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ONGOING SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIP

Your System Should Compound. Not Decay.

Acquisition infrastructure is not a one-time build. It requires continuous optimisation, new campaign deployment, conversion testing, and strategic expansion. We become your ongoing systems partner — aligned to commercial growth, not just keeping the lights on.

THE PROBLEM

Your Platform Should Get Better Every Month

Most agencies deliver a project and disappear. The platform sits static, bugs go unfixed, and opportunities for improvement are missed because there is nobody watching. A retainer changes that. You get a dedicated technical partner who understands your business, monitors your systems, and continuously improves them based on real performance data. Your platform gets better every month — not just maintained.

What You Get

Dedicated monthly development hours
Priority bug fixes and technical support
New feature development and iteration
Performance monitoring and optimisation
Regular strategy reviews with data-driven recommendations
Proactive security updates and maintenance
Direct access to your development team
Rollover of unused hours where applicable
WHAT WE OFFER

Three Levels of Support. One Relationship.

Whether you need light-touch maintenance, active development, or a full technical partnership — the retainer scales to match your needs.

Maintenance & Support

For businesses with a live platform that needs monitoring, bug fixes, and occasional updates. Priority response times, proactive security patches, and peace of mind that someone is watching the systems. Ideal for platforms that are stable but need ongoing care.

Development & Iteration

For businesses that want continuous improvement. Monthly development hours for new features, UX improvements, integrations, and performance optimisation. Regular sprint reviews and a shared roadmap that evolves with your business.

Strategic Partnership

For businesses that want a full technical partner. Everything in Development & Iteration plus strategic input, data analysis, growth recommendations, and quarterly business reviews. We become an extension of your team — not just a vendor you call when something breaks.

HOW IT WORKS

Four Phases. Onboarding to Ongoing Growth.

Every retainer follows a structured process to ensure we deliver value from day one. We start by understanding your business, then move into a regular cycle of development and strategic review.

PHASE 01

Onboarding & Audit

Week 1-2

We audit your current systems, understand your priorities, and set up the retainer structure.

Technical audit of existing systems
Priority backlog creation
Communication and reporting cadence
Development environment setup
Retainer kickoff and first sprint plan
PHASE 02

First Sprint & Quick Wins

Week 2-4

We tackle the highest-priority items first — bug fixes, performance improvements, and quick wins that show immediate value.

Priority bug fixes resolved
Performance optimisation
Quick-win features delivered
First sprint review and retrospective
Updated backlog and next sprint plan
PHASE 03

Ongoing Development Cycle

Month 2+

Regular development sprints with continuous delivery. New features, improvements, and optimisations based on real user data and business priorities.

Sprint-based feature delivery
Performance monitoring and reporting
Regular strategy reviews
Backlog refinement and prioritisation
Monthly progress report
PHASE 04

Strategic Reviews & Scaling

Quarterly

Quarterly business reviews to assess progress, identify new opportunities, and plan the next phase of growth.

Quarterly business review
Performance analysis and benchmarking
Growth opportunity identification
Updated roadmap and priorities
Budget and resource planning

This Is For You If...

You have a live platform that needs continuous improvement
You want a technical partner who understands your business over time
You need priority support and fast response times
You want new features developed on a predictable monthly cadence
You are tired of starting new agency relationships every six months

This Is Not For You If...

You need a one-off project with no ongoing relationship
You want the cheapest possible maintenance with no strategic input
Your platform is not yet built (talk to us about a build first)
PART OF THE FULL SUITE

Support That Connects to a Bigger Strategy

A retainer is most powerful when it is connected to the other parts of your digital ecosystem. We build, support, and grow your platforms as a single, integrated partner.

Common Questions

Retainer & Support FAQs

Common questions about our retainer engagements, pricing, and how we work.

Turn Capability Into Predictable Demand

Most businesses already possess the expertise required to win larger, more profitable projects.

What they lack is the infrastructure that consistently attracts those opportunities. Lewis Digital builds that system.

Tell us about your business and the capability you want to scale. We will ask a few structured questions to understand the commercial context. From there, we can tell you honestly whether we are the right fit and what the engagement would look like.

No pitch. No proposal before we understand the opportunity. No obligation to proceed.

Infrastructure investment, not a marketing retainer.

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