Questions people ask before they start
Each package's answers are also on its own page. If yours isn't here, send Kenneth a message on LinkedIn and ask. No pitch, just an answer.
General
What does The Digital Collective do?
We grow your LinkedIn network, by hand, with the people you should be talking to. Every connection request is sent by a person, on your account, to the people you approve. No automation. No contract.
Who do you work with?
Our clients are founders, consultants and owners of companies of 50 people or fewer, in the UK, Europe and the Americas.
Is this automated?
No. Every request is sent by hand by an operator. No bots, no scheduling tools, no scripts. We've watched an account with over 30,000 connections and followers disappear completely, profile, company page, everything, three months after switching to an automated tool. That's not a risk we take with your name.
Is my account safe?
A real person sends every request from your own Sales Navigator, at a human pace. Nothing goes out that you haven't approved, and we never sell in your name.
Will you sell for me?
No. We start the conversations and hand them to you warm. You do the selling, in your own words.
Couldn't I hire an SDR instead?
An in-house SDR costs a salary, a tool stack and months of ramp before the first conversation. Bronze starts in 14 days, with no hiring and no contract.
Why not pay someone per appointment?
Anyone guaranteeing appointments is selling volume, not fit. They fill your diary with people who were never going to buy and burn your name doing it. No contract means each month has to earn the next.
Show me results for people like me.
Across our client accounts, 31.4% of hand-sent requests were accepted from April to July 2026. Our clients' own words are on LinkedIn, with names and dates.
Packages and pricing
Which tier should I start on?
Bronze if your network is under 5,000 connections, you've been off LinkedIn, or you want proof on your own account before committing to more. Silver if there's already something to build on and you want a second set of eyes on what you're missing. Gold if you want real weekly volume, reported weekly, with a coach checking in. If you're not sure, send Kenneth a message on LinkedIn and ask. No pitch, just an answer.
Do I need Sales Navigator?
For Bronze, Silver and Gold, yes. An operator runs your outreach through it (Core plan, $119.99/month direct from LinkedIn), so those tiers can't start without it. Content and Content Starter don't need it on their own. If Sales Navigator didn't work for you before, that's almost always because nobody showed you how to run it properly. That's on us this time.
Is Sales Navigator included in the price?
No. Your Sales Navigator Core seat is paid to LinkedIn separately, at $119.99 a month.
Do I need to verify my identity on LinkedIn?
Yes, on the network growth tiers, if you haven't already. It's a free, quick step LinkedIn offers, and it measurably improves how many people accept your connection requests. An unverified profile looks more like a bot to the person receiving the request.
How long does it take to start?
About 14 days. Ideal client profile, Sales Navigator and identity verification on the network growth tiers. First interview scheduled on the content tiers.
Can I buy Content without a network growth tier?
Yes. Content and Content Starter are sold separately and stand on their own. They pair naturally with a network growth tier because posts give the people you're connecting with something to look at, and they aren't required.
How much do the packages cost?
Bronze is $550 a month, Silver $850, Gold $1,600, Content Starter $550 and Content $1,600. Every package is billed monthly in advance, with no contract.
What do Bronze and Content Starter cost together?
$1,100 a month, billed as two $550 lines. We call it the Starter Pair: 100 requests a week, 4 posts a month and a monthly coaching session.
What do Gold and Content cost together?
$3,200 a month, billed as two $1,600 lines. We call it LinkedIn, Handled: 200 hand-sent requests a week, 12 posts and a newsletter a month, and weekly coaching.
Payments and billing
Is there a contract?
No. Every package is billed monthly in advance through PayPal, and you can cancel any time. The work should earn the next month on its own.
What currency are the prices in?
US dollars for clients outside the UK, with no UK VAT. EU businesses account for VAT themselves under the reverse charge. UK clients pay in pounds plus 20% UK VAT: Bronze £410, Silver £640, Gold £1,200, Content Starter £410 and Content £1,200 a month. Billed monthly in advance through PayPal.
How do I cancel?
You can cancel any month in PayPal or by emailing us at k@tdc101.com. There's no contract.
Can I pay by card?
Yes. The checkout on each package page takes debit and credit cards, and PayPal handles the payment and the monthly billing, so no card details touch our site. Trouble paying? Book a call or email k@tdc101.com.
What happens after I pay?
PayPal emails you a receipt, and the next step is your start call, where we agree your ideal client, your list and your message scripts before anything is sent.
Each package
Bronze
See BronzeWill Bronze get my account flagged or banned?
If you've watched an account get restricted, that fear is fair. Bronze sends 100 requests a week, half of what our full-speed accounts send. Every request is sent by hand by a trained operator, from your own account. No bots, no scripts, no scheduling tools. Nobody can promise LinkedIn will never restrict an account. If LinkedIn flags anything on yours, we stop and tell you.
What's the monthly coaching session on Bronze?
It's for people running both Bronze and Content Starter. Once a month, 60 minutes on Google Meet, hosted by one of our coaches. You bring the conversations that came in and the ones that stalled, and work through them with the coach and everyone else on the call. Bronze on its own doesn't include it.
Why does Bronze cost less than Silver or Gold?
Bronze is deliberately smaller: fewer requests, one reply, one report. It exists to prove the approach works on your account before you commit to anything bigger.
How long before Bronze starts working?
About 14 days to get everything set up on your end: your ideal client profile, Sales Navigator, identity verification. The first real reply usually comes the week after that.
Does Bronze include posts?
No. Bronze grows your network. We suggest you post about once a week so new connections find you active. If you'd rather not write the posts yourself, Content Starter does that, sold separately.
Will Bronze pay for itself?
One new client usually covers a year of Bronze. And there's no contract, so every month has to earn the next.
How much does Bronze cost?
$550 a month. Clients outside the UK pay in US dollars with no UK VAT. UK clients pay in pounds, plus 20% UK VAT.
Silver
See SilverDo I need to start on Bronze first?
No. If you've already got a working LinkedIn presence, Silver is a normal starting point. Bronze exists for a thinner or more dormant account. Silver assumes there's already something to build on.
What's the "Waiting on you" note?
Once a month we list every person who replied and hasn't heard back from you, so nobody goes cold. It's a look at your own inbox and network for replies that went unanswered and connections who look like real opportunities, the things that get lost in a busy week.
Is the coaching call sales training?
No. It's 30 minutes on your actual pipeline: what came in, what's worth following up, and what to say next. Specific to your account.
Why 2 reply touches instead of 1?
One honest follow-up catches conversations that would otherwise die from a missed notification.
Will Silver get my account flagged or banned?
If you've been kicked off LinkedIn before, that fear is fair. We've seen it happen to other people's automated setups too. Silver runs at 150 requests a week, a step up from Bronze's pace, and only once an account has some history behind it. Still a human, hand-sent pace.
How long before Silver starts working?
About 14 days to get everything set up on your end: your ideal client profile, Sales Navigator, identity verification. The first real reply usually comes the week after that.
How much does Silver cost?
$850 a month. Clients outside the UK pay in US dollars with no UK VAT. UK clients pay in pounds, plus 20% UK VAT.
Gold
See GoldAre you doing my selling for me?
No. Gold is explicitly not an SDR service. We won't chase or qualify prospects on your behalf. We run the visibility, coach you weekly on what's in front of you, and you do the actual selling.
What's the exclusion list?
A list you give us: clients, referral partners, colleagues, anyone who should never receive an outreach message that reads like a cold approach. Reviewed and updated as your network changes.
What actually happens at the weekly check-in?
A short live session with your coach on what came in that week, which conversations are worth your time, and what to say next. Specific to your pipeline.
Why 200 a week and not more?
It's the fastest sustainable pace for an account with an established history. Faster than that trades safety for speed, and we don't make that trade.
Will Gold get my account flagged or banned?
If you've been kicked off LinkedIn before, that fear is fair. We've seen it happen to other people's automated setups too. Gold runs at 200 requests a week, our fastest tier, and only for accounts with an established history to support it. Still a human, hand-sent pace.
How long before Gold starts working?
About 14 days to get everything set up on your end: your ideal client profile, Sales Navigator, identity verification, and the exclusion list. The first real reply usually comes the week after that.
How much does Gold cost?
$1,600 a month. Clients outside the UK pay in US dollars with no UK VAT. UK clients pay in pounds, plus 20% UK VAT.
Content Starter
See Content StarterWhy only 4 posts instead of 12?
Content Starter is built to pair with Bronze. Four posts a month is enough to keep your profile looking active while Bronze rebuilds your network. If you want a fuller cadence and a newsletter, Content runs 12 posts a month at $1,600.
What's the monthly coaching session on Content Starter?
It's for people running both Bronze and Content Starter. Once a month, 60 minutes on Google Meet, hosted by one of our coaches. You bring the conversations that came in and the ones that stalled, and work through them with the coach and everyone else on the call. Content Starter on its own doesn't include it.
Do I need Sales Navigator for Content Starter?
Not for Content Starter on its own. Bronze does require it, and this is built with Bronze in mind.
Can I do Content Starter without Bronze?
Yes. Content Starter is sold separately and works on its own. It's designed with Bronze specifically in mind, giving the new connections Bronze brings in something current to see, and the coaching session is only for people on both.
Will Content Starter replace a full content strategy?
No. It's built to be enough while your network rebuilds. If you want deeper cadence and a newsletter, Content is the fuller version at $1,600 a month.
How long before Content Starter starts working?
About 14 days to get the first interview scheduled and the first posts drafted and approved.
How much does Content Starter cost?
$550 a month. Clients outside the UK pay in US dollars with no UK VAT. UK clients pay in pounds, plus 20% UK VAT.
Content
See ContentAre the posts ghostwritten?
It's built from your own words. Each post traces back to something you actually said in that month's interview, and you approve it before it goes out.
Will posting more bring in enquiries on its own?
No, and we won't pretend otherwise. Content's job is to validate your expertise the moment someone looks you up, after a connection request, a conversation, a referral. If you want content to generate interest by itself, pair this with a network growth tier. Network growth builds the network that content then backs up.
What does "engagement" actually mean?
An hour a day spent on other people's posts and profiles, specifically the ones your ideal clients already read, leaving comments substantial enough to actually be read, at least 15 words. We don't seed your own posts with comments. We put your name in front of an audience that's already gathered somewhere else.
Do I need Sales Navigator for Content?
Not for Content on its own. It's only required if you're running Content alongside a network growth tier.
Can I do Content without Bronze, Silver, or Gold?
Yes. Content is sold separately and stands on its own. It pairs naturally with a network growth tier because posts give the people you're connecting with something to look at, and it isn't required.
What if I don't have anything interesting to say that month?
That's what the interview is for. It draws out what's actually happened in your work. You probably have more material than you think. You just haven't been asked the right questions.
How long before Content starts working?
About 14 days to get the first interview scheduled and the first month's posts drafted and approved. Engagement starts building from the first post.
How much does Content cost?
$1,600 a month. Clients outside the UK pay in US dollars with no UK VAT. UK clients pay in pounds, plus 20% UK VAT.
Visibility Score and free tools
What is the Visibility Score?
Twenty questions on your LinkedIn profile, authority, connections and conversations. About three minutes, instant results and a free playbook for every gap.
Is the Visibility Score free?
Yes. It is free, and it stays free. You'll know exactly what to fix first, whether or not you ever work with us.
What do I get back from the Visibility Score?
Your score the moment you finish, out of 100, split across the four Cs. Then the Visibility Score Playbook in your inbox: why each point matters, a before and after, and the exact steps for every fix.
What are the four Cs?
Profile (40 points), Authority (20), Connections (20) and Conversations (20). Profile carries the most weight because it is the first thing seen and the fastest to fix.
Why does it ask for my email?
The quiz asks for your first name and email after your score, so it can send your detailed report and the playbook. One profile per quiz.
Is my score an audit of my profile?
No. Your score is worked out automatically from the answers you give, so it is only as accurate as your answers. It is a general guide to how you use LinkedIn, not a forecast of what you will achieve.
I need to think about it.
Good. Start with the free Visibility Score. Three minutes, and you'll know exactly what to fix first, whether or not you ever work with us.
Do you have anything free?
Yes. We teach everything for free, and charge only when you want us to do it for you. The Visibility Score, the free LinkedIn guides and The Bridge newsletter cost nothing.
Which free guides are there?
Five: a 30-day plan for quiet referrals, a no-budget weekly routine, first messages that get replies, a weekly tracker and the LinkedIn Survival Guide.
How do I get a free guide?
Pick the guide that fits where you are, and it lands in your inbox in a minute.
What is The Bridge?
One free email every Sunday. What we saw across live client accounts this week, one thing to try, and one thing to stop doing.
Still have a question?
Send Kenneth a message on LinkedIn and ask. No pitch, just an answer.