FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
If yours is not here, ask — one human reply, no sales sequence.
Working together
Do you work on a retainer or per-project?
Both. Most clients live on the monthly retainer — one prioritised queue across every service. If you have a single scoped build, a fixed-scope sprint gets it shipped without a long-term commitment.
Who owns the code you write?
You do. Full IP and source on every engagement, handed over in your repositories and accounts. No proprietary lock-in — if you ever part ways, everything keeps running.
Do you only work with ecommerce brands?
No. Ecommerce is a strength, but we build for B2B SaaS, marketplaces, agencies and ops-heavy teams — anywhere there are systems to connect and manual work to automate.
What does a project kickoff involve?
A 30-minute call where we look at your stack, find the highest-leverage system to build or automate, and scope it. You leave with a concrete next step whether or not we work together.
How long does a typical project take?
A single automation or landing page ships in one to three weeks; a Shopify store, website or internal tool in three to eight; a SaaS MVP or a large migration in six to sixteen. Discovery ends with a dated plan, and progress lands in your channel every week.
Can we start small?
Yes — most clients do. A fixed-scope sprint on one system is the usual first step. If it goes well, the retainer or the next sprint follows; if not, you keep everything we built and owe nothing further.
Do you sign NDAs?
Yes. We will sign a reasonable mutual NDA before discovery if you need one, and confidentiality is written into our standard terms regardless.
Pricing & quotes
Are the prices on the site final?
They are honest starting ranges. Final pricing is scoped to the work — you always receive a fixed quote before anything begins, and it does not change unless the scope does.
What is included with every build?
Your own accounts and credentials, source code in your repository, a written runbook, a recorded handover, and 30 days of post-launch fixes.
Do you require a deposit?
Fixed-scope projects start with a deposit — typically a third to a half depending on size — with the balance at agreed milestones. Retainers are billed monthly in advance. Deposits cover the discovery and planning work and are stated on every quote.
Are prices in Canadian or US dollars?
US dollars. Every price on this site — service ranges, per-output workflow prices and app plans — is in USD, and your fixed quote states USD plus any applicable taxes before you commit.
Development
Can you take over a half-finished build?
Often, yes. We start with a scoping pass to audit the existing system, document what is salvageable, and give you a written plan before touching production.
Migrations
Is there downtime during a platform migration?
No. The new store is built and loaded in parallel with the old one. Cutover is a DNS switch with a final delta migration, so shoppers see either the old store or the new one — never a gap.
Will we lose search rankings when we migrate?
Migrations lose rankings when URLs change without redirects or metadata is dropped. We inventory every URL, redirect each one, carry over metadata and structured data, and monitor Search Console daily after launch.
Shopify apps
How do I get support for a BurTech Shopify app?
Email [email protected] from the store's admin email, or use the support link inside the app. We reply within one business day and prioritise anything that blocks checkout.
Workflows
How are workflows billed?
Per output — per blog article, per product, per image or video — with volume rates for batches. Monthly subscriptions and one-time batches are both available; there is no retainer requirement.
Support
How fast do you respond?
We reply to new enquiries within one business day. On a retainer you get a shared channel for anything in the queue, with on-call DevOps for production incidents.
Still have a question?
Send it over. You will get a straight answer from the person who would do the work — within one business day.