Window of time to reply?
What is my window of time to reply? In other words, do I have to get a response out within the first hour of reading a post? Or within the first two hours? I'm just wondering if there's a point at which a woman will stop reading emails because she's just gotten too many.
This is an interesting question because I haven't thought too much about it. I'd say that there's no particular window, other than non-prime time being between 2 hours and 24 hours after it posted. After 2 hours, my inbox is usually quite full, and I've probably responded to a few to see how they are, so I shelf new responses during that time while waiting to see how the initial conversations go, unless the new response rocks my world.
I actually like the replies that come in a few days after posting an ad, and since, by then, the deluge has turned into a trickle, I actually pay those responses more individual attention than they would get at first glance in the early responses. Unfortunately, these late responses are nearly always dreadful. So, mostly, what that means is that I have more mental space to criticize them.
The fact is, if you have an excellent response, I'll pay attention to you no matter when you write me, but if you want to stand out, either be quick, or be slow.
