A Hands-On Engagement, Priced Between Two Extremes
PeakZebra is delivered as a hands-on engagement, not a self-serve product.
It’s designed for businesses who need a coherently designed business site–whether they are moving from something that doesn’t have a usable workflow or they are starting something and want a solid, no surprise limitations home base. It’s for people who want a fantastic site without turning infrastructure
work into a second job.
That delivery model shapes how pricing works.
How Pricing Is Structured
PeakZebra pricing has three parts:
- An initial setup phase, where the structure is established
- An ongoing engagement, where the site is hosted, maintained, and adjusted over time
- Ongoing optional access to StudioQueue, our structured process for agency-like services without agency hassles and costs.
By way of setting expectations: This is not a $15 SaaS recurring fee—and it’s not an $8-15k one-off agency build where the agency gets scarce the moment the invoice is paid.
Initial Setup
The setup phase is where the most important decisions are made.
It covers:
- establishing the canonical PeakZebra site structure
- if coming from a site whose design you’re pleased with, the process considers the core aspects of the design vocabulary so that the feel and sense of the site and brand are respected as the design is recast in a modern, pattern-centric mold.
- configuring navigation, pages, and content areas
- integrating one clear monetization path, if appropriate
This is a substantial but contained upfront cost. Depending on the scope of the setup, this fee is frequently waived with a one-year commitment to the basic engagement.
Ongoing Engagement (Hosting, Maintenance, and Changes)
After setup, PeakZebra continues as an ongoing engagement.
This monthly engagement includes:
- top-tier hosting for your PeakZebra site
- routine site administration (updates, backups, monitoring)
- Use of our unique tools for front-end edits to your site’s content as well as the ability to add, remove, and rearrange patterns from your library.
Hosting and administration are not optional.
PeakZebra sites are hosted and operated as a single system so they can remain stable, predictable, and easy to support.
Engagement cost for a fully outfitted business site is currently $79/month.
Somewhat higher charges may apply for more complex sites (eCommerce storefronts and high-volume sites). If a higher engagement cost is needed, it will be fully discussed and disclosed in advance.
How Ongoing Work Is Handled: SiteQueue
In months when you need changes beyond the scope of your self-editing capabilities (or if you’d rather hand off those tasks as well), you can take advantage of StudioQueue.
Rather than billing per task or per hour, changes are queued and then handled sequentially for a flat monthly fee that you only pay in months when you’ve enabled StudioQueue access:
- you can request changes that fall within the PeakZebra structure
- requests are handled one at a time
- as many requests are completed in a month as reasonably possible
- the structure remains intentionally constrained
Typical requests include:
- adding or revising pages
- modifying menus or navigation
- refining layout or copy within the existing structure
- creation of new patterns
Structural expansions beyond the original scope are discussed separately and scoped in advance.
SiteQueue access is currently $300/month.
You can learn more about StudioQueue here.
Is This a Fit?
PeakZebra is a good fit if you want:
- a stable, legible home for your work
- one clear expansion path beyond the newsletter
- fewer decisions over time, not more
It’s probably not a fit if you want:
or a site that grows by accumulation
total infrastructural control
constant experimentation across many offers
Next Step
If this feels aligned, the next step is a short conversation.
That conversation is used to:
- confirm fit
- confirm scope
- and confirm exact pricing
You’ll leave with a clear answer and no pressure either way.