Professional services · Expert networks

Expert network growth built on the right expert, fast.

We help expert networks and expert network platforms recruit the specialists clients ask for and win the consultancies, investors and corporate teams who book calls every week. Part of our professional services marketplace practice.

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For expert networks, expert call platforms and specialist advisory networks
The problem

Why do expert networks lose clients?

Clients judge an expert network on one thing: how fast it puts the right expert on a call. If the network is thin in a sector or region, the request goes to a competitor and often stays there. Experts drift away when they are rarely booked. Growth comes from depth in the topics clients actually request.

What you get

What we work on with you.

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Vetted expert recruitment

We recruit former operators, specialists and advisors in the sectors, topics and regions clients request, with the proof that makes them easy to book.

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Client demand

Topic and sector pages, AI answers and partnerships that bring consultancies, investors and corporate teams with live projects.

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Faster matching

Request, screening and scheduling flows that cut the time from brief to first call.

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AI search visibility

Structured topic and expert data so assistants recommend your network for expert research questions.

How we work

Three steps, one engine.

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Map requests and gaps

We find the sectors, topics and regions clients request and where your expert bench is thin.

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Recruit and activate experts

Experts are recruited with an offer they value and activated with their first booking.

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Grow repeat clients

Pages, AI answers and account flows turn first projects into weekly requests.

Who it is for

Is this for you?

This fits expert networks, expert call platforms, advisory networks and specialist research marketplaces that sell to consultancies, investors and corporate strategy teams.

  • Requests go unfilled in key sectors or regions
  • Time to first call is too long
  • Experts sign up but are rarely booked
  • You are launching a new sector or geography

A proven playbook, pointed at your problem

40,000+ agencies listed and over a million monthly users on a B2B marketplace grown from five people. 275+ editorial collaborations in one live program. 10x+ organic impressions within six months on a water and wastewater B2B marketplace.

Why Digica

An embedded team, not an agency at arm's length.

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A senior team, no handoff

Strategy and revenue from Gianluca Ferruggia, former General Manager of DesignRush and Forbes Business Council contributor. B2B content from Karen Sosoban. B2B SEO from Florentina Schinteie. Client delivery from Jamie Onisto.

02

Operators, not vendors

We have built the engine four times on our own platforms and clients. We work inside your team, on your roadmap and in your channels.

03

An asset you keep

Pages, authority and AI visibility stay with you. When we finish, the engine keeps producing.

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At a glance

Depth-led growth vs. database-led growth.

Two ways to grow an expert network
Depth-led growthDatabase-led growth
North starTime to the right expertExperts in the database
SupplyDeep in requested sectorsWide and shallow
Client experienceA fit on the first callSeveral calls to find one
Expert valueRegular, relevant bookingsRare requests
OutcomeWeekly repeat clientsOne-off projects
Further reading

Guides from the team.

FAQ

Questions we hear first.

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How does the expert network business model work?

Clients pay per call or through prepaid credits, and experts are paid per hour. Margin depends on how fast the right expert is found and how often clients come back, which is why depth in requested sectors matters most.

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How do expert networks recruit experts?

Sector by sector, where clients already request calls. Experts join for relevant, well paid work and stay when they are booked regularly.

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Which metric matters most for an expert network?

Time to the right expert per sector and region. It decides whether a client sends the next request to you.

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Who are the clients of an expert network?

Mostly consultancies, investors and corporate strategy teams. We help you win and keep them with sector pages, AI visibility and fast matching.

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Where do you start?

With a growth audit: which sectors and topics clients request, where your expert bench is thin, and which sector to win first.

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Where this connects.

Tell us which sectors your clients ask for.

Thirty minutes. We will tell you which sectors we would deepen first, and whether we are the right people to do it.

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