✲ Model 01 → Project-Based
Defined scope. Fast start.
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Clear deliverables. Whether it's a one-time build or monthly recurring execution, you know exactly what you're getting, when you'll get it, and what it costs before work begins.
Start Time
Days
Commitment
Per scope
Structure
One-time or recurring
Starting At
$500+
✲ What It Includes
Pay for outcomes. Not hours.
✲ Project Areas
✲ Why Project-Based
Clear deliverables. Expert execution.
Project-based is the right model when you have a defined need and want outcomes. No new hire, no ongoing commitment, no process overhead.
Pay for outcomes, not hours
Scope and price locked before work begins. What you see in the proposal is what you get at the end.
No long-term commitment on one-time work
When the project is done, you're done. No ongoing obligation, no awkward off-boarding.
SME leader oversight on every project
Every project has a dedicated team plus project management support and SME leader involvement. One point of contact, full visibility.
Fully managed, no daily involvement
We own the execution layer entirely. No weekly tasking, no status-chasing. Agree on scope, we deliver against it.
✲ Ideal For
When the work has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Project-based support works best when you have a defined deliverable or a predictable monthly cadence, and you want expert execution.
✲ Media Agencies
Managed sprints to hit deadlines
Take on more client work without adding new team. Fill specific scoped gaps so you never have to turn down revenue.
✲ Creative Agencies
One-time revamps for branding or video
Fixed-scope creative execution, a rebrand, a video package, an HTML5 campaign, without the overhead of a full-time hire.
✲ Full-Service Agencies
Overflow work with fixed scope
When client volume spikes, we absorb the overflow. Clear scope, fixed price, white label. Your clients see one agency.
✲ In-House Creative Teams
Specialized projects without disruption
Address a UI redesign, brand refresh, or video production without pulling your internal team off core deliverables.
✲ In-House Marketing Teams
Recurring support for email, SEO, and paid
Delegate ongoing execution to a fully managed team while your internal team stays strategic.
✲ Business Leaders
Targeted executions to drive growth
A defined project, website, campaign, brand asset, with a clear price and a clear outcome. You fund it, we execute it.
Curt Stockwell
Owner / Visionary, Well Dressed Walrus
$25k / month managed
"At Well Dressed Walrus, we manage about $25,000/month in SEO and paid media. Working with Ghost Sherpa's team has been nothing but pleasure, incredibly responsive, consistently open to feedback, and truly operating with a partnership mindset. I never have to stress about what they're delivering."
✲ Common Questions
Everything you need
to know before you start.
One-time is a fixed-scope project with a clear start and end, like a website build or brand revamp. Monthly recurring is a fully-managed ongoing engagement with clear monthly deliverables, like SEO management or email campaigns.
Pricing is fixed-rate and agreed upfront based on deliverables and scope. We scope the project together, agree on price before work begins, and the price doesn't change unless the scope changes.
Project-based engagements can typically start within days of signing. There's no long ramp.
Every project has a dedicated team plus project management support and involvement from our SME leaders. You have a single point of contact and full visibility, without needing to manage the team yourself.
One-time projects are rigid to change once signed, that's how we protect the fixed price. Monthly recurring projects have a clearly defined scope. Any significant scope additions are treated as a new agreement.
Monthly recurring projects have a 30-day cancellation notice. One-time projects are fixed to the agreed scope and timeline.
Scope set.
We’ll handle the rest.
Launch your next initiative with a fixed scope, fixed price, and a team that owns the execution layer entirely. Book a call with Matt to find out more about project-based support.