Are You Tired of Getting Ghosted?
If you only get ghosted occasionally, you probably don’t have a major issue. But if you’re getting ghosted regularly, the problem might be you.
Something I often see freelancers complaining about is ghosting.
They’ve put in hours of work on calls or in meetings (or both). They’ve done their research, put together a detailed proposal, and maybe even put together some samples or ideas. They’re already invested in the project.
But there’s a problem.
They’ve heard nothing back since they sent over their price.
They’ve been ghosted.
And a lot of freelancers don’t like it.
The best way to deal with it is not to let it get to you.
While you might think it’s impolite for people not to get back to you, nobody owes you a response.
You might be pinning all your hopes on winning a project so it’s a big deal for you. But they might have 101 other things on their mind that are more important than telling you they don’t want to work with you or they’ve decided to go with someone else.
Some people just feel uncomfortable having those types of conversation. Maybe they think it’s better to let you come to the right conclusion naturally than to give you the bad news directly.
Be honest with yourself. Is the issue really about them not “having the decency” to give you a yes or no or is it more about your pride being hurt because you didn’t win the project? Would you really feel any less disappointed if they had called you up and told you they weren’t going ahead?
Yes – it might be annoying that you’ve given up a day of your time trying to win that work only to get ghosted, but the fact you’ve given your time away for free is your problem not theirs.
If you don’t like it, change the way you run your business.
Why are you getting ghosted?
If you only get ghosted occasionally, you probably don’t have a major issue. But if you’re getting ghosted regularly, the problem might be you. And the first step to fixing it is figuring out what’s causing it.
So why are you getting ghosted?
