Your website budget needs to cover the build and the costs after launch. Start with the Tier 1 Independent Provider package on our development page. Ask us for a current quotation for your exact scope.
Tier 1 takes approximately 2 to 4 weeks. Our care plans cover hosting, maintenance and support. Our management page explains their scope. Ask us to itemise these ongoing costs in your quotation.
What the independent provider package includes
The package is a complete, finished build. We deliver it live and hand it over to you. It has six page types: Home, About, Gallery, Blog/Journal, Contact and Legal Pages.
The package includes these features, among others:
- A simple booking form that routes each enquiry straight to your inbox.
- Availability notices that show visitors when you are available.
- Image watermarks that apply automatically to gallery images when you upload them.
- An easy-to-manage dashboard, so you can update content, images and availability without touching code.
- Mailing list support, which connects the site to your chosen email platform.
- An age verification modal and cookie consent support.
Every build also has a server-side firewall and a Cloudflare web application firewall, and works on every device.
Support is a 12-month technical warranty plus what our development page calls “3 Months Content Support”. The warranty covers all original code and functionality for 12 months from launch. It does not cover problems that external third-party changes or user error cause. Ask us what content support covers.
The age verification modal is an entry gate that asks visitors to confirm they are 18 or over. That is self-declaration. Ofcom’s guidance says self-declaration cannot meet its highly effective age-assurance standard for checking whether users are 18. Whether your site must meet that standard is a legal question, so take legal advice.
For cookie consent and GDPR, we recommend working with a legal professional to review your specific obligations.
Speed is a default requirement on our builds. We aim for Google PageSpeed Insights scores of 90 and above on desktop and mobile.
What you pay after launch
We charge no monthly feature fees. Each care plan below is described on our management page.
| Plan | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Managed Hosting | LiteSpeed caching, security hardening and a web application firewall, hourly database backups, daily file backups, a private staging site and a 99.9% uptime guarantee |
| Essential Maintenance | Everything in Managed Hosting, plus managed updates, daily malware scans, off-site backups, emergency recovery and premium tools |
| Partner Plan | Everything in Essential Maintenance, plus one hour of dedicated support each month, performance monitoring, analytics support, priority access, a dedicated account manager |
Ask for current care-plan prices and VAT treatment in writing.
Managed Hosting is best for independent providers. Essential Maintenance is best for established providers and shops that want us to handle security, maintenance and hosting. The Partner Plan is best for busy agency owners and growing e-commerce brands.
Two terms affect what you pay. Essential Maintenance and the Partner Plan include malware removal and recovery. On the Managed Hosting plan, a fee may apply for extensive manual clean-up of severe issues. Ask whether annual billing changes the total.
After the warranty ends, code maintenance, updates and bug fixes fall under a care plan or ad hoc work. Our management page lists managed updates from Essential Maintenance upwards.
You can host the site on your own server or with a third party. We recommend hosting with us, because we configure our servers for the stacks we build on.
A site you already have
When you take a care plan, we usually move an existing open-source site to our servers for free. A provisional audit comes first. If it finds dated systems or critical security gaps, we can quote a fixed price to repair them. Hosting cannot move from a closed website builder. We rebuild that site on a stack you own and quote the work separately.
What moves the price up
Your scope sets the quotation. Ask for any extras separately, so you can compare the total.
The three packages
| Package | Timeline | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1: Independent Provider | Approximately 2 to 4 weeks | Independent and private providers |
| Tier 2: Boutique Agency | 4 to 6 weeks | Single target location agencies, such as London |
| Tier 3: Elite Agency | 5 to 9 weeks | Multi-national and international agencies |
The package scope is explained on our development page. Confirm the current schedule and VAT treatment in your quotation.
Tier 2 adds roster tools such as advanced filters and featured profiles. Tier 2 also adds advanced booking forms with third-party integrations. Tier 3 adds multi-language support and membership features.
Design changes and features from higher tiers
Need one feature from a higher tier? You can add it to any plan, and we fit the quotation to your needs.
You can also adjust the design page by page, and we quote the change. One option is a unique homepage with standard internal pages, to manage costs.
A custom rebuild
For a completely custom option, speak to our team. We publish no figure for it.
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Automation
Advanced automation and AI integrations are custom developments. The standard packages do not include them by default. One example is a WhatsApp receipt that goes out the moment someone completes your booking form. You also pay the direct costs of third-party tools, such as a WhatsApp Business API account.
A brand identity
If you have no logo or colour system, we can design the brand alongside the site. The Brand Identity Package on our creative page covers that work. Ask for its cost separately. It covers a logo, typefaces, a colour palette and a brand guidelines document, with two full rounds of revisions. If you already have brand elements, we can work within them.
Master Tantric London, a luxury tantric therapy service, arrived with no brand, no site and no presence. We built the brand first, then the platform to carry it. The platform included a booking process with secure payment. The case study states no price, so it does not show what the work cost.
Taking payment on the site
The Tier 1 booking form sends an enquiry to your inbox. No package lists payment processing, so ask us what taking payment would involve for your site. A payment processor sets the first limit.
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Our guide to marketing an adult website when you cannot buy ads covers payment and hosting limits.
Search marketing
Every build includes strategic metadata and high-performance caching. Search marketing is a separate service that runs on a rolling monthly basis. Our marketing page lists the plans. We advise a 12-month minimum for a serious strategy, and we do not guarantee rankings.
What to get in writing before you sign
A lower quotation can suit you if it covers what you need. Ask every supplier, including us, to put these seven answers in writing.
- Who owns the site? With us, you own your code and your data from launch. You can move hosts whenever you want.
- What will hosting and support cost each month? Ask us to quote the care plan you choose from the table above. Ask what renewal costs and whether the price can change.
- Is VAT on top? Ask each supplier to list VAT separately, and ask your accountant whether you can reclaim it.
- What happens when the warranty ends? Ours covers 12 months from launch. After that, fixes and updates fall under a care plan or ad hoc work. Our management page lists managed updates from Essential Maintenance upwards.
- How many revision rounds does the price include? Our Brand Identity Package includes two full rounds. For bespoke website design, we agree revision rounds at the scoping stage.
- When do you pay? Our schedule is typically a deposit to begin and a final payment before launch. We do not require full payment up front.
- Who writes the code? Our team writes every line of code in-house.
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Ask us what you need
The full package detail is on our page for independent providers. Not sure which package fits, or what your site needs beyond Tier 1? Ask us and we will tell you straight.
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