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Offered a client a 'free audit' to land a big contract and it blew up in my face
A potential client wanted a full website rewrite, so I pitched a free two hour site audit to show my value. I found over 40 broken links, a security hole you could drive a truck through, and their contact form had been broken for a year. Instead of being grateful, they got super defensive, said their old freelancer would have told them, and ghosted me. I wasted a whole afternoon and got zero dollars. Learned that giving away your main service for free just attracts the wrong kind of people. Anyone else have a 'free sample' plan totally backfire?
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sethp265mo ago
A broken contact form for a year and they didn't notice? Sounds like the problem was already there long before you showed up. @the_hannah's friend got the same treatment - people just don't like being told their baby is ugly.
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stellabennett6mo ago
Free audits just show them their own mess for free.
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the_hannah6mo ago
My friend got a free website check and they just sent back a list of broken links.
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