“How a Freelancer Sold Me After I Said ABSOLUTELY NOT. A Big Lesson To Be Learned.“

André Hallaby

Mar '24 • Opening Convos & Coffee Dates

Here’s a post on facebook by Anik Singal on how a freelancer turned Anik’s no into a yes.

I think a similar strategy could work when reaching out to “big” potential partners.

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“How a Freelancer Sold Me After I Said ABSOLUTELY NOT. A Big Lesson To Be Learned.

Upwork.

Tech Project.

Down to 2 people.

I picked the one I wanted and said no to the other one. He made his case and I held my ground. It was tough but I felt good about it. I told him I'd come back if I needed.

He humbly accepted.

24 Hours Later.

*PING*

It's him again. But, this time with a video demo, screenshots and a short message that said:

I know you said no. I was too intrigued and liked the project too much so I stayed up last night and did a small proof of concept anyways, look how well it works!

I know the work. He's not lying, this would have taken him at least 4-5 hours. I was blown away. Not only was I impressed at the initiative, but I was impressed at the solution he made.

It worked better than I expected.

Now, I was torn.

So, What Did I Do?

I hired him too.

I decided to get a early proof of concept developed by BOTH developers. This guy could go on to earn tens of thousands from me because he didn't take no for an answer and he invested 4 hours to fight for the project.

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