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Retainer Placement Network (RPN)

A human-operated placement service that matches vetted freelancers with companies seeking retainer relationships (10–40 hrs/week recurring work). RPN vets both sides, negotiates terms, handles contracting, and takes a placement fee. Unlike job boards, it focuses exclusively on recurring revenue stability—not one-off gigs.

SERVICE

25 weeks • 70% confidence

Value Proposition

Eliminates the feast-famine cycle by placing freelancers into 6–12 month retainer contracts; companies get vetted, committed specialists without recruitment overhead; RPN handles all vetting, contracting, and conflict resolution—freelancers never pitch or negotiate

Target Audience

Mid-to-senior freelancers (designers, developers, copywriters, strategists) earning $50–150/hr who want predictable monthly income; small-to-mid companies (10–100 employees) needing flexible, specialized capacity without hiring

Key Features

  • Deep intake interviews with freelancers (skills, rate floor, availability, work style, communication needs)
  • Company-side intake to map actual capacity gaps and cultural fit requirements
  • Curated 1-to-3 candidate matches (not a marketplace—human-selected)
  • And more, with full implementation detail...

Tech Stack

Typeform or Google Forms (intake questionnaires) Airtable (CRM backend for freelancers, companies, matches, retainers) Pipedrive or Notion (sales pipeline tracking) Slack (community management)
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Original Problem

Freelancers struggle to consistently find and attract qualified clients willing to pay their rates

Freelancers across all skill levels face a critical challenge in generating a steady pipeline of high-paying clients. Current solutions like generic job boards, social media, and word-of-mouth are inefficient, time-consuming, and unpredictable. Freelancers waste hours on marketing and client acquisition instead of billable work, leading to income instability and underutilization of their expertise.

Score: 45.8% • 1 demand signal

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