Bold Estimation

The authority map · Sean Kriger · September 2026

What you post, who you borrow from, and where it leads.

Five parts. One decision on this call: which corner to stand in.

3posts a week
1article every two weeks
3asks, in order
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Where your authority is

Three things you already do overlap in one spot. Stand there.

Three overlapping circles: the offshore team, estimating craft and the back office. Where all three meet is the arena. A fourth dashed circle, the affordable-housing story, touches the estimating circle from outside. 1 OFFSHORE TEAM 200 people. Seven years. 2 ESTIMATING CRAFT 75 to 100 takeoffs a month. 3 THE BACK OFFICE Bids, job costing, bookkeeping. 4 THE AFFORDABLE-HOUSING STORY Cheapest homebuilder, three years. THE ARENA The same four circles, sized for a phone. The numbers match the list below. 1 2 3 4 THE ARENA
1 Offshore team. 200 people. Seven years.
2 Estimating craft. 75 to 100 takeoffs a month.
3 The back office. Bids, job costing, bookkeeping.
4 The affordable-housing story. Cheapest homebuilder, three years.
The arena

The guy who runs estimating and the back office overseas, and can prove it.

Estimating is the proof, not the headline.

“I can write articles about outsourcing and I'm probably the expert on it at this point.”

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Who we borrow from

One thing from each of three people. Nothing twice.

Three overlapping circles: structure from Justin Welsh, topics from Nick Huber, engagement from Tom Reber. Where all three meet is you. Four more names sit outside the ring. 1 STRUCTURE · JUSTIN WELSH how a post is built 2 TOPICS · NICK HUBER what to write about 3 ENGAGEMENT · TOM REBER how to talk to the owner YOU DANIEL RAMSEY show the team as people MIKE ANDES real numbers on camera MICHAEL GIRDLEY mistakes first NICK SCHIFFER the path to the show The same three circles, sized for a phone. The numbers match the list below. 1 2 3 YOU
1 Structure. Justin Welsh, how a post is built.
2 Topics. Nick Huber, what to write about.
3 Engagement. Tom Reber, how to talk to the owner.
Daniel Ramsey. Show the team as people.
Michael Girdley. Mistakes first.
Mike Andes. Real numbers on camera.
Nick Schiffer. The path to the show.
Welsh

One idea, a hard first line, one number, no link. Not his subject.

Huber

What an overseas hire costs and how you keep them on task. Not his edge.

Reber

Talk straight to the owner, name the enemy, end on a verdict. Not his volume.

Your voice rewrites all three.

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How the content moves people

They see you. They check you out. They raise a hand.

Top· they see you
LinkedIn, three posts a week

Tue: the back-office story · Thu: the overseas mechanic · Sat: the human post · Any day: the honest limit

One video a week

One contractor question, answered in the truck. 30 to 90 seconds.

Middle· they check you out
The article, every two weeks

Written by you. 900 to 1,500 words.

Your own site

Your name. Articles, bio, talks.

Podcasts

Ten pitches out by November 15.

The checklist

They reply, you send the list.

Bottom· they raise a hand
Book 15 minutes

One link, on the site and the profile.

Send us one job

They judge the work themselves.

First job + walkthrough call

Plan back in hours, then the call.

Reply for the checkliston authority posts
Book 15 minuteson the profile and site
Send us one jobon business posts

Links go in the first comment, never in the post.

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What you need in place

Four pieces. Do them before the first post.

01Your own site

Buy your name today. Articles, bio, talks, podcast links.

Done: domain bought, one article live.

02The calendar link

One link. 15 minutes.

Done: on the site and the profile.

03The three asks

Checklist, 15 minutes, one job.

Done: every post ends with one of them.

04The profile fixes

Headline says what you do. About, Featured, one pinned post.

Done: all four changed.

Content, then social, then shows.

“If we start making content, we post on social media, I think I need to start doing shows in person.”

  1. 1Eight short videos in one hour.
  2. 2The first article.
  3. 3The profile fixes.

All by Tuesday.