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Hey, I’m Rachel! I build digital tools that help freelancers sound less awkward and land more clients. Creator of PitchSmith: your inbox’s slightly unhinged sidekick for cold emails, follow-ups, and all things client chaos. Currently surviving on iced coffee and out-of-office replies.
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The client said it would “only take an hour” 🙃
That was 6 months ago. I ve seen things. I ve replied to emails that will haunt me forever. So I finally did what any sane freelancer would do: I made a list. Red flags. Translations. Pre-written replies. Anyone else have a favorite red flag they ignored and paid the price? (I m launching the decoder on Product Hunt Wednesday if you wanna follow along.)
What success(es) did you achieve with your product this week? Sharing is caring
I mostly reserve weekends for more relaxed forums, since even founders tend to be in a more "chill" mode during that time.
We could end this week on a positive note:
What’s one slide you never skip in a pitch deck?
I ve been reworking my pitch deck framework lately and noticed something:
The most effective decks I ve seen don t try to impress they aim to clarify.
That one insight changed how I build:
Less storytelling, more signal
Less fluff, more structure
Less "how it works," more "why it matters"
Numbers that justify