- How long does it take?
- The website on its own, two to three weeks. With the bookings and payments module, four to six weeks. With the assistant, a bit more. I give you a specific date in the proposal and I stick to it; and if something slips, you hear about it before the day arrives, not after.
- Will the website show up on Google?
- It will be ready to show up, which is the part that depends on me: fast loading, reads well on mobile, every page with its title and description written by hand, your business listing in the format Google understands, the sitemap, and the site registered in Search Console so you know what people search for and what they find. What I won't promise is a specific position: that depends on your competition and on time, and anyone who promises it is selling you smoke. If you want to go beyond the technical setup (working on content to rank for specific searches), that's separate work and I'll quote it.
- What do you need from me?
- A call at the start, your photos if you have them, and an answer to the odd question along the way. We prepare the texts together: I propose and you approve. The idea is that this takes work off you, not that it gives you a new job.
- Is the website mine?
- Everything that would tie you to me if it weren't yours is yours: the domain is in your name, the payments account is yours and the money from your sales never passes through me, and your data (your customers, your bookings) you take whenever you want in an open file. The program that makes all that work is mine and I license it to you, like the rest of the software you already use in your business: that's why I can maintain it, improve it and fix it without you having to commission anything. If one day you want to leave, you change where your domain points and you go, without asking me for permission; and if you want to own the program outright, that's possible too, I'll give you the price. If I were the one who disappeared, I hand over the code and help with the handover. And if you take the website alone without the fee, it lives entirely on accounts in your name from day one. I don't do hostage websites.
- And if I want to change things later?
- Texts, photos and prices you change yourself from the panel, without calling me and at no extra cost. For anything bigger, you ask me, I look at the work involved and tell you the price before touching anything.
- The AI assistant: how much does it cost to run?
- Less than people imagine: a few dollars a month for a normal business, because you only pay per conversation and not for having it switched on. It's separate from the fee and on an account in your name, so you see exactly what it spends, with a cap I set: the worst case is that it stops replying for a while, never a surprise bill.
- What if the assistant makes something up?
- It can only say what you've given it. It doesn't improvise prices or deadlines: when it doesn't know something, it says so and passes the contact to a person. That's the difference between an assistant set up with care and one that's just plugged in.
- Do you only work with clients in Barcelona?
- I work from Barcelona and for the whole world: meetings are by video call and the work is delivered the same wherever you are. If you're nearby, we can meet in person.
- Do I have to pay everything up front?
- No. The set-up is split into five equal payments: one to start work, which is the one that reserves your slot in my schedule, and four monthly ones from the following month. All five are the same amount, so you know from day one what you owe each month. The monthly fee, if you take it, is separate and starts when the website is published, not while I'm building it.
- Do I have to pay something every month?
- With the website alone, it isn't mandatory: the fee is from USD 17 a month and you decide. Without it I hand over the website working on accounts in your name, which cost nothing for a website like this, and you only renew the domain once a year. With bookings or the assistant it always applies: the website is from USD 17 a month, and every module you add adds its own share; you'll find it broken down in the pricing section. The first thing the fee includes is what you notice most: if something breaks, I fix it in under 24 hours. That is the guarantee that the website works, and it's what you're really paying for. It also covers hosting, the database, the domain and certificate, backups, the automatic emails that go out on their own and security updates, plus the improvements I keep making to the system, which reach you without asking. It's one invoice instead of five services in your name to renew and watch yourself, which usually add up to more separately. What it doesn't cover are big changes (a new feature, a redesign): those are looked at separately, with the price given before starting. And the day to day you run from the panel without paying anything more: texts, photos and prices you change whenever you like.
- Do prices include VAT?
- In euros, yes: the amounts you see already include it, both the project and the monthly fee, so it's what you'll pay and nothing is added on top. I say so because in this trade it's normal to quote without taxes and add them afterwards, and I don't want you to get that surprise. If you pay in US dollars, you're outside the EU and your invoice carries no Spanish VAT. If your business is registered for VAT, the VAT included is normally deductible, but that depends on your situation and it's best to confirm with your accountant.
- Do you also build mobile apps?
- No. I do websites and desktop programs, and I'd rather tell you plainly than accept something that isn't my thing. That said: many things asked for as an app are solved just as well with a website, which looks perfect on a phone and doesn't make anyone install anything or go through an app store.
- Will you run Meta campaigns for me if you didn't build the website?
- No, and the reason isn't commercial. What makes these campaigns work are the events your website sends to Meta from the server when a payment is confirmed, with the real amount inside; that has to be written inside the website. On a template I don't control I could only leave you the browser pixel, which is the one that loses sales to ad blockers and the iPhone, which means charging you for half a tool and your numbers not adding up afterwards. If your current website has fallen short, we talk about the website first.
- Do the Meta campaigns include the advertising money?
- No, and it's important to be clear: what Meta charges for showing your ads, it charges you, in your own ad account, and it never passes through me. What you pay J-DEV is the work: getting the campaign set up with its events connected to the website, and then monitoring and adjusting it. You decide how much to invest and you can stop it any day. You also provide the photos and videos, and what you want to say: I turn it into ads and optimise it.
- How do we start?
- You pick the slot that suits you in the website's calendar: it's 30 minutes by video call, free and with no commitment. You tell me what you do and where your time goes, and I tell you what can be automated and what isn't worth it; if I think you don't need a website, I'll say so. A written proposal with the final price comes out of that, and only then do you decide. If you'd rather write before talking, fill in the form and I'll reply within one working day.
- Can I start with the basics and expand later?
- It's what I usually recommend. The website is built first and bookings or the assistant are added when the business asks for them. I leave it prepared so that expanding doesn't mean starting over.