How we price a template
Hours, updates and support, added up in the open, with the spreadsheet we use.
Journal
Notes on making, pricing and printing small-studio tools. New posts every other Tuesday.
Latest posts
Printing a planner at a copy shop
Which file to bring, which paper to ask for, and the one setting that ruins margins.
What changed in Invoice Kit 3.2
US Letter pages, a quarterly tax summary and a fix for very large totals.
A proposal a client reads to the end
Put the price on page two, write the scope as a list, and cut the about-us page.
Why we mostly skip subscriptions
One payment keeps us honest about updates. The Wharf Pass is the one exception, and here is why.
Client onboarding in Notion
A welcome page, a timeline and a shared checklist, set up in about 40 minutes.
Drawing Bollard, a face for signs
Why a display face for shopfronts needed wide counters and a very plain lowercase a.
The 2027 planner, page by page
Monthly spreads, quarterly reviews and the new undated weekly pages.
Pricing your first retainer
Hours, a buffer and a notice period, with a worked example for a two-person studio.