Retainer vs Project Decision Tool
A handful of questions on how often the work recurs and how predictable it is, weighed against the breakeven point where a retainer stops making sense.
Sets the recommended rates below to this market.
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Ad-hoc, watch the breakeven
At 8 hours a month, ad-hoc pricing is still cheaper. A retainer starts paying off once you regularly need more than 22 hours a month.
The breakeven is where ad-hoc and retainer cost the same. Below it, ad-hoc is cheaper. Above it, the retainer is, and it also buys you priority response and less time spent re-scoping the same kind of request every time it comes up.
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Want someone to just do this part?
The tool is free and stays free. If you would rather hand the work over, tell us what you are dealing with and you get a straight answer on scope, cost and timeline.
- You own everythingRepository, hosting and domain credentials sit in your name from day one, not handed over at the end.
- A written timelineMilestone dates are agreed in writing before work starts, so you always know what ships next.
- One business dayEvery enquiry gets a reply from the person who would scope the work, not a sales sequence.
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