When a referral looks you up
Someone just said your name. What do they find?
Most independent work starts with “you should talk to…”. The person you were recommended to searches your name, and in the next minute decides whether to write. Your Studio is what they find: you, whether you are taking work, and one clear next step.
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The minute after the recommendation
Goodwill has a short half-life.
01
They get your name.
From a former client, at a dinner, in a group chat. They have a problem and a little goodwill toward you.
02
They search it.
Google, then LinkedIn. A headline, a job history, maybe a scheduling link.
03
They cannot tell what happens next.
No offer, no sign you are taking work, nowhere to send the problem. They mean to write later.
How your Studio answers it
You, your status, and one next step.
Your card, where they look
On a phone it opens as a card: your face, what you do, your city, your hour and your weather. Clients hire a person, not a profile.
Whether you are taking work
Your status is on the card, so a referral does not have to write to find out.
Under your name
Your Studio Site sits behind the card, at yourname.solobase.me, or on your own domain on Pro with no SoloBase mark.
A place to send the problem
The card’s one button starts the engagement: the brief goes into a private Client Hub with you.
An illustrative example
A founder looks up Dana at ten at night.
Dana Whitfield is an executive coach in Denver. A founder’s investor says she should talk to Dana. That night the founder taps the link in Dana’s LinkedIn bio, and instead of a profile she finds Dana.
The card shows Dana, what she does, Denver and her local hour
Her status says she is taking clients
One button starts the brief and a private Client Hub
The founder writes that night, instead of meaning to later
Set it up once
Put the card where your name is searched.
01
Make the card
Your name, what you call yourself, and your city. About a minute, free.
02
Put the link where people look
Your LinkedIn bio, your email signature, the QR code on your phone at a talk.
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Hand it to the people who refer you
Send it to the former clients who send work your way. Next time they say your name, they can send the link with it.
What you keep using
They are where you are found.
SoloBase is where you are hired. Keep every profile you have; point each one at your Studio.
| You use | Keep it for | Your Studio adds |
|---|---|---|
| Being found, and your work history | The next step: your status, and a place to send the problem | |
| Showing your work | A card that takes the next step itself, for a client you were referred to | |
| Your calendar | Booking the call | A brief before the call, and a Client Hub after it |
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About being looked up
Do I need a website already?
No. The card and the Studio Site behind it are made together, in about a minute.
Does the card replace LinkedIn?
No. LinkedIn is where you are found. Your card is where the person who found you can say yes.
What does the free plan include?
Your card and site at yourname.solobase.me, with a small “Made with SoloBase” mark, and one private Client Hub. It stays free until you have earned $1,000 through SoloBase.
Your next referral is about to look you up.
Make the card in a minute, before they do.