Consultation
Starter consultation for your website
One hour of conversation, after which you know what to do with your website, in what order, and what your budget actually covers. With no obligation to continue with me.
Who it is for
This consultation is not for everyone. Here are the situations where one hour saves weeks and money.
You have no website yet
You are starting out and do not know where to begin: domain, platform, who writes the texts, what the first year costs.
The budget does not cover everything
You cannot fund a full build right now, but the site is needed already. We separate what has to happen now from what can safely wait.
You want to build it yourself
You are ready to learn and do the work. Then you leave with a plan and a list of the places where things usually break.
You have a quote in hand
You want an independent view: is the price reasonable, what is unnecessary, what is missing, and what will you be asked to pay for later.
The site exists but you are unsure
Update it, migrate it, rebuild it or leave it alone. That decision depends on the actual condition, not on the age of the site.
You need to choose a platform
WordPress, PrestaShop, a site builder or a ready-made solution. This choice drives your cost of ownership for years.
What we settle in an hour
- Which platform fits your project, and why
- What is essential at the start and what can wait without loss
- The cost of year one: domain, hosting, build, maintenance
- What you do yourself and what is cheaper to hand over
- The order of steps, starting with this week
- The exact point where you will get stuck if you go it alone
I am not selling hidden knowledge
Nobody pays me because I know something and you do not. People pay me for time saved and for decisions they will not have to undo six months later.
So I keep no mystery during the call. If doing it yourself appeals to you, I will explain how: most people cover part of the path alone and call me where the technical part begins.
And honestly: if you have the time, the interest and a tight budget, doing it yourself is a perfectly sound choice. Everyone works in the field they know, and that is usually the more profitable arrangement, but wanting to try it yourself is fine too.
What you walk away with
A conversation with no record is forgotten in a day, so the outcome is written down.
A written summary
After the call I send a short document: the chosen approach, the order of steps and budget ranges for the first year. You can take it to any provider, not only to me.
A list of what you handle
What to prepare yourself: texts, photos, services, prices, legal pages. That is the single largest saving in any project.
Three budget scenarios
Do it yourself following the plan, order the build, or rent a website with the payment spread out. With the upsides and the limits of each.
A quote, if you want one
If you decide to work with me, I price a clearly defined scope. The consultation fee is deducted from work ordered within seven days.
How it works
From request to written summary usually takes two or three days.
Request and questions
You describe the situation in two or three sentences. I ask my follow-up questions in writing, so the hour is not spent collecting facts.
Invoice and slot
I issue the invoice and we agree on a time. By phone, in a messenger or on a video call, whichever suits you.
One hour together
We go through the project, the options and the numbers. If it turns out your case is simpler than expected, I will say so plainly.
Summary by email
Within twenty-four hours you get the document with the decision, the steps and the cost ranges. Then you choose to build or to delegate.
The price
It is known in advance and does not depend on the conclusion we reach.
From 49 € excl. VAT for an hour of consultation, written summary included.
If you order work within seven days afterwards, that amount is deducted from the invoice. In other words, if you go ahead, the consultation costs you nothing.
If you already have a site and the question is about its condition, start with the free audit: it answers part of the questions at no cost.
Frequently asked
Am I obliged to continue with you
No. The summary is written so that any provider can work from it. It is your document.
How is this different from the free audit
The audit applies when the site already exists: I examine its condition. The consultation applies when you are deciding what to do at all, and in what order.
My budget is genuinely small
All the more reason. The point is not to inflate a quote but to show where you can avoid spending now and launch for less.
I want to build the site myself
Good, and I will not talk you out of it. You get a plan and the list of places where things usually break, so you do not meet them blind.
You are not a lawyer or an accountant
Correct. I talk about the website: platform, domain, hosting, content, launch and maintenance. Legal and tax questions are not mine to answer.
What if the full hour is not needed
Then we finish early and you still get the same written summary. I do not stretch a call to fill minutes.
Can we review someone else’s quote
Yes, that is a common request. We look at what the proposal includes, what it leaves out and which costs appear after launch.
Which language do we speak
Français, русский, українська or English. Documents and correspondence with providers in France are normally in French.