Why the throwaway account? I think it repels good responses. I used to respond to such posts before, and quite often after some back and forths, and after the a

Why the throwaway account? I think it repels good responses. I used to respond to such posts before, and quite often after some back and forths, and after the author has a better understanding of his needs at my time/effort/expense, they just disappear. So i would advise newbie freelancers to ask for a more legitimate contact method and do needful research, like find the person on linkedin, twitter before putting in any effort.