How Directorism Prices Marketplace and Directory Projects
We use published WordPress packages when the scope is repeatable, custom proposals when the implementation is unique, and flexible expert access for incremental work or standalone advice.
Known WordPress bottleneck
Published service package
Custom platform or complex implementation
Scoped project proposal
Evolving backlog or standalone advice
Work Credits or strategy
CHOOSE THE RIGHT MODEL
The Work Determines the Pricing Structure
We do not force every service into one rate or one package. Each model gives the buyer the level of certainty that the work can support.
Productized WordPress Services
$800-$12,000
across the active WordPress service catalogue
Choose a published service and tier when the platform already exists and the bottleneck is clear. We preserve the package scope, price, and delivery expectations shown on the service page.
Best when
- Performance, SEO, security, and design improvements
- Scoped custom feature work on an existing WordPress platform
- Founders who want a defined outcome and published investment
How it works
Select the service and tier. We confirm prerequisites and fit, then deliver against the published scope.
Custom Project Proposals
Custom proposal
after brief review and scope clarification
Custom marketplaces, directories, reconstructions, mobile apps, PWAs, integrations, and AI implementations stay separate services. Each receives a proposal shaped around its actual requirements.
Best when
- New marketplace and directory platforms
- Reconstruction, migration, mobile, PWA, and integration work
- Complex AI features and AI-agent implementations
How it works
Share your project requirements. We review fit, clarify scope or recommend discovery, and present the proposed deliverables, timeline, assumptions, and price for approval before implementation.
Work Credits & Strategy
Work Credits: $100/hour
Strategy session: $395
Use prepaid specialist capacity for incremental work, or book a paid strategy session when the immediate deliverable is advice rather than implementation.
Best when
- An evolving backlog of fixes and enhancements
- Post-launch support that does not need a new project proposal
- Standalone technical or marketplace decisions
How it works
Buy the right credit package and approve work from your backlog, or book the strategy session for a focused recommendation. Work Credits are not the pricing formula for custom builds.
CUSTOM PROJECT PROCESS
A Brief Starts the Conversation. Scope Creates the Proposal.
We do not ask you to choose an arbitrary package for custom work. We turn the service-specific brief into explicit commercial terms before implementation.
Submit the brief
Tell us what you are building, what already exists, the required workflows, constraints, timeline, and budget context.
Fit review
We confirm that the request matches our marketplace and directory expertise and identify the missing decisions.
Scope clarification
We clarify the requirements directly. If important requirements or technical unknowns still need investigation, we recommend paid discovery before quoting implementation.
Proposal before build
You receive the deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, milestones, payment structure, and price before implementation starts.
PROPOSAL CLARITY
Custom Pricing Should Explain the Work Behind the Investment
A serious proposal connects the price to delivery responsibility. You should know what changes the investment and exactly what you are approving.
Scope and workflows
User roles, marketplace mechanics, administration, payments, search, and the number of end-to-end workflows we must own.
Integrations and unknowns
Third-party APIs, legacy systems, data migration, undocumented behavior, and technical dependencies that need investigation.
Risk and responsibility
Live users, transaction risk, security requirements, operational continuity, and the consequences of implementation failure.
Timeline and delivery shape
Required launch date, review availability, phase structure, external dependencies, and whether the work can be sequenced safely.
Defined deliverables
What our team will build, configure, migrate, or integrate.
Assumptions and exclusions
The boundaries that protect both sides from hidden expectations.
Milestones and dependencies
The delivery sequence, review gates, and inputs required from each side.
Price and payment structure
The agreed commercial terms for that scope, shown before work starts.
Your proposal shows the price and payment structure for the agreed scope. Any change is documented and approved before additional work begins.
PRICING FAQ
Marketplace Development Pricing Questions
Clear answers about published packages, custom proposals, Work Credits, strategy, and what happens before implementation begins.
Custom Project Proposals cover marketplaces, directories, reconstructions, mobile apps, PWAs, integrations, and AI implementations. We review the brief and define the scope before presenting a proposal.
Work Credits and Strategy provide flexible specialist capacity or a focused paid advisory session when a full project is not the right engagement.
Choose the Pricing Path That Fits the Work
Ready for custom implementation? Share your requirements for review. Still deciding? Compare the three models and follow the path that matches the work.