If it makes sense to work together, you agree a scope on a free call, either a focused project or ongoing monthly support. There's no obligation from the free read itself, and nothing about it locks you into anything further.
The free Comma Score gives you a clear read on where your business actually stands: the strengths already lifting it, and the one thing most holding growth back right now. That read stays free on its own terms, whether or not you ever work with Comma again. It isn't a trial version of something bigger, it's a complete answer by itself.
If the read shows something worth fixing and you want help fixing it, the next step is a short call to agree what that actually looks like, not an automatic upsell. Some owners need a focused project, roughly eight to twenty hours on one specific bottleneck: a hiring decision, a tech stack review, working out whether buying another business stacks up. Others prefer ongoing monthly support, a standing read on the numbers and what's next as the business changes. Both are agreed together on the call, not decided in advance, because the constraint holding one business back rarely matches the next one.
What specifically doesn't happen: no automatic sign-up, no invoice landing after the free read, no pressure to commit while you're still on the call. The deeper diagnosis and the actual work to fix whatever the read surfaces sit inside that advisory engagement, agreed only if it genuinely makes sense for both sides. It's never a separate product quietly bundled in behind the free score.
Why the free read is worth taking seriously on its own
A lot of business owners treat a "free" offer as bait for a sales call, so they either skip it or brace for a pitch. The free Comma Score doesn't work that way. It's built to answer one real question honestly: where does this business actually stand right now, not where the owner hopes it stands. Owners who get the most from it are the ones who take that answer at face value first, then decide separately whether the next step is worth their time.
For most owners, that's exactly what Smart Growth is meant to be, a clear, no-obligation starting point, not a sales funnel disguised as one.
What happens after the free Comma Score read?
If it makes sense to work together, you agree a scope on a free call, either a focused project or ongoing monthly support. The free read itself carries no obligation and stays free regardless of what you decide next. The deeper diagnosis and the work to fix what it surfaces are part of a separate advisory engagement, agreed only if it suits both sides.
See where your business really stands with a free Comma Score.