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ONCE-OFF ONBOARDING

applies to all new retainers

Before any retainer begins, onboarding covers:

During onboarding we run a full check of your current website and tell you exactly what is needed before any ongoing work begins. Zahavah Studio reserves the right to decline a retainer where the recommended setup cannot be met.

Foundation

For businesses building authority in one niche or area. The set of pages and the brand voice are built at onboarding, and the work then follows a clear quarterly plan. Best suited to professional services, local businesses, and niche brands starting out with organic content.

Growth

For businesses growing authority across a sector or several markets. The content calendar is managed month to month, and the technical side is watched all the time. Best suited to growing brands competing across several service lines or regions.

Authority

For national or established brands needing their whole online presence managed. Covers all content, technical, and brand work. Public content is held to the brand voice on an ongoing basis. Social sharing covers reposting our articles to your social channels and Google Business Profile.

The Shared Victory Protocol: Performance Incentives

Bonuses start from month 4. A keyword must stay on Google Page 1 for two months running before a bonus is due, checked only against your own Google Search Console.

Bonuses are capped at 100 percent of your monthly base retainer and add up across all the keyword spots you hold, up to that cap. If you keep hitting the cap, we review the base retainer at the next scheduled review.

High-Performance Build (Vercel)

• ScopeFull custom build, up to 10 pages, on Vercel’s fast global network.
• Additional pagesR1,000 / $75 per page
• RequirementRecommended for all new retainer clients.
• Payment terms80% upfront / 20% on delivery.

Strategy & Collaboration

• ScopeA close audit and our content framework handed over, working alongside your developers.
• Additional pagesN/A
• RequirementWe need access to publish, or to the site API.
• Payment terms80% upfront / 20% on delivery.

Algorithmic independence: Zahavah Studio operates in full accordance with current search engine and AI platform guidelines. We do not control third-party algorithms, indexing behaviour, or LLM citation weightings. Our protocols are designed to meet and exceed current best-practice standards, but search engine behaviour remains outside the Studio’s control.

The Shared Victory Protocol: Performance incentives are calculated exclusively on objective, verifiable data from your Google Search Console. A keyword position must be held on Google Page 1 for two consecutive months before an incentive becomes payable. We guarantee the rigorous application of the Zahavah Protocol and the enforcement of Brand Authority standards, but we do not guarantee specific keyword rankings, as these are subject to external algorithmic conditions beyond the Studio’s control.

Keyword volume classification: Keyword volume thresholds are determined at onboarding based on verified search volume data and documented in your content calendar. These classifications are fixed for the duration of the engagement and may only be revised at a scheduled performance review by mutual written agreement.

Onboarding & infrastructure assessment: The once-off onboarding investment covers a full technical audit of your website, brand voice architecture, keyword and cluster mapping, and content calendar build. The findings of this audit determine the infrastructure requirements for your retainer engagement. We reserve the right to decline a retainer engagement where recommended infrastructure requirements cannot be met.

Engagement terms: All retainer engagements are ongoing strategic frameworks, not once-off projects. Article volumes are contingent on timely client access to the content management layer. Articles are produced one month in advance and submitted for client review; articles not responded to within the agreed review window are considered approved and will be published as submitted.

Collaborative responsibility: Where Zahavah Studio works alongside third-party technical teams, our responsibility is limited to the structural strategy, content architecture, and editorial standards we supply. We are not responsible for the performance, stability, or security of code or systems authored or managed by external providers.

Brand voice & distribution: Public-facing content produced under the Authority engagement is governed by the Brand Voice Architecture established during onboarding. Social media and Google Business Profile distribution is limited to the republication of Studio-produced articles to client-owned channels. Community management, paid social, advertising, and third-party platform management are outside the scope of all current retainer engagements.