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Jun 2024
8m 57s

Should editors offer free discovery call...

LOUISE HARNBY (FICTION EDITOR) AND DENISE COWLE (NON-FICTION EDITOR)
About this episode

Should editors offer free discovery calls? Our three-step discovery process will help you deliver the process effectively.

Listen to find out more about

  • What a discovery call is
  • Benefits of discovery calls
  • Time and money considerations
  • Managing unqualified leads
  • Scope creep
  • Emotional labour
  • Three-step discovery process: Web page, email, call

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Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

  • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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