You don't pay until you get paid.
We get independent consultants new signed clients through outreach that’s sourced, verified, and sent under our name, not yours. Nothing’s owed until an actual deal is signed.
No contract to read first. Just scroll.
Fair question. You’ve probably gotten this exact pitch from three different “growth partners” this week alone. (We checked. It’s usually three.)
Here’s the one-sentence difference: we don’t get paid unless you do. Not a discount. Not “pay half up front.” Zero, until a client signs.
Keep scrolling. We’ll show you exactly how, not just tell you.
Three steps. No mystery.
We source and verify
One team does nothing else: finding business owners who actually fit what you do, and checking they’re real, current, and still in the seat before anything goes out.
We reach out, under our name
Another team writes and sends the outreach. Nothing touches your LinkedIn, your inbox, or your network. A reply means the fit made sense, not that we spammed a list.
You close. That's it.
We hand you a real, interested lead. You run the call, you sign the deal, you keep running your business exactly the way you already do.
“My biggest fear was someone cold-emailing under my brand and burning my reputation. Finding out they do all the outreach strictly under their name was the selling point for me.”
Let's do actual numbers.
Say you close a $15,000 engagement. We take 15%, once. Not 15% forever. Not 15% of the next project with that same client. Once, on the deal we sourced.
Don’t close anything? You owe us $0. Not a partial fee, not a “minimum engagement.” Zero.
“Every growth partner out there wants a $4,000 monthly retainer just to send automated templates. This one was the only crew I’ve seen put real skin in the game. Zero retainer. I signed a $25k engagement, sent them their 15% cut, and we both walked away happy.”
Most agencies call a reply a lead. We don't.
A reply isn’t interest. It’s a reflex. Before anything reaches your inbox, it has to clear three checks:
- They named a real problem, not "sounds interesting."
- They fit your actual specialty, not just "consulting," yours.
- They agreed to a real next step, not a soft "keep me posted."
Two out of three isn’t a lead. It’s a maybe, and we don’t send you maybes.
“I track metrics for a living, so I was ready to tear their pitch apart. Most agencies call a soft reply a lead, these guys don’t. They logged three leads on our shared sheet in month one, and all three had named a specific operational bottleneck before I even hopped on the call.”
Your LinkedIn is about to get more visitors.
Every person we talk to checks your profile before they take the call seriously. That’s not a Close1st quirk. That’s just how this works now.
So before we send a single message, we make sure your profile can carry the weight: clear headline, real activity, nothing that makes someone hesitate. Think of it as prep, not paperwork.
Built for one specific person.
- You run a solo or small management/operations consulting practice
- You're based in the US or Canada
- You can take on new client work in the next 30–60 days
- You'd rather be doing the work than chasing the next deal
- You need leads outside North America
- Your calendar is already full for the next quarter
- You're not willing to spend an hour making your LinkedIn presentable
No hard feelings either way. We’d rather tell you now than waste your time in a DM.
FAQ
I already have a LinkedIn presence. Why do I need this?
Your LinkedIn is inbound. People find you when they’re already looking. This is active outbound: we find business owners who fit your work and get them interested before they’ve ever seen you post anything.
Will you post as me or message my connections?
Never. No account access, ever. Every message goes out under our name, to people outside your existing network.
Does sending outreach under your name put my reputation on the line?
No. Every message carries our name, not yours, and goes to people outside your network. Nothing you didn’t write ever shows up with your name attached to it.
How do I know a deal actually "counts"?
A signed engagement letter or SOW. Not a good call, not a verbal maybe. We log everything in a shared tracker the same day it happens, so neither of us is taking the other’s word for it.
Is there a contract?
Yes. Short, plain-English, and you read it before anything starts. No surprise clauses.
What actually happens right after I say yes?
A short call to confirm fit, a quick look at your LinkedIn profile (see above), then the contract, which is short and plain-English. Once that’s signed, opportunities start landing on the shared tracker.
Will you keep messaging me if I say no?
No. One honest pitch, one follow-up if we don’t hear back, then we leave you alone. We’re not built on nagging.
Have you actually done this before?
The outreach engine, yes. For years. Close1st is the first time we put a name and a website on it. The quotes on this page are from that earlier work, before the Close1st name existed. You’re an early client, not a guinea pig, and the pricing reflects that we’re earning the track record, not assuming it.
Where is your team based?
Karachi, Pakistan. All three of us. Our clients are in the US and Canada, and we’d rather tell you that up front than have you work it out from an email signature. If it’s a dealbreaker, say so on the call and we’ll both save an hour.
Worth 15 minutes to see if it fits?
No pitch deck, no pressure. Just a straight look at whether your specialty and our pipeline actually match. If they don’t, we’ll say so.
Still nothing owed until a deal signs.
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