Paid first order
Buyer pays for Website Roast, Local SEO Gap Scan, Review Mining Report, TikTok Competitor Report, or another finite report. This is the strongest signal.
Task Agents does not need more vague encouragement. It needs one of four evidence types: paid starter order, named qualified referral, proof/sample request, or an exact purchase-blocking objection. Use this card after any approved 1:1 warm conversation so replies are comparable instead of anecdotal.
Buyer pays for Website Roast, Local SEO Gap Scan, Review Mining Report, TikTok Competitor Report, or another finite report. This is the strongest signal.
They name an agency/freelancer/client-service operator with a live use case, or ask for a specific sample they can judge.
Capture the words, not a paraphrase: source quality, turnaround, client-readiness, price, data depth, “just ChatGPT,” unclear output, or no urgent client job.
Count: order, named referral, sample/proof request, or verbatim blocker. Do not count: “cool,” “interesting,” broad willingness to look, page views, or a forwarded link with no named operator/use case.