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I just posted my first ad today and I've been getting a lot of time wasters. How long did it take to book your first client when you first started?
Where did you post your ad? The number of time wasters can sometimes be correlated to that choice. When you advertise on BackPage, you get BP callers. When you advertise on EROS, that's a different group (except for the overlap). When you advertise on a TER Local Ad Board, you get us! 
and don't take this the wrong way but sounds like you're brand new, unreviewed and independent so I'm wondering if you're perhaps confusing some of the calls as time wasters when they are merely being very cautious due to your lack of credentials. Not sure what you're definition of a time waster is -- might be someone that really is never going to make the appointment or might be someone asking you for some way of validating you are for real before making any commitments or might just be newbies hoping you might be more friendly to them as you're new too and it's something of the blind leading the blind and not getting anywhere 
I just posted my first ad today and I've been getting a lot of time wasters. How long did it take to book your first client when you first started?
and don't take this the wrong way but sounds like you're brand new, unreviewed and independent so I'm wondering if you're perhaps confusing some of the calls as time wasters when they are merely being very cautious due to your lack of credentials. Not sure what you're definition of a time waster is -- might be someone that really is never going to make the appointment or might be someone asking you for some way of validating you are for real before making any commitments or might just be newbies hoping you might be more friendly to them as you're new too and it's something of the blind leading the blind and not getting anywhere
Like others said, maybe share some info here to introduce yourself -- and do so on your local board as well. Contribute to some of the discussions if you have something good to contribute -- but don't just comment to make a post as that might come across in a bad light.
In any case, try not to get caught up in any negative feelings -- if they are really wasting your time you can work on both how to ignore skills and general "professional" communication skills with them.
You'll need to build up some trust with the potential clients in your market and that will probably take a bit of time so expect slow starts but once things get going if you've kept a cool head early on and are delivering a good, consistent service you'll be fine.
Like others said, maybe share some info here to introduce yourself -- and do so on your local board as well. Contribute to some of the discussions if you have something good to contribute -- but don't just comment to make a post as that might come across in a bad light.
In any case, try not to get caught up in any negative feelings -- if they are really wasting your time you can work on both how to ignore skills and general "professional" communication skills with them.
You'll need to build up some trust with the potential clients in your market and that will probably take a bit of time so expect slow starts but once things get going if you've kept a cool head early on and are delivering a good, consistent service you'll be fine.
I just posted my first ad today and I've been getting a lot of time wasters. How long did it take to book your first client when you first started?