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The Enrollment Funnel Audit
$1,500
Two weeks
A ten-point review of how families find you and what happens next.
- Prioritized fix list
- One-hour walkthrough call
- Fee credited toward any build
- Full refund if you say it was not worth it
Growth and intake for New York education businesses
Every family should hear back in the same hour they reach out.
Most firms answer the next day, and families book with whoever answered first. Same Hour closes the gap between a family’s first message and their first paid session, and shows you the numbers every month.
No call needed. You'll receive a recorded review of your own funnel within three business days.
- Fixed prices
- A two-week audit to start
- One page of numbers each month
A parent asks about test prep for an eighth grader.
In your voice, with a link to pick a consultation time.
Eighth grade, test prep. First reply already sent.
Thursday at 5:30 pm. Two reminders scheduled.
11 minfrom first message to booked consultation
Who it’s for
Built for owner-run education businesses.
Firms of one to ten people, where you are the person who decides. Remote, and open to admissions firms outside New York.
$4K to $20Kper family package
College consultants and admissions firms
Application packages for New York and international families.
$100 to $150an hour of strong test prep
Tutoring and test prep
Including SHSAT prep in Queens and Brooklyn.
Every seasona new enrollment cycle
Enrichment programs
Coding, chess, debate, and music.
Year-roundinquiries that never stop
Language and adult education
Language schools and graduate-exam prep.
The problem
Families decide fast. Most firms answer slowly.
A family that does not hear back the same day usually books with whoever answered first.
Today, at many firms
Next daytypical first reply
- 9:41 pmA parent submits your contact form.
- 9:42 pmNothing happens. Nobody is watching the inbox tonight.
- 10:30 pmThe parent messages two other firms.
- Next afternoonYou reply between sessions. They booked elsewhere this morning.
With Same Hour installed
1 minfirst reply, every time
- 9:41 pmA short form asks about grade, subject, and timeline.
- 9:42 pmA personal reply goes out with a booking link. You get a text.
- 9:52 pmConsultation booked, two reminders scheduled.
- Day 2No booking yet? A polite follow-up goes out on its own.
How it works
Four steps, with the price on the page before you commit.
A few questions.
Where families come from, what happens in the first hour, and what one more enrollment is worth.
A free three-minute walkthrough.
A recorded review of your own site and intake, with one fix you can make this week.
The $1,500 audit.
Two weeks, a prioritized fix list, a one-hour call, the fee credited toward any build, and a full refund if you say it was not worth it.
Five numbers a month.
One page that shows whether it worked, so you decide what to renew.
Pricing
Three fixed offers.
Written scopes, prices that do not move, nothing sold as unlimited. See what each offer includes.
The Enrollment Growth System
$4,000 to $8,000
Three to four weeks
Four to six modules installed on your existing tools.
- Chosen from the audit’s fix list
- Documented and left in your name
- Audit fee comes off the top
The growth retainer
$1,500 to $3,000 a month
Month to month
A defined monthly checklist that keeps the system tuned.
- The five-number scorecard
- Reviews and Google profile upkeep
- One experiment each month
What gets installed
Seven modules, on the tools you already have.
Every install picks four to six from this menu. Each one works even with the AI parts turned off.
Speed to lead
An instant personal reply with a booking link, and a text to you.
Qualification triage
The form scores fit and sends serious families to your calendar.
The no-show killer
Reminders the day before and two hours before, with one-tap rescheduling.
The review engine
A personal request for a Google review after each milestone.
Seasonal reactivation
A campaign to past families, timed to test dates and deadlines.
Onboarding chase
Agreement, payment, and forms sequenced automatically.
The owner scorecard
The five monthly numbers, compiled for you.
Proof
Five numbers, one page, every month.
Your baseline is written down before anything changes. Then the same five numbers, every month.
We promise the system and the cadence, never a ranking or a revenue figure. The numbers decide whether you renew.
Monthly scorecard
One page, five numbers, every month
Illustrative example
| Metric | Baseline | This month |
|---|---|---|
| Inquiries, by source7 from search, 3 referrals, 2 from your Google profile | 5 | 12 |
| Median time to first response9 of 12 answered within ten minutes | Next day | 8 minutes |
| Inquiry to consultation | 2 of 5 | 7 of 12 |
| Consultation to enrollment | 1 of 2 | 4 of 7 |
| Attributable revenue against feeFour families at an average value of $6,000, against a $2,000 retainer | Not tracked | $24,000 |
The founder
Where the founder learned this.
62%
conversion-rate lift
Web growth program at Bloomberg Industry Group, with 15,000 leads and $17 million in pipeline.
+30%
revenue growth
Tokyo Academics, a leading Tokyo education firm, where he built the client-services organization.
30
countries
Meta’s global commerce program, as a founding member with a $16 million budget.
1.1M
people reached
Google’s Expeditions AR program in schools, run across more than 50 cities.
These are past roles, named for context. No current or former employer is affiliated with or endorses Same Hour.
The founder
Same Hour was founded by Colin Brown, an operator from Meta, Google, Bloomberg Industry Group, and a Tokyo education firm. He does the audits and installs himself, so the firm takes a few clients at a time.
Start with the walkthrough.
One minute to tell us about your business. A three-minute recorded review of your funnel within three business days, whether or not we work together.
Need advisory or fractional delivery help for a company rather than an education business?Read about advisory and delivery work.