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# Attract Better-Fit Projects
> Learn how to communicate your scope and engagement criteria so you attract more inquiries and projects that fit your expertise.
To attract better-fit work, define the clients and projects you want, then explain your scope, pricing approach, timelines, and process before the initial consultation. Measure both the number of qualified inquiries and their share of total inquiries instead of optimizing for volume alone.
## How to attract better-fit projects
There are four main actions.
1. Define the customer and project criteria that fit your company
2. Communicate scope and request conditions in advance
3. Focus on searches and content used by matching customers
4. Improve based on inquiry content and reasons for being out-of-scope
## 1. Define your ideal clients and project criteria
Review not only past awarded projects but also projects that produced good outcomes, projects you could deliver without strain, and projects that led to retention or referrals. Even if revenue was large, do not prioritize projects that require expertise, timelines, or staffing that don’t fit your company and would compromise quality or profit.
| Item to decide | What to check |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Customer | Industry, size, region, role, decision-making method |
| Problem | Problems you can improve using your expertise and the expected outcomes |
| Work and deliverables | Tasks handled, deliverables, advisory work, and operational support |
| Budget | Fees that maintain delivery quality and required staffing, minimum budget, pricing unit |
| Timeline | Time to start, typical duration, deadlines you cannot meet |
| Customer-side setup | Required contacts, information, approvals, work environment |
| Contract terms | One-time or ongoing engagement, revisions, additional work, confidentiality, and intellectual-property rights |
Do not judge by a single condition. For example, a small project may be feasible if it fits a standardized service, and a large budget may still be unsuitable if timelines or responsibilities don’t align. Categorize into “required conditions,” “conditional/negotiable items,” and “unacceptable conditions.”
In competitor research, check each competitor’s target customers, service scope, pricing, contract duration, and case studies. Use this not to match competitors’ conditions, but to identify the items customers compare and to clarify what makes your company more likely to be chosen.
Investigate competitors’ target customers, scope, pricing, and client results to decide which projects to prioritize and how to present your differences.
## 2. State your scope and engagement terms upfront
If you only communicate conditions after an inquiry, both the customer and your team will face unnecessary back-and-forth. You don’t have to publish everything as fixed prices or detailed terms, but provide enough information for customers to judge whether it’s worth consulting.
| Information to share | Example content to publish |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Target customers | Industries, sizes, regions, and roles you mainly support |
| Problems you handle | Problems you help solve and consultations you don’t take |
| Service scope | Included tasks and deliverables, items that require additional work |
| Pricing | Estimates, minimum fees, pricing unit, conditions that change price |
| Timeline | Typical duration, estimate for start time, whether rush work is possible |
| Process | Roles of customer and vendor, number of review cycles, communication methods, required preparations |
| Client results | Case studies with similar conditions, work performed, outcomes, timelines, and team composition |
| Pre-consultation checklist | Information needed to judge feasibility, flow after consultation |
If you only say “contact us for pricing,” customers can’t judge budget fit. If you cannot disclose exact amounts, explain the factors that determine price, a typical range, and what information you need for a quote. Similarly, instead of “we accept anything,” specify your strengths and things you don’t handle.
You do not need hostile language to discourage unsuitable inquiries. Lead with the clients you serve, the outcomes and scope you provide, and the conditions required for success. Then state which other situations may be negotiable and which are outside your scope.
Create or improve service pages that communicate target customers, scope, pricing, process, and client results.
## 3. Target searches and content used by ideal clients
Broad articles can increase traffic without generating well-matched consultations. Use the criteria prospective clients apply when selecting a provider to shape your target keywords, information available to AI systems, articles, and social posts.
| Narrowing criteria | Content examples |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Industry | Industry-specific problems, case studies, required preparations |
| Company or business size | Appropriate team size, process, and pricing approach |
| Region | Coverage area, on-site vs remote, local regulations and business customs |
| Problem | Root causes, approaches, and decision criteria for commissioning work |
| Deliverables / delivery model | Differences among production, consulting, and managed services and when each is appropriate |
| Budget / timeline | Conditions that alter cost, timelines, preparations, and options for urgent requests |
**SEO (search engine optimization)** focuses on selecting keywords that match the customers and services—not just high search volume. **GEO (generative engine optimization)** requires you to state conditions on official pages that help AI narrow candidates—for example, which industries you serve and what budgets or regions you accept.
On social media, avoid broad topics and instead post questions, case studies, and ways of working related to the projects you want. Measure not only engagement but profile views from target customers, clicks to service pages, and contributions to inquiries.
Choose keywords that match the customer’s decision stage and your services, and create pages that lead to consultations.
Prepare official information needed for AI to select vendors that meet conditions.
Continuously share expertise, results, and your way of working relevant to the projects you want to attract.
## 4. Use inquiry data to improve targeting
In inquiry forms, ask for items needed to judge feasibility. However, requiring detailed specifications or long answers before the initial consultation will drive away even matching customers.
Key items to confirm are:
* Problem to consult on and desired outcomes
* Required service or deliverables
* Desired start time and deadlines
* Budget or range under consideration
* Customer-side contacts and team structure
* Known constraints
Do not include unnecessary items depending on the service. If budget is required, provide selectable options or ranges so customers can answer. If asking for personal or confidential information on the form, explain the purpose and how it will be handled.
After inquiry, record not only whether you could handle it but also the reason it was out-of-scope using the same categories.
| Reason for being out-of-scope | What to review |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Service not applicable | Scope, page titles, search keywords |
| Budget mismatch | Pricing guidance, conditions that determine price, target customers to attract |
| Timeline can’t be met | Standard duration, start timing, conditions for rush work |
| Region / team mismatch | Service area, delivery method, customer-side preparations needed |
| Desired outcomes differ | Outcomes your service can deliver, case studies, wording |
| Insufficient information to judge | Form fields, post-consultation confirmation method |
If the same out-of-scope reasons repeat, check not only the form routing but also the search queries, articles, service pages, and CTAs that generated those inquiries.
Review drop-off before inquiry and inquiry content, and improve pages, CTAs, and forms.
## Measure both volume and fit
Measure success by combining inquiry volume with the proportion of inquiries that match your criteria.
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Number of matching inquiries = Number of inquiries × Proportion of inquiries you can handle
```
Compare the following metrics over the same period to understand which part of the equation changed. Inquiry volume shows whether you expanded demand, while the qualified share shows whether the message and targeting attracted the right clients.
| Metrics to compare over the same period | What to judge from the metric |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Number of inquiries | Whether more customers reached the point of inquiry |
| Number and proportion of qualified inquiries | Whether the clients, problems, and commercial conditions matched your services |
| Reasons for being out-of-scope | Which explanations, acquisition channels, or conditions to revise |
| Fit by source | Which searches, articles, social posts, or pages generated matching inquiries |
| Proportion that progressed from inquiry to concrete proposals | Whether pre-consultation information matched actual request details |
Improving the qualified share without increasing the absolute number of qualified inquiries may not produce growth. Conversely, more inquiries with many out-of-scope requests add triage work without adding suitable opportunities. Track both measures and confirm that the number of qualified inquiries is rising.
## Related pages
* [Marketing for contract, agency, and specialized services](/playbooks/client-services/overview)
* [Get discovered as a candidate vendor](/playbooks/client-services/get-discovered)
* [Increase consultations and inquiries](/playbooks/client-services/increase-inquiries)
* [Research competitors](/playbooks/client-services/research-competitors)
* [Build or improve your website](/playbooks/client-services/build-website)
* [Improve inquiry CVR](/playbooks/client-services/improve-inquiry-conversion)