PROOF
Proof from real work
When a project ends, the Proof Engine asks for a review or a referral at a decent tempo. You approve every email. Optional Google. The proof can live on your site.
The system under the Proof Engine
A home for the proof you already earned.
Trust OS is a website, the Proof Engine, and a client portal — for firms that want proof to live somewhere trustworthy and clients out of email.
Already clear on the Proof Engine? This is the system underneath. New here? Start with Proof Engine or Book 15 minutes.
- Proof Engine: ask after finished work, you approve every message
- A clear website where that proof can live
- Portal optional. Export from day one. Mail on your behalf — from your domain when you connect it
No pitch. If it is not a fit, he will say so.
Or call (425) 224-6078
Practice $1,200/year after the call · Invitation only when we offer it · DFY $4,997 year one
your-firm.trustmarketing360.com
Example · a CPA firm. Same system for architects, bookkeepers, advisors, and consultants.
The check
The next person sent to you will look you up.
Most of your work still arrives by referral. Then they look you up. If the page is empty, generic, or silent, the introduction can leak.
We do not promise new leads. We make that first look match the work you already do.
Next week · Inbox
“They felt more comfortable with someone else.” That is not your skill. That is what a stranger can tell in eight seconds.
What we are
A habit of asking for reviews and referrals after real work — plus a website where that proof can live.
What we are not
Not ads. Not an SEO retainer. Not a replacement for the tools you already run.
Who it’s for
Architects, builders and trades, CPAs and bookkeepers, advisors, and consultants. Owners and partners. About 1–20 people. A live practice.
The first step
How we start
Book 15 minutes with Charles. He will say if Proof Engine fits — or if you need the full Trust OS site and portal, or a Trust Audit. If it is not a fit, he will say so. No pitch deck.
- 01
Book 15 minutes
Owner or partner. Live firm.
- 02
A straight answer
Fit, a later date, or a kind no.
- 03
If it fits
You see how review and referral notes would work after your jobs. You approve every message.
- 04
Then you choose
Practice, Done with you, Invitation when we offer it — or walk away.
Sound familiar?
This is not a character flaw. You just do not have a system for it yet.
| Area | How it works now | With Trust OS |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews | You ask when you remember | Proof Engine asks after finished work, then quiet |
| A hard review | You hope it goes away | You call this week. The review stays. |
| Case studies | The page stays blank | You start from the finished project |
| Writing & photos | A site project you never finish | A post or photo set goes live without a rebuild |
| Client follow-up | Email threads and PDFs | Tasks, forms, and files in one place |
| Tools | A site, some forms, and notes | One system under your name |
| Emails | You hope the tone is right | AI drafts. You approve. |
What you get
Proof first. Then a site. Then a portal if you want one.
The Proof Engine captures reviews and referrals after finished work. The website is where that proof can live. A portal is for clients who are still in email. Neither site nor portal is required to start the engine.
SITE
A website people can choose
Build a new site or import the one you have. Put it on your domain. A busy visitor can tell who you help, what happens next, and see proof you already earned. Not required to start the engine.
PORTAL
A home base for clients
An invite-only portal for tasks, messages, forms, and files. Optional. Clients stop hunting through email. Included in Practice and DFY year one.
How it works
From finished work to a firm that’s easier to choose
Same order as the Proof Engine: capture proof first. A site and a portal can wait. Neither is required to start asking.
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Ask after the work
A job closes. The Proof Engine drafts a review or referral. You approve it. Trust OS can send on your behalf from day one; replies come to you. Connect your domain when you want the mail to come from you.
- 02
Give the proof a home
Put it on a website a stranger can trust. Create or import. Publish when it tells the truth. Not required to start asking.
- 03
Invite them out of email
Optional. A portal for tasks, files, and messages if clients still live in inboxes. Skip it until you need it.
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Keep the tempo
Ask after finished work. Then quiet. No weekly drip. The habit still runs when you are busy.
After the call
You are not choosing a price on the first click. Then Practice, Invitation when we offer it, done-with-you install — or export and walk. See plans.
- Practice: $1,200/year — Proof Engine on, site and portal when you want them
- DFY: $4,997 year one, then Practice
- Invitation: $0 for 12 months — only when we offer it
- Or take the files — export works from day one
What you get in Trust OS
- Reviews, referrals, and case studies from finished work
- You approve every proof email. Replies go to you. Connect your domain when you want From to be yours.
- Build or import a website — a home for that proof, not a prerequisite
- Blog notes and photo work on the live site
- Portal optional — tasks, files, and messages under your name
See it
Three screens. One system.
Here is the story, in order. Not a random pile of screenshots.
Proof you approve
Every review or referral ask waits for you. Trust OS can send on your behalf; replies go to you. Connect your domain when you want From to be yours. Hard reviews stay.
A home for proof
A live site that says who you help and shows work you approved. This example is a CPA firm; architects and other professionals get the same system.
A home for clients
Optional. An invite-only portal they sign into — tasks, files, and messages under your name.
How proof works
Good work should not disappear
If finished work never shows up in public, you have to prove yourself again at every lunch. We help you save the proof — with your OK — on your own site.
01
Finish the work
The job closes. That is the cue — not a New Year’s plan.
02
You approve
AI can draft the note. You change the tone. Nothing sends without you.
03
They reply
They leave a review or send a referral on a form on your site.
04
It adds up
You put it on the site. The next visitor is already halfway sure.
Example · not a named client
A four-person advisory firm, 30 days later
Before: twenty years of good work, and nothing a stranger could read. Status lived in email. Reviews were never asked. After: they asked after a closed file — you approved the note. The first named proof sat on a simple page. A Friday update on open files. A line about what happens if something breaks.
This is a typical picture, not a named client. We will replace it with a real story as soon as we have permission.
Founder
Charles Schaar
I started programming at twelve. I built and ran a medical records and billing company for twenty years. I co-own a practice in Stanwood. I want the good people to win — the ones who will not cheat, and will not stay hidden.
Most tools do one job
Your client sees all of it. More visitors will not help if the firm still feels unclear.
| What they sell | What you still don’t get | |
|---|---|---|
| Website builder | Pretty pages | No reviews from real jobs, no portal, no “Where are we?” |
| Review widget | Stars | Not tied to finished work. Often on someone else’s site. |
| Generic CRM | A pipeline | How the client feels, and proof the public can see |
| Practice portal | Tasks and billing | A marketing site, case studies, and referrals |
| Trust OS | Proof from real work, a public home for it, an optional client portal, and an honest way to run it | |
Built for owner-led firms people hire with care
Architects
Show finished work as case studies clients can trust.
Builders & trades
Show finished jobs as proof the next owner can see.
CPAs & bookkeepers
Turn quiet good work into reviews and referrals.
Advisors
Look as careful online as you are in the room.
A good fit
- Owner or partner of a live firm — architecture, construction, CPA and bookkeeping, advisory, consulting, or similar
- One to twenty people · live practice · real phone and place
- Work comes by referral. The website does not show it yet.
- You will approve honest proof. You will not invent reviews.
Not a fit
- Lowest-price competition as the strategy
- Fake urgency or fake reviews
- Custom agency site and no work on your side
- Coaches, courses, national chains, employees applying for the owner
Integrity
No games. That is the point.
- We ask before we publish a client story
- No fake numbers. No results we cannot control
- Your ethics and advertising rules come first — always
- Staff cannot send a pushy review request without your OK
Why now. Tools get cheaper. Feeling safe with a firm does not. If clients like working with you — a clear path, an honest scope, and you own it when something breaks — you are not only competing on who typed first.
Pricing
Four prices. No tricks.
You do not pick a price on the first click. Book 15 minutes, then choose. We do not promise leads or revenue.
Practice
$1,200 / year
Proof Engine on. Site and portal when you want a home for the proof.
- Proof Engine: reviews and referrals after finished work
- You approve every message. Replies go to you
- Website and portal when you want them
- 2 seats · 300 review requests a year · 5 GB
Invitation
$0 for 12 months
For owners we accept. Then $55 a year to host, or you export, or you move to Practice.
- A clear website, hosted by us
- For owners we accept. Asks stay off until you turn them on
- Trust OS can send on your behalf; connect your domain when you want mail to come from you
- Export from day one
Done with you
$4,997 year one
Then $1,200 / year. A human install, not a mystery bid.
- Audit, site, portal, and onboarding with us
- We walk you through the system in year one
- Software included in year one
Audit
$997 one time
A diagnosis only. Not software.
- We read what the public can see and list what to fix first
- A review call with Charles
- Credit toward Done with you if you start
The good-life guarantee
Take the call. If we have not earned the next step, leave with your files. We will not hold the site. We will not invent your proof. We will not promise you clients.
Fair terms · software only
- The website is built from what you tell us is true.
- Asks send on your behalf from day one. Connect your domain when you want mail to come from you.
- Wrong fit is a kind no — that protects everyone.
- Invitation is $0 for twelve months for owners we accept; then host, export, or Practice.
Common questions
We already have a site.
A site is not enough if a new visitor cannot tell who you help, what happens next, and why people like them trust you. Without reviews, stories, and a place for clients to work with you, they still leave unsure.
Reviews feel salesy.
Asking after good work is just recording what happened. Begging after a messy job is salesy. You approve every message. We do the first kind.
We don’t have time.
That is why it has to run by default, not when you feel like it. Busy season is the test. After 30 days, the system should work without late nights every Sunday.
How do we get on Trust OS?
Book 15 minutes. If Proof Engine fits, Charles will say so. If you need the site and portal too, he will say that. If it is not a fit, he will say so. You do not pick a price on the first click.
What does year two cost?
Practice is $1,200/year for Trust OS, the website, and the portal. DFY year one is $4,997, then the same Practice price.
Where do my clients go?
Your website lives on a firm address like your-firm.trustmarketing360.com — the website, review forms, and the client portal at /portal. You run the firm in Trust OS. Clients never land in your back office.
How do clients sign in?
The portal is invite-only. Clients get a link and sign in with a 6-digit code we email them. A password is optional later.
Can I collect reviews before my full site is perfect?
Yes. Review and referral forms can live on your website even while you are still finishing the marketing pages.
What is “client health”?
A simple flag that a client may need a call — based on how the work is going. Not a credit score. Not a money rating.
What is the money-back guarantee?
Take the call. If we have not earned the next step, leave with your files. We will not hold the site. We will not invent your proof. We will not promise you clients. See the guarantee section for fair terms and what is not covered.
Don’t let great work stay hidden.
Book a short call. If this is not right for your firm, we will say so.
No pitch. If it is not a fit, he will say so.
Or call (425) 224-6078
We do not promise leads, rankings, or revenue. Your ethics rules win. We protect private client facts first.