A written assessment
After the call you receive a summary by email of what we discussed and what I recommend — including when it does not turn into an order.
First call · 30 minutes · free
Let us spend 30 minutes on your website — before you spend money on it.
You pick a time, I call. Afterwards you know what your project means technically, roughly what it costs, and whether it is worth doing at all. Including when the answer is no.
- Free and non-binding — no card, no sign-up.
- Not a sales pitch. If I am not the right person, I say so.
- You talk to the developer, not to a sales team.
How it runs
What happens in those 30 minutes
So you know what you are agreeing to — minute by minute.
Minute 0–5
Where you stand
What you have today, what bothers you about it, and what should be different in six months. I listen and ask.
Minute 5–20
I look at your situation
Website, shop, internal tool — we go through what exists together. You hear live what works, what does not, and why.
Minute 20–30
What I would do in your place
Concrete next steps and a rough order of magnitude for effort and cost — and when an investment is not worth making, I say so just as plainly.
Outcome
What you keep — with or without an order
A call you walk away from empty-handed is wasted time for both of us.
Two or three concrete measures
Things you can implement without me. Sometimes small changes are all it takes — and then that is the honest answer.
Clarity about the order of magnitude
Whether your project turns out small or large is something you should know after thirty minutes, not after the third meeting.
If your project can be solved with what you already have, or if somebody else is the better fit, I will tell you during the call. That costs me work and saves you money — both are intended.
Before you book
The questions other people had first
Answered honestly, so you do not have to guess.
Yes. No card, no sign-up, no invoice afterwards. I invest thirty minutes because I would rather give one honest assessment than chase three follow-up calls.
No. If your project fits, I will send you an offer afterwards — that is the point. If it does not fit, I say so during the call and, where I can, point you somewhere better.
Nothing. Your website address is enough, and if there is no website yet, one sentence about what you have in mind will do. I will ask for the rest.
To me, Benjamin Tietz. No sales team, no call centre, no project manager who hands you on later. Whoever takes the call also writes the code.
Often, yes. A second technical opinion costs you thirty minutes here and can tell you whether what you pay for matches what you get. I will not talk down a working relationship in the process.
The appointment lives on my own server, not with a scheduling provider. Stored are your name, email, optionally a phone number and a keyword about the topic — only to keep the appointment. The record is deleted automatically after the call. No tracking, no sharing.
Not a phone person?
Entirely fair. Write to me instead about what you have in mind — you get the same honest assessment, in writing, usually within 24 hours.