Vent: That $40 'freelance website audit' service I tried actually cost me a client

I paid this guy on Fiverr $40 to review my portfolio site last Tuesday. He said my load time was fine but suggested I swap out three images to 'improve engagement.' I did what he said, posted the new version, and a regular client emailed me saying the page took forever to load on their phone and looked broken. Turns out the new images were huge files that wrecked my speed. Has anyone else had a cheap audit backfire like this?

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shane_morgan9d ago

Dude, that's rough, sorry you got burned like that.

kim_davis8d ago

Ha yeah, at least it makes a good story now, right?

abbyhall8d ago

Ugh, I've been there. For me, the thing that helped the most was just taking a few days to really sit with how bad it felt. I didn't try to rush past it or pretend I was fine. I literally just stayed home one weekend, ordered my favorite greasy takeout, and binged a dumb show I'd seen a hundred times. After that, I felt less raw, and then I could start looking at what I actually learned from the whole mess. It sounds cheesy, but giving myself permission to be bummed out for a little bit actually made it way easier to move on.