Different kinds of work need different commercial arrangements. A website has a clear finish line; SEO doesn't; a business system is best built in phases. These are the ways we work.
After discovery, you receive a written scope and a fixed price. Changes during the project are scoped and priced before they're built, so the cost doesn't drift.
You get: Certainty of cost; a defined deliverable; a clear end date.
The system is divided into phases, each with its own scope and fixed price. The first phase delivers something usable early; later phases are shaped by how the team uses what's already live.
You get: Early value; lower risk than one large commitment; the freedom to stop or change direction between phases.
Search visibility is maintained continuously, so this work runs month to month against an agreed plan and reporting.
You get: Steady progress; monthly reporting; priorities that adjust to results.
Once a site or system is live, most relationships continue on a support arrangement covering monitoring, fixes and a running list of small changes.
| Your situation | Likely model |
|---|---|
| New website or redesign | Fixed-scope project |
| Custom system replacing spreadsheets | Phased development |
| Need to be found in search | Ongoing search and growth |
| Existing system needing regular changes | Ongoing development and support |
| Website plus ongoing SEO | Fixed-scope project, then ongoing search |
For actual price ranges by project type, see the pricing guide.