Two ways in.
Email me directly, or book a 30-minute discovery call. Whichever suits. Both go straight to me — not a shared inbox, not an assistant. I reply to email within one working day, often the same morning.
A short paragraph or two is plenty. Tell me what you’re trying to do and roughly when you’d like it done by — I’ll come back with whether I can help, who I’d recommend if not, and what a sensible next step looks like.
Pick a time in the calendar — Google Meet by default, phone if you’d rather not be on camera. Same person, same conversation; just the faster way in if email feels slow.
Three small steps, no pressure.
- Step one · Within a day
A short, honest reply.
I read your message properly and write back with my first read — whether this sounds like work I can do well, what I’d want to understand better before saying yes, and a rough idea of what good next steps look like. If I’m the wrong person, I’ll say so and try to point you somewhere better.
- Step two · 30 minutes, your call
A call, only if useful.
A 30-minute call is the fastest way to get to a sensible scope. You can book one directly from the link above, or we can settle it by email if you’d rather exchange a paragraph first. Video by default. No slides, no sales pitch — just enough conversation to know whether we’re a fit and what the work would actually involve.
- Step three · A few days later
A small, plain proposal.
A short written proposal — one to three pages — covering what I’d do, what it costs, how long it takes, and what I need from you. Fixed fee where possible, day-rate where genuinely necessary, never an open-ended hourly arrangement.
Three honest signals it’s a good fit.
- — A
A UK SME or consultancy — usually 15–200 people — that wants a real consultant rather than an account manager between them and the work.
- — B
A project shaped like one of the six services on this site — WordPress build, AI feature, web app, SEO, AEO, ongoing care — or two of them together.
- — C
A timeline that allows for properly considered work. Most projects start two to six weeks out from first email — I keep the workload deliberately small.
If you’re outside any of that, still send the email. The worst that happens is I introduce you to someone who fits better.