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Why We Started Charging for the Discovery Call

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I run a small WordPress studio — webmaster.co.ua, 18 years, 235+ projects. Discovery calls were always free, like they are for most agencies. A few years ago we started charging a small fee for the first real scoping call, and it changed who showed up to it. Free calls select for the wrong signal.…

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  1. 2026-08-25 21:47 · DEV Community — AI
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