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Speaker A: Sa mhm. Welcome to Nomad High income skills episode 27 I'm Aria Reyes. Today you'll learn exactly how to create deliverable first proposals that close 5k retainers so you can attract better clients and build sustainable high income. Quick Hook Are you tired of endless back and forth with prospects who ask for work samples, stall on decisions or expect free audits before they pay you? You do the homework, you package insights and they still ask for another call. There's a better way. Give a tightly scoped high value mini deliverable first and prospects buy because they already see the value promise. In the next nine minutes I'll teach a repeatable deliverable first system that helps you convert skeptical founders into 5K retainers without burning extra hours on unpaid work. You'll get the when, the why and a three step blueprint plus a 20 minute action plan to use today. What is a deliverable first proposal and why it works? A deliverable first proposal is a compact, outcome focused piece of real work. You give a prospect before signing. It's not the full implementation, it's a diagnostic plus a concrete next step that proves you understand the problem and can move the needle psychologically. It flips the buyer's risk calculus. Instead of promising results you've already demonstrated a result or a clear path to one that lowers friction and lets you anchor premium pricing? When to use it? Pick this when the prospect can see measurable upside from a small change, revenue, lift, conversion rate improvements, cost reduction or strategic positioning avoided when the problem requires heavy technical integration or full time engineering work for any meaningful signal. In those cases, propose a paid pilot instead. Deliverable first is best when a AH1 to 3 page insight or a tiny prototype can unlock the decision. The three step blueprint you can repeat every week. Step one Research and Positioning Pick the single metric you will target. Pick one run a 10 minute audit, one KPI snapshot, one competitor note and and one glaring quick win. Your positioning line is a single sentence, who, the metric and the expected directional outcome for early stage SaaS with freemium funnels, I reduce trial to paid churn by improving onboarding prompts. A 10 to 25% conversion upside in 30 days. Create the mini deliverable structure it so every word earns its place. Which one page ROI claim, two quick examples or screenshots and one immediate prioritized recommendation with an estimate of impact and effort. Use AI to draft this in 2060 minutes. Prompt it with your research notes. Ask for a single slide style summary and then refine the numbers with a simple ROI line Keep scope tight. This is insight plus next step, not implementation Step 3 the proposal and pricing present the Mini Deliverable as a prelude to a premium engagement. The COVID note should say this is the small high leverage change I recommend. Implementation is a separate engagement. Below are options Use price anchors List the implementation retainer at your target 5k to 12k per month. Then show smaller scoped pilots or value based tiers so the retainer looks like the obvious path to results. Add two Contract a uh weekly async check in cadence and a hard cap on hours for the first 30 days. These preserve your time and set expectations. A real nomad example and how to scale this without burning out Case Study Sarah, a location independent marketer sent a three page mini deliverable to a skeptical founder. Page 1 A two line ROI claim showing a potential 15% lift in trial to paid conversions. Page 2 Two annotated screenshots of the funnel with one quick copy change. Page 3 A single prioritized test and a priced retainer option at 6k per month. The founder accepted the retainer after seeing the prioritized test and the conservative ROI math. Why it worked Tight scope, clear upside and pricing that match the value scaling without burnout Template Everything Create a deliverable template that pulls in the KPI snapshot, the competitor bullet and the recommendation block. Batch audits on one day. Refine deliverables and a 20 minute sprint. Then send async recycle AI prompts and maintain a library of two standard pricing anchors. When volume grows, hand off deliverable drafting to a junior or a micro agency with a clear rubric. Always include the same contract caps and async rules so you don't trade freedom for revenue. Immediate action step 20 minute checklist you can use right one. Pick a target prospect and decide the single metric you'll move. 2. Run a 10 minute audit KPI snapshot one competitor note one quick win 3. Use the deliverable template to create a one page ROI claim plus one prioritized recommendation. 4. Send this cover Note I reviewed your funnel and built a one page test that could lift conversions. I've attached it if this looks useful. Here are three ways we can implement it starting at 6k per month for Send it today mitigations for common risks. If prospects expect full work for free, include a clear implementation is paid and the deliverable is diagnostic with a refundable option for larger audits. If the deliverable doesn't map to roi, pick a different metric or add a conservative dollar estimate. If bespoke work eats time, charge a refundable small fee or convert to a paid pilot with a cap CTA for templates, AI prompts, pricing calculators, and the exact outreach paragraph I read a moment ago. Download the Deliverable First Proposal Kit from the Show Notes. The kit includes a 20 minute creation checklist, three cover note templates, and two pricing anchor presets so you can test this in your next pitch without reinventing the wheel. That's your high income blueprint for today. Take one action this week and start seeing results. Remember, your skills are your freedom currency. Charge what you're worth and build income that supports your lifestyle, not destroys your health. I'm Aria Reyes. See you tomorrow. Mhm. Sa.