# Find your first client in 7 days

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/first-client-in-7-days/

Find your first client in 7 days: A week of one-hour blocks that ends with a paid first job. 1) Day 1: write down 30 people who might need what you do, or know someone who does. 2) Day 2: write your offer in three lines: what you do, for whom, by when, for how much. 3) Days 3 to 5: send 10 personal messages a day. Not a template: one real sentence about them first.

## The steps
1. Day 1: write down 30 people who might need what you do, or know someone who does.
2. Day 2: write your offer in three lines: what you do, for whom, by when, for how much.
3. Days 3 to 5: send 10 personal messages a day. Not a template: one real sentence about them first.
4. Day 6: follow up with everyone who did not answer.
5. Day 7: on every yes, send a payment link the same day.

## Your first move in Cutline
Plan it in a sentence: "outreach weekdays 9-10". Then make a payment link in Revenue so it is ready.

## Ask an AI
Tap the box to copy the prompt. Put the answer in the block's notes.

```prompt
I want to get my first paying client in 7 days. What I can do: [skill]. People I could reach: [who, where]. Give me: 1) 30 kinds of people or businesses to contact, 2) my offer in one sentence with a round price, 3) a short personal first message I can adapt, 4) a one-line follow-up for day 6.
```

## Make it a block
[Add it to your week in Cutline](https://app.gocutline.com/?lib=playbooks/first-client-in-7-days): the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.

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Cutline: Cutline is a weekly calendar and planner that turns time blocks into XP, levels and streaks. You plan your week in blocks, tick each one off when it is done, and see your progress on a social feed (the Floor) and a weekly leaderboard (the Arena). Planning and budgeting are free; paid plans add a badge, posting, messaging, shared calendars and lower selling fees, from $9 a month. Pro is free to try for 7 days.
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