Frameworks
Named concepts, models, and systems built from two decades of working with business owners whose clients have to talk to them before they buy.
Major Frameworks
High-Trust Business
A business where the client must have a real conversation before they buy. Trust is the currency, not traffic.
Canonical: hightrustbusiness.com
FRAMEworks
A system for building named, ownable frameworks that position you as the authority in your category.
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Core Concepts
High-Trust Hierarchy
The four layers of trust a prospect moves through before they buy: Perspective, Presence, Proof, Process.
Part of: High-Trust Business
The High-Trust Ascent
The five stages a prospect ascends through in a high-trust buyer journey: Contact, Connection, Credibility, Conversation, Confirmation.
Part of: High-Trust Business
Three-Player Reality
Every high-trust transaction now involves three players: the business, the buyer, and the AI agent acting on the buyer's behalf.
Part of: High-Trust Business
Trust Bandwidth
The capacity of a communication channel to carry trust signals. Books and conversations are high-bandwidth. Ads and social posts are low-bandwidth.
Part of: High-Trust Business
Scorecard Frameworks
Book Blueprint Scorecard
A diagnostic scorecard that measures how ready a business owner is to create a lead-generating book.
ScoreFunnel Scorecard
A diagnostic scorecard that measures how well a business is using assessments and scorecards as lead generation tools.
All frameworks developed by Stuart Bell, creator of the High-Trust Business™ category and co-owner of 90-Minute Books.