Why so expensive? I've seen a website for $200. +
Because I don't build websites. A $200 site is a template with your logo dropped in. Six months later you pay someone another $300 to bolt on a form, another $400 for a Telegram integration, and you end up with a Frankenstein nobody wants to maintain. I build a system you can grow for five years. If you need a brochure — I'm not your person, and that's fine.
I already have a site. Can you just do the automation? +
Yes, and it's often the most honest path. I take the existing site and attach a CRM, a Telegram bot, an AI agent, and analytics — as a separate layer, no rebuild required. The "AI upgrade" package is built for exactly this: $1,500–$4,000, 2–4 weeks.
What about support after launch? +
On a monthly retainer — from $200/month for small fixes and monitoring up to $800/month for active development and priority. Off retainer — hourly, $60/hour. I never push support: if the system is built right, it doesn't need much for a long time.
What do you build this on? +
Next.js + Postgres + Node.js — the web foundation. React Native + Expo for mobile (one codebase, two stores). Telegram Mini Apps through @twa-dev/sdk and grammY. Cloudflare and my own VPS for production. For AI — Claude, GPT-4, or local models. No Tilda, Bitrix, or WordPress — those are tools from a different genre.
Do I need to write you a detailed spec? +
No. First, an hour-long conversation — free, on video or in Telegram. From that call I write a short one-page spec myself, we agree on it, and I lock the price and timeline. Multi-page specs usually describe something the business doesn't actually need.
Where do I start if I'm ready? +
Write me one sentence on Telegram: what your business is and what hurts. Don't describe the website — describe the process that's breaking. Average reply time is about an hour, worst case by morning.
How long does it take? +
Landing page — 7–10 days. Telegram Mini App — 2–4 weeks. Business package with integrations — 3–5 weeks. Mobile app — 6–10 weeks. Full platform — 8–14 weeks. These numbers are honest: I take one project at a time, no "five other things in parallel."
I run a small business — a salon, a café, tutoring. Is this even for me? +
Yes, and often it's especially for you. A landing page with booking plus a Telegram Mini App for clients plus a reminder bot — that's $1,500–$3,000 for everything, and it works better than the salon next door with a $200 Tilda site. Small project doesn't mean sloppy. Just fewer layers and integrations than a $12k platform. But the architecture, typography, speed, and support are the same.
What languages do you build the site in? +
Russian, English, Georgian — in any combination. No machine translation: either the client provides the copy, or I bring in a native-speaker editor. Georgian type pairing I do by hand.