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Are We a Good Fit?

Before we talk numbers, let’s make sure we’re right for each other. Answer 5 quick questions to see if we should work together.

How We Price

Our daily rate is 750USD,typicallystructuredasmonthlyretainersstartingat750 USD**, typically structured as monthly retainers starting at **7,500/month. We scope projects based on your revenue goals and the engineering required to achieve them. Most engagements start with 1-3 months to prove value, then continue month-to-month as we optimize and expand.

What This Looks Like

Initial Engagement Starting at $7,500/month for focused revenue engineering projects. We build what’s needed to solve your specific revenue problems—whether that’s automation tools, Chrome extensions, workflow systems, or custom integrations. Ongoing Partnership Month-to-month after the initial engagement. Continuous improvement, new features, priority support, and proactive optimization as your business evolves.

What’s Included

Senior Engineering

10+ years of experience building for Contra, Groupon, and more

Multiple Tools

Chrome extensions, LLM workflows, browser automation, internal tools

Production Quality

Everything built to scale, with testing, deployment, and documentation

Direct Access

Daily Slack updates, weekly calls, real-time collaboration

Results From Our Partnerships

Contra: Doubled Marketplace Inventory

Built Chrome extension that doubled marketplace inventory. Revenue growth through engineering.

VoucherCloud: $65M+ Exit

Drove 60% of revenue through automation. Helped lead to $65M Groupon acquisition.

Snacker.ai: Revenue-Generating Platform

Took Lovable prototype to production. From broken prototype to paying customers in 6 weeks.

Why Not Just…?

Cost: $150K+ per year + benefits + recruiting time + ramp-up periodWithSeismic: $90K per year, no benefits, no recruiting, start immediately with 15+ years of automation experienceReality: A junior/mid developer will take 3-6 months to deliver what we ship in weeks. Senior developers with automation expertise cost $180K+ and are nearly impossible to hire.
What they’re good for: Simple workflows between popular apps (Slack → Google Sheets)What they can’t do: Chrome extensions, browser automation, custom UI, complex logic, AI workflows at scale, systems that drive real revenueWhen to choose us: When your needs are too complex for no-code tools. When you need custom tools that become competitive advantages, not just basic integrations.
Freelancers build what you ask for. We figure out what actually needs to be built.Risk: Code quality varies wildly. No accountability after delivery. You’re managing project managers instead of getting results.Us: Production-ready code. Ongoing partnership. We’ve shipped systems that drove 60% of revenue and contributed to acquisitions. You get the same person who built for Contra and Groupon.
Every quarter you wait:
  • Your team wastes another 60% of their time on manual work
  • Competitors building automation pull further ahead
  • You spend another $30K-50K on manual labor that could be automated
  • Hiring more people to do the same repetitive tasks
The compounding cost of doing nothing adds up fast.
Everything seems simple if you’re new to the space, but as soon as you start building this stuff at scale, you’ll find it’s all going to fall over. This is the trap that everyone is falling into right now. It’s the one that you need to worry about—or one that I’m here to help you not worry about by moving through that complexity with you.

Why Project-Based Scoping?

Revenue problems, not feature lists. We’re not competing with freelancers who build what you ask for. We’re revenue engineers who figure out what actually needs to be built. Project scoping ensures we focus on solving your business problem, not just shipping features.

Frequently Asked Questions

We start by understanding your revenue problem, then scope the engineering required to solve it. You’re not paying for a fixed number of tools—you’re paying to solve a specific business problem with code.
We occasionally take on strategic smaller projects for the right fit, but our sweet spot is comprehensive partnerships. For quick fixes, we recommend freelance platforms. For transformation, we’re your team.
Most engagements start with 1-3 months to prove value and solve the initial revenue problem. After that, most clients continue month-to-month as we optimize and tackle new opportunities.
100% of our partnerships have delivered positive ROI within 6 months. Average client sees 10-20x return within the first year through time savings and efficiency gains.
Doug Silkstone personally leads all development with a small team of senior engineers. No outsourcing, no juniors learning on your dime.

Ready to Build Your Competitive Advantage?

Not sure if you’re ready? Email hello@withseismic.com with your biggest operational challenge. We’ll tell you honestly if we can help.
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