Clear pricing starts with clear scope.
Most work falls into one of three buckets: tech clarity, scoped build packages, or ongoing support.
3 buckets
Clarity, build, or ongoing support
Fit-call
Best starting point for unclear scope
$150-$200
Hourly support range
Scoped
Build work priced before it starts
Choose the right bucket
Do not ask for a quote until you know what kind of decision this is.
Pricing gets calmer when the first step is obvious. If it is not obvious, start with planning or clarity instead of forcing a build quote.
When the business problem is bigger than one build
Tech Clarity
Fit-call first
Use this when workflows, systems, tools, data, or AI questions need a roadmap before implementation.
When the first useful version is clear
Build packages
Scoped quote
Automation modules, portals, intranets, dashboards, and workflow fixes are scoped before work starts.
When the system is live and needs care
Ongoing work
$150-$200/hr
Use hourly or monthly support for changes, fixes, improvements, and ongoing technical help.
What changes price
The cost usually changes because the work is messier than the screen.
Pretty UI is rarely the expensive part. The price usually lives in data, permissions, workflow edge cases, integrations, and how much business logic has to be made reliable.
Monthly services
Keep the boring infrastructure boring.
Once something is live, I can handle the background services that keep it running. Pick only what is useful.
Hosting
from $20/month
Managed website hosting with a monthly health report.
Database
from $20/month
Managed database hosting for business systems and portals.
Backups and monitoring
from $20/month
Daily backups, restore capability, and uptime monitoring.
Reports and analysis
from $50/month
GA4, Search Console, SEO, AEO, and GEO reporting where useful.
Pay as you go
$200/hr
For ad-hoc changes, fixes, additions, and one-off work outside a scoped project.
Monthly plan
$150/hr
For committed monthly support. Unused minutes roll over so the time is not lost.
Next step
If the scope still feels fuzzy, do not choose a price yet.
The fastest way to waste money is to price the wrong thing confidently. Start with the workflow, then choose the bucket.