![]() No point in bidding on jobs with 20+ proposals at this stage!Īim to get a Raising Talent badge, that can be a game changer! I got my first job and a few more within the same week of getting a raising talent badge! Tip: Unless the job is very interesting, try to bid while there are less than 5 proposals or not more than 10 proposals. Your proposal and profile should be able to capture the client's attention, if you are able to do that maybe you will start hearing from the clients. The client's focus is to find the talent they are looking for not to ignore or ghost new freelancers. You have to try harder and try different approaches in your proposals. Yes, you are being very anxious, usually, it takes a lot more than 5 proposals before you hear back from the clients. I received a rejection note only once when I quoted my fee 5x the client budget! No, you will not receive a rejection note unless the client actively rejects your proposal, which is very rare, clients usually do not reject proposals. You wouldn't want to work for those fools anyway. ![]() Others, and the majority that I have dealt with, are nothing more than snubs telling you how unworthy you are to be in the presence of the exhalted clientele. Some rejections may contain valuable information on how to improve your profile, pricing, or value proposition. ![]() Ignore them or read them - that is up to you. To answer your initial question, yes sometimes you'll get clients that will actively reject a proposal. In reality, sometimes this attempt to reduce costs winds up costing much more than working with a single in-house manufacturing facility. For example, a client might falsly tell themselves that hiring a freelancer to design an injection mold will somehow circumvent the tens of thousands of dollars that it takes to make a real-life mold. Clients frequently build this image of the perfect process then get upset when reality sets in. Also consider what you are giving away during these consults - are your ideas and recommendations the stuff you're trying to monetize? I provide an initial consult, but beyond that I need to be on contract. I have made the mistake of 2-3 phone meetings, only to find that I lost a couple hundred dollars in income. Be sure to set boundaries on the amount of unpaid time you spend talking with potential clients. That leap to spend money is what makes the difference between what I call "dreamers" and "doers". Think of it like window shopping - they see something they like, they want it, everything is wonderful, until they need to open their wallet and make it real. You'll quickly learn that clients will start talking about their projects, get right to the point of hiring, then drop off the face of the planet, never to be heard from again. You'll also find out that ghosting is the norm. Your time is better spent working on productive things. Just fire and forget as if each job posting were a black hole.ĭon't overthink and don't waste your time watching any jobs for a response.
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