“We have a project,
can we talk?”
Lot, budget, timing: everything is still vague. The first meeting takes an hour, sometimes two, before you know whether the project holds up.
An addition, a renovation, a new build: projects start with a dream and a free first meeting. Then the fee proposal lands, and the client weighs the budget, the bank, the permit. Here is how to stay present until they decide.
A rough estimate is fine. We’re not asking for a spreadsheet.
Nobody decides to hire an architect overnight. The risk isn’t a no. It’s a project that quietly fades away.
Lot, budget, timing: everything is still vague. The first meeting takes an hour, sometimes two, before you know whether the project holds up.
The client discovers what an architect’s work involves, and what it costs. Without explanation, they weigh your fees against the total budget, nothing else.
Then the lot, the permit, the family. Months go by and, without follow-up, the project carries on with someone else, or stops.
We set up the journey and prepare the messages with you. You keep the design, the advice and the relationship with your clients.
Get my diagnostic ↗Type of project, lot or existing building, budget range, timing, documents: you know before the meeting whether the project holds up.
Your prospect gets an acknowledgment right away, then finds the next steps and what your work covers, explained simply.
After the first meeting, once the fee proposal is sent, while they wait for the bank or the lot: you know who to call back, and why.
No. What matters is the time between your proposal and the client’s decision. The journey uses your vocabulary and your stages: first meeting, feasibility, proposal, contract.
The inquiry page asks about the project, the budget range and the timing before the first meeting. You see which projects to prioritize, and which call for a simple, courteous reply.
Following up isn’t hard selling. It means answering questions, explaining what your work covers and staying in touch through a decision that often takes months. It reassures more than it pushes.
No. The diagnostic is free and instant, and so is the demo of your sales funnel, built for your trade. If you like it, we talk for 15 minutes, then setup ($970) and ongoing follow-up ($249/month) come next, with no long-term commitment.
Ready-to-send emails and texts for the four moments when a quote stalls.
Chapters to put the method in place yourself, before and after the inquiry.
Three minutes to find out, and three actions to turn more first meetings into signed contracts.
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