Leads that choose to hire then never respond.

[Amybrown]

After getting a lead,  the client accepted my bid and said he would contact me.  He never followed through and Thumbtack took the money for that lead,  while nothing materialized into a job for me.   Has this happened to any of you?  

[carypresents]

I have wondered about this as some of the leads sound like made-up names. I hate to be cynical, but as everyone here is a freelancer and dollars count, I am anxious about some of them. 

- Amy at Cary Presentation Graphics Studio

[lmheim]

Yup - happens to me frequently.