The Signal Method

Don't guess
what to sell.
Find the signal.

Turn what you know into an offer backed by market evidence — not assumptions.

The evidence hierarchy

Money is the strongest commercial signal.

01Weakest evidence

Attention

People search, watch, read, discuss and ask questions about the problem.

02Stronger evidence

Pain

People repeatedly express confusion, frustration, costly mistakes, time loss, fear, and desired outcomes.

03Strongest signal

Money

People buy comparable products, hire professionals, compare prices, purchase tools or services, or actively seek recommendations.

Money is the strongest evidence. Attention proves interest. Pain proves urgency. Money proves the problem already has a budget attached to it.

What Signal Score measures

Six factors.
One hundred points.

Signal Score weighs market evidence against offer strength, then tells you what to strengthen — and what to validate with real buyers before you build anything.

Research the market before you build the offer.

  • 01

    Demonstrated Demand

    25

    Are people already looking for help with this exact problem, in their own words?

  • 02

    Problem Urgency

    20

    Is the cost of leaving this unsolved high enough that waiting feels expensive?

  • 03

    Buyer Intent

    15

    Are they researching a decision, or idly curious? Proximity to a decision is what matters.

  • 04

    Existing Market Proof

    15

    Is money already moving around this problem — products, services, professionals?

  • 05

    Differentiation / Creator Advantage

    15

    What do you know from doing the work that a generalist cannot credibly claim?

  • 06

    Audience Reachability

    10

    Can you reliably put this in front of the buyer without inventing a new channel?

How to read your score

80–100

Strong Signal

Proceed to customer validation.

65–79

Promising Signal

Strengthen weak areas, then validate.

45–64

Unclear Signal

More research is needed before committing.

0–44

Low Signal

Reconsider the problem, buyer, or positioning.

Signal Score measures market evidence and offer strength. It does not guarantee sales. Evidence Confidence is reported separately, so you always know how much of your score is observed evidence versus inference.

Bring one idea.
Leave with evidence.