Clear need / straightforward delivery
Small business website
From $499 USDagreed fixed scope
We help shape the content, design and build the site, and get it live. Scope follows what it needs to accomplish—not an arbitrary page limit.
- Short fit conversation
- Draft copy from your materials and confirmed facts
- Responsive design and implementation
- Domain connection and launch
- One consolidated revision
We confirm fit, functionality, delivery and price in writing before taking payment.
Not included: Custom platforms, accounts, commerce, complex integrations and ongoing support unless separately agreed. Domain and hosting costs are disclosed upfront.
No mandatory paid discovery for a clear small website. Ask about a repair, rescue or a different scope.
Discuss a website or smaller job ->Understand the problem
Initial Discovery
$500 USDbounded discovery fee
Clarify what needs to change, what is already working and the smallest useful next step.
- Review of existing materials
- Focused conversation
- Private discovery briefing
- Risks, open questions and budget expectations
Confirm the discovery deliverable and date first. You may stop after this phase with the agreed findings.
Not included: Working software, exhaustive original research or a guaranteed later build price.
Discovery may be credited toward an agreed follow-on project. Credit amounts and timing are written into the proposal; no automatic enrollment.
Discuss Initial Discovery ->Find the leverage
Research & Strategy
From $2,000 USDbounded phase
Investigate the important unknowns, choose a direction and make the proposed technology understandable.
- Agreed research questions and source evidence
- Priorities and success criteria
- Technology and build proposal
- Simple clickable concept with sample data
- Readout and next-step decision
Research depth, prototype fidelity, responsibilities and fees are agreed before starting.
Not included: A working pilot, live integrations, production launch or formal security/compliance assessment.
The concept communicates the idea; it does not establish reliability. You can stop, revise the direction or proceed.
Discuss research and strategy ->Test the real behavior
Working Pilot
From $5,000 USDbounded pilot
Build one core journey that an agreed group can try in a controlled environment, then learn from the results.
- One agreed core journey
- Defined testers, data and access boundaries
- Test plan and reviewable working environment
- Feedback and next-release recommendation
The pilot contract defines permitted data, integrations, operating responsibility and exit tests.
Not included: Unlimited features, unrestricted public launch, regulated data or production readiness unless separately contracted.
A pilot tests behavior. It is not a promise to launch an entire platform within this budget.
Discuss a working pilot ->Make it dependable
Production Build
From $7,500 USDscoped build—not monthly
Turn an agreed system into a dependable release with the access, testing, deployment and operating arrangements it needs.
- Written build contract and acceptance tests
- Scoped implementation and integrations
- Access, recovery and failure-path checks
- Approved deployment and handoff
- Support and ownership expectations
A written proposal states the total project budget, prior-phase credits and remaining payments. These anchors are not a promise of a complete platform for $7,500.
Not included: Unbounded custom technology, vendor fees, large migrations, 24/7 support or ongoing upgrades unless agreed.
Complex SaaS, custom commerce and larger systems are quoted after discovery. Care and improvements are separately scoped; renewal is not automatic.
Discuss a production build ->Explore the options here. Available payment choices belong in your private DRKNYT room; no payment is taken from this page.
