Should I do fixed-price or hourly?

Fixed-price when scope is clear: a Magento upgrade, a Hyvä migration, a specific extension build, a performance audit. You know exactly what you’ll get and pay. I take the risk on time overruns.

Hourly retainer when scope is fluid: ongoing maintenance, exploratory R&D, integrations where requirements shift weekly, multi-month builds where priorities re-shuffle. Lower rate, you keep flexibility, no per-task quoting friction.

If unsure, start with a fixed-price audit ($299, $999), that gives me the data to recommend the right structure.