The offer, in writing
The Team Engine Alternative: Texting-First Hiring You Own, No Subscription
Text-message recruiting works. Paying for it monthly, forever, is optional. We build it once for $4,000 — and it's yours.
What you get
✓A job ad written to pull experienced people away from your competitors
✓Automated SMS screening that answers every applicant within minutes, 24/7, with TCPA consent built in
✓A complete hiring funnel with interview questions custom-built for your business, the whole process from first application to hire. It's the recruiting system in a box.
✓Ready-to-post ad copy for Indeed, Craigslist, and local Facebook groups. You post it on your own cadence
✓A live dashboard of every applicant and stage. Your data, exported anytime
The price
$4,000
one flat $4,000, paid once, and you own the funnel forever
Our guarantee: in the agreement, not the fine print
3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay.
The conditions (so the guarantee means something)
A guarantee without conditions is marketing. These make ours enforceable, in both directions:
1.Job ad posted on Craigslist
2.Ad posted into 3 local/trade Facebook groups
3.$5/day Indeed sponsored budget for the 30 days
4.Posted pay at or above market median (we supply the comparable data)
What owners say
"He helped me create a system for hiring. I paid him several thousand bucks to implement this into our business and it's awesome. We have been able to hire four new guys over the last month. We've had a couple start already and then we have two more starting over the next two weeks."
Watch Austin walk through the hiring system we built with him.
Dan Ponto, owner of City of Good Maids, on what hiring looks like for his team now.
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How the 30 days run
Apply (45 seconds)
Qualified applicants book a 20-minute call on the spot. You'll see the exact funnel we'd build before spending a dollar.
Days 1 to 5: the build
Job ad written for your trade and market, SMS screening wired with proper consent, interview pipeline and calendar set up, ready-to-post ads delivered.
Weeks 1 to 4: candidates flow
Every applicant gets answered within minutes, screened automatically, and booked onto your calendar. You interview; the machine does the rest.
Day 30: the checkpoint
Three qualified candidates by now, or you don't pay. That's the agreement, in writing, from day one.
Common questions
Is this another monthly recruiting subscription?
No. We build your hiring funnel once, you own it forever. No retainers, no per-hire fees, nothing to cancel.
What exactly do I get for the price?
Everything listed above, live and working: the job ad, the automated SMS screening, the custom interview process, and the ready-to-post ad copy for every channel. You keep the copy, the automation, and every applicant record.
How does the guarantee work?
3 qualified candidates in 30 days or you don't pay. The four conditions above are the whole fine print, and the terms go in writing before a dollar moves.
What counts as a "qualified candidate"?
Someone who passes the screening requirements we set together for your role: licensing, experience, availability. Not just an applicant; a person worth your interview slot.
Who runs the funnel after the build?
You do. It's your funnel. You own it and you drive it through your hiring process. The automation handles the busywork (answering applicants, screening, scheduling), but the machine is yours to run.
What happens after I apply?
If it looks like a fit, you book a 20-minute call and we map the exact funnel for your company. No pressure, no obligation.
How fast do I see candidates?
The system goes live within days of the build. Most owners see their first qualified applicants inside the first two weeks.
Who pays for the ad spend?
You do, in your own accounts. Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Facebook, all of it stays under your login and your card. We set the ads up, hand you the copy, and tell you what to spend (most owners start around $10 a day on Facebook). We never take a cut or add a markup. When you are staffed up, you turn the ads down. When someone quits, you turn them back up.
I already have screening questions on Indeed. How is this different?
Board screeners are easy to click through, and people who answer no still land in your inbox. We move the serious ones off the board: an automatic message invites every applicant to finish their application on your own careers page, and only the real candidates make that jump. There they physically check the boxes on your dealbreakers, things like a drug test or a background check. Anyone who does not check them gets a polite no a day later, and you keep every name and phone number either way.
Is this just an add-on to Indeed?
Indeed casts a huge net. It brings volume, not fit. We build the sorting and the follow-up on top: your own careers page, screening that auto rejects on your deal breakers, and a text back to every applicant within minutes. When someone applies on your page, you own their name, email, and phone number. Not Indeed.
Are you a recruiter or a staffing agency?
No. Recruiters rent you candidates and keep the system. We build the hiring system inside your business one time. You see every applicant, you own every record, and you can run it yourself for as long as you want.
What if I only need one hire?
Then hire one. The funnel stays in your business after that. The next time someone quits, you turn it back on instead of starting from zero.
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