Up to 5 hours · $30/hr effective
- Online research
- Data entry
- Spreadsheet organization
- Document formatting
Three ways to work together: a monthly package if the work is ongoing, a fixed price if it's a defined project, or hourly if you genuinely don't know yet. Most people start with one small project.
Invoiced on the 1st, paid before the month's work begins. No contract — cancel any month. Unused hours don't roll over, so pick the tier that matches a normal month rather than your busiest one.
Up to 5 hours · $30/hr effective
Up to 12 hours · $25/hr effective
Up to 20 hours · $25/hr effective
These are ranges, not quotes. The final number depends on volume, how messy the source material is, and how fast you need it — which is why I ask to see a sample before committing to a figure.
| Project | Typical range | What drives the number |
|---|---|---|
| Spreadsheet cleanup | $50 – $100+ | Row count, how many fields need normalising, whether duplicates need judgment to merge |
| Data organization | $50 – $150+ | Number of source files and formats, whether data has to be extracted from PDFs or forms |
| Competitor research | $75 – $150+ | Number of competitors, depth per competitor, whether pricing has to be sourced indirectly |
| Presentation creation | $75 – $200+ | Slide count, whether content exists or needs building, charts and data visuals |
| Customer / prospect research | $100 – $200+ | List size and how many fields per record need verifying |
For work that genuinely can't be scoped up front, or the first time we work together and neither of us is sure how long something takes. Tracked and reported honestly — if it takes less time than expected, you're billed less.
Once a task has a shape, I'll move you to a fixed price or a package. Hourly is usually the more expensive way for you to buy.
Not a discount gimmick — I'd rather you judge the work than the pitch. If the first project goes well, we'll talk about ongoing support. If it doesn't, you've risked one small project.
A lot of what makes working with someone easy shouldn't be a line item.
Invoices are sent electronically. Card and bank transfer both accepted.
On a fixed-price project, that's my problem, not yours — the price is the price. The only exception is if the scope itself changes, and in that case I'll come back to you with a number before doing the extra work, never after.
I'll tell you as you approach the cap, not after you've blown through it. From there you can either let it wait until next month or approve additional hours at the hourly rate. You'll never get a surprise invoice.
No — packages reserve capacity, so the hours are held for you whether or not they get used. If you're consistently well under your tier, tell me and I'll move you down a tier. I'd rather keep you than over-bill you.
No minimum term. Monthly packages are month to month — tell me before the 1st and the next month simply doesn't get invoiced. Every project gets a written scope agreement, which protects both of us, but it isn't a lock-in.
My rates for new clients will rise as the business fills up. Existing recurring clients get at least one full month's notice before any change, and the rate you start at holds for at least your first three months.
Tell me specifically what's wrong and I'll fix it — that's what the two included revision rounds are for. If after that it still isn't what you needed, I'd rather refund you and part on good terms than argue about a $100 invoice.
Describe the task on a 15-minute call and I'll tell you which of the three is cheapest for you — including if that's the one that makes me the least.