An invitation by name
Seats are appointed. Somebody already in the program puts your name forward, and the application asks who. Nobody applies out of nowhere and nobody buys in.
Before you start
Five things it requires
None of them cost money. There is no fee to apply and nothing to buy, then or ever.
A signed Scout Agreement
Its own contract, separate from the ConnectClub referral agreement. The same person can hold both, and then they sign both papers, because they are two different jobs.
A W-9 before you are paid
Required, because we pay you and the IRS wants the form on file. You sign it once, and it comes after the seat, not before. Nobody is asked for a tax ID before they have earned a dollar.
Eighteen or older
You also need to be a US person for tax purposes, since that is what a W-9 is for. If that does not describe you, tell us and we will say plainly whether we can work it out.
People worth introducing
Not a list, and not a number you have to prove. A real sense of who in your world would be good at this, and a way to reach them that is not a cold message.
The form
What it actually looks like
Seven short sections. Most people finish it in about five minutes, because nothing here asks you to prepare anything in advance.
Section 1
Who you are
Split into real fields so we can pay you and reach you without guessing which part of a name is which.
Section 2
What you do
This tells us which rooms you are already in. It is context, not a filter, and there is no job title that disqualifies anyone.
Optional. Skip it if you would rather.
Section 3
Who put your name forward
Every seat is picked by a person. We ask so we can go back to them, and so nobody ever arrives through a link they found.
One line is plenty.
Section 4
Who you would bring
A scout brings in referrers, not customers. So this asks about the professionals in your circle, the people who know business owners.
A few sentences. Their work, and why they would be good at this.
An honest guess. Nobody checks it and nothing depends on it.
Section 5
Tax paperwork
You are a contractor, not an employee, so we file a 1099 and we need a W-9 first. The form asks you to confirm you can sign one. It does not ask for the number itself.
Section 6
What you are agreeing to
Plain language, and every line here is also in the Scout Agreement. Nothing is buried.
Section 7
Anything else
Optional, and worth using. This is where people tell us about a group they run or a room they are already trusted in.
Why the W-9 is separate, and why that is deliberate
A W-9 carries your Social Security number or your tax ID. That does not belong in a web form, so the application never asks for it. You tick a box saying you can sign one, and the real W-9 comes to you afterwards as a document you sign and return.
It is a hard requirement all the same. No W-9 on file means no payment released, and that holds however much you have earned. Getting it back early is the single thing that keeps a first check from sitting still.
One thing worth knowing: the IRS wants a 1099 once we pay you $600 or more in a year. The W-9 is what lets us file it correctly, which is why we ask for it at the start rather than at the moment you cross that line.
After you send it
Four steps, and a person at every one
Nothing here is automatic. A seat is offered by a person to a person.
1
We read it
Then we go back to whoever put your name forward. That conversation happens whether or not the answer is yes.
2
A call
Short, and it goes both ways. You should be able to ask what the seat is really like before you take it.
3
The paper
The Scout Agreement and the W-9 come together. Sign both and the seat is yours.
4
The training
We teach you our products and what we actually build, then the scripts and your first introduction. You get a code and your own CRM. You are never sent out to figure it out alone.