LinkedIn Appointment Setter & Sales Development Representative — Coaching and Consulting

Big Business Advantage is seeking a confident, organized, persistent, and personable Appointment Setter and Sales Development Representative to help us connect with coaches, consultants, pastors, ministry leaders, experienced professionals, and selected business owners.

We provide structured business coaching and consulting solutions supported by business diagnostic tools, Profit Acceleration Software, Focused AI, human coaching, implementation support, and measurable-results tracking.

This is not a passive administrative position. We need someone who enjoys finding qualified prospects, starting genuine conversations, following up consistently, qualifying interest, and booking appointments.

The right candidate may eventually have the opportunity to develop into a sales closer or team leader.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be responsible for:

• Finding qualified prospects on LinkedIn and other approved platforms
• Researching each prospect before contacting them
• Sending personalized LinkedIn connection requests
• Starting professional, natural conversations with new connections
• Following up consistently without becoming aggressive or spammy
• Qualifying prospects according to our established criteria
• Booking qualified appointments directly onto the company calendar
• Confirming appointments and reducing no-shows
• Updating every prospect’s status inside our CRM
• Maintaining organized notes and accurate contact information
• Re-engaging older prospects who did not initially respond
• Following provided scripts while making each message sound personal
• Reporting daily outreach, conversations, appointments, and results
• Attending regular training, coaching, and accountability meetings
• Learning our coaching, consulting, and business-growth services
• Helping improve our scripts and outreach process based on actual responses

TARGET PROSPECTS

You will primarily reach out to:

• Business coaches who need a stronger system for attracting and serving clients
• Consultants who want structured diagnostics and measurable client solutions
• Pastors and ministry leaders exploring ethical bivocational coaching or consulting
• Experienced professionals considering a transition into coaching or consulting
• Owner-operated service businesses that may benefit from business diagnostics, profit-opportunity analysis, implementation support, and accountability

WHAT YOU WILL NOT DO

• You will not make guaranteed income, profit, revenue, ROI, or client-acquisition claims.
• You will not send mass spam or identical messages to hundreds of people.
• You will not pressure pastors, church members, or business owners.
• You will not misrepresent yourself as Pastor Peter Baptiste.
• You will not claim that our software automatically generates clients or guarantees business results.
• You will not publish content, change account settings, or make purchases without authorization.
• You will not provide legal, accounting, investment, medical, or financial advice.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate has:

• Proven experience in appointment setting, lead generation, sales development, or outbound sales
• Strong written and spoken English
• Confidence communicating with professionals, coaches, consultants, pastors, and business owners
• Experience using LinkedIn for relationship-based prospecting
• Excellent follow-up habits
• The ability to communicate warmly without sounding scripted
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Experience working with a CRM
• The discipline to meet daily activity goals while protecting message quality
• Reliable internet service and a dependable computer
• The ability to work independently and accept coaching
• High integrity and respect for confidential business information

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

We would especially value:

• Experience booking appointments for coaching, consulting, SaaS, marketing, or professional services
• Experience with GoHighLevel, LeadConnector, HubSpot, Salesforce, or a similar CRM
• Familiarity with LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Experience speaking with pastors, ministry leaders, coaches, or business owners
• Experience conducting qualification calls
• Experience handling common sales objections
• Previous success meeting appointment or sales targets
• The ability to conduct short telephone or Zoom qualification conversations
• Interest in eventually developing into a trained sales closer or team leader

WORK SCHEDULE

• Starting as a part-time position
• Approximately 20 hours per week
• Monday through Friday
• Schedule must overlap with prospecting hours in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand
• Some flexibility will be available, but reliability during agreed working hours is essential
• Additional hours may become available based on performance and business needs

COMPENSATION

• Starting rate: USD $5.00–$7.00 per hour, depending on experience and demonstrated ability
• Performance incentives may be available for qualified appointments that attend and for verified sales results
• Compensation and incentives will be discussed clearly before hiring
• Opportunity for increased hours, increased compensation, and advancement based on performance

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

Your performance will be evaluated using:

• Number of appropriately researched prospects
• Number of personalized outreach messages
• Connection acceptance rate
• Number of genuine conversations started
• Number of qualified prospects identified
• Number of qualified appointments booked
• Appointment attendance rate
• Accuracy of CRM records
• Quality and professionalism of communication
• Consistency of follow-up
• Willingness to learn and improve

We value quality and ethical relationship-building. Activity matters, but we do not want careless volume or spam.

TRAINING AND SUPPORT

We will provide:

• Clear descriptions of our target prospects
• Outreach scripts and message frameworks
• Qualification criteria
• CRM instructions
• Appointment-setting procedures
• Information about Big Business Advantage
• Training on our coaching and consulting solutions
• Guidance concerning Profit Acceleration Software and Focused AI
• Objection-handling guidance
• Performance feedback and ongoing coaching

CAREER-GROWTH OPPORTUNITY

This role may grow into:

• Senior Appointment Setter
• Sales Development Representative
• Qualification Specialist
• Sales Closer
• Outreach Team Leader
• CRM and Pipeline Coordinator

Advancement is based on integrity, communication ability, reliability, coachability, and documented performance.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit the following:

1. A short introduction explaining why you are a strong candidate for this position.

2. A description of your appointment-setting, prospecting, or sales experience.

3. The types of products or services for which you have booked appointments or generated leads.

4. Your experience using LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, and CRM platforms.

5. Your average number of appointments booked per week in your most recent comparable role.

6. A description of how you determine whether a prospect is qualified.

7. A sample LinkedIn message you would send to a business coach who needs more clients and a more structured consulting system. Do not promise guaranteed clients or income.

8. A short audio or video introduction so we can evaluate your spoken English, confidence, warmth, and professionalism.

9. Your desired hourly rate and weekly availability.

10. The names of the CRM and prospecting tools you have used.

Begin your application with the words:

“MEASURABLE VALUE”

Applications that do not begin with these words may not be reviewed.

SHORT PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT

Selected applicants may be asked to complete a brief paid assessment involving:

• Reviewing a sample prospect profile
• Explaining whether the prospect is qualified
• Writing a personalized connection request
• Writing two follow-up messages
• Recording a short mock qualification conversation
• Entering sample information into a test CRM workflow

No applicant will be asked to contact real prospects or work without compensation as part of the assessment.

ABOUT BIG BUSINESS ADVANTAGE

Big Business Advantage helps coaches, consultants, experienced professionals, and business owners use structured diagnostics, AI-supported tools, strategy, implementation support, and accountability to identify business opportunities and create measurable value.

Our approach combines technology with human judgment. We do not promise guaranteed income, guaranteed clients, or guaranteed business results. We believe in professional communication, ethical selling, accurate representation, consistent follow-up, and long-term relationships.

If you are confident, organized, persistent, ethical, and capable of turning professional outreach into qualified appointments, we would like to hear from you.