Services
Senior Technical Oversight.
For Businesses That Need It
We work with small and mid-sized businesses that don't have in-house technical leadership. Strategy, oversight, vendor management, and the judgment to know when something actually needs fixing.
All engagements are remote. Some clients call this fractional CTO work. We just call it doing the job.
On-Demand Engagement
Basic Advisory
On-demand access to senior technical judgment. You bring a specific question, decision, or situation — we give you a direct, unbiased answer. No retainer required. Good for businesses that need occasional technical input without ongoing overhead.
- Vendor and platform second opinions before you commit
- Pre-launch or pre-migration technical review
- Security and risk assessment for a specific concern
- Technology due diligence for a contract or acquisition
- One-time infrastructure or architecture review
- Honest assessment of your current technology posture
$4,000–$12,000 per engagement · most clients ~$7,500
Ongoing Engagement
Infrastructure Oversight
Ongoing technical accountability across your digital stack — web, email, DNS, hosting, and third-party integrations. Not hands-on maintenance, but the strategic layer above it: knowing what's running, what's at risk, and what needs attention before it becomes a problem.
- Infrastructure monitoring and escalation coordination
- Vendor and hosting relationship management
- DNS, email deliverability, and domain oversight
- Integration health and dependency tracking
- Incident coordination when things go wrong
- Regular technical status check-ins and reporting
$3,000–$7,500/mo · most clients ~$5,000/mo
Project Engagement
Vendor & Platform Selection
A structured process for evaluating and selecting technology vendors and platforms. We define requirements, evaluate options against your actual needs, and deliver a clear recommendation — not a shortlist that puts the decision back on you. Available as a standalone project or as part of an ongoing retainer.
- Requirements definition and decision criteria
- Vendor RFP management and response evaluation
- Platform due diligence and technical capability review
- Contract review and negotiation support
- MSP, hosting, and infrastructure vendor selection
- Migration planning for approved platform transitions
$6,000–$18,000 per project · most clients ~$10,000–$12,000
Retainer Engagement
Strategic CTO-Level Partnership
The deepest engagement level. We function as your senior technology officer — accountable for the full technology picture, present for major decisions, and available when something critical comes up. Built for businesses that want long-term technical leadership without the full-time hire.
- Technology strategy, roadmap, and budget oversight
- Full vendor portfolio management and accountability
- Executive-level technical communication and reporting
- Security posture and compliance guidance
- Growth and platform transition planning
- Priority availability for escalations and urgent decisions
$4,000–$10,000/mo · most clients ~$6,500–$7,000/mo
Execution Services — Available Through Our Partner Brands
Website care, design, and search are execution tasks that require dedicated teams. These are handled by our sister brands. For clients in an advisory engagement, we coordinate and manage these relationships on your behalf.
Website Care and Maintenance
Backups, security updates, uptime monitoring, and ongoing WordPress care — handled by our managed hosting team, not absorbed into advisory work. We coordinate the relationship, set expectations, and escalate when something needs attention.
Web Design and Development
New sites, redesigns, and development projects — executed by our design and development team, not piled on top of an advisory engagement. We define requirements, stay involved technically, and make sure the work connects to your broader platform decisions.
Digital Marketing
SEO, PPC, and digital ads — coordinated through preferred vendors, not handled in-house. We keep vendors accountable to your interests: no tactics that compromise your technical setup, damage your site's look and feel, or chase rankings at the cost of everything else. Preferred vendors at every budget tier.
Getting Started
How This Works
Every engagement starts with a conversation — not a proposal deck. We want to understand your situation before we tell you what it's going to cost. Most clients start with a specific question and figure out the right engagement structure from there.
All engagements begin with a no-cost conversation. We'll tell you honestly whether there's a fit before either of us commits to anything.