QUESTIONS I GET ASKED.

//Do you work with agencies?#

Yes, and often. I'm comfortable as a subcontracted specialist on the technically difficult portion of a larger build. I'll want direct access to whoever owns the design decisions rather than relaying questions through an account manager, because the round-trip cost on ambiguity is what kills those arrangements.

//Can you work with our existing codebase?#

Usually. I'll want to read it before quoting, because the difference between a tidy codebase and one with four years of accumulated workarounds is a factor of two or three on almost any estimate. I don't need it to be clean — I need to know how unclean it is.

//Will you use our framework?#

If it's React, Next, Vue or plain TypeScript, yes. If it's something I don't know, I'll say so and we can decide whether the ramp-up is worth paying for. Pretending otherwise wastes your first three weeks.

//Do you do design as well?#

I refine and extend an existing direction well. I'm not the right person to invent a visual language from nothing — that's a different skill and there are people considerably better at it. I'll happily work alongside one and I usually know someone.

//How do you charge?#

Fixed price per phase, quoted after discovery. No hourly billing. Discovery itself is a fixed cost.

//What about ongoing maintenance?#

A small retainer after launch, if you want it. I'd rather hand over properly to your team and remain available for questions than become a permanent dependency.

//Can you start next week?#

Almost certainly not. One project at a time means the next opening is usually a month or two out. If the timeline is immovable, say so early.

//Will you sign an NDA?#

Yes, routinely.