The two questions that decide everything
“What do you charge?” and “do you work with people like me?” account for most first-touch conversations on consultant sites. Both are easy to answer badly: a static FAQ feels evasive, a contact form feels like homework, and silence until morning feels like disinterest. The prospect is comparing three consultants tonight; presence wins.
An agent answers both the way you would—ranges and engagement models for the rate question, “best fit when” criteria for the fit question—and then asks the question that qualifies: what are you trying to solve, and when? Serious prospects book; curious ones leave an email with context; neither is lost.