Let's talk.
A good first conversation starts before the call. The three questions below are the ones I would ask in the first ten minutes anyway. Answer them here and we skip the warm-up and get to something useful faster.
They also help me see whether this is something I can really help with. If it is not, I will tell you straight, and point you toward someone better suited when I can. If it is, you will hear back with some first thoughts on where to start, because I will have already begun thinking it through.
Tell me what you're working on.
I read every message myself and reply within 24 hours.