CLC Meals
Custom Ordering App
Proposal and Timeline
What we already covered.
CLC has outgrown Squarespace as the system that runs the business. It works for the marketing site, but ordering, customization, and weekly operations need something built around how you actually work. On our August call we discussed:
The hard part is already built.
Done, matching the CLC brand
Remaining for launch
Squarespace is clearly out, so the real comparison is Shopify. Once you add the subscription, delivery, and account plugins, plus the custom development to make them work together, the cost lands about where this app does. The difference is what you end up with: a cobbled-together stack of third party tools instead of one bespoke app that handles allergen profiles, protein swaps, and packing lists. The app is also a foundation to grow on: it is entirely yours and entirely customizable, so new service options or delivery areas can be built into it as CLC expands.
Live in October, steady by the new year.
September
Launch build
$2,500
October
Launch
$2,500
November
Packing checklist
$2,500
December
OPS DASHBOARD
$2,500
Each month is planned around an October launch. If launch moves because of something on the CLC side (content, Stripe verification, or SMS carrier approval), the monthly payments stay on schedule and the work continues. Fixes during the build cover features already built. Small changes after launch are covered by your monthly hours; anything roadmap-sized gets its own estimate.
2027 roadmap
Once the app has a few months of real orders behind it, these are the next additions. Bigger than a monthly tweak, so each is estimated when you are ready for it.
From January: $750 a month.
The build runs through December, so the new year starts clean. From January I stay on as your technology partner. This covers:
Tooling is included at normal usage for a business your size. If list size or text volume grows to the point where vendor costs change materially, I will flag it before it affects the monthly fee.
Month to month, with 30 days notice to end.
What happens if things change.
Your accounts, not mine.
Every account is set up in CLC's name from the start. I am an administrator and handle the vendor billing while you are on the monthly plan, but your business never runs on my accounts.
During the build.
Monthly payments cover the work delivered in that month and are not refundable. The code remains with Kristine Neil Studio until purchased.
If you end the monthly plan.
Give 30 days notice, complete the code purchase if you have not already, and move the vendor billing to a CLC payment method. I will provide a documented handover so any developer can pick it up. No lockout and no surprises.
You can buy the full code base at any time.
$5,000
In the first 12 months
$2,000
After 12 months on the monthly plan
Included
At no cost after 24 months
Staying on the plan earns you the code over time. The purchase covers the CLC app in full. It is yours and will not be sold to another company. Kristine Neil Studio keeps the right to reuse general components and patterns in future work.
Overview.
September
$2,500
October
$2,500
November
$2,500
December
$2,500
From January
$750 / mo
The build totals $10,000 across September through December, then $750 a month from January. Alongside that, the Squarespace bill drops from $99 to $29, and the half day to full day each week currently spent on spreadsheets and order fixes goes back to your team.
To get started:
Just email me and say you're in. I'll send over the contract and the first invoice.
