You asked for more. Here it is, plainly.
The deal, in our words and in our documents.
Nothing here is final. A written agreement comes before anything starts.
Before the details, the reason.
Everything else follows from it.
Viktor met Simon Sinek in New York.
His message: start with why.
“Start with why,” a talk by Simon Sinek. It loads only when you press play.
Our why is on the pages below.
This role is one way we act on it.
These are Viktor's own words from the brief.
Lower case and hyphens are as he wrote them.
“this is not a job - this is an affiliate position with incentives”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“they are a partner but there is no permanence other than the new design we're building - a fair exchange model”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“you connect with people who respond, like my posts - AS YOU - not me”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“whenever someone reaches out to me on linkedin i send them to you”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“that's the job - you represent me, burke franklin and bob heyman”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“I am talking to gatekeepers - that does not work”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“This person talks to THEIR gatekeepers or clients and they have to pay something at least $10 before they get to talk to me or Bob Heyman”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“we can't start a movement with a company of 2 people”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“neither burke nor bob nor I can afford to pay anyone a salary”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
“the best thing is if there's something they need that I can do for them above and beyond the money - money comes second - there's a barter for services that comes first”
Viktor Grant, October 2, 2026
You are listed on our company page as a team member.
People can see that you work with Earthgrid.
LinkedIn calls every team member an employee.
That is only LinkedIn's label.
Your real relationship is independent partner.
The written agreement will say so.
Watch who likes and answers our posts.
Reach out to them and connect.
You do this as yourself, in your own name and voice.
You never write as Viktor, Burke or Bob.
You say who you are and who you work with.
People should always know who they are talking to.
When someone reaches out to Viktor on LinkedIn,
he sends them to you.
You answer, listen, and find out what they need.
Then you decide who is serious.
When it is time for an expert, you open the door.
A first paid step comes before that call.
Our CTO. Viktor says he has almost fifty
years in software development.
Our CEO.
Helped name SEO in 1995.
Viktor's co-author and a senior advisor.
Before you speak for anyone, we agree in writing
what you may say, and what you may not promise.
Prices and delivery are the two big ones.
You do not promise what is not in writing.
A gatekeeper protects an expert's time.
That is a real and fair job.
Our founders cannot spend their days screening messages.
So you talk to the other gatekeepers, and to the clients.
The small payment shows real interest.
It also protects our experts' time.
You do not write copy, build funnels, or manage ads.
You do not do tech support, design, or development.
You do not do production, content, or AI prompting.
You do not set marketing strategy.
Our experts already do all of that.
You focus on people.
You deliver nothing.
From the Sales Partner Kit: “You sell. We deliver. You are never responsible for fulfillment, and you should never make a delivery promise that is not written on the rate card.”
We start by asking what you need.
Then we look at what we can do for you.
“Contribute in advance. Not in arrears.”
Viktor Grant, on the Earthgrid fair exchange (viktor.php)
Fair exchange means both sides walk away whole.
Each side puts something in first.
We teach you, or the people you serve.
Built with our SDK, around a problem you have.
AI training and certification, on your public profile.
You may also earn time with Viktor or Bob.
That depends on what you bring in.
You earn our standard affiliate fees
on what the people you bring choose to buy.
The people you bring stay tied to you.
The written agreement will say for how long.
The draft contract defines the amount that counts.
Wholesale Price: “The amount the Company invoices the downstream client (the “Retailer”) for a transaction, after any discounts, rebates, or volume adjustments.”
Gatekeeper Services Agreement, Exhibit A (draft)
It is not what the client later charges its own customers.
It is what we actually invoice.
“The Company shall remit commission payments to the Contractor within thirty (30) days of receipt of payment from the Retailer for the corresponding Wholesale Price.”
Gatekeeper Services Agreement, Exhibit A (draft)
“Commission is earned on collected funds, not on a signed order.”
Sales Partner Kit, effective September 3, 2026
In plain words: we pay after the client pays us.
A signed order alone is not money yet.
“The person who first registers a named prospect in writing holds that account for ninety days. Registration is by email to the group, which timestamps it.”
Sales Partner Kit
“Rate card pricing is firm. Discounts are not a sales tool and cannot be offered without written approval.”
Sales Partner Kit
“There is no draw, no salary, and no expense reimbursement unless agreed in writing in advance.”
Sales Partner Kit
The draft contract has phased commission tiers.
Those are under review, and not offered here.
It sets a certification fee for agency partners:
$3,500, or $2,500 with qualifying AI training.
“Standard Certification Fee - $3,500 (discounted to $2,500 for candidates who have completed qualifying AI training).”
Gatekeeper Services Agreement, Exhibit A (draft)
One partner had an audience of paying members.
He wanted them to get real results.
We taught his people. He paid us for that teaching.
He kept what his members paid him.
On top of that, he told his own people about our products.
We paid him our standard affiliate fees for it.
The trade came first. The money followed.
He trusted us because we helped his people first.
No. It is a partnership with incentives.
There is no salary and no set hours.
Nobody on our team can afford to pay one.
We say so up front, so there are no surprises.
We tried that. One small sale is not worth the effort.
So we trade first, and build the money around that.
No. LinkedIn labels team members employees.
Your relationship with us is independent partner.
Nothing is permanent. Either side can step back.
The fair exchange is what we are building to last.
Prospects are registered in writing, which holds them for ninety days.
Longer terms are not yet decided.
Yes. Training is part of the exchange.
You learn how to open doors, not how to deliver the work.
Some people will. We would rather plan for it.
A path to certified agency partner is under discussion.
No. You are a person, using your own name and voice.
We do not use AI to talk to people who are not trained.
We would rather tell you now.
These are not settled:
Tell us what you need.
A person on our team will answer.