$0 to start6 services· 4 auto-onboard

$0 Service Business

Freelancers, consultants, and agency operators running client work

Everything you need to run a services business from lead capture to invoice

Tally captures leads and intake details. Kit nurtures them with email sequences before they convert. Notion is your CRM, SOP library, and project workspace — one source of truth for every client. Stripe handles invoicing and payment. Calendly handles scheduling (not yet in SPARKi). Loom handles async video updates for clients (not yet in SPARKi). Runs at $0/mo until your volume grows past free tier limits — typically around 1K email subscribers or your first multi-calendar need.

What's in the box

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Tally

✓ wizard

Client intake forms and project scoping questionnaires

Free tier: Unlimited forms, unlimited submissions
💰💰 SPARKi earns 20% (capped $150) if you upgrade
When to upgrade: Need custom domain or advanced branching → Tally Pro (~$29/mo) ↗

Kit (ConvertKit)

✓ wizard

Email nurture sequences for leads + past client re-engagement

Free tier: 1,000 subscribers, unlimited broadcasts
💰💰 SPARKi earns 50% × 12 months if you upgrade
When to upgrade: Past 1,000 subscribers or need commerce features → Kit Creator (~$29/mo) ↗

Notion

✓ wizard

CRM, SOPs, project wikis, client-facing portals

Free tier: Personal workspace, unlimited pages
No affiliate — SPARKi earns nothing here
When to upgrade: Need multi-user collaboration with team permissions → Notion Plus (~$10/user/mo) ↗

Stripe

✓ wizard

Invoicing, payment links, subscription billing for retainers

Free tier: No monthly fee — 2.9% + $0.30 per successful charge
No affiliate — SPARKi earns nothing here
When to upgrade: You're making money — congratulations → No upgrade needed; Stripe scales on transaction fees ↗

Calendly

manual

Scheduling for discovery calls and client meetings

Free tier: 1 calendar connection, 1 event type — no SPARKi integration (manual setup)
No affiliate — SPARKi earns nothing here
When to upgrade: Need multiple event types, team scheduling, or Zapier integration → Calendly Standard (~$10/mo) ↗

Loom

manual

Async video updates, walkthroughs, and client training

Free tier: 25 videos per person, 5 min per video — no SPARKi integration (manual setup)
No affiliate — SPARKi earns nothing here
When to upgrade: Need unlimited videos or client-facing workspaces → Loom Business (~$15/mo) ↗

How to set it up

4 of 6 services are onboarded automatically by SPARKi's wizard. The rest you set up by following the steps below.

  1. 1Create accounts on Tally, Kit, Notion, Stripe, Calendly, Loom
  2. 2Tally: grab API key from tally.so/settings/api
  3. 3Kit: grab v4 API key from app.kit.com/account_settings/advanced_settings
  4. 4Notion: create an internal integration at notion.so/my-integrations
  5. 5Stripe: create a RESTRICTED key (not secret!) at dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys with read permissions on Balance, Charges, Customers, Subscriptions, Payouts
  6. 6Run `/sparki start service-business for <project>` — the wizard automates Tally, Kit, Notion, Stripe
  7. 7Calendly and Loom still need manual account setup — visit calendly.com and loom.com
  8. 8Restart SPARKy: `pm2 restart sparky --update-env`
  9. 9Verify: `/sparki packages setup service-business`

Ready? SPARKi can onboard most of this for you.

Open SPARKi and run /sparki start service-businessfor <your-project> in a direct message. SPARKi will walk you through 4 services one at a time, verify each API key live, and write the config automatically. 2 services (Calendly, Loom) still need manual setup via vendor dashboards.

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