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Just read that 70% of freelance writers have a client ghost them at least once.
Found that stat in a survey from a freelance writer's blog. It made me feel a bit better about the guy who vanished after I sent his first draft. How do you handle a client who just stops replying?
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brookefox20d ago
Ever have a client just vanish after you did all the work? My friend had this happen with a big project she spent weeks on. She sent three polite follow-ups over a month, then finally sent a final invoice with a note saying she was closing the project. She never heard back, but it helped her mentally move on. What's the longest you've waited before giving up on a ghost?
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hill.christopher20d ago
Notice how common ghosting has become in all sorts of basic interactions. People just stop answering texts, emails, even job offers, with no word at all. It feels like a low grade social skill everyone is forgetting. That stat makes sense because it's not just a client thing, it's an everyone thing now. You just have to send a final invoice and move on, because chasing them almost never works.
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