Pricing
How much does it cost to work with me?
Three things have fixed prices: a £150 paid issue call, a £97 ad account teardown and a £97 AI visibility teardown. No VAT is charged. Everything else is quoted after a free conversation, because it depends on your business, and a number without that context would be wrong for most people reading this. Terms are month to month.
What has a fixed price?
Paid issue call
£150
No VAT is charged
- One hour on one specific question
- A straight answer and a clear direction
- No retainer and no obligation afterwards
Ad account teardown
£97
No VAT is charged
- Your Google or Meta account reviewed by the person who would run it
- A live walkthrough of what's broken
- A short summary you keep, whatever you decide
Credited against management if you go ahead.
AI visibility teardown
£97
No VAT is charged
- A basic SEO, GEO and AEO review of your site
- A live walkthrough, in order of impact
- A short summary you keep
Credited against follow-on work.
How is everything else priced?
Ongoing work is quoted after a free call. Here's what each involves and what moves the price.
- Fractional sales leadership. Usually one day a week, sometimes two. The price moves with the days needed and the size of the team. It does the job of a full-time senior hire, so compare it with the full cost of that hire: the hire cost calculator adds up salary, employer costs, recruitment and ramp for your own figures.
- Ad management. The price moves with your ad spend, the platforms and how complex the account is. It starts with the £97 teardown, which is credited if you go ahead. Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Meta and never marked up.
- Set Up and Go. One-off work for budgets under about £600 a month or new accounts, quoted on a free call. It depends on the platforms and how much needs building.
- Commercial audit. Quoted on the free scoping call, depending on the size of the team. The fee is credited against the first month of a retainer.
- AI adoption programme and implementation. A free scoping call, then a written proposal priced to your team. Built-for-you workflows and agents are quoted on scope.
Terms
- Month to month, 30 days' notice
- Ad spend never marked up
- You own your ad accounts and your tools
- No VAT is charged: Stratus Growth Limited isn't VAT registered
Questions people ask
Why aren't some prices shown?
Is VAT charged?
Is there a minimum term?
What happens to my ad account if we stop?
Can I start with one thing?
Two ways to start
Free
You're weighing up ongoing help
A 60-minute call to work out what's going on and whether I'm the right person to fix it. If I'm not, I'll say so on the call and tell you what would help instead.
£150 · One hour · No VAT is charged
You have one question that needs a straight answer
Bring the question. You leave the hour with my answer and the reasoning behind it, with no retainer and no obligation afterwards.
Not sure which? Answer three questions and I'll point you to the right one.