Too Trusting or Too Distrustful?
Although I've been burned too many times, I still haven't overcome my gullibility. I really do conduct research before doing business with anyone; really. I think my problem is that I haven't yet learned all the scammers' tricks. Any author who's on social media is familiar with the constant DM's from people who want to push their services. Here's a dead giveaway: their very first communication is, "Is your book available on Amazon?" Uh, yea. I included the link with my post, so... I never let it go further than that. Their next question (if I responded) would be, "How are your sales?" Look, I'm not in the market for book cover design, especially from someone whose portfolio consists of anime figures. Not exactly my genre. And I don't need a book trailer, which a) will never be viewed; and b) I can do myself for free. The only reason I'm on social media at all is for sales, which are a lost cause, and to try to attract the...