THE ESSENTIAL BUILD

The essential build — the pieces every directory needs working from day one.

Site structure, membership plans wired to checkout, categories, search and filters — and your standard pages actually turned on and working. Two calls, everything else handled async.

A 30-minute kickoff, a 30-minute closeout, and we handle the rest.
WHAT'S INCLUDEDTwo calls

Structure. Site structure and theme config, set up right.

Membership. Plans built and wired to a working checkout.

Categories. Taxonomy set up, with search and filters to match.

Standard pages. Homepage, join, and contact — made to work.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

The technical foundation, done right.

STRUCTURE

Site structure & theme config

Your directory's structural settings and theme configuration, set up properly from the start.

MEMBERSHIP

Plans wired to checkout

Your membership plans built and connected to a working checkout — not just drafted.

CATEGORIES

Taxonomy, search & filters

Your category structure set up, with search and filter settings configured to match it.

STANDARD PAGES

Homepage, join, and contact — made to work

Your standard pages turned on, linked, and verified working on the default template. We're not designing or writing new copy for them — we're making sure they function.

Not included in Essentials

  • Custom design or copywriting on the homepage, join, or contact pages — those stay on the standard template
  • Seed content for your directory
  • Go-live or domain handoff
HOW IT RUNS

Two calls. Everything else, we handle.

Kickoff call (30 min). How we'll work together — the channel we'll use, what to send us, the timeline, and what "done" looks like.

Async delivery. We build everything — structure, membership, categories, search, and your standard pages — without needing you on another call.

Closeout call (30 min). We walk through what was configured, answer last-minute questions, and tidy up anything you flag.

WHAT IT COSTS

One fixed price, two calls, everything else handled.

$400
  • Site structure & theme config
  • Membership plans wired to checkout
  • Categories, search & filters
  • Homepage, join & contact pages made functional
  • One kickoff call, one closeout call
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QUESTIONS

A few things people ask.

Do you design or write copy for the homepage, join, or contact pages?
No — Essentials makes those pages work on the standard template: turned on, linked, and verified. Custom design and copy on those same pages is Setup's job, not this one.
Is this the same as Setup?
Essentials is the technical foundation, bounded by two 30-minute calls. Setup goes further — custom-designed pages, seed content, and taking you all the way to go-live.
What if I need seed content or a domain handoff too?
Those aren't part of Essentials. If you need the full path to launch, Setup covers that ground.