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Fixed prices, agreed before we start

Every engagement has a fixed scope and a written quote within 48 hours of our first call. These are where projects start, so you can judge fit before you get in touch.
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  • Conversion Audit

    2 weeks

    Fixed

    $1,800

    Find out exactly where users drop off, and what to fix first.

    • Funnel and analytics review
    • Five recorded user sessions
    • Ranked fixes, the top three designed
    • Walkthrough call with your team

    Fully credited if you go on to a project

    Start with an audit

  • Website

    4 to 6 weeks

    From

    $7,500

    A brand and website that make the case before the sales call.

    • Positioning and messaging
    • Brand identity or refresh
    • Every page, desktop and mobile
    • Build-ready files and build support
    Plan a website

  • Product design

    4 to 8 weeks

    From

    $9,500

    An app, dashboard or MVP designed around the job users hire it for.

    • Discovery and user research
    • Flows, prototype and testing
    • High-fidelity UI for every state
    • Design system and developer handoff
    Plan a product

  • Design Partner

    Monthly

    Per month

    $5,500

    A seasoned designer on your team, without the hire.

    • About half my week, every week
    • Priorities set with you weekly
    • Same-day replies on weekdays
    • Two weeks' notice to pause or stop

    Takes one of my two client slots

    Discuss a retainer

What moves a price: the number of screens or pages, brand work, research depth, and how fast you need it.

All prices in USD

Why one seasoned designer beats a bigger team

What you are really paying for, compared with the usual alternatives: a large agency, AI design tools, or a hire from a freelance marketplace.

Who does the workClearingOne seasoned designer, start to finishLarge agencySenior pitch team, junior delivery team
First real designsClearingWithin the first weekLarge agencyOften after weeks of discovery
Understands your usersClearingResearch is part of every projectLarge agencyUsually a separate, billed phase
Strategic thinkingClearingIncluded, from brand to productLarge agencyYes, at a premium
What you pay forClearingThe work, with no overheadLarge agencyOffices, account managers, margins
Production-ready handoverClearingTokens, specs and build supportLarge agencyYes
AccountabilityClearingOne name on every decisionLarge agencySpread across a team
Strong Partly Weak or missing

The easy part is starting.

  1. .01

    The audit pays for itself

    Start with the $1,800 audit. If you go ahead with a project, every dollar of it comes off the price.

  2. .02

    Your price, in writing

    A fixed quote within 48 hours of our first call. It changes only if the scope does, and never without your sign-off.

  3. .03

    Half to start, the rest as it lands

    50% when we begin. The other 50% is split across milestones we agree on before the work starts.

  4. .04

    One designer, start to finish

    The person on your first call is the person who designs, tests and hands over. No juniors behind the curtain.

Questions

Money, time and how it works

The questions that come up before anyone signs, answered plainly.

  • Because no two projects are the same size. The price on each card is where that kind of project starts. After our first call you get a fixed quote for your exact scope, in writing, within 48 hours.

  • 50% when we start. The other 50% is split across milestones we agree on in the proposal, such as the design review and the handover, so payments follow the work instead of running ahead of it.

  • Fixed price for defined projects, monthly for ongoing work. I don't bill by the hour, because it rewards the wrong thing. You should know the cost before we start.

  • Small adjustments are part of the work. If something genuinely new comes up, I quote it separately and you decide whether to add it now, later or not at all. Nothing is billed without your approval.

  • Yes, in full. If you go on to a project after the audit, its fee comes off the project price.

  • US dollars. Every quote and invoice is in USD.