For established Australian businesses that want ongoing digital support without the overhead of hiring in-house. Hosting, maintenance, and dedicated time for development, design, content and SEO, used however your business needs it that month. Tell me the priorities. I'll take it from there.
“I could not recommend Richard more highly. His knowledge is remarkable, his professionalism exceptional, and the way he completely sorted my issues, quickly, effortlessly was simply brilliant. Champion bloke, brilliant at what he does.”
My Growth Partner retainer costs $36,000/year, a full-time hire costs $80,000 to $100,000/year before super, leave, equipment, and training.
A retainer gives you a digital partner who knows your business inside and out. No onboarding every time, no context switching, no lost momentum.
That's how I approach it at RAVENCI. To make it even simpler for you, I offer four tiers of retainer packages, each designed to meet your specific needs.
Hosting & Maintenance Included: Every retainer includes managed cloud hosting, security, backups, and updates. No separate bills
Dedicated Monthly Hours: Guaranteed development and design time reserved just for you, every month
Flexible Allocation: Use your hours for dev, design, content, or strategy, whatever you need most that month
Priority Support: Retainer clients always come first. Faster response times and direct access to your developer
Consistent Progress: Your website improves every month instead of sitting stagnant between projects
Cost Predictability: One monthly invoice covers everything. No surprise quotes or scope negotiations
No Lock-In on Website Care: My entry-level tier has no minimum commitment. Pay monthly, cancel anytime
Covenant Security
GoingDark
Up to 1 hour of edits. Managed cloud hosting, security, backups, updates, and email support. No minimum commitment. Per month.
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$350
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3 hours/month of development or design. Everything in Website Care plus eCommerce support, SEO monitoring, and 24-hour response. Per month.
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$750
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8 hours/month for development, design, or SEO. Monthly strategy call, analytics review, and content creation. Per month.
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$1,800
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15 hours/month for development, design, and strategy. Same-day priority support, bi-weekly calls, full SEO, and CRO review. Per month.
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$3,000
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A retainer gives you a full range of digital skills for a fraction of what hiring in-house would cost. No salaries, no super, no drawn-out hiring.
$36k
per year
Growth Partner retainer
$80 to 100k
per year
Full-time hire before super and leave
Full skill set
not one specialty
Dev, design, SEO, and content
A full-time developer costs $80,000 to $100,000 a year before super, leave, equipment, and training, and you get one person with one skill set. My Growth Partner retainer gives you the full range, dev, design, SEO, and content, for $36,000 a year, and you use the hours however your business needs them that month.
The real question isn't “can I afford a retainer?” It's “can I afford to let my website sit stagnant between projects?”
Not sure which retainer fits? These factors help determine the right level of support for your business.
How often you need content or design changes
Whether you need active SEO and keyword tracking
eCommerce platforms requiring product and catalogue work
Multiple websites or microsites to maintain
Seasonal campaigns needing landing pages and updates
Growth goals requiring ongoing development work
Need for strategy calls and performance reviews
Priority response time requirements
“I could not recommend Richard more highly. His knowledge is remarkable, his professionalism exceptional, and the way he completely sorted my issues, quickly, effortlessly was simply brilliant. Champion bloke, brilliant at what he does.”
Geoff Beisler, Green Earth Trees
From $350
ex GST