Ready pathway
Gig Ready: a service to offer and apply over 90 days.
Turn an existing skill into a priced service, make it available and work towards your first paid assignment over 90 days.
RM1,988 · Inclusive SST 8%
- Programme days
- 2 programme days. Attendance at both days is required.
- Daily hours
- 9 am–9 pm or later, depending on the group. Plan for a flexible finish.
- Coaching sessions
- Three half-day group coaching sessions online or in person with Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn. The cohort decides the dates and times.
- Practice commitment
- 90 days to put your commitments into practice. Time needed depends on your chosen work and is separate from scheduled programme activities.
- Included support
- 90 days of WhatsApp support. Group graduation for all READY programmes is included. The date and arrangements will be confirmed.
- Location and language
- Programme days in person in Kuala Lumpur; half-day coaching online or in person · English.
Cohort dates: 19–20 April and 23–24 September 2027.
Too far away? Share your goal and timing to ask what you can practise beforehand or whether another current programme fits. An enquiry does not reserve a place or promise an earlier cohort. Ask about your timing on WhatsApp → Or enquire by email ↓
01 · Programme fit
Who it is for
People with an existing skill who want to turn it into a clearly defined service and test it with potential clients.
Choose Gig Ready to define what you will deliver, quote for it and manage a client brief. The programme develops your service offer; it does not teach the underlying skill you plan to sell.
A first step
Questions you may be asking.
Try a practical action, then explore the activities and support below.
How do I start freelancing?
Start with a skill you can already deliver. Define one service, the customer it is for, what the customer will receive and what is outside the scope. Prepare a sample, draft a quotation and talk to potential clients to test whether the service addresses a need. Gig Ready practises these steps through client briefs and role plays. It develops your service offer; it does not teach the underlying skill or guarantee clients.
What could I offer as a service, and how much should I charge?
List work you can already do and identify a specific result someone might pay for. Define the deliverables, time needed, costs, revision limits and deadline before drafting a price. Use a potential client conversation to check whether the scope and quotation make sense. Gig Ready includes a work sample, quotation and delivery checklist, with practice agreeing scope, revisions and a fee. There is no single price that fits every service.
02 · What you will do
What you will produce
Define your service and its limits, produce a work sample and prepare a quotation, client brief and delivery checklist. Practise agreeing the scope, revisions, fee and handover.
During the programme
- A priced service with a defined scope and work sample.
- A quotation, client brief and delivery checklist.
- A 90-day plan for making the service available, approaching clients and delivering work.
Over the next 90 days
- A record of enquiries, proposals, responses and offer revisions.
- Records of any completed paid work, client feedback, costs and money received.
What successful practice looks like
Show a service that matches your existing skill, make it available and record genuine client approaches. Where work is secured, show how it met the brief; otherwise review the attempts and revise the offer. Label practice work clearly. A paid assignment is a result to pursue, not a completion requirement.
Bring attempts, feedback and revisions to group coaching. Completion is based on demonstrated skills, application and honest review. Jobs, paid assignments, increased sales and profit are results to pursue, not guaranteed completion conditions.
Explore the two-day syllabus
Day 1: Turn your skill into a defined service
Choose a skill you can demonstrate
Inventory usable skills and evidence. Select a service-sized task.
Output: A skill-to-service shortlist.
Choose the customer before the offer
Describe a specific customer situation. Test assumptions with discovery questions.
Output: A customer problem statement and question set.
Make the deliverable and limits visible
Specify deliverables and exclusions. Build a sample with acceptance criteria.
Output: A one-page service offer and sample.
Price the work you actually promise
Estimate effort and direct costs. Define payment milestones and revision limits.
Output: A draft quotation and pricing worksheet.
Day 2: Find clients and deliver what you promise
Find people worth contacting
Identify plausible prospective clients. Write a specific and respectful opening message.
Output: A prospect list and outreach draft.
Turn an enquiry into an agreed brief
Clarify objectives, inputs and deadlines. Confirm scope and the next decision in writing.
Output: An enquiry guide and agreed brief template.
Handle changes and complete the handover
Respond to a revision request. Check quality and complete a client handover.
Output: A change-request note and delivery checklist.
Test your offer over 90 days
Plan customer conversations and service tests. Select evidence for changing the offer. Prepare the records needed for the 90-day application review.
Output: A 90-day outreach and delivery plan. A review template for: A record of enquiries, proposals, responses and offer revisions. Records of any completed paid work, client feedback, costs and money received.
See the venue, teaching language and programme hours in the attendance section. Confirm the group size for your cohort. You need an existing skill you can demonstrate. Before booking, name the service you could deliver and show or describe a small sample of that skill. Gig Ready helps you package and deliver the service; it does not teach the underlying skill. No specialist equipment is required for the programme exercises.
Explore an exercise and its review questions
"One More Thing": a simulated client requests extra work; the provider clarifies the change and demonstrates a handover.
Feedback and review: Check whether the response protects the agreement while giving the client a workable choice.
What you revise or apply: Record changes and use a delivery checklist on the next job.
Inspect a worked example: Define an offer someone can assess
Illustrative teaching example. This is fictional, not a participant submission, facilitator feedback record or evidence of results.
- Starting draft
- I can help with social media.
- Review question
- For whom, with what deliverable and where does the work stop?
- More specific version
- I draft four captions from a cafe owner’s supplied menu and photos. We agree the scope, review round and fee before work begins.
Try it: write your own starting statement, answer the review question and choose one action you can check afterwards.
03 · Time and included support
Your attendance and follow-through
Venue: Home Of ELITE Trainers
Unit 1.3.19 Level 3 Pearl Point, Old Klang Road, 58000 KL
Teaching language: English.
Programme hours: 9 am–9 pm or later, depending on the group of participants. The trainer is committed to helping participants get maximum value from the session. Allow for a flexible finish when arranging transport and other commitments.
Make the service available and approach suitable prospective clients during the first 90 days. Record enquiries, proposals and any completed work, feedback, costs and money received; use coaching to improve the offer and delivery.
Included in the fee: 90 days to implement what you learnt and committed to during the two-day programme.
- Support: 90 days of WhatsApp support while you put your commitments into practice.
- Group coaching: Three half-day group coaching sessions online or in person with Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn. The cohort decides the dates and times.
- Graduation: Group graduation for all READY programmes is included. The date and arrangements will be confirmed.
Plan for the two programme days, three half-days of group coaching and time to implement your commitments. Implementation time depends on the work you choose.
Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn facilitates the group coaching. Attendance at both programme days is required.
What to bring to each coaching session
Use these tasks to prepare for each coaching session. Agree how to apply them to your goal with Soo Hoo.
- Coaching event 1
- Bring the priced service, sample, where it is available, and records of first approaches and responses.
- Coaching event 2
- Review enquiries, proposals and any delivery or client feedback; improve scope, pricing and follow-up.
- Coaching event 3
- Present the revised offer and delivery process, any completed paid work, costs and money received, and your next actions.
04 · Your facilitator
Learn with
Soo Hoo
Soo Hoo facilitates Gig Ready and its included group coaching. He leads RiseUp as part of the #100MillionLives movement.
Read about Soo Hoo’s work with leaders and teamsPreparation and access arrangements
You need an existing skill you can demonstrate. Before booking, name the service you could deliver and show or describe a small sample of that skill. Gig Ready helps you package and deliver the service; it does not teach the underlying skill. No specialist equipment is required for the programme exercises. Only free tools are used, with no additional programme costs. Teaching is in English. Discuss any access needs before booking. You can use the supplied practice case.
05 · Fee and how to enquire
RM1,988
Inclusive SST 8%. Pay in MYR. Credit-card instalments up to 36 months available. Agree the payment schedule before paying. There are no additional programme costs.
WhatsApp and email open a message for you to review and send; opening it does not reserve a place.
Read booking terms before paying ↓Before you pay
Participant cancellations and refunds are not allowed. Before the programme starts, you can transfer your booking to another person or a later cohort. If RiseUp postpones the programme, your booking transfers to the next dates. If RiseUp permanently cancels the programme, you receive a full refund. Contact the team to arrange a transfer.
Confirm the cohort dates and full arrangements before paying. Full payment or the first agreed instalment confirms a paid place.
Cohort dates: 19–20 April and 23–24 September 2027. Confirm your chosen cohort and booking arrangements before paying.
Details to confirm before booking
- Your chosen programme dates and any access arrangements.
- Any access needs and whether the programme activities suit you. You need an existing skill you can demonstrate. Before booking, name the service you could deliver and show or describe a small sample of that skill. Gig Ready helps you package and deliver the service; it does not teach the underlying skill. No specialist equipment is required for the programme exercises. Only free tools are used, with no additional programme costs.
- Three half-day group coaching sessions online or in person with Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn. The cohort decides the dates and times. Attendance at both programme days is required. Coaching dates are not fixed in advance; explain any scheduling limits before paying.
- Group graduation for all READY programmes is included. The date and arrangements will be confirmed.
- Your payment and transfer arrangements, including credit-card instalment details if needed. If RiseUp permanently cancels the programme, you receive a full refund.
Ask the team for the remaining details before deciding whether to book.
Bringing a team?
Discuss the team’s work, participant needs and how this programme could be applied inside your organisation.
Ask about Gig Ready for a teamNeed a sponsored place?
Sponsored places can be offered for this programme, subject to available funding, private assessment and readiness requirements. Ask for the application steps; applying does not guarantee a place.
No one is asked to prove hardship publicly.
Ask about sponsorship on WhatsAppQuick answers
What to know before you enquire.
Who is Gig Ready for?
People with an existing skill who want to turn it into a clearly defined service and test it with potential clients. Choose Gig Ready to define what you will deliver, quote for it and manage a client brief. The programme develops your service offer; it does not teach the underlying skill you plan to sell.
Where is Gig Ready held and which language is used?
RiseUp programmes take place in person at Home Of ELITE Trainers, Unit 1.3.19 Level 3 Pearl Point, Old Klang Road, 58000 KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Teaching is in English. Gig Ready hours: 9 am–9 pm or later, depending on the group of participants. The trainer is committed to helping participants get maximum value from the session. Allow for a flexible finish when arranging transport and other commitments.
When is Gig Ready in 2027?
Gig Ready dates: 19–20 April and 23–24 September 2027.
What does Gig Ready cover?
Turn an existing skill into a priced service, make it available and work towards your first paid assignment over 90 days.
How long is Gig Ready and what is the fee?
Gig Ready includes 2 days + 90 days of WhatsApp support + 3 half-day group coaching sessions. The fee is RM1,988, Inclusive SST 8%. Pay in MYR; credit-card instalments up to 36 months available.
What does the 90-day implementation period include?
90 days of WhatsApp support and practice. Three half-day group coaching sessions online or in person with Soo Hoo Yoon Hunn. The cohort decides the dates and times. Group graduation for all READY programmes is included. The date and arrangements will be confirmed.
How do payment and place confirmation work?
ABUNDANT IMPACT SDN BHD issues the invoice. Programme fees: Inclusive SST 8%. You can pay in MYR, in full or by credit-card instalments. Instalments up to 36 months available. Full payment or the first agreed instalment confirms a paid place. Confirm any instalment schedule before paying.
Can I cancel, get a refund or transfer my booking?
Participant cancellations and refunds are not allowed. Before the programme starts, you can transfer your booking to another person or a later cohort. If RiseUp postpones the programme, your booking transfers to the next dates. If RiseUp permanently cancels the programme, you receive a full refund. Contact the team to arrange a transfer.
Do I need preparation, equipment or paid tools?
You need an existing skill you can demonstrate. Before booking, name the service you could deliver and show or describe a small sample of that skill. Gig Ready helps you package and deliver the service; it does not teach the underlying skill. No specialist equipment is required for the programme exercises. Only free tools are used, with no additional programme costs.