Monthly EmDash optimization retainer
A small block of senior time per month: performance, content, plugin work, and the things your team does not have time for.
Who this is for
- Sites that just migrated and want a steady hand on the wheel for 60–90 days.
- Marketing teams who want a developer-on-demand for plugin tweaks, custom content types, and quarterly perf passes.
- Anyone whose internal dev team is at capacity but has a backlog of small EmDash and Astro asks.
What's included
- 4–16 hours of senior dev time per month, depending on tier.
- Monthly Lighthouse + Core Web Vitals report with prioritized fixes.
- Quarterly content-type and schema review (catch drift before it costs you).
- First-party plugin tweaks (GA4/GTM, schema.org, redirects, custom fields).
- Slack / email response within one business day.
- Pause anytime, no minimum term beyond month one.
Timeline
- Ongoing Monthly cadence. We check in week 1, ship through the month, report week 4.
Investment
Tiers up to $2,000/mo. Final scope after intro call.
Not a quote. Final scope is set after the intro call so we both know what success looks like before any contract is signed.
How we work
- 01
Kickoff
Half-hour scoping call — what shipped this month, what is blocked, what is on the wish list.
- 02
Execute
We work asynchronously through the backlog. PRs and previews land continuously.
- 03
Report
Monthly summary with metrics, what shipped, and what is queued.
Tech stack
- Whatever your site is on — EmDash, Astro, or both.
FAQ
What happens to unused hours?
They roll forward one month, then expire. We will not let you accumulate a year of debt and then dump it on us in week 12.
Can I add hours mid-month?
Yes. We bill them at the same rate, no scheduling penalty.
Do you do design work on retainer?
Light design (token tweaks, component variants). Full redesigns are a separate engagement.
Ready to talk?
30 minutes, no obligation. We'll either tell you it makes sense — or that it doesn't.