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Proof growth playbook

Diagnosis

Proof is hiring to win the biggest volumes in its market. A Senior AE, an Enterprise Account Manager, a Solutions Architect and a new Senior Director of delivery are all for creditors' rights, which the company calls its fastest-growing business, with firms filing at record volumes in 2026.

A Law Firms AE and a revenue-carrying CSM grow the plaintiff side. Behind them, 115 server postings (about 80 in Louisiana parishes) and new dispatch, e-filing, QA and data roles build the capacity.

The website lags that ambition: about 2,300 service-area pages are hidden from search, the company's numbers disagree from page to page, a test page and an old gift-card promo are live, the invoice email bounces, and there is no creditors' rights case study. This playbook fixes the trust gaps first, then gives the new collections team the assets enterprise buyers audit (integration pages, an audit kit, account-health reports) and turns the Louisiana build-out into a product.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Creditors' rights: be the easiest vendor to audit and the fastest in hard states (starting with Louisiana's sheriff-first rule), then sell through debt buyers to reach their whole law-firm networks.

Biggest Risk

Enterprise collections buyers audit everything; inconsistent numbers, test pages, weak security headers or a bad serve can stall 3-6 month deals, while ABC Legal and InfoTrack compete on breadth and price.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Put the hidden service-area pages back in search, starting with the parishes and counties Proof is recruiting in

    Change the titles on the 52 state pages and remove noindex from Louisiana, Michigan and Mississippi.

    High impact First result in 6 weeks
  2. 2

    Fix the invoice email on the pricing page, which points at a domain Proof does not own

    Change [email removed] to [email protected] on the pricing page.

    Medium impact First result in 1 day
  3. 3

    One set of company numbers, everywhere, before the next RFP

    List every number and where it appears, then choose one figure and definition for each.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Quick wins · 3Big bets · 9Fill-ins · 6Reconsider · 3
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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Proof built 52 state pages and about 2,300 city pages for "process server in [place]" searches, then hid every one: each carries a noindex tag and the service-areas sitemap is empty. The state pages also share their title with the rules pages, so even unhidden they would compete with Proof's own guides.

    High impactLow effort First result in 6 weeks Senior Full Stack Developer

    First action

    Change the titles on the 52 state pages and remove noindex from Louisiana, Michigan and Mississippi.

    How to measure it

    Sign-ups landing on service-area pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 a month
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Separate the titles

      State service-area pages become "Process server in [State] | Proof"; rules pages keep "[State] Service of Process Rules".

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 hours

    2. 2

      Add the local facts

      Pull covered parishes or counties, typical days to first attempt and active server count by state from dispatch data.

      Dispatch Specialist 2 days

    3. 3

      Add the rule summary

      Two lines on who may serve in that state, linking to the full rules page.

      Legal Document Specialist 1 day

    4. 4

      Unhide the first states

      Remove noindex from Louisiana, Michigan and Mississippi and the cities there with active servers.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 hours

    5. 5

      Fill the sitemap

      Generate the service-areas sitemap from the pages that are indexable.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 hours

    6. 6

      Roll out by state

      Add a state each week once its page has local facts; keep template-only city pages noindexed.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour a week

    7. 7

      Watch Search Console

      Track impressions and sign-ups for "process server [place]" queries per state.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer weekly

    First result
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $0 (developer and dispatch time)
    Owner
    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Smallest test

    Unhide Louisiana and its five largest cities with real facts and compare impressions after 30 days.

    Why it works

    Retitle the state pages as "Process server in Louisiana | Proof" and give each real content no template can fake: the parishes or counties covered, the state's rule on who may serve (Louisiana: sheriff first, court-appointed private server after 5 days), typical time to first attempt, and the price from the pricing tool. Lift noindex on the states and on the cities where Proof has active servers, list them in the sitemap, and leave thin city pages hidden until they have local facts.

    These are the searches a paralegal types when a serve is due, and Proof already has the pages, the rules and the dispatch data. Starting where the 1099 postings are (about 80 Louisiana parishes, 30 Michigan towns) means the first indexed pages match places Proof is actively staffing.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistWhat each indexed state page must show

    [ ] Title: Process server in [State] | Proof
    [ ] Parishes or counties covered, from dispatch data
    [ ] Who may serve in this state (2 lines, link to full rules)
    [ ] Typical days to first attempt
    [ ] Price from the pricing tool
    [ ] Link to the state rules page and to sign-up
    [ ] Listed in the service-areas sitemap
    [ ] noindex removed only after all of the above

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin pages hurt the whole site

      Only index pages with local facts; leave the rest noindexed.

    • Coverage claims go stale

      Generate server counts and timings from live data, not by hand.

    Evidence

    • Your website/service-areas links 52 state pages and about 2,300 city pages (for example /service-areas/louisiana/baker). Every one checked carries a noindex tag, and the service-areas sitemap file lists 0 URLs. The state pages are titled "Louisiana Service of Process Rules | Proof", the same title as /learn/service-of-process-rules/louisiana, and the city pages are one template ("Our reach extends to all 50 states... including Baker!").Source
    • Your websiteThe state rules hub is split: 44 states plus DC sit under /learn/service-of-process-rules/, while California, Texas, New York, Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Michigan rules are 2023-era blog posts under /learn/compliance-and-jurisdictional/. Proof's Louisiana page says the sheriff serves first, and only when the sheriff has not served within 5 days (or returns it unserved) may the court appoint a private person on a party's motion.Source
    • HiringOf 131 open postings, 115 are 1099 process server listings: about 80 for Louisiana parishes, about 30 for Michigan towns, plus Mississippi counties, Arkansas, Delaware and others. Dispatch Specialists (Southfield, MI and remote) each own a territory, match jobs to independent servers and negotiate prices. Job posts put the network at about 2,000 contracted servers delivering over 60,000 documents a month.Source
  • 02

    The pricing FAQ tells clients to send invoice questions to [email removed], with an extra "r". That domain belongs to someone else and refuses email, so a client following the instruction gets a bounce.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 day Senior Client Service Operati…

    First action

    Change [email removed] to [email protected] on the pricing page.

    How to measure it

    Wrong-address occurrences

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    1 week

    Steps

    1. 1

      Fix the pricing FAQ

      Correct the address and save.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 15 minutes

    2. 2

      Search the site

      Search every page, FAQ block and service-area template for "proofserver".

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Search the help center

      Check help.proofserve.com articles and macros.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager 1 hour

    4. 4

      Check invoices and emails

      Invoice footers, dunning emails and signatures.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager 1 hour

    5. 5

      Consider the domain

      Ask whether proofserver.com can be bought to catch future typos.

      Executive Chairman 30 minutes

    6. 6

      Add a check

      A build check that fails on "@proofserver." anywhere in site content.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    First result
    1 day
    Cost
    $0, plus the domain if available
    Owner
    Senior Client Service Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Fix the pricing page today and search for the string everywhere else.

    Why it works

    Correct the address on the pricing page and every page that reuses the FAQ, search the help center, invoice templates and email signatures for the same typo, and check whether proofserver.com is worth buying so the mistake can never cost a payment again.

    Enterprise accounts reconcile costs from Proof's invoices; a billing address that bounces is the kind of small failure an audit-minded collections client notices.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Domain owner wants a high price

      Skip it; the fix on the page is what matters.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe pricing page FAQ gives "Finance email: [email removed]" (proofserver with an r), while the next answer says [email protected]. proofserver.com is a separate domain registered in 2007 that publishes a null MX record, so email sent to the first address bounces.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • HiringOperations and data roles: a Senior Manager, Reporting & Data (Canada, reports to the CPO) whose first priority is "dependable enterprise client reporting" that clients load into case management and accounting systems; a Senior Client Service Operations Manager running 3-5 managers in Southfield, MI and owning the QA framework and the server partnership model; Senior E-filing Specialists for rejected filings and escalations; and a Legal Document Specialist drafting affidavits.Source
  • 03

    A prospect reading Proof's site sees 3,000, 10,000 and 24,000+ customers, 2,000 and 2,600+ servers, 60,000 documents a month and over a million a year, and two founding years. Creditors' rights buyers run formal vendor audits and RFPs, where numbers that disagree read as carelessness.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Account Executive

    First action

    List every number and where it appears, then choose one figure and definition for each.

    How to measure it

    Conflicting figures on the site

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    3 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory the numbers

      Pull every count from site pages, job-post boilerplate and press pages.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 3 hours

    2. 2

      Decide definitions

      Firms versus users, contracted versus active servers, documents served versus delivered.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 day

    3. 3

      Get the current figures

      From the warehouse, dated.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 day

    4. 4

      Update the site

      About, pricing, creditors' rights, comparison and FAQ blocks.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 day

    5. 5

      Update the boilerplate

      The "About Proof" paragraph in every job post and the press kit.

      Executive Chairman 2 hours

    6. 6

      Update the RFP library

      One answer per fact, dated, for the Solutions Architect.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 hours

    7. 7

      Set a review date

      Refresh the figures each quarter.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 hour a quarter

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Fix the About page and the creditors' rights page first and check them against the RFP template.

    Why it works

    Agree one current figure for each fact (firms, legal professionals, servers, documents per month, founding year), with a date and a definition, and replace every version on the site, the job-post boilerplate, the press kit and the RFP library. Then publish them once on a "Proof by the numbers" block that every page pulls from.

    The new Senior AE and Solutions Architect will answer RFPs from the largest creditors' rights firms in the country; the first thing their reviewers compare is the website with the RFP answer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • The lower figure looks less impressive

      Use the clearest definition and say what it counts; accuracy wins audits.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe scale numbers differ from page to page: "over 3,000 law firms" (several job posts), "Over 10,000 firms" (pricing, creditors' rights page), "more than 24,000 legal professionals" (About, ABC Legal comparison); "about 2,000" servers (job posts) against "more than 2,600" (pricing, About); ">1 million documents served per year" (About) against 60,000 a month (job posts); founded 2017 in some posts, launched 2018 in others.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
  • 04

    A prospect browsing customer stories can land on "Test 2" with filler text, and the integrations list still advertises a Clio conference gift-card giveaway with "Cilo" spelled three times. Meanwhile there is no case study from the fastest-growing part of the business.

    High impactLow effort First result in 6 weeks Solutions Architect

    First action

    Unpublish the two pages and ask one creditors' rights client for permission to publish three numbers.

    How to measure it

    Published creditors' rights case studies

    Now
    –
    Target
    1
    By
    45 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Unpublish the test page

      Redirect /customer-stories/sayer-2 to /customer-stories/sayer.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 30 minutes

    2. 2

      Retire the promo

      Redirect the gift-card page to /integrations/clio.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 30 minutes

    3. 3

      Check for others

      Search the CMS for "Test", "Heading 1" and filler text.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Pick the client

      A collections firm that went live in the last year with a smooth ramp.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights 1 day

    5. 5

      Get the numbers

      Time to first filing, first-attempt rate, affidavit turnaround, states covered.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 week

    6. 6

      Write and approve

      Under 700 words with a named quote, approved by the firm.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 weeks

    7. 7

      Use it in deals

      Add to the creditors' rights page, the RFP library and conference follow-ups.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 hour

    First result
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Unpublish the two pages today; send one case study request this week.

    Why it works

    Unpublish /customer-stories/sayer-2 and the gift-card page (redirect them to the real Sayer story and the Clio integration page), then write one creditors' rights story with an existing collections client: monthly volume, states, time to first filing, first-attempt service rate and affidavit turnaround, the same measures the Solutions Architect is judged on.

    Creditors' rights buyers want proof from a firm like theirs; the current stories are personal injury and litigation firms and one lender.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Collections firms avoid publicity

      Offer an anonymised version ("a top-10 creditors' rights firm in the Southeast") with real numbers.

    Evidence

    • Your website/customer-stories/sayer-2 is live and in the sitemap with the heading "Test 2" and filler text ("Prototype hypotheses bandwidth technology release low hanging fruit..."). The eight case studies are law firms and one lender (Oslund Udo Little, Jett Law Group, Ostroff Godshall, Frost Law, Rapid Finance, iMedView, Perkins Coie, Beck Law); none is a creditors' rights firm or debt buyer.Source
    • Your website/integrations/clio-cloud-conference-gift-card is still live and in the sitemap: "Receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, and a Chance to Win AirPods Pro!", with "Cilo" for Clio three times. It is listed beside the real integration pages.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
  • 05

    Proof ran a webinar in February on scaling collections in serve-first states, the exact problem its largest new segment has, but the page still shows only a Register button eight months later.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 3 weeks Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Find the recording and replace the Register button with it.

    How to measure it

    Downloads from target accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    15
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find the recording

      Or the slides and speaker notes.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 hour

    2. 2

      Publish on demand

      Replace Register with the video or summary.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Write the guide

      One page: what serve-first means, the states, the steps that save days.

      Legal Document Specialist 2 days

    4. 4

      Gate and route

      Short form; leads go to the Senior AE with the account name.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 hours

    5. 5

      Send to named accounts

      First touch in the cadence for the top accounts.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 day

    6. 6

      Repeat for each webinar

      Every past event gets an on-demand page.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 hour each

    First result
    3 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Publish the summary page and send it to five target accounts.

    Why it works

    Post the recording (or a written summary if there is none), add a one-page PDF of the state rules it covered, gate the PDF with a short form that routes to the Senior AE, and use it as the opening email in the 45-60 day touch cadence.

    An executive at a creditors' rights firm is more likely to open a guide to a problem they have than a product email, and the content already exists.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rules in the webinar are out of date

      Review with the Legal Document Specialist before publishing.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProof lists 60 event pages, including NCBA Connect, the RMAi annual conference 2026 and the American Lending Conference. Its February 18, 2026 webinar "How to Scale Collections in Serve-First States" still shows only a Register button, with no recording or summary.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
    • Your websiteThe state rules hub is split: 44 states plus DC sit under /learn/service-of-process-rules/, while California, Texas, New York, Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Michigan rules are 2023-era blog posts under /learn/compliance-and-jurisdictional/. Proof's Louisiana page says the sheriff serves first, and only when the sheriff has not served within 5 days (or returns it unserved) may the court appoint a private person on a party's motion.Source
  • 06

    The comparison page understates Proof's own evidence: it cites 4.4 stars from 400+ server ratings, while the App Store now shows 4.52 from 670. A comparison that cites stale figures is easy for a rival or a skeptical buyer to pick apart.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Account Executive

    First action

    Update the App Store figures and add a date line.

    How to measure it

    Demos from the comparison page

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Check every figure

      Ratings, reviews and feature claims, with sources.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 2 hours

    2. 2

      Update and date

      Replace stale numbers; add "checked October 2026".

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Link sources

      App Store and Google review pages.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Add switching questions

      Billing, affidavit QA, failed-serve charges, onboarding time.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 day

    5. 5

      Use in outbound

      Link from the first follow-up email to ABC Legal users.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 hour

    6. 6

      Review quarterly

      Calendar reminder for the next check.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 hour a quarter

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Account Executive, Law Firms

    Smallest test

    Update the two app-rating figures this week and watch demo requests.

    Why it works

    Refresh every number on the page, add "last checked" dates and links to each source, and keep it on a quarterly review. Then add the questions plaintiff firms ask when switching: billing, affidavit quality review and how failed serves are charged.

    The new Account Executive sells outbound to plaintiff firms, many of which already use ABC Legal; this page is the leave-behind after a first call.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Competitor claims are disputed

      Cite public sources and keep the tone factual.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe only comparison page, /landing-page/proof-vs-abc-legal, claims 4.9/5 from 800+ reviews and server satisfaction of "4.4/5 on the App Store (400+ ratings)" against 2.5 for ABC Legal. The App Store now shows the Proof: Process Server app at 4.52 from 670 ratings.Source
    • HiringAccount Executive, Law Firms ($140,000-$160,000 OTE, 25-30% travel): builds an outbound territory selling to plaintiff law firms, from firm owners to operations leaders, and hands new logos to Customer Success. The post says Proof is "on a path to double our business this year".Source
    • Competitor researchABC Legal: "legal document delivery across 50 states and 88 countries" with GPS and photo evidence. InfoTrack: "File, serve and track every case from one account... Works with Clio and MyCase", free to sign up. One Legal: court filing and process serving for California. ServeManager: software for process-serving companies.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The creditors' rights page says Proof works with CLS, Q-Law, JST and Cogent, but there is no page for any of them, while each legal-practice integration has its own. A collections operations director searching "[system] process server integration" finds nothing.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Solutions Architect

    First action

    Write the CLS page from the most recent CLS implementation.

    How to measure it

    Demos from collections integration pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    6 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List live connections

      Which clients run which system and how data moves today.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 days

    2. 2

      Write the first page

      CLS: data flow, file spec or API, go-live time.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 3 days

    3. 3

      Add the other three

      Q-Law, JST, Cogent in the same template.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Link from the creditors' page

      Replace the plain list with links.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Add to the integrations hub

      A "Collections" category beside case management.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 hours

    6. 6

      Ask vendors to link back

      Request a listing in each vendor's partner directory.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 month

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Publish the CLS page and send it to three prospects on CLS.

    Why it works

    Publish one page per collections case management system: what data flows each way, how bulk files or the API are used, typical go-live time, and a contact for the Solutions Architect. Where the connection is a file format rather than a native integration, say so plainly.

    Implementation and integration are the Solutions Architect's job and the first question in a collections RFP; pages for the systems these firms run make Proof the obvious shortlist entry.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Overclaiming a native integration

      Describe file-based connections honestly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe creditors' rights page sells bulk uploads, database sync, GPS-tagged affidavits and SOC 2 Type II, and says Proof integrates with collections systems "including CLS, Q-Law, JST, and Cogent", but the integrations section has pages only for Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate. Its calculator (/calculator/collection) opens on generic defaults.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
    • Your websiteRecent product work: AI "60-second serve requests", autofill and automated affidavits, a Chrome extension for Filevine, and integrations inside Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate (Proof won Clio's integration award). The site also publishes /llms.txt.Source
  • 08

    Proof is recruiting servers in about 80 Louisiana parishes, yet Louisiana sends service to the sheriff first and only lets a private person serve after the sheriff has failed for 5 days and the court appoints one. Creditors' rights firms filing thousands of Louisiana suits lose weeks in that gap.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Director

    First action

    Ask two current collections clients how long Louisiana sheriff service takes and how they handle failures today.

    How to measure it

    Louisiana collections cases enrolled

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview clients

      Two firms: sheriff timing, failure rates, how motions are handled now.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 week

    2. 2

      Legal review

      Louisiana counsel confirms what Proof may prepare and what the attorney must file.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 3 weeks

    3. 3

      Draft the templates

      Motion and order templates per court, approved by counsel.

      Legal Document Specialist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build the tracker

      Day-5 flag on each sheriff request in the platform.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 3 weeks

    5. 5

      Staff the parishes

      Confirm appointed-server availability in the top 10 filing parishes.

      Dispatch Specialist 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Pilot

      One firm, one month, measured on days to service.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 1 month

    7. 7

      Package and price

      Per-case price and time target for the Senior AE.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 week

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Counsel review plus build time
    Owner
    Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery

    Smallest test

    Track sheriff timing on one client's Louisiana cases for a month to size the gap.

    Why it works

    Offer collections firms a Louisiana workflow: Proof tracks each sheriff service request, flags it on day 5, prepares the motion and order to appoint a private server for the firm's attorney to file, and dispatches a vetted parish server the day the order is signed. Price it per case with a clear time target.

    It turns a state rule that slows every firm into a reason to send Louisiana volume to Proof, and the server bench is already being built.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Unauthorized practice of law

      Proof prepares documents only for the firm's attorney to review and file, as counsel advises.

    • Parish courts differ

      Start with the parishes with the most filings and add others one by one.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe state rules hub is split: 44 states plus DC sit under /learn/service-of-process-rules/, while California, Texas, New York, Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Michigan rules are 2023-era blog posts under /learn/compliance-and-jurisdictional/. Proof's Louisiana page says the sheriff serves first, and only when the sheriff has not served within 5 days (or returns it unserved) may the court appoint a private person on a party's motion.Source
    • HiringOf 131 open postings, 115 are 1099 process server listings: about 80 for Louisiana parishes, about 30 for Michigan towns, plus Mississippi counties, Arkansas, Delaware and others. Dispatch Specialists (Southfield, MI and remote) each own a territory, match jobs to independent servers and negotiate prices. Job posts put the network at about 2,000 contracted servers delivering over 60,000 documents a month.Source
    • HiringSenior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery (posted September 2026): a build-and-run role to create the teams for discovery, scoping, implementation and filing on every new and expanding creditors' rights account, research new suit and affidavit filing rules, set QC, SLAs and benchmarks, and manage the third-party vendor that handles filing.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
  • 09

    The Enterprise Account Manager is told to watch serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume, open job aging and complaint rate, and to surface problems before the client does. Clients that run formal audit programs would value seeing the same numbers.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Enterprise Account Manager

    First action

    Mock up the report for one account from last month's data.

    How to measure it

    Creditors' rights accounts on the report

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the five measures

      Exact definitions agreed with the Solutions Architect.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights 2 days

    2. 2

      Build the dataset

      By account, state and month in the warehouse.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Design the report

      One page: measures, targets, misses and fixes.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 week

    4. 4

      Pilot with two accounts

      Walk through it live and ask what is missing.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Automate

      Monthly delivery to each account.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Use it in QBRs and renewals

      The QBR deck starts from the report.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights ongoing

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    Data team time
    Owner
    Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Send a hand-built version to one account and ask for feedback.

    Why it works

    Build one client-facing monthly report per account with those five measures by state, against the targets set at onboarding, plus what Proof is doing about any miss. The data team produces it; the Account Manager walks the client through it and uses it in QBRs and renewals.

    A report the client forwards to its own auditors makes Proof part of their compliance record, and a renewal argued from twelve months of data is hard to lose.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Bad months are visible

      Show the fix next to every miss; clients trust candor more than silence.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • HiringOperations and data roles: a Senior Manager, Reporting & Data (Canada, reports to the CPO) whose first priority is "dependable enterprise client reporting" that clients load into case management and accounting systems; a Senior Client Service Operations Manager running 3-5 managers in Southfield, MI and owning the QA framework and the server partnership model; Senior E-filing Specialists for rejected filings and escalations; and a Legal Document Specialist drafting affidavits.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
  • 10

    The Law Firms CSM is paid to grow share of wallet across offices, attorneys, practice areas and jurisdictions in a usage-based model, but it needs to know where each firm's serves go today and where they don't.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Customer Success Manager

    First action

    Build the map by hand for the five largest law-firm accounts.

    How to measure it

    Expansion revenue from whitespace plays

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20% in mapped accounts
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pull usage by firm

      Serves by office, attorney and state.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 week

    2. 2

      Add firm facts

      Offices and practice areas from firm websites.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms 1 week

    3. 3

      Mark the gaps

      Offices or states with no Proof serves.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 3 days

    4. 4

      Rank accounts

      By gap size and relationship strength.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms 1 day

    5. 5

      Write openers

      One line per gap, tied to a recent serve.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms 2 days

    6. 6

      Work the list

      Monthly, logged as expansion pipeline.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms ongoing

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Customer Success Manager, Law Firms

    Smallest test

    Map one large firm and raise the gap in its next business review.

    Why it works

    Join each firm's Proof usage (by office, attorney and state) with public data on the firm (offices, practice areas) to show where it is not yet sending serves. Rank accounts by gap size and give the CSM a short list each month with a suggested opener.

    Usage-based revenue grows fastest inside firms that already trust Proof, and the CSM role is built to sell that expansion.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Firms use other vendors for good reasons

      Ask why before pitching; some gaps are contractual.

    Evidence

    • HiringCustomer Success Manager, Law Firms ($130,000-$150,000 OTE): "a revenue-accountable role, not a support or onboarding seat"; finds whitespace "across offices, attorneys, practice areas, and jurisdictions", leads business reviews and keeps an expansion pipeline in a usage-based revenue model.Source
    • HiringOperations and data roles: a Senior Manager, Reporting & Data (Canada, reports to the CPO) whose first priority is "dependable enterprise client reporting" that clients load into case management and accounting systems; a Senior Client Service Operations Manager running 3-5 managers in Southfield, MI and owning the QA framework and the server partnership model; Senior E-filing Specialists for rejected filings and escalations; and a Legal Document Specialist drafting affidavits.Source
    • HiringAccount Executive, Law Firms ($140,000-$160,000 OTE, 25-30% travel): builds an outbound territory selling to plaintiff law firms, from firm owners to operations leaders, and hands new logos to Customer Success. The post says Proof is "on a path to double our business this year".Source
  • 11

    Proof attends the big collections conferences (RMAi, NCBA Connect, the American Lending Conference), and the Senior AE is asked to keep 45-60 day touches with every target account. Conferences are where those senior people are in one place.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Pull the attendee list for the next collections conference and match it to the named-account list.

    How to measure it

    Meetings booked before each show

    Now
    –
    Target
    12
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Match attendees

      Conference list against named accounts.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 day

    2. 2

      Send the guide

      Personal note plus the serve-first guide.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 2 days

    3. 3

      Request meetings

      Fixed slots at the venue.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 week

    4. 4

      Host a dinner

      Eight operations leaders, no slides.

      Executive Chairman 1 evening

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Sample account-health report within 48 hours.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights 2 days

    6. 6

      Score the show

      Meetings, opportunities and cost per opportunity.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 day

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Event and dinner costs
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Pre-book meetings for one show and compare with the last show's results.

    Why it works

    For each collections show, pick the named accounts attending, send the serve-first guide and a meeting request three weeks out, hold a small dinner for operations leaders, and follow up with the account-health report sample. Measure meetings booked per show, not badge scans.

    Deals are 3-6 months and relationship-first; a planned meeting at a show moves a named account further than a booth conversation.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Senior buyers skip meetings

      Confirm the day before and keep slots short.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteProof lists 60 event pages, including NCBA Connect, the RMAi annual conference 2026 and the American Lending Conference. Its February 18, 2026 webinar "How to Scale Collections in Serve-First States" still shows only a Register button, with no recording or summary.Source
    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
  • 12

    Proof's creditors' rights clients run formal audit programs and hold vendors to documented SLAs. Each new account means the Solutions Architect answers the same compliance and security questions again.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Solutions Architect

    First action

    List the last three RFPs' compliance questions and draft answers once.

    How to measure it

    Creditors' rights sales cycle

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather the questions

      From recent RFPs and audits.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 week

    2. 2

      Write standard answers

      Reviewed by compliance and legal.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Add the evidence

      SOC 2 report access, vetting policy, sample affidavit, SLA sheet.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 1 week

    4. 4

      Fix weak spots

      Close gaps the questions reveal (see the security headers idea).

      Senior Full-Stack Developer ongoing

    5. 5

      Package it

      One PDF plus a request form for the SOC 2 report.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 2 days

    6. 6

      Use in first meetings

      The Senior AE offers it on the first call.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights ongoing

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Send the draft kit to one prospect already in an audit and time their review.

    Why it works

    Assemble a standard audit kit: SOC 2 Type II summary, how servers are vetted and background-checked, GPS and photo evidence on attempts, affidavit QA, how the platform applies state rules, FDCPA and Regulation F considerations, data retention, and SLA definitions. Offer it in the first sales meeting rather than at the end.

    Being the easiest vendor to audit shortens 3-6 month deals and gives the Senior AE a reason to talk to compliance early.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Answers overpromise

      Legal reviews every claim; date the kit.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
    • Your websiteThe creditors' rights page sells bulk uploads, database sync, GPS-tagged affidavits and SOC 2 Type II, and says Proof integrates with collections systems "including CLS, Q-Law, JST, and Cogent", but the integrations section has pages only for Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate. Its calculator (/calculator/collection) opens on generic defaults.Source
    • programmable.infoSite scan: Mozilla Observatory C (50/100) and a security header grade of F (15/100) with no Content-Security-Policy; DMARC policy "none"; Tranco rank 448,965; 14 product updates in the last 90 days; the headline changed in the last year from "Nationwide Process Servers" to "Serve legal documents in any jurisdiction with Proof"; not registered in SAM.gov although a /for-government page exists.Source
  • 13

    About 2,000 independent servers work through Proof, and many also serve law firms directly. When a server's own client needs out-of-area serves, Proof is the network that can take them.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 months Dispatch Specialist

    First action

    Ask 20 active servers whether their direct clients need out-of-area serves.

    How to measure it

    New firms from server referrals

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Ask servers

      20 short calls through dispatch.

      Dispatch Specialist 1 week

    2. 2

      Design the reward

      Paid after the referred firm's tenth completed serve.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Build the link

      Referral codes in the server app.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Write the leave-behind

      One page for firms.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 2 days

    5. 5

      Launch in two states

      Louisiana and Michigan, where recruiting is busiest.

      Dispatch Specialist 1 month

    6. 6

      Hand off leads

      Referred firms go to the Law Firms AE.

      Account Executive, Law Firms ongoing

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    Rewards paid only on results
    Owner
    Dispatch Specialist

    Smallest test

    Run it with 20 servers in Michigan for six weeks.

    Why it works

    Give servers a referral link and a simple reward when a firm they refer completes its first ten serves, plus a one-page leave-behind explaining Proof for firms. Dispatchers, who already talk to servers daily, introduce it.

    Servers are trusted by local firms and their own reputations depend on reliable out-of-area partners; it is a channel no competitor's ad can buy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Servers fear losing their own clients

      Proof sends out-of-area work only; the server keeps local work.

    • Independent-contractor status

      Keep the program optional and reward-based; check with counsel.

    Evidence

    • HiringOf 131 open postings, 115 are 1099 process server listings: about 80 for Louisiana parishes, about 30 for Michigan towns, plus Mississippi counties, Arkansas, Delaware and others. Dispatch Specialists (Southfield, MI and remote) each own a territory, match jobs to independent servers and negotiate prices. Job posts put the network at about 2,000 contracted servers delivering over 60,000 documents a month.Source
    • Your websiteThe only comparison page, /landing-page/proof-vs-abc-legal, claims 4.9/5 from 800+ reviews and server satisfaction of "4.4/5 on the App Store (400+ ratings)" against 2.5 for ABC Legal. The App Store now shows the Proof: Process Server app at 4.52 from 670 ratings.Source
    • HiringAccount Executive, Law Firms ($140,000-$160,000 OTE, 25-30% travel): builds an outbound territory selling to plaintiff law firms, from firm owners to operations leaders, and hands new logos to Customer Success. The post says Proof is "on a path to double our business this year".Source
  • 14

    Proof works inside Filevine, Litify, SmartAdvocate, Clio and MyCase and attends their user events (Filevine LEX, Clio Cloud, LitiQuest). The Law Firms AE must build pipeline outbound.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Account Executive

    First action

    Build a list of 50 Filevine plaintiff firms in the AE's territory.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities from integration campaigns

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build lists

      Plaintiff firms by platform in the territory.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 week

    2. 2

      Write sequences

      One per platform, opening with the in-app workflow.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 3 days

    3. 3

      Ask for co-marketing

      One webinar with each vendor.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 month

    4. 4

      Offer install credit

      Credit after the first serve from inside the tool.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms 1 week

    5. 5

      Work events

      Pre-book meetings at the next user conference.

      Account Executive, Law Firms per event

    6. 6

      Track by platform

      Pipeline and win rate per integration.

      Account Executive, Law Firms monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Credits and event costs
    Owner
    Account Executive, Law Firms

    Smallest test

    Send the Filevine sequence to 50 firms.

    Why it works

    Build target lists of plaintiff firms that use each platform (from vendor marketplaces, user-group members and event attendees), lead with "serve from inside Filevine" style messages, ask each vendor for a co-hosted webinar, and offer a first-serve credit for firms installing the integration.

    A firm that can serve without leaving its case system has less reason to switch away, and the integrations are already built.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Vendors decline co-marketing

      Run the sequence alone; the integration still sells.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteRecent product work: AI "60-second serve requests", autofill and automated affidavits, a Chrome extension for Filevine, and integrations inside Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate (Proof won Clio's integration award). The site also publishes /llms.txt.Source
    • HiringAccount Executive, Law Firms ($140,000-$160,000 OTE, 25-30% travel): builds an outbound territory selling to plaintiff law firms, from firm owners to operations leaders, and hands new logos to Customer Success. The post says Proof is "on a path to double our business this year".Source
    • Your websiteProof lists 60 event pages, including NCBA Connect, the RMAi annual conference 2026 and the American Lending Conference. Its February 18, 2026 webinar "How to Scale Collections in Serve-First States" still shows only a Register button, with no recording or summary.Source
  • 15

    Proof sells SOC 2 Type II to enterprise collections firms, but its website scores F on security headers (no Content-Security-Policy), C on Mozilla Observatory, and its DMARC policy is "none". Security reviewers run these free scans.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Full Stack Developer

    First action

    Run the Observatory scan and list the missing headers.

    How to measure it

    Observatory grade

    Now
    –
    Target
    A
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Scan

      Observatory and header checks.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    2. 2

      Add headers

      CSP in report-only first, then enforced.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 week

    3. 3

      DMARC monitoring

      Review reports for two weeks.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Move to quarantine

      Once all senders pass.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    5. 5

      Re-scan

      Confirm grades.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    6. 6

      Add to audit kit

      Include the results.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 hour

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Smallest test

    Turn on CSP in report-only mode this week.

    Why it works

    Add a Content-Security-Policy and the other standard headers on the marketing site, move DMARC from none to quarantine after a monitoring period, and re-run the scans. Add the results to the audit kit.

    It is a cheap fix that removes an easy objection from every security questionnaire.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • CSP breaks site scripts

      Start in report-only mode.

    Evidence

    • programmable.infoSite scan: Mozilla Observatory C (50/100) and a security header grade of F (15/100) with no Content-Security-Policy; DMARC policy "none"; Tranco rank 448,965; 14 product updates in the last 90 days; the headline changed in the last year from "Nationwide Process Servers" to "Serve legal documents in any jurisdiction with Proof"; not registered in SAM.gov although a /for-government page exists.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • Your websiteThe creditors' rights page sells bulk uploads, database sync, GPS-tagged affidavits and SOC 2 Type II, and says Proof integrates with collections systems "including CLS, Q-Law, JST, and Cogent", but the integrations section has pages only for Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate. Its calculator (/calculator/collection) opens on generic defaults.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The Solutions Architect role covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations), and Proof already serves, files and drafts affidavits. After judgment, collections firms need the same jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction delivery and filing again.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Director

    First action

    Ask the three largest collections accounts what post-judgment work they send out today and to whom.

    How to measure it

    Post-judgment revenue share of creditors' rights

    Now
    –
    Target
    15%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview accounts

      What, where, volume, current vendors.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Pick five states

      Highest volume and simplest rules first.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 1 week

    3. 3

      Legal review

      What Proof may do versus the attorney.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 1 month

    4. 4

      Build workflows

      Templates, deadline tracking, return handling.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 months

    5. 5

      Pilot

      Two accounts, one quarter.

      Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Price and launch

      Per-matter pricing for the account team.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 month

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Build and legal review
    Owner
    Senior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery

    Smallest test

    Run post-judgment serves for one account in one state.

    Why it works

    Package post-judgment work (serving writs and garnishment papers, filing, tracking deadlines and returns) for existing creditors' rights accounts, priced per matter, starting in the five states where clients file most.

    It grows revenue per account without new logos, and the Account Manager already owns expansion into new service types.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Spreading delivery too thin

      Launch only after the core delivery team meets its SLAs.

    Evidence

    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • HiringSenior Director, Creditors Rights Service & Delivery (posted September 2026): a build-and-run role to create the teams for discovery, scoping, implementation and filing on every new and expanding creditors' rights account, research new suit and affidavit filing rules, set QC, SLAs and benchmarks, and manage the third-party vendor that handles filing.Source
  • 17

    Proof handles over 60,000 documents a month with GPS-verified attempts, so it can measure what no court publishes: how long service takes and how often the first attempt works, place by place. It already put out a "State of Litigation Operations 2026" report.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Manager

    First action

    Pull last quarter's figures for ten states and check sample sizes.

    How to measure it

    Referring domains to the index

    Now
    –
    Target
    40
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define the measures

      Median days, first-attempt rate, substitute share.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 week

    2. 2

      Set privacy rules

      Minimum volumes and no client identifiers.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 week

    3. 3

      Build the dataset

      Quarterly by state and county.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 1 month

    4. 4

      Write the report

      Findings, maps and methodology.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Feed service-area pages

      Each indexed state page shows its figures.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Pitch it

      Legal press, NAPPS, paralegal associations.

      Executive Chairman 1 month

    7. 7

      Repeat quarterly

      Same method, trend lines.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Data team time
    Owner
    Senior Manager, Reporting & Data

    Smallest test

    Publish ten states as a blog post first.

    Why it works

    Publish anonymised, aggregated figures each quarter by state (and county where volume allows): median days to first attempt, first-attempt success, share needing substitute service. Firms use it to set client expectations; press and associations cite it.

    Original data earns links and coverage, gives every service-area page a real number, and makes Proof the reference in a market where every vendor claims to be fast.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Figures reflect Proof's mix

      State the method and what the sample covers.

    Evidence

    • HiringOf 131 open postings, 115 are 1099 process server listings: about 80 for Louisiana parishes, about 30 for Michigan towns, plus Mississippi counties, Arkansas, Delaware and others. Dispatch Specialists (Southfield, MI and remote) each own a territory, match jobs to independent servers and negotiate prices. Job posts put the network at about 2,000 contracted servers delivering over 60,000 documents a month.Source
    • HiringOperations and data roles: a Senior Manager, Reporting & Data (Canada, reports to the CPO) whose first priority is "dependable enterprise client reporting" that clients load into case management and accounting systems; a Senior Client Service Operations Manager running 3-5 managers in Southfield, MI and owning the QA framework and the server partnership model; Senior E-filing Specialists for rejected filings and escalations; and a Legal Document Specialist drafting affidavits.Source
    • Your website/service-areas links 52 state pages and about 2,300 city pages (for example /service-areas/louisiana/baker). Every one checked carries a noindex tag, and the service-areas sitemap file lists 0 URLs. The state pages are titled "Louisiana Service of Process Rules | Proof", the same title as /learn/service-of-process-rules/louisiana, and the city pages are one template ("Our reach extends to all 50 states... including Baker!").Source
  • 18

    The Senior AE's named list includes major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file". A debt buyer that specifies Proof for its placements moves volume across dozens of firms at once.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Account Executive

    First action

    Map which firms handle placements for the two debt buyers Proof knows best.

    How to measure it

    Firms onboarded via debt buyers

    Now
    –
    Target
    25
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map networks

      Firms per debt buyer and state.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 month

    2. 2

      Design the buyer view

      Cross-firm reporting from the account-health dataset.

      Senior Manager, Reporting & Data 2 months

    3. 3

      Pitch two buyers

      Executive meetings with the buyer view.

      Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Agree the program

      Preferred-vendor terms and onboarding plan.

      Executive Chairman 1 month

    5. 5

      Onboard firms

      Solutions Architect runs a standard rollout per firm.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Report back

      Monthly network report to the buyer.

      Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Sales time and reporting build
    Owner
    Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights

    Smallest test

    Show one debt buyer a mock cross-firm report.

    Why it works

    Offer debt buyers a portfolio-level view: one dashboard and report across every firm handling their accounts, consistent affidavit standards and SLAs. Ask each buyer to name Proof as the preferred service vendor in its law-firm network agreements, with Proof onboarding the firms.

    It flips the sale from firm by firm to network by network, which is how the largest volumes in collections are decided.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Firms resist a mandated vendor

      Make it preferred, not required, and win them on service.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: the creditors' rights division (consumer collections, debt buying, ARM) is "the fastest-growing part of our business" and firms for the largest debt buyers "are filing at record volumes in 2026". The seller owns a named list of the top creditors' rights firms and major debt buyers "and the law firms they engage in every state they file", with executive outreach, conference presence, client referrals and 45-60 day senior touches; deals take 3-6 months.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
    • HiringSolutions Architect, Creditors Rights: pre-sales discovery, demos, RFPs and proposals for collections firms, debt buyers and creditor legal departments, then implementation (data mapping, integration with collections case management systems, batch imports, return-data formats). Success is measured by time to first filing, first-attempt service rate, affidavit turnaround and data accuracy; covers post-judgment needs (garnishments, citations) and FDCPA, Regulation F and state licensing.Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    Proof publishes /llms.txt and rules for every state, but in two formats and two URL patterns, with seven big states left as 2023 blog posts. Paralegals now ask AI assistants these questions first.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Full Stack Developer

    First action

    Convert the California post into the rules format.

    How to measure it

    Visits from AI assistants

    Now
    –
    Target
    +100%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Convert seven states

      CA, TX, NY, FL, AZ, CO, MI into the rules template.

      Legal Document Specialist 1 month

    2. 2

      Redirect old posts

      To the new rules pages.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 day

    3. 3

      Add review dates

      On every state page.

      Legal Document Specialist 1 week

    4. 4

      Question headings

      Rewrite headings as the questions people ask.

      Legal Document Specialist 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Update llms.txt

      List every rules page.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 hour

    6. 6

      Test answers

      Ask assistants ten state questions monthly and note sources.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Full Stack Developer

    Smallest test

    Convert California and test what assistants cite a month later.

    Why it works

    Move all 51 jurisdictions to the one rules format, refresh the seven older states, add a dated "last reviewed" line and clear question-style headings ("Can I serve on Sunday in Louisiana?"), and list them in llms.txt.

    An assistant quotes the clearest, most current source; Proof has the content but not the consistency.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rules change

      Quarterly review by the Legal Document Specialist.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe state rules hub is split: 44 states plus DC sit under /learn/service-of-process-rules/, while California, Texas, New York, Florida, Arizona, Colorado and Michigan rules are 2023-era blog posts under /learn/compliance-and-jurisdictional/. Proof's Louisiana page says the sheriff serves first, and only when the sheriff has not served within 5 days (or returns it unserved) may the court appoint a private person on a party's motion.Source
    • Your websiteRecent product work: AI "60-second serve requests", autofill and automated affidavits, a Chrome extension for Filevine, and integrations inside Clio, Litify, MyCase, Filevine and SmartAdvocate (Proof won Clio's integration award). The site also publishes /llms.txt.Source
    • Your website/service-areas links 52 state pages and about 2,300 city pages (for example /service-areas/louisiana/baker). Every one checked carries a noindex tag, and the service-areas sitemap file lists 0 URLs. The state pages are titled "Louisiana Service of Process Rules | Proof", the same title as /learn/service-of-process-rules/louisiana, and the city pages are one template ("Our reach extends to all 50 states... including Baker!").Source
  • 20

    Proof built fraud detection (GPS spoofing, device sharing) and human QA on affidavits, and writes about courts blacklisting servers. Bad affidavits are the fear behind every buyer's vendor audit.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Client Service Operati…

    First action

    Count last quarter's flagged attempts and corrected affidavits.

    How to measure it

    Prospects citing the report

    Now
    –
    Target
    10
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather figures

      Flags, re-serves, removals, corrections.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Explain the policies

      Vetting, monitoring, removal.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Legal review

      Wording and what to disclose.

      Executive Chairman 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      A page plus PDF in the audit kit.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 2 days

    5. 5

      Brief sales

      How to use it in audits.

      Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights 1 hour

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Every six months.

      Senior Client Service Operations Manager twice a year

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Client Service Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Share the figures privately with one auditing client first.

    Why it works

    Each half-year, publish what the integrity system did: attempts checked, serves flagged and re-done, servers removed, affidavits corrected before delivery, with the policy behind each.

    Showing the failures caught is more convincing to a compliance reviewer than claiming none happen.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers look alarming out of context

      Show them as a share of all attempts.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe only comparison page, /landing-page/proof-vs-abc-legal, claims 4.9/5 from 800+ reviews and server satisfaction of "4.4/5 on the App Store (400+ ratings)" against 2.5 for ABC Legal. The App Store now shows the Proof: Process Server app at 4.52 from 670 ratings.Source
    • HiringOperations and data roles: a Senior Manager, Reporting & Data (Canada, reports to the CPO) whose first priority is "dependable enterprise client reporting" that clients load into case management and accounting systems; a Senior Client Service Operations Manager running 3-5 managers in Southfield, MI and owning the QA framework and the server partnership model; Senior E-filing Specialists for rejected filings and escalations; and a Legal Document Specialist drafting affidavits.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: owns accounts from contract signing; the firms "file thousands of cases a month across multiple states, run formal audit programs, and hold their vendors to documented SLAs". Tracks serve rate, filing SLA adherence, volume trends, open job aging and complaint rate, runs monthly reviews and QBRs, and owns expansion into new states, plaintiff clients and service types, and renewals.Source
  • 21

    Proof has a /for-government page and a Colorado AG's office testimonial on its homepage, but is not registered in SAM.gov, and its job posts never mention government work.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 quarters Account Executive

    First action

    Start the SAM.gov registration.

    How to measure it

    New government accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    5
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Register in SAM.gov

      Entity registration and UEI.

      Executive Chairman 1 month

    2. 2

      Rewrite the page

      Agency examples and evidence features.

      Senior Full-Stack Developer 1 week

    3. 3

      Find buyers

      AG and county offices with high serve volumes.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Ask Colorado

      A case study from the AG's office if allowed.

      Customer Success Manager, Law Firms 1 month

    5. 5

      Check co-op contracts

      State purchasing options.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Outreach

      Short sequence to the list.

      Account Executive, Law Firms 1 month

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Registration time
    Owner
    Account Executive, Law Firms

    Smallest test

    Register and email five county offices.

    Why it works

    Register in SAM.gov, publish a government page with state and county agency examples, add cooperative purchasing where available, and give the Law Firms AE a short list of state attorney general and county offices that serve high volumes.

    Government offices buy service of process at volume and value audit trails; Proof's evidence features fit them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long procurement cycles

      Start with offices that can buy by card or small purchase.

    Evidence

    • programmable.infoSite scan: Mozilla Observatory C (50/100) and a security header grade of F (15/100) with no Content-Security-Policy; DMARC policy "none"; Tranco rank 448,965; 14 product updates in the last 90 days; the headline changed in the last year from "Nationwide Process Servers" to "Serve legal documents in any jurisdiction with Proof"; not registered in SAM.gov although a /for-government page exists.Source
    • Your websiteThe scale numbers differ from page to page: "over 3,000 law firms" (several job posts), "Over 10,000 firms" (pricing, creditors' rights page), "more than 24,000 legal professionals" (About, ABC Legal comparison); "about 2,000" servers (job posts) against "more than 2,600" (pricing, About); ">1 million documents served per year" (About) against 60,000 a month (job posts); founded 2017 in some posts, launched 2018 in others.Source

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What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Unhide the service-area pages, fix the invoice email, settle the numbers, clear the test pages, publish the serve-first guide and refresh the ABC Legal comparison; start the security headers.

  2. Days 31 to 608 ideas

    Collections integration pages, the audit kit, account-health reports, whitespace maps, pre-booked conference meetings, server referrals, integration campaigns and the rules hub.

  3. Days 61 to 906 ideas

    Pilot the Louisiana package, scope post-judgment work, publish the first service index, open debt-buyer talks, and start the integrity report and SAM.gov.

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Customers

What customers say

Customers value real-time tracking and chat with the server. The most cited problem: chasing local servers for status.

  • GPS and photo evidence on every attempt
  • Affidavits that fail in court
  • In their words: “serve”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: ABC Legal, InfoTrack, One Legal and Local process-serving companies.

  • Gap to exploit: Audit-ready reporting for high-volume collections
  • ABC Legal: Lower server app ratings, per Proof's comparison
  • InfoTrack: Service is one of many products

Hiring signals

Of 131 openings, 115 are independent server listings, and nearly all the rest build two engines.

  • Senior Account Executive, Creditors Rights & Collections: Enterprise hunter for the top creditors' rights firms and debt buyers; "fastest-growing…
  • Enterprise Account Manager, Creditors Rights & Collections: Owns onboarding, SLAs, account health and renewals for audit-driven firms. Ideas 9, 12…
  • Solutions Architect, Creditors Rights: RFPs, integrations with collections systems, post-judgment work, FDCPA and Reg F. Ideas 4, 7, 12, 16.

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