About Subscription Based Design

About Subscription Based design

About Subscrip-tion Based design

About Subscr-iption Based design

Get your questions answered about the Lair Media design subscription, and determine if it is the right for you.

$3000/Mo.,
Renew or Walk

When you pay me $3,000, that gives you a 30-day window of time to work on any project associated with branding, web design, digital product design, or writing. When that 30-day window is over, all work created within that timeline is yours, and as the client you have the freedom to renew for another 30-day term, or to walk with what is yours.

These services are included as part of a subscription offering because of their usefulness as individual deliverables, and their ability to compound in effectiveness when used in concert with one another–so while I have certain services that I provide on a case-by-case basis, I generally try to focus on a specific wheelhouse of capabilities.

So, what's the catch?

One-assignment at a time, first come, first serve.

Put another way, if I am currently working on an assignment for another client, all new design requests will not be addressed until my work on that part of the assignment has been completed.

Clients are free to file request tickets for any assignment that they want, with the understanding that each ticket’s ability to be addressed primarily hinges on what work is currently in the pipeline.

“Ultimately, if there is not a lot of work on my plate, then I can service your requests fairly quickly. If there is, then there could be a slight wait.”

I meet infrequently, and never commute.

Part of what makes my subscription service possible is that being remote allows me to effectively scale my services. I can start early or finish late if need be, and I’m not put out by an irregular work schedule because I never factor in a commute, rush hour patterns, or any of the things that conventionally make working an in-office 9-5 a pain in the ass.

So, while I am willing to meet with clients in person for one-off meetings–or to address creative needs that necessitate my physical presence–I’m not going to make a habit out of commuting to their place of business.

I mean, if I can work remotely, why would I go to the office? Just “to be there?” Hold your horses pal: Don’t get any funny ideas and start treating me like an employee.

Flat-Rate Pricing

A major component of making my business work that I charge a flat rate to clients in exchange for the client having the ability to add assignments to my schedule. Unlike charging on an hourly basis, or a flat retainer based on an hourly estimate, my pricing model is based on charging for bandwidth to facilitate project throughput.

This means that that when a task is completed, the balance of remaining time on the previous task can go towards completing the next task. If there are no projects from other clients, then a newly assigned project can be started right away.

I mean, if I can work remotely, why would I go to the office? Just “to be there?” Hold your horses pal: Don’t get any funny ideas and start treating me like an employee.

Finally, just about all of my terms are non-negotiable.

Look: I’ll never say never, but it’s useful for you to go into this interaction with the expectation that there will be no breaks, changes to terms, or special considerations made on your behalf. Part of what makes a design subscription a comparatively agile method of doing design business is that subscriptions benefit from having a set of uniform terms that can be applied to all clients–including price, so the uniformity of these terms plays to your benefit in some meaningful ways.

Part of the allure of clients agreeing to these terms is that their uniformity is irrespective of size, industry profile, reported profits, or any other details that might re-color pricing and scope between one client and the next.

While I may entertain what it is that clients have to say regarding their unique needs, special treatment wouldn’t be “special” if every Tom, Dick and Harry got it.