How the work gets done

A 10-stage, compliance-driven framework.

The framework creates a deliberate path from diagnosis to an operating rhythm the client can govern, measure, and improve.

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Diagnose

Understand the business, its goals, and the risks that could undermine progress.

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Discovery

Define the business problem, desired outcome, stakeholders, and operational context.

02

Risk scan

Identify policy, entity, ownership, reputation, and measurement risks before action.

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Establish

Create a defensible starting point and clarify who owns each part of the system.

03

Data baseline

Record dated source metrics, reporting settings, and the current state of performance.

04

Ownership map

Clarify platform access, responsibilities, decision rights, and escalation paths.

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Strengthen

Correct foundational issues before adding new activity or automation.

05

Profile cleanup

Resolve inaccuracies, duplicates, entity conflicts, and preventable policy exposure.

06

Optimization

Align profiles, services, categories, content, and supporting business signals.

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Operationalize

Turn the strategy into repeatable workflows, rules, and team responsibilities.

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Request flows

Create compliant, timely review-request journeys that teams can sustain.

08

Response rules

Define response standards, rating-aware logic, and service-recovery escalation.

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Improve

Measure the signal, learn from exceptions, and refine the operating system.

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Reporting

Monitor visibility, review activity, response coverage, ratings, and exceptions.

10

Iteration

Use the evidence to refine priorities, workflows, training, and governance.

Governing principle

Implementation follows only when the evidence supports it.

The exact scope flexes to the problem. The sequence protects the work from premature tactics, weak attribution, unclear ownership, and activity that the client cannot sustain.

A defined starting engagement

What does the first step cost?

A scoped diagnostic establishes the priorities before ongoing execution. A focused initial optimization engagement is a separate hands-on option when the work is already clear.

Standard diagnostic and initial optimization rates · USD
ServiceStandard price · USDScope
Single-location diagnostic$350 one timeA defined Phase 1 assessment for one location.
Complex or multi-location diagnostic$750–$1,200 one timeMulti-provider, multi-practitioner, or multi-location assessment; confirm scope.
Initial optimization / 3-Day Sprint$100–$200 one timeA focused initial optimization engagement, including one video created and published to the profile.

Start with the problem

Start with a disciplined diagnosis.

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