{"id":7,"date":"2026-09-13T14:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/the-circle-mould\/the-circle-sales\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:17:07","slug":"the-circle-sales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/the-circle-mould\/the-circle-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"The Circle \u2014 Membership Sales Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Circle<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The studio you'd have if freelancing didn't mean going it alone<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Weekly critique circles, a client directory that actually pays on time, and 640 freelancers who answer your Tuesday-afternoon panic before it becomes a Thursday crisis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Freelancing is fine until the Tuesday you need a second opinion.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nobody to sanity-check the pitch before it goes out. Nobody who knows what that job should have cost. Nobody to tell you the logo is nearly there but the spacing is wrong. You get very good at the work and stay guessing at everything around it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you read that and thought of a specific Tuesday, this is the room you have been missing.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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MEMBER STATS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The numbers behind The Circle.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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members (we’re at capacity)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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weekly critique circles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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91%<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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renew every year<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2019<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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founded<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WHAT MEMBERS GET EVERY WEEK<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Structure, not just a group chat.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The three things that turn a membership into structure, not just company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Critique circles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Small weekly groups review real client work in progress \u2014 the kind of feedback you’d get from a creative director, without one on staff. Four circles run every week; you’re assigned to one and can drop into any of the others when you need a second read.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Client directory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A living, member-updated list of clients actively looking for freelancers, tagged by discipline and budget, with pay-on-time track records other members have logged themselves. Not job-board scraps \u2014 leads other members have personally vetted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Rate & contract library<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Real rate benchmarks by discipline and experience level, plus contract templates members actually use, refreshed every quarter from anonymised member submissions. See what people doing your exact work are charging before your next quote.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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FROM INSIDE THE CIRCLE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Three members, three different crafts.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Designers, copywriters and illustrators \u2014 the same three systems work regardless of what you make.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“I raised my rates 30% after seeing what other members doing my exact niche were charging in the rate library. I’d been undercharging for two years and had no way to know.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Talia M.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Brand designer, freelance design<\/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

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“The Tuesday critique circle is the closest thing I have to a creative director. I bring in work that’s not finished yet and leave with three fixes I’d never have caught alone.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ravi S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Copywriter, marketing services<\/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

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“Found my best recurring client through the directory in my first month. Eighteen months later they’re still my biggest account.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Emberly K.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Illustrator, publishing<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cancel anytime, no lock-in contracts. Enrollment is open now and closes once we're back at capacity.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Member<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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or \u00a3290\/year (2 months free)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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All 4 weekly critique circles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Full client directory access<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Private member chat<\/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

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Everything in Member<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Monthly 1:1 office hours<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Rate & contract library<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Priority intros from the client directory<\/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

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Sit in on a circle before you decide.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nine seats open this month<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We hold membership at 640 so that every critique circle stays under ten people. Seats free up when someone leaves — two or three times a year — and they go in the order people joined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The work gets better in a room with other people in it.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Four critique circles a week, a client directory whose entries pay on time, and 640 people who have already answered the question you are about to ask.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Cancel any time. No lock-in, no exit fee, and the first month is refunded if the circles are not for you.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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