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Turn “We Don’t Have Budget” Into $2K

May 24
3 min read

Updated: Jun 25

The Rebuttal That Quietly Changed My Entire Career


If you’re pitching hotels, Airbnbs, restaurants, or brands long enough, eventually you’ll get the email: “We unfortunately don’t have budget for this right now.”


Most creators panic here.


They either:

  • disappear completely

  • start offering discounts

  • immediately work for free

  • or emotionally spiral and assume they failed


Meanwhile?


Some of my best deals started with exactly that sentence. Because “we don’t have budget” rarely means: “your work has no value.”


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