Response for work enquiries

Here's an example of why most freelancers fail. The answer that will help you land more work is the last one. Why respond with questions if you don't even know if the client can afford you? Wasting your time. Why respond with costs/avail without asking any questions too? That sounds uninterested. Why ask for a meeting when you know nothing about the client or if they can even afford you. That's wasting everyones time.