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I win when you win: my business model, no fluff

No inflated package, no contract that traps you. Here’s how I work, and why I built my pricing to be on the same team as you.

By Jean-François Gauthier

Most agencies make a living by selling you the biggest package possible, as fast as possible, hoping you don’t ask too many questions. I decided to do the opposite. My model fits in one sentence: I win when you win. If your business thrives, you stay with me for a long time. It’s entirely in my interest to make you independent and profitable, not dependent and cornered.

A free tool to actually get started

It starts with CJFG Studio: a site builder where you put together your first version yourself, no account, no credit card, and you leave with your own code. Zero dollars. Why give that away? Because I’d rather you start today with something clean than wait a year until you have “an agency budget.” A business that moves forward is one that, one day, will want to go further, with me or not.

Prices you understand at first glance

When you want to delegate, my prices are posted and simple. Hosting and maintenance is $1,000 a year: your site online, up to date, monitored, no surprises. Custom projects are $100 an hour, and you know upfront what we’re building. No “starting at,” no mystery discount hiding a clause. The price I tell you is the price.

  • CJFG Studio: $0. You build, you keep your code.
  • Hosting + maintenance: $1,000 a year, all in.
  • Custom projects: $100 an hour, quoted upfront.
  • No contract that traps you. You stay because it works.

No trap contract

Your domain is under your name. Your site, you can take it with you. If one day you want to leave, you leave with your things, no penalty and no blackmail. I know that surprises people in the web world, where “locking you in” is often the whole model. But a client held by force is one who badmouths you. A client made independent is one who refers you.

I don’t want to sell you the biggest site. I want to sell you the right one, and still be here when your business has doubled.

Why it works for both of us

When my interests are aligned with yours, I have no reason to sell you fluff. I advise you as if it were my own shop, because in the long run, my success depends on yours. You grow, you need more, you come back. It’s a patient model, but it’s the only one that lets me look you in the eye.

So start wherever you like: try the Studio for free, or write me to talk through your project. Either way, my goal is the same: for your business to stand out and thrive. The rest follows on its own.

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