Stage 1 · Operator
Lead identified
Exit criteria
- Prospect has a public website or official listing
- Prospect clearly serves St Albans, Harpenden or a covered village
- Lead route is recorded from an approved source registry or sponsor lead route
Sponsor booking readiness · 2026-06-16
Manual readiness ledger for turning researched sponsor leads into approval-ready bookings. Static prep only; no outreach, payment collection or inventory hold is approved.
Do not contact prospects, collect payment, create Stripe links, send subscriber email, publish sponsor claims or reserve inventory until the editor explicitly approves live sponsor operations.
Readiness stages
Stage 1 · Operator
Stage 2 · Operator
Stage 3 · Operator
Stage 4 · Operator
Stage 5 · Editorial
Review queue
Copy risk checked · high risk
Segment: Property, lettings and relocation
Package candidate: Founding issue sponsor
Next action: Capture a single valuation, lettings or relocation landing page and remove any price-growth or urgency language before approval.
Approval pack prepared · high risk
Segment: Property, homes and relocation
Package candidate: Weekly St Albans partner
Next action: Capture the exact branch, valuation or property-alert landing page and remove any market-performance language before the editor review.
Copy risk checked · high risk
Segment: Education, family and school-run planning
Package candidate: Weekly St Albans partner
Next action: Verify admissions, course stage and open-event route before preparing parent-facing copy.
Package matched · medium risk
Segment: Hospitality, culture and independent retail
Package candidate: Referral reward sponsor
Next action: Pick one dated screening, membership or resident offer and capture prize/voucher terms before approval.
Approval checklist
One prospect, one package and one date window per approval request.
Use only proof-ledger safe claims; do not claim live subscriber count, clicks, referrals or reach.
Keep Stripe lookup keys and Buttondown tags as placeholders until live wiring is approved.
Record compliance risks before any outreach copy is sent.
Use public business contact routes only after manual approval.