What it costs
A rough number, before you have to ask.
Most people make you sit through a call to find out what something costs. Answer a few questions instead and you’ll see a range and a timeline. Nothing is hidden behind an email field. If you’d rather just talk, that works too.
Pick an answer above and the rest of the questions appear.
Your estimate
Pick what you’re building and a number appears here.
Nothing is hidden behind a form. The number updates as you choose.
Paying me
You’re about to send money to someone you found on the internet.
Being careful about that is the right instinct, so I won’t talk you out of it. Here’s exactly when money changes hands, and what you keep if it all goes wrong.
Before anything
You get the price in writing
What’s included, what isn’t, and what it costs. Nothing to pay yet, and nothing starts until you agree.
Costs nothing
To begin
A 20% deposit
Enough for me to clear my desk and start. This is the most you ever have sitting with me at once, not the whole project.
20% of the total
As it’s built
You pay per piece, after you’ve seen it
Each part is shown to you working before it’s invoiced. If a piece isn’t right, I fix it before we talk about money.
Split across the build
At the end
The last payment when it’s live
Once it’s launched and doing what the written plan said it would.
The rest
✓It’s yours from day one
The domain, hosting and accounts go in your name, not mine. Code is handed over as it’s written, not held back until the final invoice.
✓You can stop whenever you like
No lock-in, no minimum term, no cancellation fee. Pay for what’s finished, keep what’s finished, and walk away.
✓You can watch it being built
A live link from the first week, so you can check on it any day you like. Never a black box for three months.
✓Everything is agreed before money moves
A written plan with the price on it, before a rupee changes hands. So no “that wasn’t included” talks later.
Why one person costs less
You’re paying for my time, and nothing else.
- ✓ No office to pay for. I work from home.
- ✓ No sales team. You found the price yourself.
- ✓ No account manager or project manager to pay on top.
The honest flip side: when I’m busy or on leave, there’s nobody else. So I always tell you my dates upfront.
What I can’t do
I’m not a bank, and I can’t hold your money in escrow. What I can do is make sure you never have more than one piece of work at risk, that everything I’ve already made is already yours, and that you can stop any week without losing it.
The invoice comes from Dev, the same person who builds it.
What does it cost?+
It depends what you’re building, but you’ll get a real number, not “let’s discuss on a call”. The estimator on this site gives you a rough range in a minute. If your budget doesn’t fit the work, I’ll say so and tell you what would fit.
How long will it take?+
A small website takes a few weeks. A real app or platform takes months. I’d rather give you an honest date and hit it than a hopeful one and miss it. I’ll also tell you what can go live first, so you’re not waiting for everything.
We’re small. Are we too small for you?+
No. I don’t need big contracts to keep the lights on, so I can take on the small job a big agency would quietly push to the back. Start with one piece and grow when it makes sense.
Do I have to pay everything upfront?+
No. A 20% deposit to start, then you pay per piece after you’ve seen it working. The most you ever have with me is one piece of work, not the whole project. You can stop any week and keep everything that’s finished.