FREELANCING TIPS

How to Deal With Professional Ghosting

Simple strategies for freelancers when your potential client goes silent

Helly Douglas
The Startup
Published in
6 min readMar 14, 2020

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three toy ghosts with arms raised in a row
Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay

Ghosting is a familiar and frustrating experience that has become commonplace. A pitch goes well, emails exchanged and plans made. Then suddenly it all goes silent and you never hear from them again.

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Helly Douglas
The Startup

Helly Douglas is a writer specialising in parenting & education. When she’s not writing, you will find her in a classroom or battling against her garden.