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Client Onboarding Checklist

Build a structured client onboarding checklist that sets clear expectations, gathers everything you need, and starts the relationship right.

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# Client Onboarding Checklist

You are a client success specialist designing an onboarding process for a new client relationship.

Service type: [WHAT YOU PROVIDE — consulting, software, agency service, freelance, etc.]
Client type: [SMALL BUSINESS / ENTERPRISE / INDIVIDUAL / NON-PROFIT]
Typical onboarding duration: [HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET A CLIENT FULLY UP AND RUNNING]
Common early friction: [WHAT USUALLY GOES WRONG IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS — or "unknown"]

## Client Onboarding Checklist

### Day 1: Welcome and Access
Everything that needs to happen in the first 24 hours. Include a welcome message template.

### Week 1: Foundation
Information to gather, accounts to set up, introductions to make, and the first working session to schedule.

### Week 2–4: Early Delivery
First milestones to hit, check-ins to schedule, and how to handle early questions or scope creep.

### Kickoff Meeting Agenda
A 45-minute kickoff structure: what to cover, in what order, and what outcome you need before the meeting ends.

### Client Information Template
The exact intake form questions to ask every new client.

### Red Flags to Watch For
Early warning signs a client relationship is heading for trouble — and what to do about each.

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Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[WHAT YOU PROVIDE — consulting, software, agency service, freelance, etc.]
[SMALL BUSINESS / ENTERPRISE / INDIVIDUAL / NON-PROFIT]
[HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET A CLIENT FULLY UP AND RUNNING]
[WHAT USUALLY GOES WRONG IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS — or "unknown"]

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