Driftpilot

Our process

From first call to production in 4 weeks.

Three phases. Fixed scope. No retainer traps.

From first call to live site.

Three phases. No surprises. Typical project: 2–4 weeks to production.

01

Scope

Days 1–3

We get on a 30-minute call, understand your goal, and send a scoping document within 48 hours. You sign off before a line of code is written.

02

Build

Days 4–21

We build in production from day one — no staging purgatory. You see real work in real time. Weekly check-ins. No email chains.

03

Launch & Hand Off

Days 22–28

QA pass, performance audit (Lighthouse 95+ required to ship), CMS training, and a 30-day support window. You leave with everything you need to own it.

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How we stay on track.

Three rules that keep every project clean.

No scope creep

We agree on exactly what's being built before a line of code is written. Change requests outside the original scope are quoted separately — always.

Weekly check-ins

One short async update per week — what's shipped, what's next, any decisions needed. No email chains. No status-update meetings.

You own everything on launch day

Code repo, CMS credentials, Vercel project, domain, analytics — all transferred to you. We don't hold infrastructure hostage.

Process questions, answered.

How do you keep projects from going over budget?

Fixed-price scope documents. Before work starts, we agree on exactly what's included. Anything outside that scope is a separate quote. No open-ended billing.

How many revision rounds are included?

Two rounds of design revision before moving to build, and one round of content revisions post-build. Additional rounds are quoted at an hourly rate. Most projects never need more than two.

What does "build in production" mean?

We don't maintain a staging environment you never see until launch. You get a live preview URL from day three — you watch real progress, not a demo. This catches misalignments early.

What's included in the 30-day support window?

Bug fixes, content updates, and minor copy changes within the existing scope. Not new features or major layout changes — those are scoped separately.

Do you work with clients outside the US?

Yes. All client communication is async-first via Notion and Loom, which works well across time zones. We've worked with teams across North America and Europe.

Ready to get started?

Book a 30-minute scope call and we'll send a proposal within 48 hours. No commitment required.

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