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Your link is live. This guide covers everything you need — where to share it, what happens when someone clicks it, how to read what comes back, and what to do next. Read it once and you'll know exactly how Thayne fits into your working day.

Where to share your link

The single most common reason subscribers don't get conversations in their first week is also the simplest: they haven't shared the link anywhere. The link is live the moment you create it, but it can't find its own audience — you need to put it where the people who enquire about your work are already looking.

Here are the three fastest places. Pick one and do it before you close this tab.

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    Your Instagram bio. Replace whatever's there with your Thayne link. Add a line above it — something like "Enquire here before we speak" or just "Start here." Anyone who lands on your profile and wants to work with you will click that link and go straight into a qualifying conversation. You don't need to be online. You don't need to do anything. It runs itself.
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    Your email signature. Every email you send is a touchpoint with someone who already knows who you are. Add your link at the bottom — "Thinking of working together? Start here." — and every email you write from this point forward becomes a passive lead source. The people who enquire via your signature are almost always the warmest leads you'll get.
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    Direct messages and WhatsApp. When someone slides into your DMs or messages you asking about your services, send them your link before you get on a call with them. It pre-qualifies them before you invest a single minute, and it signals that your time is structured. People who go through a qualifying conversation before a call are better prepared, better qualified, and more serious.

For direct messages, here's copy that works — use it as is or adjust the tone to match yours:

Copy and paste

"Before we jump on a call, I use a quick AI chat to make sure I can actually help you — it takes about 2 minutes and means our conversation will be much more focused. Here's the link: [your link]"

You don't need to explain what Thayne is to your enquirer. The conversation page explains the process when they land. You just need to share the link.

What happens when someone clicks your link

When someone clicks your link, they land on a clean conversation page. No sign-up. No form. No friction. They just start talking to an AI that sounds like you — because it's configured entirely around your voice, your business, and the kind of enquiries you want.

The AI works through the conversation naturally. It asks the probe questions you set up, picks up on fit signals and red flags, collects their contact details, and closes the conversation in one of two ways: a warm handoff to you if they qualify, or a clean, respectful exit if they don't. Either way, your enquirer leaves the conversation feeling like they spoke to someone who knew what they were talking about.

Once the conversation ends, an intelligence profile is generated automatically and appears in your Conversations dashboard. The whole thing runs without you. Conversations can come in at midnight on a bank holiday and the profile is sitting there waiting when you next open your laptop.

You never need to be available in real time. That's the point. The AI handles it whenever the enquirer starts — your job is to look at what came back and decide what to do with it.

Reading an intelligence profile

Every completed conversation generates an intelligence profile in your dashboard. This is the core of what Thayne does — it takes a raw conversation and turns it into something actionable. Here's what each part of the profile contains.

Field
What it tells you
What to do
Fit tier
How the AI assessed this person against your configured tiers. The labels are yours — you set them in the link editor. Defaults are Exceptional, Good Fit, Possible Fit, and Not a Fit.
This is the first thing to look at. It tells you immediately whether to act or move on.
Contact details
Name, email, and phone if they provided them at the end of the conversation. If they skipped the form, no details will be shown.
If details were collected and you're on Pro with follow-up enabled for this tier, the Follow Up button will appear.
Transcript
The full conversation, exactly as it happened. Every exchange between your AI and the enquirer.
Skim it before a call. The detail in there is often more useful than the summary.
Briefing doc
A structured pre-call brief generated from the conversation. Who they are, how to open, what to establish, flags to watch for, and a suggested close.
Read it in two minutes before you pick up the phone. It's the intelligence tab in the conversation view.
Intelligence chat
An AI you can ask anything about this specific conversation. Dig deeper into what was said, get a different angle, or ask it to help you prepare.
Also in the intelligence tab. Use it when the briefing doc alone isn't enough.

The fit tier is the fastest signal. If you've configured your tiers well, you should be able to look at a conversation, see the tier, and know within seconds whether it needs your attention today, later, or not at all. The transcript and intelligence tab are there for when you want to go deeper before a call.

What to do with a good fit

When an Exceptional or Good Fit conversation comes in, the workflow is the same every time. Follow it consistently and you won't miss a lead worth having.

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    Read the intelligence profile. Open the conversation in your dashboard. Check the fit tier first — it tells you immediately whether to act. Then skim the contact details and, if it's a conversation worth pursuing, open the Intelligence tab for the full briefing doc. This takes under a minute and gives you everything you need before you do anything else.
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    Send the follow-up draft (Pro). If you're on Pro, you've enabled follow-up on this fit tier in your link editor, and the enquirer left their contact details, a Follow Up button will appear on the conversation. Click it and Thayne generates a personalised message based on what was actually said — not a template, a draft that references their specific situation. Read it, adjust the tone if needed, and send it from your own inbox or WhatsApp. It takes about 90 seconds. You can enable follow-up on up to two tiers per link.
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    Open the intelligence tab before your call. Go to the conversation and open the Intelligence tab. The briefing doc gives you five sections: who this person is, how to open the call, what to establish, the one flag to watch for, and a suggested close. If you want to go deeper, the intelligence chat lets you ask anything about this specific conversation. Read the briefing doc in two minutes and you'll walk into the call knowing more about this person than you would from a 20-minute intake form.

If your link is configured well, Not a Fit conversations should never reach your phone. The AI closes them out before you ever have to deal with them. Your only job is to focus on the people who are actually worth your time.

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