Have you were been asked to do a ballpark budget and provide director options before officially getting hired for a project? Feels like a lot of phone calls and research if they're still interviewing other candidates...

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No, and I won’t. Hire me first and I will put in the work.

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I used to do freelance projects that required a lot of this kind of research, and after doing it a few times for projects that never went ahead, I started charging a consultation fee that would be applied to the project fee if they ended up doing the project with me.

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Agreed, get a day rate for the work you’re putting in, your time is not free!

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That is a big part of your job and you should be paid for that.

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