't want to be making the same mistake over and over. What do you say in your emails when you're contacted initially and how do you assure yourself that they will reply?

I should say, all these inquiries are from kijiji

Thanks for you help!!