The only thing I will add here is this:
I was genuinely shocked when I looked at the stats of how many people view my add, to then compare it with how many sent me a message, to then how many actually made a booking. The conversion rate was shockingly low in comparison. Despite the way I bite back here, I am always polite, prompt and friendly to my inquires, and I have a almost 1.5 % conversion rate.
And I am not without work, we all have busy and quiet moments, but work always averages out in a steady pace.
I did a bit of quick AI research and was pleased to see 1% is actually not bad at all. Note - These stats are from VIEWS not rehires from regulars (which is where the bread and butter clients come from)