Speak to your computer and get a fast, 100% local and accurate transcript of your ideas, right in the app you were working on.
Use it while traveling when there is no WiFi. It will help you download those thoughts on the spot.
@Transcendence_u Resentment as a signal is such a useful frame.
Putting your hours in the kickoff email helps too, so the boundary is agreed before it gets tested.
What do you say when a call starts running long?
@EllisWoods "No money, no magic" lol. Charging upfront deserves to be #1.
A deposit turns "let's do it" into an actual start date.
Which mistake on the list took you longest to fix?
@AdamBartas Starting from the questions buyers ask on calls is so smart.
Every question the page answers is one less doubt before the first meeting.
Which question came up most for them?
@Suprva02 "Write the email for the person who will forward it" is the one I'd steal first.
"Not sure if this is you or someone on your team" gives them an easy job instead of a decision.
Does it still work at tiny companies?
@chalaska@dharmesh@HubSpot@YouSpotHub "Who needs a follow-up" is the part one-person businesses lose first.
A CRM usually dies when updating it feels like homework, so building the context for you is the right promise.
Will it read email only, or notes and calls too?
Don't ask a happy client for "a testimonial."
Ask: "What was going on before we started? What's different now?"
Why it works: answering beats writing an ad, and you get a before and after, in their words.
Send this to a founder whose reviews all say "great to work with."
@SelamShivam That's a clean setup. The briefing handles the basics, and a person only steps in when someone's still unsure.
What's the most common question that still needs a human?
When a client asks "can you do it cheaper?", don't just drop your price.
Say:
"Sure. Which part should we take out?"
Why it works: the price stays tied to the work, so a lower number means less scope, not less value.
Send this to a freelancer who discounts on the first push.
@SelamShivam Ok makes sense. I’ve been there. Arriving to a meeting and finding out that the prospect did not take the time to read or watch what we sent them.
@SelamShivam A briefing before the call is a smart way to skip the warm-up.
Do people actually read it beforehand, or does it work better as the thing you walk through together?
@thedeanaguilar The follow-up is worth discussing.
What do you say when you reach back out without knowing whether the silence means timing, fit, or no interest?
@JayJayX We build VybeScript for Mac, so we're not a neutral recommendation.
Are you looking to dictate into apps or transcribe recorded files? And what matters most: accuracy, workflow, or price?
When you don't want a job, don't just say no.
Quote a go-away fee: a price high enough that a yes makes it worth it.
"For this scope and timeline, here's my number."
Why it works: they walk, or you're glad they said yes.
Send this to a founder taking jobs they dread.
@atishayhyperke I like the approach but almost every paragraph in that page started with “we”.
So do you think that focusing so much on who “we” are and do is a good thing? Honest question, not being a cynic.