How to engage Rokuse — the process from first inquiry to implementation

What to do first when you decide “I’d like to engage Rokuse”

There are two ways to consult with or engage Rokuse LLC.:

1. Talk to the AI assistant on our home page: Type “I’d like to engage you” or “I’d like to consult,” and the AI will conduct a conversational intake.
2. Contact form directly: Send your inquiry through https://forms.gle/zv83wdWrQ3SLYLDv9.

Either way, it’s fine to start on a “consultation” basis. Even if your requirements aren’t firm, we’ll work them out through the intake.

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The overall flow

From inquiry to kickoff, engagements roughly follow this flow.

Step	Approx. duration	Main content
1. First inquiry	—	Reach out via the AI assistant or the contact form
2. Initial intake	Within 1–2 weeks	30–60 minutes online to organize challenges and goals
3. Proposal and quote	About 1 week	Present scope options, duration, team, and quote
4. Contract paperwork	1–2 weeks	Service agreement, NDA, etc.
5. Kickoff	Day of engagement	Designing team, tasks, and communication

Plan for two to four weeks between first inquiry and kickoff. If your project is urgent, please let us know upfront.

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Step 1: First inquiry

The four pieces of information that are useful to have at the first inquiry are:

1. Your name or company name
2. A contact email address
3. A summary of what you want to discuss (the service you’re interested in, the challenges you face)
4. Your desired timeline

You don’t need all four ready. If you use the AI assistant, it will ask for them one or two at a time during the conversation.

Using the AI assistant

From “Ask the AI” on our website, send a message such as “I’d like to engage you” or “I’d like to consult,” and it will ask the four points above briskly, one or two at a time. At the end, it will tidy up the intake into a bulleted summary, which you can copy and paste into the contact form to submit.

Contacting via the form directly

From the contact form, send a message that includes the four points above.

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Step 2: Initial intake

After your inquiry, we typically schedule an online meeting (30–60 minutes) within 1–2 weeks.

In the intake, we’ll ask about things such as:

• Background and challenges: Why now — why are you taking on community/content work at this point?
• Current state: Initiatives, structures, and budget that are already in motion
• Goals: The state you want to reach with this project
• Constraints: Timeline, team, and budget constraints

You don’t need to feel “I have to wait until requirements are tight before I get in touch.” Use the session as a thinking-partner space for organizing the requirements themselves.

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Step 3: Proposal and quote

Based on the intake, we draft a proposal and quote in about a week.

The proposal includes:

• A summary of challenges and goals
• Recommended scopes (we typically present multiple options)
• Duration, team, and deliverables for each scope
• The quoted price

Scope options are typically presented in a form like the following.

Option	Duration	Content
A. Diagnosis only	3–4 weeks	Current-state diagnosis and improvement-proposal report
B. Spot support	3 months	Design + initial launch / improvement implementation
C. Partnership	6 months and up	Design + launch + ongoing operational partnership

We choose the best fit together based on your budget and team.

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Step 4: Contract paperwork

Once scope and conditions are agreed, we sign a service agreement.

• Execution of the service agreement
• An NDA (non-disclosure agreement) where required
• Agreement on payment terms (monthly arrears, phased installments, etc.)

Contract paperwork typically completes in 1–2 weeks.

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Step 5: Kickoff

After the contract is in place, we confirm the following at the kickoff meeting:

• Re-confirming the project’s goal and definition of success
• The team (who is responsible for what)
• Communication design (cadence of standing meetings, tools such as Slack/email)
• Tasks and milestones for the next month

Once kickoff is done, we move into the implementation phase.

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Common consultation patterns

For reference, here are the patterns of consultation we’ve seen most often.

• Pre-launch community consultation: “I want a thinking partner on the design, including the question of whether to do this at all.”
• Existing-community improvement consultation: “Posting is dropping / attendance is falling — please diagnose the cause.”
• Podcast launch consultation: “I’d like to start a podcast for our community but don’t know what to decide first.”
• Community × podcast integration: “I’d like to design both as one.”

In every case, we start with the initial intake.

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Get in touch — no need to overthink it

“My requirements aren’t tight.” “Budget hasn’t been decided.” “I’m still considering whether to do it.” Any of these stages is fine. Most cases start with a 30-minute online thinking-partner session.

Reach us via Ask the AI on our home page or the contact form.

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