Pricing
The whole price list.
Six numbers. If a number isn't on this page, we don't charge it. Nothing is held back for a sales call.
The numbers
Six numbers. That's everything.
Every price, in plain words. If it isn't here, it doesn't exist.
Joining
Applying is free. A human reads it and answers in 3–5 days.
We don't accept everyone. We look at real work you've shipped.
The software
ProcessScout, normally $390/month, free for members. It stays free while you use it with at least one client every six months.
If you stop, normal pricing applies — and we'll warn you first. Never a surprise bill.
Work we send you
We take 10% of what you invoice on clients we send you. After $25,000 with the same client it drops to 5% — for life, it never resets.
Only on clients we send you — fixed-price and hourly work alike. Your terms are fixed in writing before your first project.
Your own clients
Your own clients stay free, forever — even on the free software. No exclusivity: keep your brand, your clients, and your other channels.
Referrals
Refer a business to the $1,500 assessment and earn $300 when they pay. Their $1,500 credits toward a bigger ProcessScout project signed within 30 days.
You can earn the $300 and take the project work on the same client. They're separate.
Payment protection Some jobs only
On some jobs, the client's money is held and released as milestones are approved. No added fee.
Not on every job yet. Where it applies, you'll have it in writing.
Launch pricing. Your exact terms are fixed in writing before your first project. Certification is free during the first group.
The numbers in action
An example year.
One expert, year one: three clients of their own, four referrals, and two $18,000 projects from us.
Year one · example
- Own clients · 3, on the free software$0 fees · $4,680/yr software value
- Referrals · 4 × $300+$1,200
- Projects from us · 2 × $18,000 · fee −$3,600You keep $32,400
About $33,600 cash: $32,400 kept from two $18,000 projects, plus $1,200 from referrals. The $4,680 is the yearly value of the software, free while you're a member.
The honest bits
How we make money.
Free usually means a catch. Here's ours, spelled out.
- The 10% fee. When we send you a client, we take 10% of what you invoice — 5% after $25,000 with the same client. We earn when you do, and only then.
- ProcessScout. Businesses pay $1,500 for assessments, and more for bigger projects. That money pays for your free software — which is exactly why we want your clients using it.
- Nothing else. No listing fees, no selling your data, no paying to rank higher, no ads.
The line
What we never charge for.
What's always free — and the fees you'll never see here.
- Joining — a human reads your application in 3–5 days
- ProcessScout software, while you use it with clients
- Introductions when a client's report matches your skills
- Referral tracking and your $300 payouts
- Certification during the first group
- Listing fees or subscriptions
- Bid credits or pay-per-proposal
- Paying to rank higher
- Fees on your own clients
- Exclusivity
- Our fee added to your client's bill
Side by side
Us, marketplaces, or going solo.
The honest trade-offs, in plain words.
| What | AI Expert Exchange | Open marketplaces | Going solo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to join | $0 — application read by a human | Free to list; you often pay to be seen | $0 |
| Who pays for tools | Included — ProcessScout free for members | You do | You do |
| How clients arrive | We introduce you — clients have already paid for a report | Job posts and open bidding | Your own outreach and referrals |
| Fee on your own clients | 0%, forever | Often charged once they're on the platform | 0% |
| Fee on clients sent to you | 10%, dropping to 5% after $25k with the same client | Varies — usually a fee on everything you bill | — nobody sends any |
| Bidding required | Never | Usually | No — but finding clients is all on you |
Questions
Pricing questions
When do you charge the 10%?
When you invoice the client, we invoice our share — milestone by milestone, not up front. The exact schedule is part of your written terms. We never invoice your own clients.
What happens at $25,000?
The first $25,000 you invoice a client carries the 10% rate. Everything above it carries 5%. It's for life and per client — it never resets, whether you cross the line in one project or five. An invoice that crosses the line is split at the line.
Can I earn the $300 referral and do the project too?
Yes — they're separate. You earn $300 on the assessment you referred, and you pay the 10% only if we then introduce you to project work you accept. Both can happen on the same client.
Can these numbers change?
This is launch pricing, so it may change. Yours won't — your terms are fixed in writing before your first project, and that written agreement is what counts, not this page.
Is there a minimum I have to do?
No. No minimums, no quotas, no exclusivity. The software stays free while you use it with at least one client every six months — and if you stop, you get a warning before any charge.
That's everything
The whole price list is on this page.
Join free. Your own clients stay free, forever. Pay 10% only on work we send you — fixed in writing before your first project.