A play · one sale type

SME service customer

A small-business customer notices you, asks a practical question, books, receives the work, and decides whether to return.

Local or specialist services, short memory, high expectation.

The play

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01 · Notice · 9 items

Notice

How do they find you when they finally have the problem?

Pain · 4

they cannot find you when they finally have the job

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They type the job and a competitor answers.

Satisfied

You appear for the words they already use.

Delighted

They arrive already sure you do this.

Avoid

Pages written only for your own name.

Mitigate

Write for the job they type when something breaks.

Opportunity

Being findable is the first sale.

Still owns: Content writer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the first page is about us, not their job

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They meet a company story when they needed a slot or a price.

Satisfied

The first screen is about their situation.

Delighted

They feel seen before they feel sold to.

Avoid

A hero line that only names the shop.

Mitigate

Lead with the job, then the offer.

Opportunity

They forward the page because it explains them.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

visitor leaves unanswered

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They leave with the same question they arrived with.

Satisfied

They understand the offer and see one clear next step.

Delighted

The page answers as the company would, and they feel expected.

Avoid

A brochure that cannot answer a real question.

Mitigate

Governed answers on the page, brand voice, and a named handoff.

Opportunity

The first useful conversation happens before they hunt for a form.

Still owns: Marketer

too much information, they are lost before they engage

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They drown in claims and never start.

Satisfied

One question, one answer, one next step.

Delighted

The page feels like a person who already knew what mattered.

Avoid

A first surface that tries to say everything.

Mitigate

One conversation, one next step, the rest on demand.

Opportunity

Less on the page is how they begin.

Still owns: Marketer

Customer risk · 1

they pick whoever answered the phone

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

Speed wins. You were still designing the page.

Satisfied

A human or a clear next step is there the same hour.

Delighted

They remember you as the one who answered.

Avoid

A pretty site with no way to speak.

Mitigate

One obvious ask: call, message, or book.

Opportunity

Availability is the local brand.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

a neighbour's word they can check

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They only have your own claim.

Satisfied

A named local peer, in a job like theirs.

Delighted

They book because someone like them already did.

Avoid

A wall of stars with no street.

Mitigate

One specific proof, with a name they recognise.

Opportunity

Local proof is cheaper than more ads.

Still owns: Success, Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 3

blank page

Felt by Content writer

Dissatisfied

The page stays empty while the phone is already ringing.

Satisfied

There is a service, a proof, and a real next step.

Delighted

The writer publishes what the shop already does.

Avoid

Asking for original thought with no jobs to show.

Mitigate

A short brief: the job, one proof, one ask.

Opportunity

The writer makes the shop findable.

Still owns: Content writer

A named way

spend without a brake

Felt by Media ops

Dissatisfied

Ads run while the diary is full or the page is thin.

Satisfied

Someone can pause spend when the shop cannot take more.

Delighted

Money follows capacity.

Avoid

Boosting a page nobody owns.

Mitigate

A simple ready-check: can we take the work this week?

Opportunity

Paid attention waits on a real slot.

Still owns: Media ops

A named way

The seller cannot find the proof when the buyer asks.

Still owns: Content writer, Seller

A named way

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02 · Enquire · 9 items

Enquire

Can they get a straight answer without waiting for office hours?

Pain · 3

visitor leaves unanswered

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They asked a practical question and left with the same one.

Satisfied

A straight answer, in the shop's voice.

Delighted

They feel the shop was waiting for this.

Avoid

A form that only says thank you.

Mitigate

Answer the job, then offer a time.

Opportunity

The first useful reply is the sale.

Still owns: Marketer

the internet already knows more than the seller

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They already have three prices and a neighbour's story. The reply starts from zero.

Satisfied

The first answer assumes they already looked, then adds the slot and what is included.

Delighted

They stay because you sounded like someone who has done this job.

Avoid

A script that treats them as new to the category.

Mitigate

Lead with the local fact a page cannot know: when, who, what is in.

Opportunity

The phone is for judgement, not a recap of the site.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

form dies in an inbox

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They wrote at night. Nobody opened it.

Satisfied

Someone replies with enough to continue.

Delighted

The reply arrives as if the shop had been open.

Avoid

A shared inbox on a Sunday.

Mitigate

One question, then a named person.

Opportunity

Raising a hand is the start, not a void.

Still owns: Sales Development Representative

Customer risk · 1

they asked after hours and hired someone else by morning

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

The job could not wait for office hours.

Satisfied

A useful answer exists before nine.

Delighted

They stay because you were there first.

Avoid

Office-hours-only on a public page.

Mitigate

Governed answers for the questions you already know.

Opportunity

Nights and Sundays are still a shop window.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

a straight answer they can forward to the person who pays

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They would have to rewrite you to ask their partner.

Satisfied

The reply can travel without you.

Delighted

The payer says yes from that note.

Avoid

A chatty message with no price shape.

Mitigate

Range, slot, and what is included, in one note.

Opportunity

The forward is the second meeting.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 4

they cannot tell if a person is on the other side

Felt by Seller, Sales Development Representative

Dissatisfied

They chased a message that will never book a slot.

Satisfied

A reply that asks for the job, the street, a time they can hold.

Delighted

They spend the morning on people who can let them in.

Avoid

Treating every form as a Monday job.

Mitigate

One fact only a person with a house or a diary can give.

Opportunity

The book stays a book of people.

Still owns: Seller, Sales Development Representative

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

nobody owns the first conversation

Felt by Visitor

Dissatisfied

They asked. The shop shrugged.

Satisfied

A chair is accountable for the first reply.

Delighted

The first reply feels like the same shop as the page.

Avoid

A shared inbox with no name.

Mitigate

Name who answers first.

Opportunity

Enquire ends when someone answers.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the reply sounds like a different shop

Felt by Marketer

Dissatisfied

The page was warm. The reply is a template.

Satisfied

Voice does not change when the channel does.

Delighted

They trust the reply because it sounds like the site.

Avoid

A junior answering from a script they were not given.

Mitigate

Three approved lines for the questions you always get.

Opportunity

Continuity is a local delight.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

The form dies in an inbox.

Still owns: Marketer, Sales Development Representative

A named way

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03 · Book · 11 items

Book

How frictionless is the yes — quote, slot, or kickoff?

Pain · 4

delivery time or capacity is unknown

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

They cannot tell when you can come, or if you still have room this week.

Satisfied

The next slot and what is left to take are on the same paper as the price.

Delighted

They book because the week is visible, not because they chased.

Avoid

A quote with no date, and a 'we will see'.

Mitigate

Show the next open slot, or say you are full.

Opportunity

A visible book is the product.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the quote arrives too late to be useful

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

They needed a number this week. You sent it next week.

Satisfied

The quote is there while they still have the job.

Delighted

They book because the paper was on time.

Avoid

A beautiful proposal that misses the moment.

Mitigate

A simple quote the same day they asked.

Opportunity

Speed is part of the price.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

nobody owns the next step

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

They said yes and then silence.

Satisfied

A slot, a deposit, or a dated start.

Delighted

They know what happens tomorrow.

Avoid

A verbal yes in a notebook.

Mitigate

One next step on the quote.

Opportunity

The yes is a date.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

deck the buyer cannot follow

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

The room is lost by slide four.

Satisfied

The story has a path the buyer can retell.

Delighted

The leave-behind is the meeting, not a tour of the product.

Avoid

A deck that is a product walkthrough.

Mitigate

A short story, then an approved library so nobody invents claims.

Opportunity

The champion can present it without the seller in the room.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

Customer risk · 1

they cannot forward the quote to the person who pays

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

The paper only works if they explain it live.

Satisfied

A quote a partner can approve without a call.

Delighted

The payer signs from the same page.

Avoid

A chat history instead of a document.

Mitigate

What is in, what is not, when, how much.

Opportunity

The quote is the internal meeting.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

they can hold a slot the same day they decide

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

Every yes waits on a back-and-forth.

Satisfied

A hold or a pay-now that matches the quote.

Delighted

The diary updates while they are still sure.

Avoid

A quote with no way to book.

Mitigate

Quote and slot on the same paper.

Opportunity

Frictionless yes is the SME product.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 5

capacity lives in one person's head

Felt by Seller

Dissatisfied

Only one person knows if Thursday is free. They are off.

Satisfied

The book is the offer. Anyone on duty can hold a slot.

Delighted

They get a date without waiting for the owner to unlock a phone.

Avoid

A diary that is not the public promise.

Mitigate

One book, visible to the people who quote.

Opportunity

Capacity is an ops record, not a memory.

Still owns: Sales ops, Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the diary and the quote disagree

Felt by Seller

Dissatisfied

You promised Thursday. The book says Friday.

Satisfied

What they paid for is what is in the diary.

Delighted

They turn up and the shop is ready.

Avoid

Two systems and a hopeful memory.

Mitigate

One source for slot, price, and scope.

Opportunity

The book is the contract.

Still owns: Sales ops, Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

quote from memory

Felt by Seller

Dissatisfied

The price in the message is not the price you meant.

Satisfied

The quote matches what will be billed.

Delighted

They can pay without a correction.

Avoid

A number invented to keep the chat alive.

Mitigate

Quote from the same list the invoice uses.

Opportunity

Trust at pay starts in the draft.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

forgotten call notes

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

The call notes are forgotten before the next meeting.

Still owns: Sales Development Representative, Seller

A named way

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04 · Deliver · 7 items

Deliver

Does the work match what the website promised?

Pain · 1

the work does not match what the site promised

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They paid for the page. They received something thinner.

Satisfied

The work is the sentence they booked.

Delighted

They would send the same page to a neighbour.

Avoid

Selling the best version and delivering the tired one.

Mitigate

The person who does the work sees the public claim.

Opportunity

Delivery is the brand.

Still owns: Seller, Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Customer risk · 2

they have to chase for an update

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

Silence feels like a stall.

Satisfied

They see progress without asking.

Delighted

They relax because the shop is visibly on it.

Avoid

A start date and then a void.

Mitigate

One short update at the moments you already know.

Opportunity

Quiet competence is a message.

Still owns: Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a different person turns up

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They prepared for one name and met another.

Satisfied

They were told, and the new person already knows the job.

Delighted

They barely notice the chair changed.

Avoid

A swap with no warning and no notes.

Mitigate

Tell them, and brief the person who arrives.

Opportunity

The shop is the relationship.

Still owns: Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

they know what done looks like before you start

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

Done is a surprise argument.

Satisfied

Done was written on the quote.

Delighted

Handover is calm because the picture matched.

Avoid

A vague scope and a smile.

Mitigate

Three checks that mean finished.

Opportunity

Clarity is how you get paid without a row.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 3

notes from the booking never reach the person who does the work

Felt by Seller

Dissatisfied

The maker asks the customer to start again.

Satisfied

The brief is on the job, not in a chat.

Delighted

The first visit is a continuation.

Avoid

A booking that lives only in one phone.

Mitigate

Required fields: job, promise, access, date.

Opportunity

The shop remembers so the chair can change.

Still owns: Sales ops, Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the brief never left the inbox

Felt by Success

Dissatisfied

Work starts from memory.

Satisfied

The job card is complete before anyone travels.

Delighted

They do not have to repeat themselves on the doorstep.

Avoid

A calendar block with no notes.

Mitigate

No job card, no start.

Opportunity

Delivery quality is a briefing job.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Tickets pile up and nobody takes over.

Still owns: Success, Support

A named way

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05 · Care · 6 items

Care

When something is off, how fast do they feel heard?

Pain · 1

ticket pile, no takeover

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They wait, and nobody takes the message.

Satisfied

An answer or a clean escalation the same day.

Delighted

They feel heard before they regret writing.

Avoid

A pile with no owner.

Mitigate

Resolve what you can, name who has it.

Opportunity

Care after the job is why they return.

Still owns: Support

A named way

Customer risk · 2

they only hear from you when something is wrong

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

The relationship is a complaint channel.

Satisfied

A small, useful note while the work is still warm.

Delighted

They feel looked after, not billed.

Avoid

Silence until the invoice.

Mitigate

One check-in that is not a sell.

Opportunity

Care is a habit, not a ticket.

Still owns: Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a bill they do not recognise

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

The invoice tells a different story to the quote.

Satisfied

The line items match what they agreed.

Delighted

They pay without a call.

Avoid

Extras added in language they never saw.

Mitigate

If the scope moved, say so before the bill.

Opportunity

The invoice is a trust test.

Still owns: Sales ops

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

a small fix before it becomes a complaint

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They only write when they are already angry.

Satisfied

You notice the snag and offer the fix.

Delighted

They tell a neighbour you sorted it without drama.

Avoid

Waiting for the one-star review.

Mitigate

A simple after-job check.

Opportunity

Prevention is the quiet review.

Still owns: Support

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 2

the thread dies in a personal inbox

Felt by Support

Dissatisfied

When that person is off, the customer is stuck.

Satisfied

The thread is on the job, not in one pocket.

Delighted

Anyone on duty can finish the sentence.

Avoid

WhatsApp on a personal phone as the system of record.

Mitigate

Move the job out of one inbox the same day.

Opportunity

The shop can cover a day off.

Still owns: Support, Sales ops

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

nobody can see last month's work

Felt by Support

Dissatisfied

They have to recap the whole job to get a small fix.

Satisfied

Last work, last promise, last invoice are findable.

Delighted

The next reply starts mid-conversation.

Avoid

A memory and a paper folder.

Mitigate

Required: what was done, what was billed, what is open.

Opportunity

History is how a small shop looks bigger.

Still owns: Sales ops

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

06 · Repeat · 6 items

Repeat

What makes coming back easier than finding someone new?

Pain · 1

coming back is as hard as finding someone new

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They would use you again and cannot remember how.

Satisfied

The next booking starts from last time.

Delighted

They book in two taps because you still know them.

Avoid

Treating every return as a new lead.

Mitigate

A return door that already has their last job.

Opportunity

Repeat is a product, not luck.

Still owns: Marketer, Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Customer risk · 2

they cannot remember what you did last time

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They have to reconstruct the job to ask for the next one.

Satisfied

You can name last year's work for them.

Delighted

They feel known.

Avoid

A CRM that is only an email.

Mitigate

Keep the last job on the account.

Opportunity

Memory is the reason they do not shop again.

Still owns: Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

you only appear when you want another job

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

Every note is an upsell.

Satisfied

A useful note, then an easy door back.

Delighted

They open you because you were useful last time.

Avoid

A drip of offers with no care.

Mitigate

Earn the open, then offer the slot.

Opportunity

Repeat is earned between jobs.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 1

they send a neighbour without rewriting the story

Felt by Customer

Dissatisfied

They would recommend you and have no clean way.

Satisfied

A short, honest note they can pass on.

Delighted

A new job arrives already warm.

Avoid

Asking for a public review before they have a sentence.

Mitigate

Offer a line they can send, after a good job.

Opportunity

Local growth is a forwarded text.

Still owns: Success

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 2

last year's notes are gone

Felt by Success

Dissatisfied

The return visit starts from zero.

Satisfied

The last job is still on the account.

Delighted

A new person can continue.

Avoid

Notes on a laptop that left.

Mitigate

The job record outlives the person.

Opportunity

The shop is the memory.

Still owns: Sales ops

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

nobody asks for the review while the work is still warm

Felt by Success

Dissatisfied

You ask three months later and they have forgotten.

Satisfied

The ask is the same week as handover.

Delighted

They write it because it is still true.

Avoid

A campaign of old jobs.

Mitigate

A ready-check: job done, then one ask.

Opportunity

Warm proof is an ops habit.

Still owns: Success, Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.