APPRAISERSUITE Next Steps
Growth Plan · Prepared for Steven Horwath & Carlos Garcia

More appraisers on your calendar. Every week.

A lead generation engine, LinkedIn run every day, and a custom CRM you own. Built with AI so it costs less and moves faster than another hire.

Prepared by Ralph West Call: Wed, Oct 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM EST Months 1 to 2: $3,350/monthFull budget: $5,000/month
Where you are today

A strong offer. No steady way to fill the pipeline.

Your service sells itself once an appraiser is on a call with Steven. The gap is getting them there, consistently, without it depending on who has time that week.

8 to 10

Active clients

Kept through the transition. Paying and happy. A real base to grow from.

1 to 2x

LinkedIn per week

On and off. Replies wait, warm conversations go cold.

$300+

CRM per month

Paying for a tool built for everyone, not for how AXS sells.

0

Lead system

No owner, no daily rhythm, no dashboard showing what is working.

The opening right now: UAD 3.6

The appraisal form is changing and every appraiser has to switch their software and workflow. You already sell UAD 3.6 implementation. That is the best reason to start a conversation with a cold appraiser this year, and the campaign below is built around it.

The plan

Two phases. Build it once, then run it every day.

While I am building the foundation, most of my time goes into the build. Once it is live, my time moves to filling your calendar. Same monthly fee, the work just shifts from building to growing.

Phase 1 · Months 1 to 3

Foundation

$3,000/month

For the first 3 months, while everything is built and launched.

  • Custom AXS CRM, built and moved over from your current tool
  • Sales funnel: landing page, UAD 3.6 offer, booking flow
  • Cold email system: domains, inboxes, warmup, first sequences
  • LinkedIn setup for Steven, Carlos and the company page
  • AI speed-to-lead: every inquiry answered in minutes
  • First outreach goes live by week 3, so leads start before the build ends
Phase 2 · From Month 4

Growth

$3,000/month + ad spend

My focus moves fully to lead generation.

  • Cold email sent and optimized every week
  • LinkedIn handled daily: replies, follow-ups, outreach
  • Ads managed and tested against booked calls, not clicks
  • CRM upkeep and new automations as you need them
  • Monthly report: leads, calls booked, clients won, cost per client
  • Weekly 30-minute check-in with Steven and Carlos
What I build in Phase 1

Six systems. You own all of it.

Priced the way an agency would quote each one on its own. In this plan they are all included in the Phase 1 monthly fee.

SystemWhat it does for AXSTypical agency price
Custom AXS CRMPipeline built around how you sell: lead, call booked, proposal, client. AI call notes, follow-up reminders, one view of every appraiser. Replaces your current CRM.Saves the $300+/month subscription once moved over$6,000 to $8,000
Sales funnelA landing page for the UAD 3.6 offer, a lead magnet (readiness checklist), and a booking flow straight to Steven's calendar. Uses your existing admin cost calculator.$2,500
Cold email systemSeparate sending domains to protect your main email, inbox warmup, appraiser lead lists, and 3 sequences. Runs on Instantly, which you are already meeting with.$1,500
LinkedIn systemProfiles rewritten for Steven and Carlos, company page cleanup, connection and message scripts, a 4-week content calendar.$1,200
AI speed-to-leadNew inquiry comes in, gets a personal reply and a booking link within minutes, any time of day. No lead waits until Monday.$1,500
Results dashboardOne page: leads, calls booked, clients won, cost per client, by channel. Updated automatically.$1,000
Total if bought separately$13,700+
Your cost in this plan (3 months of Phase 1)$9,000

Agency prices are market ranges for comparison, not a quote. Phase 1 covers the first 3 months.

Where the money goes

Your $4,000 to $5,000, working every month.

Move the slider and switch phases. The split covers my fee, the tools that make it run, and ad spend that goes straight to reaching appraisers.

$5,000
Ralph West
$3,000

Building the foundation, plus first outreach.

Tools
$350

Email platform, lead data, sending inboxes, Sales Navigator, hosting and AI.

Ad spend
$1,650

$0 in Months 1 and 2.

Tool stack, about $350/month

Instantly (cold email)~$40 to $100
Appraiser lead data (Apollo or similar)~$50 to $100
Sending domains + inboxes~$50
LinkedIn Sales Navigator~$100
CRM hosting + AI usage~$25 to $50

Estimates. Exact plans picked at kickoff. Your current $300+ CRM goes away when the new one is live, so the stack mostly pays for itself.

How ad spend gets used

Google Search: appraisers searching for help with admin, scheduling and UAD 3.6.

Facebook + LinkedIn retargeting: everyone who visited the site or opened an email sees your proof: Doug went from the high 20s to 40+ appraisals a month.

Lead magnet promotion: the UAD 3.6 readiness checklist in front of appraisers on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Every dollar is judged on calls booked and clients won. What does not book calls gets cut.

My time, every week

What you get from me.

AI does the repetitive work. My hours go to strategy, writing, building and the conversations that close.

Phase 1 · Foundation

About 15 hours a week

  • CRM build and data move6 hrs
  • Funnel, landing page, lead magnet3 hrs
  • Cold email setup and copy2 hrs
  • LinkedIn setup and daily replies2.5 hrs
  • Weekly call + updates1.5 hrs
Phase 2 · Growth

About 10 hours a week, every weekday

  • LinkedIn: replies, follow-ups, outreach30 min/day
  • Cold email: replies, lists, tests30 min/day
  • Ads and funnel check20 min/day
  • CRM, automations, lead routing20 min/day
  • Weekly call, report, strategy2 hrs/week

Available

Text or email on business days. Same-day replies.

Monthly targets

2,000+ cold emails, 400 LinkedIn touches, a goal of 7 to 14 booked calls a month at full speed.

One flat price

No hourly billing. Everything in the plan is included. Anything new gets a fixed quote you approve before work starts.

Targets are goals to measure against, not guarantees. We set the real baseline in the first 30 days.

Your next 6 months, already planned

Every month, every dollar, mapped out.

No ad spend in Months 1 and 2 while the foundation is built. Ads start small in Month 3 and grow only as the funnel proves it books calls. Full $5,000/month budget from Month 4.

Month 1Foundation

Set up and first outreach

  • Kickoff, review current CRM and client data
  • Sending domains and inboxes bought and warming
  • LinkedIn profiles rewritten for Steven and Carlos
  • UAD 3.6 landing page and readiness checklist live
  • First cold email sequence goes out in week 3
  • No ad spend yet. Email and LinkedIn only
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $0$3,350
Month 2Foundation

CRM live, calls start

  • Custom AXS CRM built, data moved over
  • AI speed-to-lead switched on
  • Sequences 2 and 3 live, LinkedIn outreach daily
  • Ad campaigns built, ready to launch in Month 3
  • Results dashboard live
  • Old CRM canceled at month end
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $0$3,350
Month 3Foundation

Full volume

  • 2,000+ cold emails a month
  • LinkedIn handled every weekday
  • Ads start small: Google Search + retargeting
  • First monthly results report
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $1,000$4,350
Month 4Growth

Cut and double down

  • Drop what does not book calls
  • Ads at full budget: $1,650 on what is working
  • Doug's results turned into ads and emails
  • New offers tested against each other
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $1,650$5,000
Month 5Growth

Widen the net

  • Ads steady at $1,650 on proven channels
  • New lead lists by state
  • Referral ask to current clients
  • Steven's LinkedIn becomes a lead source
  • Follow-up on every past lead in the CRM
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $1,650$5,000
Month 6Growth

Review and plan ahead

  • 6-month results: calls, clients, cost per client
  • Budget reset based on what worked
  • Plan for months 7 to 12
Ralph $3,000Tools $350Ads $1,650$5,000
6-month totalRalphToolsAdsTotal
Months 1 to 6Ralph $18,000 · Tools $2,100 · Ads $5,950Ads ramp from $0 to $1,650 as results come in$18,000$2,100$5,950$26,050
What this could bring in

A realistic projection.

No one can promise a number in marketing. But we can plan with honest math. Pick a scenario, then set your close rate and what an average client pays you.

20%
$1,199

Booked calls, 6 months

0

New clients, 6 months

0

New monthly revenue by Month 6

\$0

New revenue per year after that

\$0

How the numbers are built

SourceAssumptionCalls / month at full speed
Cold email2,000 to 3,000 emails, 0.2% to 0.4% turn into a booked call4 to 8
LinkedIn400 touches a month, about 30% accept, a few book1 to 3
Ads + funnel$1,650 at $125 to $200 per lead, about 1 in 4 books2 to 3
Total at full speed (Month 6)7 to 14

Calls ramp up: Months 1 and 2 are mostly build time. Client values come from your plans, $999 to $2,999 a month. Conservative assumes lower volume and slower ramp. These are planning numbers, not a guarantee. We replace them with your real numbers after the first 30 days.

Long term

What we can add when you are ready.

Nothing here is required. Each one is priced on its own so you add only what pays for itself.

Win-back

Former client campaign

Bring back appraisers lost during the transition. Personal outreach plus a return offer.

$350 one time

Content

LinkedIn ghostwriting

3 posts a week in Steven's voice. Stories from building and selling an appraisal firm and an AMC.

+$250/month

Retention

Client newsletter

A monthly email to clients and past leads: UAD 3.6 tips, wins, referral ask.

+$150/month

Ops AI

AI for your coordinators

Automate order intake, status updates and bid drafts. Each coordinator handles more appraisers, so your margins go up.

Project, from $1,200

Event

UAD 3.6 webinar

A live session for appraisers run by Steven. Promoted, recorded, followed up automatically.

$400 per event

Website

SEO and site upkeep

Blog posts, page tests and search tracking on appraiserxsuite.com.

+$150/month

Next steps

Pick an option. We start next week.

  1. We walk through this together on Wednesday, October 7 at 2:00 PM EST.
  2. Steven and Carlos agree on a monthly budget between $4,000 and $5,000.
  3. Share what comes out of Friday's Instantly meeting, so it fits into the system.
  4. Kickoff call, access to current tools, and work starts Monday.

Ralph West

Marketing operator and certified AI developer. Former marketing lead for Appraiser X Suite.

ralphwestworld@gmail.com