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I could but I'll try to answer this as best I can here to avoid writing a long post again. (my fingers hurt!) We do cut to the chase. Some people have seen thi

I could but I'll try to answer this as best I can here to avoid writing a long post again. (my fingers hurt!) We do cut to the chase. Some people have seen this as aggressive. If we get the sense that this will turn them off and they seem like a company we want to work with we'll push off that conversation. But most times I am up front and tell them our rate ($6k/week/dev) and I tell them we are looking for contracts with a budget over $50k. I don't have all of the time in the world and I know the client is likely meeting with other agencies. If we are not a financial fit for them then it is better they know that earlier than later.

jayroh 13y ago
Anywhere up and down the services chain (from solo freelancer to large consultancy) should do this. There's a cost to vetting potential clients and service providers in the form of time. The sooner you can tell whether everyone is on the same page with regards to financial expectations, the better. I learned my lesson a long time ago when traveling for several hours to meet with a client looking for what amounted to $150k worth of work, and eventually telling me/us that they only had $5k.