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I made a huge, expensive mistake.
A few months ago, a freelance coaching agency reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in chatting about my current client outreach strategy. I thought I had nothing to lose, so I hopped on a call with their salesperson.
Long story short, I got scammed. What they had promised would be a long-term partnership that could lead to consistent $10k months turned out to be a total waste of time and $$. Their outreach methods were spammy, messages to potential clients riddled with typos, and overall unprofessional behavior that makes me cringe to this day.
The lesson? Believe in yourself, your work, and the probability that the right clients will find you. Optimize and strategize. And maybe think twice before handing over your LinkedIn account login to people you don’t know. 😅
@Emily Becker love that lesson, it’ll be cheap in the long run
@Daniel G Bright It's already paying off! Since this happened, I've taken my strategy into my own hands. So far, I've had more potential clients reach out than ever. 🙌
@Emily Becker so sorry that happened to you! People can really suck sometimes. I personally believe that if you don’t get scammed once in a while you aren’t putting yourself out there enough. Scraping your knees is part of the fun!
@Matthew Haar I couldn't agree more!
@Emily Becker Hard-earned lesson.
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