Cost + timeline + credentials (Adobe Certified, skincare DTC builds shipped)?
Realistic ranges for a skincare specialty DTC at $1M, $10M GMV:
- Audit: $499 fixed-fee, 5 business days, ~20h @ $25/hr. SKU schema review, quiz funnel analysis, subscription tooling baseline, Rx-handoff partner shortlist, compliance gap analysis, multi-region readiness.
- Build / sprint: $4,999 fixed-fee, 6 weeks, ~200h @ $25/hr. Quiz funnel + Klaviyo sync, ingredient + concern attribute schema, subscription manager wire-up, basic cert flags, Hyvä storefront, 1 brand portal.
- Custom enterprise: quoted in 24h, multi-week engagement. Adds Rx-handoff (Curology / Apostrophe / Dermatica integration: +$8k, $25k), multi-brand K-beauty / J-beauty portals (+$3k, $8k per added brand), B2B + DTC split (+$8k, $25k), multi-region with different ingredient bans (+$6k, $15k).
- Ongoing: $1.5k, $5k/mo retainer for through-quarter ops (quiz iteration, subscription churn tuning, compliance audits, new brand onboarding).
Credentials I’ll show on the call:
- Adobe Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, ten years on the platform, certified on Magento 2 architect track.
- 7+ years of beauty + skincare DTC builds across the US, EU, and Asia.
- Public Upwork reviews (link on the page), GitHub, and 2-3 case-study walk-throughs of skincare/beauty stores I’ve shipped.
$25/hr is the canonical rate. The fixed-fee audit and build numbers above are real, not anchoring. If your project doesn’t fit cleanly into the audit / build / custom buckets, I’ll quote a custom scope in 24 hours after the call.