01 / Inquiry
Inquiry
Respond promptly without promising availability, price, or free discovery before the opportunity is clear.
Goal: Establish fit and create a useful next step.
From inquiry to payment
Money conversations that decide whether client work is profitable and paid
Start after a potential client appears. Choose the current stage, understand the commercial decision, and get wording that moves the client toward a clear next step.
Choose the stage you are in now
You do not need to learn a sales pipeline. Start with the client situation you recognize and take the smallest useful next step.
02 / Qualification
Qualification
Clarify the outcome, scope, budget, timing, and decision path before doing proposal work.
Goal: Decide whether the opportunity is worth continuing.
03 / Pricing
Pricing
Set a clear price, explain what it covers, and avoid anchoring the work before the assumptions are known.
Goal: Make the price understandable and commercially defensible.
04 / Negotiation
Negotiation
Handle price pressure with clear tradeoffs instead of unnecessary or repeated concessions.
Goal: Protect value while keeping a workable decision path open.
Client says the quote is too high
Diagnose the objection before changing the number.
Open scenarioRespond to a lower competing quote
Compare scope and delivery instead of attacking the alternative.
Open scenarioHandle a discount request
Hold price or trade scope rather than discounting blindly.
Open scenario05 / Delivery boundaries
Delivery boundaries
Name scope changes, revision pressure, delays, and extra fees before they become unpaid work.
Goal: Protect the agreement while keeping delivery moving.
06 / Payment
Payment
Make deposits, due dates, reminders, commitments, and final receipt clear without sounding aggressive.
Goal: Protect cash flow and close the commercial loop.
Payment communication is one stage, not the whole product
Existing payment reminder, overdue invoice, and deposit pages remain intact. They now sit after qualification, pricing, negotiation, and delivery boundaries in the same client journey.
Open the payment communication hubWhat FlowDockr does not do
FlowDockr does not find leads, send cold outreach, run a CRM, manage projects, create invoices, or collect debt. It helps you make and communicate the next decision in an existing client relationship.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I start?
Start with the most recent client event: a new inquiry, missing budget, proposal objection, scope change, deposit delay, or payment issue. The latest event usually determines the right scenario.
Does FlowDockr automatically contact my client?
No. FlowDockr provides diagnosis, strategy, and a draft. You review and send every message and remain in control of pricing, discounts, contract, scope, and payment decisions.