# Playbooks for the work that pays

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/

Step-by-step playbooks for founders, freelancers and sellers: your first client, outreach, pricing, content and getting hired. Each one is a block you can plan today, and the first move to make in Cutline.

- [Introduce yourself on the Floor](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/introduce-yourself-on-the-floor/): The first move on Cutline: say who you are, what you build and what you need. A step-by-step playbook in 20-minute blocks, and the first move to make in…
- [Find your first client in 7 days](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/first-client-in-7-days/): A week of one-hour blocks that ends with a paid first job. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Sell a service with a payment link](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/sell-a-service-with-a-payment-link/): Turn a yes on a call into money in the bank the same day. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [The daily outreach block](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/daily-outreach-block/): Twenty personal messages a day is a pipeline in a month. A step-by-step playbook in 45-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Content engine: three posts a week](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/content-engine-3-posts/): One block on Monday makes the week's posts. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Price your freelance work](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/price-your-freelance-work/): A price you can live on, worked out in one block. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Validate an idea in a weekend](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/validate-an-idea-in-a-weekend/): Two days to find out if anyone will pay, before you build anything. A step-by-step playbook in 120-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [The weekly review for founders](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/weekly-review-for-founders/): Thirty minutes on Sunday that decide the week. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [A cold email that gets answers](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/cold-email-that-gets-answers/): Short, about them, and one question. A step-by-step playbook in 45-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Get hired with your verified CV](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/get-hired-with-your-verified-cv/): Let the hours do the talking. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Make an offer people say yes to](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/make-an-offer/): One sentence that says who it is for, what they get, by when and for how much. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in…
- [Run a sales call that closes](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/sales-call-that-closes/): Twenty minutes, mostly listening, and a clear yes or no at the end. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Get referrals from happy clients](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/get-referrals/): The easiest next client is a friend of the last one. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Get your first 10 users](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/first-10-users/): Ten people using it for real beat a thousand visitors who leave. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Build a one-page website in a day](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/one-page-website/): One page, one promise, one button. Live before the day is over. A step-by-step playbook in 120-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Ship something every week](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/ship-every-week/): A product grows in small releases you can show, not in one big launch. A step-by-step playbook in 120-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Write hooks that stop the scroll](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/write-hooks/): The first second decides if anyone sees the rest. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Learn anything in 30 minutes a day](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/learn-anything-30-min/): Small daily blocks beat long weekend sessions. A step-by-step playbook in 30-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Study with active recall](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/study-active-recall/): Close the book and pull it out of your head. That is what makes it stay. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Write applications that get answers](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/write-applications/): Three good applications beat thirty copies. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Prepare for an interview in one block](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/interview-prep/): Know their problem, your three stories and your one question. A step-by-step playbook in 45-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Meal prep on Sunday](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/meal-prep-sunday/): One hour on Sunday decides four days of eating. A step-by-step playbook in 60-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.
- [Start training: the first four weeks](https://gocutline.com/playbooks/start-training/): Three short sessions a week, on the same days, a little heavier each week. A step-by-step playbook in 45-minute blocks, and the first move to make in Cutline.



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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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