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Free audit vs. the $500 Workflow Review
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Free audits aren’t bad. Here’s how a typical free audit and our $500 Workflow Review compare on cost, commissions, what you keep and who does the work.
Before you say yes
What to ask before a free audit
- Who pays for the audit?
- What does it usually recommend?
- Does anyone earn a commission on what’s recommended?
Questions about the work
Then ask about the work itself
- Will you map how the work runs today before recommending anything?
- What do I get in writing, and what do I keep if I don’t buy anything?
- Is the person on the sales call the person on the project?
Read the full version: Five questions to ask before you accept a free audit →
Side by side
A typical free audit vs. the Workflow Review
| Typical free audit | Neuralogic Workflow Review | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free to you; often paid for by what you buy next | $500 fixed fee for a basic workflow, including an on-site walk with your staff; complex workflows quoted separately |
| Starting point | Often your current tools or a product | How the work actually runs today |
| Vendor commissions | Varies; worth asking | None |
| What you keep | Varies | Current workflow documented, proposed new workflow, software needed and why, an on-site walk with your staff, written implementation quote |
| If you go ahead | Varies | The $500 is credited toward implementation |
| If you don’t | Varies | You keep the map and can do it yourself |
| Who does it | Varies | Thomas, the same person who’d do the implementation |
“Varies” is deliberate. Some free audits are thorough and neutral. Ask the questions above (full version on the blog) to find out which kind you’re getting.
Fee and credit
What the $500 covers
The Workflow Review is a $500 fixed fee for a basic workflow. It includes an on-site walk with your staff and four written deliverables: your current workflow documented, a proposed workflow, the software it needs and why, and a written implementation quote. If you go ahead, the $500 is credited toward implementation.
Thomas is used to fixed-price work: scope agreed up front, then held to it. The Workflow Review works the same way: you know the price before it starts, and you know what implementation would cost before you decide.
The discovery call is free. Thirty minutes, and the only free step. The Workflow Review is a paid deliverable, and it’s yours to keep.
Sometimes the right answer is “you don’t need new software.” Sometimes it’s “the tool you have is fine; set it up differently.” We’ll tell you either way.
Ask us the same five questions.
Book the free call and ask anything on this page, or any of the questions in the blog post.