{"id":12,"date":"2026-10-19T00:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/curriculum\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:45:20","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"hero-split\" data-bps-section-slug=\"hero-split\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72341c3 e-con-full bps-sec bps-hero m-hero-band section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f72341c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5f6969 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f5f6969\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2131b e-con-full m-hero m-s-60137f e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a2131b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6b582e e-con-full m-hero-a m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a6b582e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9e4541 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c9e4541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The curriculum<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e29746d bps-h1 m-s-146033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e29746d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four modules. Each one ends with something you can use on a brief.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32874774 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-lead m-lede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32874774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meridian is built around real commercial briefs. Every module hands you a working piece of your pricing, so you finish with documents, not just notes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8a59cd e-con-full bps-btn-row m-actions m-s-0df9ee e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba8a59cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee8fb78 bps-btn-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ee8fb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/enrol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enrol now <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cd7c05 m-tlink-w elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cd7c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"m-tlink\" href=\"#ledger\">Plan your pace<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72caf3f6 e-con-full m-facts4 m-s-be11cd e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72caf3f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5278a1b e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5278a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401efc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"401efc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modules<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88868e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b88868e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four, in order<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c1b4bb e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68c1b4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d594b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d594b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pace<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6cab32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b6cab32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Self-paced. Most people finish in a weekend<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e8509b e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4e8509b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6743f67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6743f67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c4eaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c4eaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lifetime, with future updates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb08240 e-con-full m-hero-b m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbb08240\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb7ca6a e-con-full m-fig m-s-94a194 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abb7ca6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997f0d64 e-con-full m-frame m-pos-desk70 m-s-c35dc5 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"997f0d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68b3688 m-ratio-4-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b68b3688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/desk-tablet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5\" alt=\"A drawing tablet and laptop on a shared desk in a bright studio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/desk-tablet.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/desk-tablet-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/desk-tablet-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/desk-tablet-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b56385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b56385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bring a real brief. The worksheets only work with real numbers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"ledger-planner\" data-bps-section-slug=\"ledger-planner\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054155dc e-con-full bps-sec m-pace-scope section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"054155dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ledger\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4014ab65 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4014ab65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b068f672 e-con-full m-leadin m-s-51dbf1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b068f672\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf139a2 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbf139a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Module by module<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74328d58 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74328d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What each module is, and what you finish it with<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9458cef4 m-planner-w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9458cef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"m-planner\"><legend>Pick a pace. A suggested rhythm, not a deadline.<\/legend><div class=\"m-pace\"><label for=\"p1\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"pace\" id=\"p1\" checked><span>One weekend<small>Four sittings, Saturday and Sunday<\/small><\/span><\/label><label for=\"p2\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"pace\" id=\"p2\"><span>One module a week<small>An evening or two each week<\/small><\/span><\/label><label for=\"p3\"><input type=\"radio\" name=\"pace\" id=\"p3\"><span>One module a fortnight<small>Alongside a full client load<\/small><\/span><\/label><\/div><p class=\"m-finish\" role=\"status\"><span class=\"f1\">At this pace your rate card is ready to send by Sunday evening.<\/span><span class=\"f2\">At this pace your rate card is ready to send at the end of week four.<\/span><span class=\"f3\">At this pace your rate card is ready to send at the end of week eight.<\/span><\/p><\/fieldset>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5458115a e-con-full m-ledger m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5458115a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6f29bf e-con-full m-lrow m-lhead m-s-938d60 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a6f29bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4b6b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db4b6b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17c9d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c17c9d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Module<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe84052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe84052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You finish with<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fab4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9fab4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60833383 e-con-full m-lrow m-s-199439 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60833383\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296fca3a m-disp elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"296fca3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e47fd3 e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e47fd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efc8d6d bps-h3 m-disp m-s-fe4198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0efc8d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pricing Framework<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c56624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c56624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day rates, project rates, licensing and usage, worked out from your own costs and market data, not a borrowed number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec913be m-lout elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec913be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Your numbers<\/b>A day rate and a project rate built from your costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52a7634 m-lwhen elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52a7634\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"w1\">Saturday morning<\/span><span class=\"w2\">Week 1<\/span><span class=\"w3\">Weeks 1&ndash;2<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fd2163 e-con-full m-lrow m-s-199439 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2fd2163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a79ce1 m-disp elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78a79ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c168c8 e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0c168c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c240371e bps-h3 m-disp m-s-fe4198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c240371e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rate Card Builder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bc0a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bc0a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A working spreadsheet you fill in as you go, so the module ends with a document, not just notes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717f542a m-lout elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"717f542a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A document<\/b>A rate card you actually send to clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28e6369 m-lwhen elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28e6369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"w1\">Saturday afternoon<\/span><span class=\"w2\">Week 2<\/span><span class=\"w3\">Weeks 3&ndash;4<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e32a6a2 e-con-full m-lrow m-s-199439 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e32a6a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ba3a72 m-disp elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2ba3a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552b9081 e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"552b9081\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d64730 bps-h3 m-disp m-s-fe4198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98d64730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pitch Scripts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5e5eb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5e5eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Word-for-word answers for &ldquo;can you do it cheaper&rdquo;, scope creep, and the request for &ldquo;just one more small revision&rdquo;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f210276 m-lout elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f210276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Your answers<\/b>Scripts you have read before you are on the call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f114c9bb m-lwhen elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f114c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"w1\">Sunday morning<\/span><span class=\"w2\">Week 3<\/span><span class=\"w3\">Weeks 5&ndash;6<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439dbab7 e-con-full m-lrow m-s-199439 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"439dbab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bd0004 m-disp elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6bd0004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bb0917 e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4bb0917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190adb90 bps-h3 m-disp m-s-fe4198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"190adb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Contract Basics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3424854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3424854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kill fees, usage terms and payment schedules explained in plain English, with a template to start from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99fb8c m-lout elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a99fb8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A template<\/b>Contract and kill-fee terms to start from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bba3bb m-lwhen elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13bba3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"w1\">Sunday afternoon<\/span><span class=\"w2\">Week 4<\/span><span class=\"w3\">Weeks 7&ndash;8<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aab234 m-ltotal elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66aab234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four modules, one rate card, no cohort dates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"what-you-keep\" data-bps-section-slug=\"what-you-keep\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e470efa e-con-full bps-sec bps-surface-tone section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e470efa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5ed710 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb5ed710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a30db4 e-con-full m-leadin m-s-51dbf1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5a30db4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a868e592 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a868e592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you keep<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ada01cc elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ada01cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The files stay with you, and so do the updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e131e5a e-con-full m-three m-four m-s-d48c2e e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e131e5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4fd793 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d4fd793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd55c40 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd55c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spreadsheet<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ce1946 bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ce1946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Rate Card Builder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe7891c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe7891c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fill it in with your numbers. It stays a live document for every brief after this one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eabd480 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eabd480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de97753c m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de97753c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Library<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a8470a bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2a8470a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pitch Scripts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1adad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb1adad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Word-for-word answers, ready before the call where a client asks for &ldquo;a bit off&rdquo;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e0c81 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a2e0c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b11922e m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b11922e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Templates<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ffb8ef bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64ffb8ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contract &amp; kill-fee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18ba9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e18ba9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kill fees, usage terms and payment schedules, in plain English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f21f04 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74f21f04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d994db8f m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d994db8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Access<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a8fb54 bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8a8fb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lifetime, with updates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccb5147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ccb5147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every future update included. Self-paced, so there are no cohort dates to hit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"before-module-one\" data-bps-section-slug=\"before-module-one\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081609ed e-con-full bps-sec section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"081609ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf20a2b4 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf20a2b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaad4de0 e-con-full m-split5 m-s-4f40a3 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaad4de0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0cc4fc e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff0cc4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed367d20 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed367d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before module one<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45aca7d6 bps-h2 m-s-22d625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45aca7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meridian assumes you have quoted at least one paid brief<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35852f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35852f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have not yet, it will make more sense once you have. The framework adjusts for your market and experience. It does not hand you one fixed number; it shows you how to build your own.<\/p><p>Meridian does not teach drawing, and it is not for selling prints. It is for pricing commercial commissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6764a6 m-tlink-w m-s-fc8607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6764a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"m-tlink\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/playbook\/\">Try the free playbook first<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc8a95f e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edc8a95f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e02acf e-con-full m-fig m-s-94a194 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73e02acf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54950c35 e-con-full m-frame m-pos-paper m-s-c35dc5 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54950c35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfc19f7 m-ratio-3-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdfc19f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7\" alt=\"Two people reviewing a printed document together on a low table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/paperwork-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"close-split\" data-bps-section-slug=\"close-split\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962d2e9c e-con-full bps-sec bps-surface-tone m-close section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"962d2e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113a846d e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"113a846d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15cd5e5 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 m-s-22d625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15cd5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build the rate card once<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe86190 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-lead m-lede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbe86190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four modules, $497 AUD, a 30-day guarantee and lifetime access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff218147 e-con-full bps-btn-row m-actions m-s-8fc0d8 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff218147\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6080a8dc bps-btn-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6080a8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/enrol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enrol now &mdash; 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