Every field beyond the minimum needed for a first conversation adds a small cost the visitor weighs against finishing.
Name, a way to contact them back, and a brief note on what they need — often all that's actually required to start a conversation.
Detailed project information, budget, or timeline can be gathered in a follow-up conversation rather than demanded upfront.
Each additional field is a new opportunity for a visitor to hesitate or abandon before submitting at all.
If detailed information genuinely speeds up a valuable first response, a longer form can be worth the trade-off — but this should be a deliberate choice, not a default.
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