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Client Onboarding

Sign-to-kickoff in a week without anything falling through the cracks.

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How it works

New clients arrive with momentum. The first week is when you build trust and protect your scope. This template covers contract sign-off, kickoff scheduling, deliverable agreement, billing setup, and the first weekly check-in, so you never lose a day to logistics.

What you get (6 tasks)

  • Send contract for signaturehigh~15m
    #onboarding#admin
  • Schedule 60-min kickoff callhigh
    #onboarding
  • Confirm deliverables and timeline in writinghigh

    Bullet list, sent as email, replied to with "agreed". Becomes the source of truth.

    #onboarding
  • Set up billing (PayPro / Stripe / invoice template)medium
    #onboarding#billing
  • Schedule recurring weekly check-inmedium
    #onboarding
  • Send week-1 status updatehigh

    Two paragraphs: what shipped, what is next, any blockers.

    #onboarding

When to use this

  • Standardize the first week with every new client
  • Catch scope misalignment before the first deliverable
  • Make sure billing is set up before the first invoice is due
  • Build a check-in cadence that prevents end-of-project surprises

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