Creative Prosperity

Creative Prosperity

Why You're Getting Ghosted After Sending Proposals

Getting ghosted after hopping on a call or answering a lead via email happens often and sucks. Here are reasons why this might happen to you.

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Cédric
Jan 18, 2026
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This is something that really sucks the most as a freelancer or agency. You’ve had a good feeling in the call with them, talked about a price range, send them an offer after the call, and then sincerely, they are not responding anymore to any of your messages.

First, this is an issue that is not only about you, but also about the person on the other side. Ghosting is generally rude, but it happens and it has its reasons. Let’s have a look how you get ghosted less:

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