Exactly, Devon. They want cheap. Good luck with that, right? I’ve had clients come back after saying they went with a cheaper writer and it was a “disaster.” Of course it is. If you’re vetting based on price, you’re not getting the experience or the skills you need.

LOVE that line! Charging a small fee often weeds out the tire kickers and those trying to get it for nothing. I remember one “client” asking for me to write a chapter of their business book as a “sample.” Bullshit. Write it yourself. I’m not giving you Chapter 2 and someone else is giving you another chapter, etc. Gotta wonder how incoherent that turned out though, don’t you?

And those who want free advice and then not hire, but hide it behind “finding if we’ll work together well” are useless, too. The best lesson I learned for that was, “that information falls under a consultation at X fee.” That prevents wasting everybody’s time.