Referral estimate
You finished the jobs.
You never asked for an introduction.
Set last year’s jobs. See the introductions you earned and never asked for.
Shown under “if nothing changes” for context only.
How often you ask for an introduction
If nothing changes
6
new introductions this year
If you ask after every job
24
new introductions this year
That’s about 18 introductions you already earned — still unasked.
What those extra introductions could turn into
An introduction does not print money. It helps the next person pick you. You set what a job is worth and how often an extra introduction might become a job.
Of 10 extra introductions this year, how many extra jobs might they help close?
Extra introductions this year: +18 · Extra jobs this year: about 6
Extra · Year 1
+$15,000
On top of what you already do. This year’s asks.
Extra · Year 2
+$15,000
On top of what you already do. Another year of asking.
Extra · Year 3
+$15,000
On top of what you already do. Another year of asking.
Extra work over three years — added, not instead of
+$45,000
Extra work from introductions you never asked for, if you keep asking after each job. You set the job size and the hire rate. We do not promise the dollars.
An introduction is a name passed along, not a listing on Google. Year 2 and year 3 assume you keep asking. This is an estimate from the numbers you set.
How the asks go out
After a job ends, Proof Engine writes a short referral note. You read it. You change it. You send it — or you don’t. Nothing goes to a client without you.
Want help asking after the next job?
Fifteen minutes with Charles. He will say if Proof Engine fits — or if it does not.
About 30 people out of 100 give a name when asked. That is other studies, not your firm. Hinge found most professional-services clients were never asked. How often an introduction becomes a job is the rate you set. We do not promise more clients.