Five ways to engage
Every engagement is a fixed scope, a fixed timeline, and a quote you see before anyone writes a line of code. No hourly billing. No surprise scope.
Pick the path that sounds like your situation. We quote after a free discovery call.
See a sample proposal →Seed Site
A beautiful site that gets you online for real, in 14 days
Timeline: 14 days
For when you do not need an engine yet. You need a storefront.
Ideal for: Small businesses, creators, service pros, and faith-driven brands who need a clean, real online home right now. No AI bells. Just a beautiful site that works.
Full-Service Business Build
A site that runs your business, not just shows it off
Timeline: 30 days
Not a website. A working business system with the site as the front door.
Ideal for: Small businesses, restaurants, shops, service pros, coaches, course creators, agencies, operators with revenue, and zero-to-one founders who want a partner to ship the whole thing.
Idea to Product
Your app, tool, or specialty AI product. Shipped in 30 days
Timeline: 30 days
A full-stack product build for founders with a vision. We design it, build it, brand it, and ship it to production end to end.
Ideal for: Founders, second-business operators, anyone with a clear vision ready to ship.
AI-Proof Your Business
For owners with revenue to protect
Timeline: 8 to 12 weeks
A three-phase engagement for existing operations. We audit your business against the AI shift, harden the surfaces AI will hit first, and re-equip your team to run the new stack.
Ideal for: Existing operators. Service businesses. Owners ready to lead the shift, not get hit by it.
Fractional AI Partner
Embedded leadership, monthly
Timeline: Monthly, 3-month minimum
A monthly retainer for ongoing strategy and build work. Treat us as your fractional CTO and AI lead.
Ideal for: Established operators wanting a long-term AI partner inside the business.
The same four steps, every time
No new playbook per client. The repeated parts are what make the speed possible.
Discovery
A free 30-minute call. You tell us what you are trying to build or fix. We tell you whether we are a fit and what the right engagement looks like.
Scope & Quote
Within 48 hours we send a written scope with a fixed timeline and a fixed quote. No decks, no surprises, no hourly billing. You see the full cost before anything starts.
Build & Ship
We build it. Weekly check-ins, daily demos when it helps, iteration baked in. The work is not done until it is right by you. No handoffs.
Hand Off
You get the repo, the deploys, the docs, every credential. The build is yours from day one. The relationship continues only if you want it to.
Every client gets a portal, not a folder of files
One home base for your build. Track progress, grab files, pay securely, and ask the in-house AI guide where things stand. This is a real recording, not a mockup.
Live project status
Progress, milestones, and a real launch countdown.
Secure payments
Pay a balance or start a plan without an invoice chase.
An AI guide
Ask where your build stands and get a real answer.
What you can count on
Fixed scope, fixed timeline
You see the full cost and the full delivery date before any work begins. No hourly drift.
We iterate until it is right
Revisions are part of every engagement. We do not stop when a contract says so. We stop when you are happy.
You own everything
Code, deploys, credentials, accounts. All transferred from day one. No vendor lock-in.
One operator, end to end
No handoffs to junior staff. No coordination tax. The person who scopes it is the person who ships it.
Payment plans, on request
Most engagements can be split into milestones that fit your situation. We structure it together on the call.
Stewardship over extraction
We treat your business like it has to last. Decisions get made for the long game, not the demo.
Operators who want it built right and shipped fast
- Founders with a clear vision who need a technical partner, not a strategy deck.
- Small business owners who know the old way is too slow and do not have time to become AI experts.
- Operators with revenue to protect who want AI on the front lines before competitors get there.
- Service businesses bleeding hours to repetitive work that should already be automated.
We do not take every project, and we say no early
- Anyone looking for a $300 website or a magic-button AI tool.
- Founders who want endless meetings instead of a shipped build.
- Projects that need 8 stakeholders to approve a button color.
- Businesses chasing AI hype without a problem to solve.
Common questions
How is this different from a traditional agency?
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Traditional agencies bill for hours and hand off to junior staff. We work as a single embedded operator-engineer who owns your project end to end. AI handles the leverage. You pay for outcomes, not hours.
How does pricing work?
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Every engagement is quoted after a free discovery call. We propose a flat fee tied to a defined deliverable and a tight timeline, no hourly billing. You will know the full cost and timeline before any work begins.
I do not know much about AI. Is this still for me?
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Yes. The Online Presence Build does not require AI at all. The Idea to Product engagement starts with us figuring out what to build together. You bring the vision and the domain knowledge. We bring the technical decisions.
What if my project does not fit one of these engagements?
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Most do not, exactly. Book a discovery call. We will map your situation against our model and propose a custom scope before any large commitment.
Do you offer payment plans?
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Yes. Most engagements can be split into milestone payments that fit your situation. Tell us what works during the discovery call and we will structure it together.
Who owns the code and assets?
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You do, fully. All code is delivered to your repos. All credentials, accounts, and infrastructure are yours from day one.
What if I am not happy with what gets built?
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We do not work in handoffs. We work in iterations. We do not stop until the build is right by you. Revision rounds are baked into every engagement, not bolted on. We do not offer refunds because we do not walk away. We finish the work until it is what you wanted.
Not sure which engagement fits?
Drop your idea on the Build Queue. Sarah reads every entry and replies within 3 business days with a fit-check and a recommendation. No pressure, no decks.
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