Compare · Honest tables
Freelancers often win on day rate for a one-off brochure. We win when the work never ends: hosting, plugin hygiene, Search pages, books at month-end.
Hire a freelancer when you have a fixed spec, internal PM time, and only need launch support for eight weeks.
Use a retainer when your menu, hours, services or locations change often and you want Search and Books in the same relationship.
Honest rows, updated when tiers change in lib/pricing.
| Factor | Yusuf Choudhury retainers | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Retainer with defined response expectations on a call | Varies; may be booked out or juggling clients |
| Hosting ownership | Included on Websites tiers | Sometimes handed to you to configure |
| SEO after launch | Search retainers from £500/mo | Often quoted separately or not offered |
| Price transparency | Tiers on lib/pricing and service pages | Quote per project; hard to compare |
| Backup if someone is ill | Documented handover within the studio | Single point of failure risk |
| Books | Optional £299/mo and up | Not usually in scope |
| Minimum term | 12 months on Websites and Search | Project-based, no ongoing duty unless retainer agreed |
Websites is for owners burned by freelancers who disappeared after handover.
Search gives you ongoing pages freelancers rarely schedule.
Books covers the admin freelancers typically exclude.
Prices before VAT. 12-month minimum on Websites and Search retainers. Scoped on a call before anything is charged.
Starter
£500/mo
Site live, hosted and edited each month. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Growth
£2,500/mo
Orders or bookings, monthly SEO page, report. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Scale
£4,000/mo
Multi-branch or lead engine. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Starter
£500/mo
Starter, one location. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Growth
£1,250/mo
Growth. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Multi-site
£2,250/mo
Multi-site, several locations. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Scale
£4,250/mo
Scale. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
One office
£299/mo
one office
Several branches
£899/mo
several branches
Multi-entity
£1,299/mo
only for multi-entity