Pricing
Overview
Free Consultation: During our 15-minute call, we’ll troubleshoot and diagnose any immediate issues, then discuss your overall goals. If we can resolve your problem during this time, there’s no charge.
If you would like further in-person or remote support, we’ll schedule a convenient time. A guaranteed minimum and maximum cost will also be shared up front, prior to any work beginning, so there are never any surprise bills.
Details
🏠 For Individuals (Home & Personal)
Patient, judgment-free support for your home and personal devices.
Hourly Rates
- Standard In-Person Rate: $60 / hour
- Remote Support Discount: $40 / hour (maximum two hours)
- After Hours / Emergency Rate: $100 / hour
Note: Individual services typically require 1-2 hours for most common problems, but we will happily beat any price you are quoted by a big-box store’s tech support counter.
Fixed-Price Packages
If you prefer a predictable, one-time cost, we offer comprehensive packages designed to solve your most common technology headaches:
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The “Digital Spring Cleaning” — $149
- Complete diagnosis and repair of slow laptops or desktops to get them running like new.
- Removal of bloatware, hidden malware, and browser clutter.
- Setup of an automated, “set-it-and-forget-it” backup solution to protect your family photos and critical personal documents from hard drive failure.
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The “Scam-Proof Setup” — $119
- Installation and configuration of a trusted Password Manager.
- Setup of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your most critical accounts (banking, email, social media).
- A personalized privacy audit of your device settings.
- A 30-minute, 1-on-1 coaching session to teach you how to confidently spot phishing emails and social engineering attempts.
🏢 For Small Businesses (Enterprise-Grade Support)
Strategic leadership and enterprise-grade rigor, scaled for Northern Colorado small businesses.
Hourly Rates
- Business Consulting & Support Rate: $115 / hour
- Applies to troubleshooting, workflow automation, data optimization, and general IT administration.
Fixed-Price Packages & Retainers Stop paying for reactive fixes and start investing in technology that drives your business forward:
- The Tech & Security Audit — $499
- A comprehensive review of your office network to identify vulnerabilities and weak configurations.
- An audit of your cloud resources and software subscriptions to identify waste and cut unnecessary monthly costs.
- Evaluation of your email security protocols to defend against Business Email Compromise (BEC).
- Deliverable: A prioritized, written action plan detailing how to secure your data, streamline operations, and reduce your IT budget.
- Fractional CTO Retainer — Starting at $500 / month
- Perfect for businesses that need high-level strategic leadership without the cost of a full-time executive.
- Includes a set number of monthly hours dedicated to vendor management (acting as your technical liaison so you don’t get oversold by MSPs).
- Ongoing system architecture mapping, standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation, and priority emergency support.
🤝 For Nonprofits
We are proud to support the organizations that support our community.
- Troubleshooting and support services are free for the first hour, then billed at 50% of the standard hourly rate.
- Refurbished devices are available on a pay-what-you-can basis (if $0 is what you can pay, that is what you will pay). Long-term support services and IT administration are also available.
- Any of the fixed-price packages above are also available, as-is or piecemeal, at a discounted rate.
🐧 Linux Services
For those visiting from the End of 10 or Linux Mint websites: We also offer Linux installation assistance, related troubleshooting, basic training, and guidance to individuals, for free.
While this is primarily for those local to Northern Colorado, US, we are happy to remotely assist others globally.