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Eli Hitz
Eli Hitz Deel · Criteo · 268% quota · NYC + Barcelona
for UGC creators · the founding toolkit

Stop leaving $4,100 on the table when you undervalue your work.

5 of the 26 sales DMs the toolkit generates · yours free. The same system Ty used to take 2 videos from $150 to $800.

Ty Murph public tweet: I saw Elisabeth's post and immediately went pfft ya right and I was in the middle of a negotiation for 2 UGC videos for $150, so I said f*ck it, let's try her strategy. Using her free rate calculator and advice, I negotiated to $800 for 2 videos. Go drop her a follow, she knows ball.
Ty Murph · public tweet · the receipt before you give your email
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✓ your 5 DMs are in your inbox.
while you're here · one-time founding window

you grabbed 5 DMs. the toolkit writes all 26 + the rate drop + every objection reply.

Ty used the rate calc inside this stack to take 2 videos from $150 to $800. Candi rebuilt a $650 quote into $4,750. same tools. your voice.

  • retainer pitch + brand reply in one DM thread
  • rate calculator that quotes monthly, not per-video
  • made-to-work: i rewrite any skill free until it lands
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$650 → $4,750
Candi · rebuilt 5-video quote with usage rights · rate calculator
$150 → $800
Ty · 2 videos · rate calculator + advice
2 of 10
Milena · cold-pitch replies · day one · pitch engine
creators · receipts in the wild

Not screenshots I made. Theirs.

Milena · DM after day one Milena V DM to Eli: You don't have an affiliate offer for your closer kit do you? I have modified them only VERY little to include a tiny personal tidbit where it fits and would add value for the brand but I have just gotten 2 responses out of 10 outreaches in one day!
2 of 10 outreaches replied · day one using the pitch engine templates
Candi · twitter + rate calc CandiandHerGoldens tweet: Wow! I thought I was getting paid at $650 for 5 videos until I did the work. This calculator is legit but how do you justify your work if you're worth it? Plus screenshot of rate calculator showing $950 per video, $4,750 total.
$650/5 → $950 per video · the rate calc rebuilt her quote into $4,750 total with usage rights
Milena V · twitter Milena V tweet: @closermethod has a stellar way for dealing with this. Super simple and keeps you in the position of polite, but explaining value. You can basically reduce your scope to meet their budget, or offer your full scope at your full price. Shes got a whole system!
"she's got a whole system" · the framing for objection handling without conceding margin
Abbie C · DM Abbie C DM: Oh man I meant to message you! I used one of the pitch templates to a really big baseball brand. Now I didn't get the job (due to follower count) but I got a good conversion going! So I take it as a win!
Pitch template → conversation with a major brand · the template did the qualification work
Jamie Johnson · twitter Jamie Johnson UGC Creator tweet: Just used your rate calculator this morning after asking this exact question! Soo helpful.
Rate calc used same morning · creator asks "what should I charge" · 60 seconds later, the number with the math
DM · same week DM to Eli: Wow this calculator is a phenomenal tool. Thanks so much for sharing! I've been working mostly through agencies. I've had a lot of pushback when trying to charge my rates on my own, hoping with the help of your script templates I can change that I'm breaking my people pleasing tendencies.
"I'm breaking my people-pleasing tendencies" · why the script library exists
This is built for UGC creators already getting brand DMs · who freeze on price · who lose deals to lowball offers · who want recurring instead of one-offs.

If you're not getting brand DMs yet · start with the free /skill pitch generator. Come back when you're getting pushback on price.
what the founding tier includes

Six AI sales tools. One founding price.

you undercharge by 30-50% because the math is intimidatingRate Calculator→ Ty: $150 → $800 on 2 videos · Candi: $650 → $4,750 with usage rights
included
cold outreach gets ghosted · zero replies from 20+ DMsPitch Engine→ Milena: 2 of 10 replies day one · Abbie: opened a major-brand conversation
included
brand pushes back on price → you discount and lose marginObjection Handler→ scope-down OR full-price · margin held (Milena: "she's got a whole system")
included
one-off videos never turn into recurring revenueThe Retainer Skill→ same-brand re-quote DM at the 4× monthly rate
included
inbound brand DMs sit in your inbox · you don't know what to sayBrand Reply Generator→ qualifying reply in 30 seconds
included
your workflow lives in 5 tabs · context lost between toolsMCP Server→ all 6 tools as one co-pilot in Claude/Cursor
included
Founding playbook drop · asyncI record a 10-min Loom on your last 3 brand DMs · which tool fits each · back in 48 hrs · async · founding only
included
Lifetime updatesevery new tool I ship goes to founding buyers free
included
Total value
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What an agency charges vs what this costs.

retainer pitch system + scripts
$12-25K/yr
included
objection handling playbooks
$6-12K/yr
included
brand reply ghostwriting
$24-48K/yr
included
MCP integration setup
$8-15K
included
async playbook · 3-DM review
$500-1,500
founding only
total · year 1
$50-101K
founding rate

Agency cost ranges sourced from real quotes Eli gathered when pricing the build before deciding to ship as a product.

⚡ 60 seconds after you buy

Install path · no video tutorial · no module 1 of 12.

  1. Email lands with all 6 tool prompts + the founding playbook intake link.
  2. Paste any prompt into Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor system prompt field (60 seconds).
  3. Type the trigger ("Skill, write me a retainer pitch for [brand]").
  4. Tool produces the DM in 30 seconds. Send it to the brand.
That's it. The whole stack runs out of any AI you already pay for · including the free ones.
risk reversal

Two guarantees · in plain English.

made to work · one DM

Tell me what's not working and I rewrite the tool for your specific business, free, as many times as it takes. One DM and it's done. That's the made-to-work guarantee.

Founding playbook · async · day one

Send me your last 3 brand DMs. I record a 10-min Loom showing which tool fits each, what to send back, and where the margin is. Async only · sent back within 48 hours. First 50 founding spots only.

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Built by Eli Hitz.

I closed $1.2M+ in enterprise sales at Deel and Criteo, plus years in corporate comms at HBO. 268% of quota at Deel. Trained 200+ creators on this framework. Then I lost my fortune.

Built this rebuilding. It works because I needed it to.

NYC + Barcelona · closermethod.com

field notes for creators

the essays behind the toolkit: brand deals, AI ops, and enterprise sales thinking for UGC creators.

all creator field notes →

questions, answered
What if the toolkit doesn't work for me?

DM me what's not working and I rewrite it for your specific business, free, as many times as it takes. That's the made-to-work guarantee.

Does this work with ChatGPT or only Claude?

Both. Plus Cursor, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot. Any AI that accepts a system prompt.

last call

Free DMs now. Toolkit when you're ready.

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