FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

No. Lobbyit works month-to-month. Most lobbying firms require six- to twelve-month retainers; we earn your business every month instead. If it’s not working, you can walk away. That’s the point.

Almost certainly not. Lobbyit was built for the organizations K Street overlooks: small and mid-size associations, nonprofits, and companies. Our model exists precisely so that effective advocacy isn’t reserved for the Fortune 500.

A lobbying firm represents your interests before Congress and government agencies: monitoring legislation that affects you, arranging and attending meetings with lawmakers and staff, advocating your position, and helping you navigate the process: appropriations, regulation, and policy. The goal is simple: make sure decisions that affect you aren’t made without you.

Yes. Lobbying is constitutionally protected (“the right of the people... to petition the Government”) and tightly regulated under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Registered lobbyists file public reports of who they represent and on what issues. Hiring a lobbyist is how organizations of every size and viewpoint participate in the process.

Neither. Lobbyit is bipartisan. Policy outcomes require working with both parties, in both chambers, in any administration. We’ve done it since 2009.

Federal lobbying targets Congress and federal agencies in Washington; state lobbying targets your state legislature and state agencies. Many issues now play out in both arenas at once, which is why Lobbyit covers both. See Virtual State Lobbying: $2,500 a month, any statehouse, conducted from Washington.

Yes. This is one of the fastest-growing reasons companies hire us. Federal money flows through appropriations (including earmarks), grant programs, and contracts, and we help with all of it: GSA Schedule preparation ($5,995 flat), our Sell & Advocate service ($2,995/month), contract proposal writing, and federal grant writing.

Earmarks are funds Congress directs to specific projects: infrastructure, community programs, research, and more. They returned in 2021 under tighter transparency rules, and securing one requires a well-prepared request and the right champion. It’s a core area where lobbying directly produces funding.

Immediately, right after orientation. Every new client goes through our robust orientation process first, so we understand your issues intimately, have your priorities clearly laid out, and have every pertinent fact and data point in hand to build your plan of action. Then the work starts at once.

Lobbying is normally a murky industry. That’s one of the negatives our model was built to turn into a positive. We break success down into quantifiable results: detailed monthly reports showing exactly which meetings we took on your behalf and how progress is going, regular updates on the movement of legislation and regulations that affect you, and direct involvement in the process: you join our meetings, virtually or in person, and gauge progress for yourself. And because our contracts are month-to-month, your exposure is always minimal: we have to prove it’s working, every month.

Traditional firms price by what the client can bear. We think that’s exactly what’s wrong with the industry. Publishing our tiers keeps us honest, saves everyone time, and means a small association pays the same fair rate as anyone else at that service level.

Most Americans learn about the process by which our country passes laws in middle school when we study the Constitution. The separation of powers is clearly outlined; any bill must be voted upon by both chambers of the legislative branch and signed by the executive before it becomes the law of the land and is enforced by the judiciary.