Build an indicative support package

How the estimate is built

From task list to monthly retainer

Every task you select carries a typical monthly time allowance based on how long that work usually takes for a small UK business. Those allowances are added together, then matched to the closest retainer package so the price you see reflects real capacity rather than a round number.

Retainers reserve hours in the diary each month, which is why they cost less per hour than ad-hoc bookings and why work gets picked up faster. Unused capacity is flexible across the month, and the package can be reviewed once the real workload settles — usually after the first four to six weeks.

Things that change the final figure

• Volume. An inbox receiving thirty emails a day is a different job from one receiving three hundred.
• Set-up work. A backlog, a messy filing system or a first-time process build is usually a one-off project before the ongoing retainer starts.
• Response expectations. Same-day turnaround on client-facing work needs more reserved capacity than end-of-week catch-ups.
• Out-of-hours work. Weekend or evening cover is charged at a premium rate and agreed in advance.

Nothing here is a quotation. Confirmed pricing is always agreed in writing after a free consultation.