Hays Digital Works

Ways to Work Together

Five ways to start

Choose the engagement that matches the uncertainty and responsibility.

These offers are boundaries for a useful conversation. Scope, dependencies, exclusions, ownership, timeline, and price are confirmed in writing before work begins.

Website Starter

A focused, responsive foundation with clear services and a dependable contact path.

For: New and small local businesses that need a credible first website.
Includes: Discovery workshop, compact sitemap, core content guidance, responsive build, accessibility review, analytics, launch, and training.
Quote basis: Scoped after consultation; final price depends on content readiness and integrations.
Better fit: Not a fit for complex catalogs, memberships, portals, or custom workflows.

Business Website

A scalable content structure that improves trust, navigation, conversion, and internal ownership.

For: Established organizations whose current site no longer supports their services, team, or marketing.
Includes: Discovery, content inventory, information architecture, reusable page system, migration planning, integrations, quality assurance, launch, and handoff.
Quote basis: Proposal based on page types, content, migration, and integration complexity.
Better fit: Choose Custom Web Platform when core business workflows require authenticated or deeply tailored behavior.

Custom Web Platform

A focused application or integration designed around real users, exceptions, security, and ownership.

For: Organizations replacing manual work or connecting customers, staff, and business data.
Includes: Paid discovery, requirements, workflow prototypes, technical decisions, iterative delivery, testing, documentation, and launch planning.
Quote basis: Discovery is quoted first; implementation follows an approved scope and risk assessment.
Better fit: A responsive website or existing platform configuration may be the better recommendation.

Website Care

Visible maintenance, recovery readiness, monitoring, and a clear support channel.

For: Teams that need an accountable partner to keep a live website healthy.
Includes: Defined update cadence, backups and restore checks, monitoring, security and performance review, accessibility checks, and reporting.
Quote basis: Monthly plan based on platform, complexity, risk, and content-support allowance.
Better fit: Major redesigns, new integrations, emergency recovery from pre-existing compromise, and unlimited content are separately scoped.

Consultation & Audit

A written, plain-language recommendation with risks, priorities, and responsible next steps.

For: Leaders who need evidence and priorities before committing to a larger build.
Includes: Intake, stakeholder meeting, targeted content/accessibility/performance/technology review, findings session, and action brief.
Quote basis: Fixed scope after a short fit call; deeper technical investigation is quoted separately.
Better fit: This is analysis and decision support, not implementation or a guarantee of a particular platform.

Discuss the right starting point