Ask How do you bring up charging for a consultation call without clients feeling it is unreasonable?

[Edward22]

A lot of freelancers spend hours on discovery calls that go nowhere, giving away advice for free and never hearing from the client again. At some point it makes sense to start charging for that time, but bringing it up without making the client feel pushed away is something many people struggle with. The way you frame it matters a lot, and timing plays a role too. How do you currently handle this, and have you found a way that works well without creating tension?

 

[SuperAffiliateX]

If I go to do something like this I will advise you to do it moderately so that the client will not see it as extortion. There are some freelancer who also charge consultation fee apart from the service day are offering the client. Overtime decline later left them for another freelancer in the marketplace and they complaint