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# Engagements & pricing

> How the engagement is shaped, how pricing works, and what's always included.

Everything starts the same way: the [free audit](/the-audit), then a written [30/60/90 and beyond plan](/how-it-works) with the price on it. One engagement, one system, priced on the channels we run and the media spend we manage. You always know what you're paying for and why.

## Price

The engagement is simple: we run the growth system for you. The audit, the [measurement layer](/system/data-attribution), the [creative engine](/system/performance-creative), the [paid channels](/system/paid-ads), and the [conversion work](/system/conversion-email), sequenced as one plan. Engagements start at **\$3,500 per month** and step up from there based on two things: how many channels we're running, and how much paid media budget we're managing across them.

More channels and more spend mean more creative and more senior attention, so the price scales with the work being done. No black-box retainer.

## Why channels and spend, and why 90 days

Pricing on channels and managed spend keeps both sides honest. The plan says which channels we're running and at what level of investment; the price follows directly from that, and scaling up or down is a conversation, not a renegotiation.

Ninety days is the natural unit of growth work: long enough to fix measurement, pick up the quick wins, and get a proper read on new creative, and short enough that you're never locked into something that isn't earning its keep. Every 90 days the value gets measured against the plan, with a written recommendation for what comes next. From there the engagement rolls month to month.

## Always included

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  <Card title="Senior operators only" icon="user-check">
    The people you meet do the work. We keep the client list short because deep context beats context switching.
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  <Card title="You own everything" icon="key">
    Ad accounts, analytics, the [growth sheet](/system/data-attribution#the-growth-sheet), creative files, and automations all live in your name from day one. If we ever part ways, everything keeps working.
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  <Card title="Transparent reporting" icon="chart-mixed">
    The growth sheet is live, and it's yours. Check the numbers at 11pm on a Tuesday if you want; nothing waits for a report.
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  <Card title="Only a 90-day agreement" icon="calendar-check">
    The first 90 days is the commitment unit. After that, we keep the work by earning it, not by contract.
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## How pricing works

The plan is priced before we start and doesn't change unless the scope does, and scope only changes if you change it. Ad spend is always paid by you, directly to the platforms, in your own accounts. We never mark up media, and we take no percentage of spend, so our advice about your budget is never influenced by our fee.

## Commercial details

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  <Accordion title="How do you invoice?">
    Engagements are invoiced monthly in advance.
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  <Accordion title="What happens if we pause?">
    The system is yours and fully documented. We hand over cleanly, and we can restart later without starting from scratch.
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  <Accordion title="Do you work alongside in-house teams and existing freelancers?">
    All the time. We slot in where the gaps are. If you already have an editor, a designer, or an ads person who's good, we'd much rather direct their work than replace them.
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  <Accordion title="Can we start smaller?">
    Sometimes, and it's worth asking. A growth system needs a minimum level of effort before it can work; running one channel properly beats running three badly, which is why engagements start where they do. If budget is the constraint, tell us where you're at. Sometimes the answer is a tighter scope, sometimes it's to wait a quarter. We'll tell you which we think it is.
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