Northwind Studio · 2 hours ago

Q1 Growth Plan — Retainer expansion

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01Executive summary

Northwind Studio is an early-revenue agency serving founder-led B2B SaaS. The main constraint is inconsistent inbound; the strongest near-term opportunity is a founder-led LinkedIn motion paired with a productized $6k sprint offer . Focus the next ninety days on one channel per week, ship the offer page, and instrument close rate by lead source.

Model

Agency

Stage

Early revenue

Constraint

Lead flow

—Colophon

Author: Growth Plan AI
Business: Northwind Studio
Model: Agency · Services
Revenue: $8k–$20k MRR
Goal: $40k MRR / 90 days
Team: Founder + 2
Budget: $1.5k / month

02aConservative

You could reach $26k MRR

$26k

2 new retainers / month · 90d

02bTarget

You will hit $40k MRR

$40k

3 new retainers / month · 90d

02cAggressive

Best case $58k MRR

$58k

4 retainers + productized sprints

03 · Growth diagnosis

What's working, what's stuck.

Working

· 40% close rate on warm intros
· 3 case studies with measurable outcomes
· 60%+ repeat client rate
· Clear founder point of view

Stuck

· No consistent top-of-funnel motion
· Offer scoped custom every deal
· No dashboard for pipeline or source
· Referral flow is unrepeatable

04 · Recommended channels

The two levers, ranked.

I
Founder-led LinkedIn
3 posts / week from the founder. Highest ROI, zero ad spend, compounds.
II
Referral partner network
25 aligned agencies with non-overlapping offers on a light commission.
III
Case-study lead magnet
Gated ROI teardown converts organic and warms cold outbound replies.

05 · 30 / 60 / 90 roadmap

Three chapters to $40k MRR.

Days 1–30

Foundation

· Rewrite positioning
· Ship $6k productized page
· Wire pipeline tracking

Days 31–60

Acquisition

· Publish 12 LinkedIn posts
· Launch partner outreach
· Ship ROI teardown

III

Days 61–90

Optimization

· Double down on top pillar
· Close 3 retainers
· Systemize onboarding

06 · KPIs

Numbers to watch.

$18,400

Monthly revenue+12%

Qualified leads+8

24%

Close rate+3pp

$182

CAC-9%

07 · Weekly action plan

Ship one thing at a time.

Week 1Positioning refresh. Rewrite homepage hero + services page6h
Week 1Baseline metrics. Wire GA4 + close-rate tracker3h
Week 2Founder content. Draft 6 LinkedIn posts + schedule5h
Week 2Partner list. Compile 25 aligned agencies4h
Week 3Lead magnet. Ship ROI teardown asset8h
Week 4Outreach. Send 25 partner intros4h

08 · Experiment backlog

Prioritized bets.

LinkedIn founder-led content

High

"3 posts/week from the founder will drive 8+ inbound convos."

Ch. LinkedInKPI Inbound convosIn 4 weeks

Referral partner outreach

High

"Warm intros from 10 aligned agencies unlock 3 retainer trials."

Ch. PartnershipsKPI Partner-sourced leadsIn 6 weeks

Productized offer page

Med

"A fixed-scope $6k package increases close rate on cold leads."

Ch. WebsiteKPI Discovery calls bookedIn 2 weeks

09 · Next actions

This week, do these four things.

Everything else can wait until next Monday.

01
Draft & ship the $6k productized offer landing page
02
Publish 3 founder LinkedIn posts (ship, don't perfect)
03
Compile 25 aligned agencies for the partner list
04
Book a 30-min plan review on Friday

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