How to Close Your First Client in Hours
Someone says yes - and then you panic about the admin. This week I'm breaking down the only three things you actually need in place before your first client pays, and how to get them sorted before you need them.
The admin stall kills more first sales than almost anything else. Not because founders are disorganised - because nobody told them what they actually need to have ready before someone says yes.
In this video you'll learn:
✓Why the gap between "I'm interested" and "here's how to proceed" should be hours, not days
✓The three things you need before your first sale - and nothing else
✓What goes in a simple service agreement (five elements, one to two pages maximum)
✓How to set up payment without spending three hours comparing platforms
✓What to send once someone has signed and paid
✓How to map your full process so you're never scrambling when someone says yes
This is Week 12 of the BasicAF 26-week business training series - practical, no-fluff guidance for early-stage founders building around real life, not ideal conditions.
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Basic AF is a free, 26-week business start-up training for early-stage founders, especially women, ND folks, parents, and anyone building a business that fits real life. No hype. No hustle. Just step-by-step clarity from idea to first offer to sustainable systems.
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After 26 years as a small business owner, being a solo parent, living with a neuro spicy brain + a chronic pain condition that has put me in a wheelchair, I had a breakdown, that's when I found my true clarity, that's when BasicAF in it's current form was born.
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