Service — The Authority & Connection Engine
Questions to ask before buying the authority & connection engine
Before buying the Authority & Connection Engine, ask what exists at the end, who does the work, and what happens if the answer is that you should not buy anything else.
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These questions are worth asking of any firm, including this one. The answers separate a product from a pitch.
For reference: referral and reputation infrastructure built as a system rather than a habit, at from $5,000/mo.
Step by step
What is the written output?
If there is no artifact, you are buying meetings. Meetings are not a deliverable.
Who personally does the work?
Ask for names and ask whether they will be in the room after the sale. This is where most disappointment originates.
What would make you tell me not to buy?
A firm that cannot answer this has never declined an engagement, which tells you what the incentive is.
How will we know it worked?
For this deliverable: referrals by named source, quarter over quarter.
What does it cost, exactly?
From $5,000/mo. Any answer containing ‘it depends’ should be followed by ‘depends on what, specifically?’
Common mistakes
Asking about process instead of output
Every firm has a process slide. Very few have a defined artifact.
Not asking who does the work
It is the single highest-signal question available and it is rarely asked directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions to ask before buying the authority & connection engine?
These questions are worth asking of any firm, including this one. The answers separate a product from a pitch.
What happens if a business owner ignores this?
It sits under The Authority & Connection Engine in the Growth Scaling Method. The next step for an owner is the $1,500 Assessment, which reads your own numbers against everything described above.
What would this cost us?
Start at $4,500 for the diagnosis, standard, and route. Ongoing engagement is optional, quoted by the Plan, and floored at $5,000 monthly.
Who will we actually be talking to?
Both partners, on every engagement. That is the structural reason the firm stays small and the reason the engagement list is short.
References
- www.bls.gov — primary source
- www.nfib.com — primary source
- www.consumerfinance.gov — primary source
Ask us these directly
We would rather answer them before you buy than after.
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