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[frequently asked questions]The top 10 most FAQs about customer experience

Do you provide a website hosting service?

Yes. We offer fully managed hosting or can deploy to your own cloud.

What’s included:

  • CDN, SSL, DDoS protection, and 24/7 monitoring

  • Daily backups & one-click restores

  • Staging environments and rollbacks

  • Performance tuning and auto-scaling (where supported)

  • Domain & DNS management

Where we host: AWS, Azure, GCP, or platforms like Vercel/Netlify/Cloudflare.
Extras: Migration, uptime alerts, security hardening, optional Canadian data residency.
Prefer self-hosting? We’ll set up CI/CD and hand over docs.

It depends on scope—here are typical ballparks (CAD/USD comparable):

  • Starter / Landing (1–3 pages): $2k–$5k

  • Small Business (5–12 pages): $5k–$12k

  • Content/CMS + integrations: $12k–$30k

  • E-commerce: theme setup $8k–$25k; custom/headless $25k–$100k+

  • Web app/portal: $30k–$150k+

What affects price: page count, custom design/animation, CMS, integrations, e-commerce features, accessibility, SEO, content migration, multilingual, timelines.

Included: discovery, UX/UI, responsive dev, basic SEO, analytics, QA, launch.

Ongoing (optional): hosting/CDN $10–$150+/mo, domain $15–$25/yr, maintenance $150–$2k+/mo.

We’ll scope your needs and provide a fixed quote or T&M estimate—no hidden costs.

Most sites take 2–10 weeks, depending on scope.

Typical timelines

  • Landing page: 1–2 weeks

  • Small business (5–12 pages): 3–6 weeks

  • CMS-driven site: 6–10 weeks

  • E-commerce: 6–12 weeks (themed) · 10–16+ weeks (custom/headless)

  • Web app/portal: 8–20+ weeks

What drives timeline: content readiness, approvals, integrations, custom design/animations, revisions.

Our process (fast & predictable):
Discovery (2–5 days) → Design (1–3 wks) → Build (2–6 wks) → QA/SEO (3–7 days) → Launch (1–2 days).

Need it sooner? We can compress using design sprints, template accelerators, parallel content work, and phased launches. We commit to dates in the SOW.

Yes—by default. We design mobile-first, responsive sites that adapt to phones, tablets, and desktops.

What you get:

  • Cross-device testing (iOS/Android, major browsers)

  • Fast loading & Core Web Vitals optimization

  • Touch-friendly UI, readable typography, responsive images

  • Accessibility best practices (WCAG)

  • Optional PWA features for app-like performance

Yes. We offer maintenance plans and pay-as-you-go support.

What we handle

  • Security & updates (CMS, plugins, dependencies)

  • Content edits and new pages

  • Performance & SEO tuning (Core Web Vitals)

  • Uptime monitoring, backups, restores

  • Bug fixes, minor features, accessibility improvements

  • Analytics and monthly health reports

Platforms: WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, custom stacks (React/Next.js, Node/Laravel), and more.

Plans: Essentials (updates/monitoring), Growth (adds content requests & quarterly optimizations), Care+ (priority SLAs, roadmap, A/B testing).
No long-term lock-in—start or stop anytime.

How much does your software consulting service cost

Short answer: it depends on scope and engagement model—we price transparently.

Typical options (CAD; USD comparable):

  • Hourly: $120–$200/hr (ad-hoc consulting, audits, advisory)

  • Day rate: $900–$1,600/day

  • Monthly retainer: $3k–$15k/mo (part-time CTO/PM, ongoing advisory)

  • Fixed-scope packages:

    • Discovery & roadmap: $2k–$6k

    • Architecture/review: $5k–$15k

    • Prototype/PoC: $10k–$30k

Billing models: fixed-price SOW or time-and-materials with agreed caps—no hidden costs.
Includes: planning, working sessions, deliverables, and documented recommendations.
Next step: brief intro call or send requirements for a tailored quote.

We help you ship faster, cut costs, and grow—without sacrificing quality.

  • Automate workflows and reduce manual effort

  • Improve customer experience and conversion

  • Make data-driven decisions with dashboards & AI

  • Integrate systems (ERP/CRM/APIs) for end-to-end visibility

  • Build secure, scalable platforms that support future growth

Secure-by-design, from day one.

  • Least privilege, MFA, secrets management

  • Encryption in transit/at rest, backups & disaster recovery

  • SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, patching cadence

  • Network hardening (WAF/CDN), audit logs, SIEM alerts

  • Compliance-minded (SOC2/ISO27001 practices) and data residency options

We align with your goals, users, and constraints—not a one-size-fits-all stack.

  • Discovery: stakeholders, workflows, KPIs, risks

  • Rapid prototypes and user testing to validate fit

  • Modular architecture for phased delivery & budget control

  • Iterative sprints with clear milestones and feedback loops

  • Handover docs, training, and change management

We choose the best tool for your context (team, scale, timeline, budget).

  • Front end: React/Next.js, Vue/Nuxt, Angular, Flutter Web

  • Mobile: Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android), Flutter (cross-platform)

  • Back end: Node/NestJS, Python (FastAPI/Django), .NET, Java/Spring Boot

  • Data: Postgres/MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch

  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, Serverless, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

  • QA: Jest/Playwright/Cypress, XCTest/JUnit, Appium/Detox

Final stack is proposed after discovery and shared in your SOW.

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