Creative Partnerships & Custom Projects

A development partner agencies can put their reputation behind.

Development partnership for design studios and agencies that need a build team they can trust with their reputation. We work directly with your designers on Webflow, Shopify, and front-end builds — under your brand or ours, one-off or retainer. Not a freelancer rate. A partnership that protects your timeline and your margin.

Ideal Fit

For design studios and agencies that need development bandwidth without hiring in-house. You own the client relationship; we handle the build. Minimum engagement $2,500. Not for one-off freelancer-rate subcontracting.

Typical Timeline

Project-by-project (2–10 weeks typical) or ongoing monthly retainer

Investment

Project work from $2,500. Retainer pricing on request.

How This Works

  • Project basis: Fixed scope, fixed fee. 50% deposit, balance before launch. Minimum $2,500.
  • Retainer: 20+ hours/month at a discounted rate. Billed monthly in advance.
  • Hourly: Available only for small reactive work for existing partners.
  • Confidentiality: NDA-by-default. We sign yours or use ours. White-label by default.

What's Included

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Web Design & Development

Editorial-grade websites your team can update without filing a ticket. Built on Webflow with content models that match how you work, clean CMS structures, and performance that holds as you scale. For founders, marketers, and operators who'd rather ship updates than wait for them.

E-Commerce Development

A Shopify or TiendaNube storefront engineered for the products you actually sell. Full builds, deep theme work, custom Liquid sections, and app integrations (Klaviyo, PowerReviews, reviews, subscriptions) — set up so your team can launch collections, run promotions, and iterate without breaking the stack. For DTC brands past the template stage.

Capabilities

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Build Documentation

Every project ships with a documentation handoff for your team: how the CMS works, how to update components, how to add a new page. So you own the work after we step out.

Designer-to-Developer Handoff

Figma to production code, with the conversations that need to happen before something gets built wrong. We push back when something won't work — that's the value.

NDA-Friendly Engagements

We work under NDA by default, sign yours without negotiation, and never list your client work publicly unless you ask.

Retainer Support

A dedicated monthly block of development hours for agencies that need backup. Bug fixes, small features, performance work, QA. So your team isn't context-switching into development tickets.

Performance Audits

A documented audit of your client's current site — what's broken, what's slow, what's blocking conversion — with a prioritized fix list. Often the start of a longer engagement.

CMS Migrations

WordPress to Webflow, Shopify to Headless, Squarespace to anything. We handle the migration so your team handles the client.

Headless & Custom Builds

Sanity + Next.js, Payload + Astro, Shopify Hydrogen. The headless stack picked for the project, not the one we've used most.

Front-end Engineering

React, Next.js, Astro, Vue. When the project needs to go beyond Webflow or Shopify, we build the front-end your designers handed off.

White-label Shopify Development

Same model for e-commerce. Theme development, Liquid customization, and app integrations — delivered to your agency's standards, branded as your work.

White-label Webflow Development

Your designers, your client relationship, our build team. We work in your project management tool, attend your client calls if needed, and ship under your brand.

What You Get

  • Production-ready Webflow or Shopify builds from your designers' Figma files
  • Custom front-end engineering (React, Next.js, Astro)
  • CMS migrations and platform changes
  • Performance audits and remediation
  • Documented handoff for your team

FAQs

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How do you handle QA and handoff?

Internal QA before any client-facing review, browser/device testing matrix documented per project, and a documented handoff including CMS structure, component library, and update workflows. We don't disappear at launch — 30-day post-handoff warranty is standard.

Do you sign NDAs?

Yes, ours or yours. By default we don't list white-label client work in our portfolio. If you want to credit us publicly, that's also fine — your call.

What kind of work are you best at?

Webflow builds, Shopify development, headless front-ends (Sanity, Payload, Astro, Next.js). We're strong on CMS architecture, performance optimization, and migrations. We're not a fit for native mobile, complex backend infrastructure, or AI/ML implementation.

What if our designer's Figma file has issues?

We push back. We won't ship something we know will break — that's not a favor to your agency. Expect a kickoff conversation about what's missing, ambiguous, or technically infeasible before development starts. Better the friction up front than after build.

You're in Buenos Aires. Are time zones an issue?

Buenos Aires is GMT-3 — overlap with US Eastern is full business day, with Pacific it's mornings, with Europe it's afternoons. Most clients find the timezone helpful, not problematic. We work in your time zone for synchronous meetings.

Can your team join our client calls?

Yes, under your brand. We've sat in design reviews, kickoffs, and QA sessions as 'your developer.' We won't pretend to be employees if a client asks directly — but we will represent your agency in a normal client interaction.

What project management tools do you work in?

Notion, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Basecamp, Jira, GitHub Projects — we adapt to your stack. We're not going to force you into ours.

What's your minimum engagement?

$2,500 minimum project value. For retainers, 20 hours/month minimum at a discounted hourly rate. We won't take freelancer-rate work — it's not sustainable for either side and the quality drops.

What's your billing model — hourly, project, or retainer?

All three depending on engagement. Project-based for defined scopes, monthly retainer for ongoing development bandwidth, hourly only for small reactive work. We're not a body-shop subcontractor — minimum engagement is $2,500.

How does white-label work in practice?

We work inside your project management tool, communicate as part of your team, and (if needed) join client calls under your brand. The client never knows we exist unless you tell them. We sign NDAs by default and don't list white-label work in our portfolio.

What's the price floor for this?

Starting at $2,500 for focused engagements. Full studio operating systems can run $5K–10K+ depending on scope. We don't take NotionOS projects below $2,500 — at that price point a template would serve you better.

What happens after delivery?

30 days of post-launch support included. After that, you can book office hours when needed or move into a retainer for ongoing iteration. Most teams don't need ongoing support — once the system is right, it runs itself.

Do you train our team?

Every engagement includes onboarding sessions. Format depends on team size — 1:1 walkthroughs for solo founders, group sessions for teams. We also document everything inside the Notion workspace itself so new hires can self-onboard.

Can you connect Notion to our other tools?

Yes. Slack, Gmail, Mercury, Calendly, Linear, Figma, and others via native integrations or Notion AI connectors. The integrations only matter if they reduce copy-paste between systems — we don't add them for show.

We already have Notion but it's a mess. Can you fix it?

Yes — and this is one of our most common engagements. Audit, restructure, migrate content, retire duplicates, rebuild relationships. Usually faster than starting over because we preserve what's working.

How long does a NotionOS engagement take?

Focused setup (one team, core databases): 1–2 weeks. Full studio operating system (clients, projects, finances, SOPs, team docs, integrations): 4–8 weeks. We scope honestly — most teams don't need the full build day one.

Will my team actually use it, or will it sit empty after launch?

Adoption is the real risk and we plan for it explicitly. Workspaces are designed around how your team already works (not how Notion's templates think they should), training sessions are part of every engagement, and we run a 30-day check-in to fix what's not sticking.

Why Notion instead of ClickUp, Asana, Monday, or Linear?

Notion is a database, a wiki, and a workflow tool in one canvas. For studios, agencies, and small teams that need to connect documents, projects, clients, and finances in one system, nothing else comes close. If you're a large engineering team shipping software, Linear is better. For everyone else, Notion wins.

How do you measure success?

Flow revenue, campaign revenue, list growth rate, engagement rate, deliverability metrics, and total email-attributed revenue as a percentage of overall revenue. We report monthly with plain-language commentary, not just a screenshot of Klaviyo dashboards.

What if we're not on Shopify?

Klaviyo works with WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and via API with custom stacks. The Shopify integration is the deepest, but Klaviyo is still a strong choice for any e-commerce platform.

What about SMS?

Klaviyo supports SMS natively. We can configure it as part of the setup if it's a fit for your customer base — but SMS is not a 'free additional channel,' it has its own strategy and compliance requirements. We'll be honest about whether it makes sense for you.

How does this integrate with our Shopify store?

Klaviyo connects natively via the Shopify integration: product feeds, customer data, order events, abandoned carts. We configure server-side event tracking for accuracy and set up the technical foundation properly so the data is actually clean.

How long does a Klaviyo setup take?

Foundational setup (welcome flow, abandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back, branded templates, segmentation): 3–4 weeks. Account audits and partial setups: 1–2 weeks.

Do you handle ongoing campaign sends, or just setup?

Setup and architecture is our primary service. Ongoing campaign management can be bundled into a Brand Lift retainer or handled by your team after we train them. We don't run email as a standalone managed service.

What kind of revenue lift should we expect from email?

Industry benchmark for healthy DTC brands is 25–35% of revenue attributed to email. If you're below 10%, the upside from foundational work (flows, segmentation, design) is significant. We won't guarantee a number — anyone who does is selling you something.

We're on Mailchimp — should we migrate to Klaviyo?

If you're on Shopify, yes. Klaviyo's Shopify integration is significantly deeper, the flow automation is more powerful, and the segmentation logic is built for e-commerce. Mailchimp is a fine general-purpose email tool; Klaviyo is purpose-built for stores.

What apps should be on our Shopify stack?

We don't have a default stack — apps depend on your products, AOV, customer behavior, and team size. What we will tell you: most stores have too many apps slowing the site down. Part of the build is auditing what you actually need vs. what you've accumulated.

Do you handle product photography or content production?

No. We'll connect you with photographers and content producers we trust, but the production work itself isn't our service.

Can you optimize our existing store instead of rebuilding?

Yes — this is what our Optimization or Creative Partnership engagements are for. Audit, prioritized fix list, then execution. Often the right answer for stores that are working but underperforming.

Subscriptions — Recharge, Loop, or Bold?

Depends on your product, AOV, and Shopify plan. We've implemented all three. Recharge has the deepest feature set, Loop has the better customer portal UX, Bold is the cheapest. We'll recommend after understanding the use case.

Do you set up Klaviyo as part of the build?

We can, and most clients pair the two — see our Klaviyo Email Marketing service. It's usually the highest-ROI add-on to an e-commerce build.

When does TiendaNube make sense over Shopify?

For brands selling primarily in Argentina, Brazil, or other LatAm markets where TiendaNube has better local payment, shipping, and tax integration. Shopify is overkill and underintegrated for those markets. We work natively in both.

Do you do migrations from WooCommerce, Magento, or BigCommerce?

Yes. Product data, customer data, order history, redirects, SEO preservation. The complexity is usually in the data cleanup, not the platform switch — we plan for that explicitly.

How long does an e-commerce build take?

Standard Shopify build: 4–8 weeks. With migration from another platform: 6–10 weeks. Custom checkout (Plus only) or headless: 10–14+ weeks.

Why work with you instead of just using a Shopify template?

If your site is a stopgap until product-market fit, a $300 template is the right answer. If your store is your primary revenue channel and conversion is leaving money on the table, the build pays for itself in months. We don't sell builds to brands that should stay on templates.

Shopify Basic, Shopify Plus, or something else?

Shopify Basic or standard Shopify handles most DTC brands up to $5–10M in annual revenue. Plus matters when you need checkout customization, multi-store, advanced flow control, or B2B. We'll tell you the truth — most brands don't need Plus and shouldn't pay for it.

What happens after launch?

30 days of post-launch warranty for bugs and adjustments. After that, you can move into a retainer (small monthly block of hours), book a one-off project, or just take the keys and run. No subscription traps.

We're migrating from WordPress / Squarespace / Wix. How does that work?

Content audit and cleanup, CMS architecture in Webflow, content migration (manual or scripted depending on volume), 301 redirect map, SEO equity preservation, parallel-testing before cutover. The work most agencies underestimate is the cleanup phase — we plan for it explicitly.

Do you offer SEO services?

We build SEO foundations into every site: schema markup, clean URLs, sitemap, semantic markup, indexable content models, Core Web Vitals. Ongoing SEO (content production, link building, keyword strategy) is not our service. We'll refer you to partners.

What about hosting?

Webflow handles hosting natively for Webflow sites. For headless builds we deploy to Vercel or Netlify. We don't resell hosting, and we don't lock you into our infrastructure.

Do you handle copywriting?

We can, but it's not our strength and we'll usually recommend a copywriter we trust. The exception is structural copy — page hierarchy, IA, CTAs, microcopy — which is part of the design work and we handle natively.

Can my team update content after launch?

Yes — that's the point. We design the CMS around your team's workflow, document the components, and run a training session before handoff. If you can write a Notion page, you can update your Webflow site.

What does a website cost?

Starting at $3,500 for focused builds, up to $20K+ for complex marketing sites with custom CMS architecture, integrations, and migration. We won't quote without a discovery call — generic pricing pages produce generic projects.

How long does a website project take?

Standard site: 4–8 weeks from kickoff to launch. Larger sites with custom CMS architecture or migrations: 8–14 weeks. The variable is scope, not our speed — we'll give a realistic timeline before contract.

Do you build on WordPress?

We don't build new WordPress sites. We'll work on existing WordPress sites under a Creative Partnership or Optimization engagement, but for new builds we steer clients toward Webflow or headless setups. WordPress's plugin sprawl, security overhead, and editorial UX are not what we recommend in 2026.

Why Webflow specifically?

For most marketing-led sites, Webflow gives you the best combination of design control, CMS flexibility, and editorial usability. Your team can publish without filing a developer ticket. We use other platforms (Sanity, Payload, Astro) when the project genuinely needs them — but Webflow is the default for a reason.

How quickly can we start?

Discovery call within a week, proposal within 5 business days, kickoff within 2 weeks of contract signing. We typically run 2–3 active partnerships at a time, so onboarding depends on bandwidth.

What's not included?

Paid media management, performance marketing, brand identity from scratch, photography, video production, and ongoing copywriting outside of email. We connect you with partners we trust for those.

What kinds of brands is this for?

Founder-led brands at the stage where the business is real (revenue, users, signal) but the digital presence is lagging. DTC, SaaS, professional services, editorial. Not for pre-launch or pre-revenue businesses looking for cheap MVP work.

Do you work with founders who don't have a brand yet?

Yes, but a Brand Foundations Workshop becomes the first phase of the engagement. We're not a branding agency — we won't develop a full identity system — but we can clarify positioning, voice, and audience enough to build from.

How do you price the engagement?

A launch fee for the build phase, then a monthly retainer for ongoing work. Specific numbers depend on scope — we'll quote after a discovery call. We don't publish pricing because the launch can vary 2–3x based on what's actually being built.

What does the retainer actually do month-to-month?

A dedicated block of hours each month: new pages, email campaigns, conversion fixes, performance tuning, analytics work, strategic office hours. We report what got done, what worked, what's next. It's the opposite of 'request a quote for every change.'

Who owns the work?

You do. Full transfer of design files, code, CMS, accounts, documentation. We don't gatekeep credentials and we don't build on platforms you can't take with you.

What if I just want the launch, not the retainer?

Then this isn't the right engagement. The launch-only version is our standard Web Design or E-Commerce service. Brand Lift exists because most early-stage brands don't fail at launching — they fail at iterating after launch.

How long is the commitment, and can I cancel?

The standard structure is a 4–6 month launch phase followed by a 6+ month retainer, but the retainer is month-to-month after the initial commitment. We don't believe in locking founders into 24-month contracts. If it's not working, you should be able to leave.

What's the difference between a Brand Lift Partnership and just hiring an agency for a website?

The website is one artifact in a longer engagement. Most agencies hand you keys at launch and disappear; we stay on monthly to iterate based on what the data and your team are learning. If you only want a website and then silence, hire someone for a one-off project — that's not what this is.

What types of organizations do you build websites for?

Mid-market organizations, associations, not-for-profits, and DTC brands — plus agency partners building for their own clients.

Can you integrate our website with tools we already use?

Yes — CRMs, marketing automation, analytics, membership systems, and custom APIs.

How do you ensure our website is secure and fast?

Performance-tuned code, modern hosting, security best practices, and ongoing monitoring as part of our support services.

Do you offer e-commerce website development?

Yes — online stores, event registrations, and donation platforms, secured and optimized for conversion.

How do you handle accessibility and compliance?

We design and test against AODA and WCAG standards. Ongoing accessibility audits available post-launch.

Will our new site be mobile-friendly?

Every site we ship is fully responsive and optimized across devices.

How do you make sure a site is easy for our team to manage?

CMS structure is designed around your real workflows so your marketing team can update content without writing a ticket to a developer.

Can you migrate our existing content to a new CMS?

Yes. We clean, restructure, and migrate your content into a CMS your team can actually manage post-launch.

Do you build websites in Webflow?

Webflow is our default for marketing sites — fast, flexible, and easy for non-technical teams to maintain. We also build on Shopify for e-commerce and handle migrations from WordPress, WP Engine, and other CMSs.

Why should we redesign our website?

A modern website isn't only about appearance — it drives credibility, accessibility, and performance. If your site is slow, hard to update, or fails to generate leads, a redesign is overdue.

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