Before You Sign That Contract, Talk to Someone Who Isn't Selling You Anything

Somebody has quoted you $150 a month. Or $8,000 for a website. Or told you that you need software your store will never fully use. You're not sure if it's fair, and the only people you can ask are the ones being paid to say yes.

That's what this is for.

Small Stores Get Sold Things Built for Big Companies

A CRM designed for a 200-person sales team gets sold to a shop with three staff. A website platform meant for a national retailer gets recommended to a store with forty products. An agency retainer built for a company with a marketing department gets pitched to an owner who works the counter six days a week.

None of this is necessarily dishonest. It's just that the person selling it makes money either way, and you're the one paying for the mismatch — usually every month, for years, for capability you never use.

We don't resell software. We take no commission, referral fee, or rebate from any vendor, platform, or execution partner. There is no product we benefit from recommending. That's the entire point — it's the only way our answer is worth anything to you.

"Do I Need a $150/Month CRM?"

The most common question we get. Here's the honest arithmetic for a typical store.

 Popular CRMBuilt-for-you sheet
Up-front cost$0$300 once
Monthly cost$150$0
Cost after 3 years$5,400$300
Staff training neededYes — ongoingMinimal
Features you'll actually usePerhaps 10%All of it
If you stop payingYou lose accessYou keep everything

For most mom-and-pop stores the sheet wins comfortably. But not always — if you have a large team, complex sales stages, or need integrations, real software may genuinely be the right answer. In that case we'll tell you to buy it, and we'll tell you which one. We have nothing to gain from either answer.

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Second Opinion Services

Fixed prices. No retainer, no commitment, no follow-up sales call unless you ask for one.

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Software Fit Review — HubSpot vs Sheets vs Salesforce
Someone has quoted you a monthly subscription. Is it worth it? We compare the options honestly — including a properly built Google Sheet — and show you the real three-year cost of each.
$200
One-time · Includes 3-year cost comparison
Our consulting fee$200
Execution partner costNone — we handle this directly
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Website Platform Decision — WordPress vs Shopify vs Custom
WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, or custom built? The right answer depends on what you sell, who updates it, and what you can afford long term. We recommend one, with the reasoning written down.
$100
One-time · Written recommendation
Our consulting fee$100
Execution partner costNone — we handle this directly
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Vendor Quote Review
Send us the proposal you have been given. We will tell you which line items are fair, which are padded, which are unnecessary for a store your size, and what a reasonable price looks like. If the quote is good, we will say so.
$100
One-time · Reviewed within 2 business days
Our consulting fee$100
Execution partner costNone — we handle this directly
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Full Tech Stack Review
Everything you currently pay for — hosting, email tools, CRM, booking software, POS add-ons, subscriptions you forgot about. We list them, total the annual cost, and mark what to keep, cut, or replace.
How many subscriptions?
subscriptions
Covers 10 subscriptions.
$300
One-time · Covers all current subscriptions
Our consulting feeFrom $300
Execution partner costNone — we handle this directly

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