Bugs out — without ticket ping-pong.

Any bug that first needs a quote sits around too long. In the retainer we fix it straight from your quota — prioritised, without bureaucracy. From 600 €/month on the retainer.

01 · Why from the retainer

Report it, fixed, move on.

No separate quote, no approval loop for every small fault. You report, we prioritise, we fix — and urgent issues come before planned features.

  • Straight from the hour quota, no separate quote
  • Prioritised: urgent before planned
  • Guaranteed response time depending on retainer tier
  • Fix the cause, not just cover the symptom
  • Transparent: every fix shows up in the monthly report
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03 · Priority levels

How we classify.

Priority
Example
Handling
Response*
P1 · Critical
Shop down, checkout/login broken
Immediately, everything else waits
prioritised (from < 8 h)
P2 · High
Feature faulty, workaround exists
Pulled forward this month
< 24–48 h
P3 · Normal
Cosmetic, rare edge case
Planned into the monthly rhythm
next cycle

*Guaranteed response time depends on the retainer tier (S/M/L). Response = start, not necessarily completion.

02 · What we fix

Typical cases.

Browsers & devicesRight everywhere.Display and behaviour faults on specific devices.
Quick winsSmall friction.The many little annoyances that never became a project.
04 · How we handle a bug

Fix the cause, not cover the symptom.

01

Reproduce

Reliably recreate the fault — otherwise no one knows whether it's really fixed.

02

Isolate the cause

Logs, stack trace, git history: we look for the root, not a quick cover-up.

03

Fix + regression test

The fix plus a test that catches exactly this fault in future.

04

Deploy + monitoring

Verified on staging, shipped, then watched in monitoring.

FAQ

Common questions about fixes.

01How quickly are bugs fixed?

Depending on the retainer tier there's a guaranteed response time (S < 48 h, M < 24 h, L prioritised from < 8 h for P1). "Response" means we start — business-critical issues (P1) jump ahead of all planned features.

02What do P1, P2 and P3 mean?

A classification by business impact: P1 is critical (something important is broken, no workaround), P2 is high (a fault with a workaround), P3 is normal (cosmetic, rare cases). The level determines how fast and with what priority we respond.

03Does a bug fix count against my hour quota?

Yes, fixes run from the quota — in return, no separate quote and no approval bureaucracy. The monthly report transparently shows what hours went to.

04Do you fix just the symptom or the cause?

The cause. A symptom patch brings the bug back in another form. We reproduce, isolate the root and secure the fix with a regression test so exactly this fault doesn't return.

05What happens in a real emergency (P1)?

We stabilise first — with a fast hotfix or rollback if needed — so your business keeps running. The clean root-cause analysis follows right after, not instead.

Straight talk

What might still hold you back.

01How fast is a critical bug fixed?

Critical issues are prioritised and fixed straight from your quota — without first getting a quote. The guaranteed response time depends on your retainer tier.

02What if one month brings an unusual number of bugs?

Then we prioritise the most important together and top up flexibly or move tier if needed — you're never blocked because the quota is empty.

03Do you just patch quickly or fix the root cause?

For recurring bugs we go to the root rather than the symptom — a permanently solved bug costs you less quota over time than ten quick band-aids.

04Am I tied to the retainer?

No. The retainer runs monthly and is cancellable at short notice. You stay because the bugs disappear — not because of a contract.

An objection we didn't cover?Write to the founder directly
PART OF YOUR RETAINER

Annoying bug? Out with it — straight from the quota.

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