22 QUESTIONS
What this actually costs.
The most common question, answered properly. No range that fits nobody, no price list that ignores what your project needs to do. Here is what drives the number, what is included, and what carries on costing money after launch.
All 22 questions
There is a one-time build cost and a small ongoing usage cost from the AI and telephony providers. The build depends on scope: a bot answering a fixed set of questions costs a fraction of one trained on a full document set and wired into a CRM. Tell me what it needs to do and you get a specific number, not a range that fits nobody.
It depends on whether the site displays information or runs a process. A marketing site for a small firm and a booking platform with accounts and dashboards are different projects with different budgets. Once I know what the site has to do, the quote is fixed.
By project for builds, so the number does not creep as hours add up. Ongoing work like social management or a monthly maintenance retainer is priced monthly instead, since it is recurring by nature.
There is no fixed floor written anywhere. What matters is whether the scope makes sense as a build. A very small task might be better solved with an off-the-shelf tool, and I will tell you that honestly instead of quoting it anyway.
Because 'a chatbot' or 'a website' are not single products. What data it uses, what systems it connects to, how much design and copy go into it, and who maintains it afterward all change the real cost. A quote you cannot explain the reasoning behind is a quote worth questioning.
Payment structure is agreed per project, typically split across milestones rather than paid entirely upfront or entirely on completion. We will settle the specifics before work starts, in writing.
The quote covers the scope we agree on before work starts. Anything outside that scope, like a feature added mid-project, is a separate conversation and a separate number, not a surprise on the final invoice.
For AI-driven projects, yes: a usage cost from the AI or telephony provider that scales with how much the tool is actually used. For a standard website, the only ongoing cost is hosting, which is usually a few dollars a month and billed directly to you, not marked up by me.
No. Those accounts run under your own billing wherever practical, so you see the real provider cost, not a hidden markup layered on top.
Yes, that is the default. Once scope is agreed, the build price is fixed. If you want to add scope later, that gets its own fixed price rather than reopening the original number.
If the delay is caused by scope creep, we discuss it and price the addition separately. If it is caused by me, the quoted price stands. You should never pay more because a timeline slipped on my end.
Yes. Social management is a distinct monthly retainer since it is ongoing work, separate from one-time builds like a website or an automation, even if you buy both from the same team.
There is no blanket discount policy, but budget constraints are a normal part of scoping a project. Say what you are working with and I will tell you honestly what fits inside it.
A project-based build is a one-time or capped monthly cost tied to a specific outcome. A full-time hire is an ongoing salary regardless of workload. Most businesses starting out need the outcome, not the headcount, which is the case project work usually makes for itself.
A single, well-scoped piece of work, like one focused automation or a single-purpose chatbot, rather than a full platform on day one. It proves the value before you commit to anything larger.
No, pricing is not split by client location. Being based in Islamabad means the rate itself is lower than an equivalent agency in the US or UK, and that advantage applies to every client, local or international.
The original quote covers the original scope. If the project grows, that growth is quoted and agreed separately before it is built, so you always know the number before it changes.
No. Describing the problem and getting a scoped, honest quote back costs nothing.
Standard bank transfer is the default for both local and international clients. Specific arrangements can be discussed if you need something else.
Yes, for clients who want continued changes, monitoring, or content updates after launch rather than a one-off handover. It is optional, not bundled by default.
The same way as anything else: by breaking it into the pieces that are known (the platform, the integrations, the data it needs) and pricing those, then flagging the genuinely unknown parts honestly instead of pretending they are not there.
There is no single number that fits every project, which is exactly why the first conversation is about what you need built, not a price list. Come with the problem, not a budget you think I want to hear.