Defined Scope, Fixed Price
Fixed-Cost Projects
You know the number before we start. We scope the work, agree the price, and manage delivery to it. Fixed pricing protects your margin from change orders and gives your client a number you can stand behind.
Best for
- Full website builds with a clear brief
- Clearly scoped SaaS or web-application work
- RFP responses where the deliverable is defined
- Any project where you need a firm price to quote your client
How it works
- We scope the project and give you a fixed price and timeline
- You approve, we build, we deliver against the agreed scope
- Change requests are quoted separately, so the original price holds
What you get
A predictable cost, a managed delivery, and a number that protects your margin.
Your Team, Our People
Dedicated Resources
Hire a developer, a designer, or a full team that works only on your projects, billed monthly. They run on your tools, inside your process, as an extension of your own staff. For agencies with steady volume, this is the most economical way to work with us and the closest thing to having the team in-house without the cost of hiring one.
Best for
- Agencies with consistent, ongoing project volume
- Teams that want the same people across multiple projects
- Agencies scaling capacity without hiring in-house
- Long-running client relationships that need continuity
How it works
- You choose the roles and seniority you need
- We assign dedicated people who work only on your work
- They operate in your tools, your process, your workflows
- Billed monthly, with the strongest economics of the three models
What you get
Consistent capacity, people who learn your standards, and the best rate we offer.
Buy Hours, Use as Needed
Ad Hoc Hours
Buy a block of hours and draw on them as the work comes up. No onboarding overhead, no commitment to volume, and full access to every skillset we offer. Ideal for the small jobs, the overflow, and the in-between work that does not justify a full engagement. Send it over and it gets done.
Best for
- Small, one-off tasks and fixes
- Overflow when your in-house team is maxed out
- Work that spans multiple skillsets in small amounts
- Agencies testing us before a larger engagement
How it works
- You buy a block of hours
- You send work as it comes up, across any of our skillsets
- We draw down the block as we deliver
- No onboarding cycle, no minimum volume
What you get
Flexibility, access to the full team, and zero overhead for small work.
At a Glance
Which Model Fits?
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Fixed-Cost Projects
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Dedicated Resources
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Ad Hoc Hours
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| Best for | Defined, scoped builds | Steady ongoing volume | Small and overflow work |
| Commitment | Per project | Monthly | Per block of hours |
| Pricing shape | Fixed price per project | Monthly per resource | Prepaid hours |
| Onboarding | Per project | Once, then continuous | None |
| Economics | Predictable | Strongest | Most flexible |
| You control | Scope and price | Roles and priorities | What you send, when |
Not sure which fits? Tell us about the work and we will point you to the right one. Most agencies use more than one over time.
However You Work With Us
Some Things Never Change.
Whichever model you choose, the partnership works the same way.
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You own the client, the credit, and the margin. We stay invisible.
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Every deliverable ships under your brand. Your client never sees us.
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We work in your tools and follow your process, not the other way around.
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Your client talks to your team. Our team talks only to yours.
Questions Agencies Ask Before
They Start.
How do I know which engagement model is right for my agency?
Match the model to how predictable the work is. Fixed-cost projects suit defined builds where you need a firm number to quote your client before you commit. Dedicated resources suit consistent, ongoing volume and carry the strongest economics of the three. Ad hoc hours suit small, unpredictable jobs that do not justify a full engagement. If your work spans more than one pattern, you are not locked into a single choice.
What happens if the scope changes on a fixed-cost project?
Change requests are quoted separately from the original agreement. The price you approved at the start holds for the work that was scoped, and anything added gets its own number before it begins. This is what protects your margin: you are never absorbing an unquoted change or explaining a moving cost to your client halfway through a build.
Do dedicated resources work on other agencies’ projects at the same time?
No. A dedicated resource works only on your work. They operate inside your tools, follow your process, and learn your standards the way an in-house hire would, billed monthly rather than salaried. For agencies with steady volume, this is the closest arrangement to having the team on staff without the cost and risk of hiring one.
Is there a minimum commitment or a long-term contract?
No minimums and no long-term contracts. Fixed-cost projects commit you to one project at a time. Dedicated resources bill monthly. Ad hoc hours commit you to nothing beyond the block of hours you buy, with no onboarding cycle and no required volume. Many agencies start with a small ad hoc block to test the working relationship before committing to anything larger.
Will my client ever know I am working with an outside team?
No. Every deliverable ships under your brand, and your client communicates only with your team. Our team talks to yours and nobody else. You keep the client relationship, the credit for the work, and the margin on it. Working invisibly behind agency brands is the entire model, not an accommodation we make on request.
Can I use more than one engagement model at once?
Yes. The models are not mutually exclusive, and most agencies end up using more than one. A common pattern is a dedicated resource covering ongoing build work, with a block of ad hoc hours running alongside it for overflow and small fixes that fall outside the main workload. Tell us what the work looks like, and we will suggest the combination that fits.
TELL US ABOUT THE WORK.
Walk us through the project, the client, or the problem, messy is fine. We will tell you which way of working fits best and what it takes to get moving. If none of them fit, we will tell you that too.
