What should I put in the first email?

What the site needs to do, who it is for, any deadline you are working to, and a rough budget range. That is enough for me to reply with a real answer rather than a list of questions.

Do you take on small projects?

Sometimes. A focused piece of work — a performance rescue, a content model, a single template — is often more useful than a full rebuild. Ask.

Can you review a build someone else did?

Yes. A written technical SEO and performance review with a prioritised action list is a fixed-price piece of work and usually takes a week.

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Send the brief.

A paragraph is enough: what you are building, who it is for, and roughly when you need it.

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Email is the fastest route

Prefer to skip the form? Email works just as well, and reaches the same inbox.

hello@brainnotfound.com Book a 20-minute intro call

Replies within one working day, Monday to Friday.

// the brief

Four questions and a paragraph

Enough for me to reply with a real answer rather than a list of questions. Budget is asked early on purpose — it saves us both a call if the numbers are nowhere near each other.

What do you need?

Web designArt direction, type systems, componentsNext.js developmentBuild or rebuild on the App RouterSEO contentArchitecture, editorial standards, writingAI automationContent pipelines with guardrailsPerformance rescueAn existing site that is too slowSomething elseTell me below

Rough budget

When do you need it?

As soon as possibleWithin a monthOne to three monthsLater, or just planning

Your name

Company or projectoptional

How did you find me?optional

SearchA recommendationSocialSomewhere else

What are you building?

What it needs to do, who it is for, and anything already decided.

Your details go to one inbox. Never shared, never sold, never added to a list.

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Useful things to include

What should I put in the first email?: What the site needs to do, who it is for, any deadline you are working to, and a rough budget range. That is enough for me to reply with a real answer rather than a list of questions.
Do you take on small projects?: Sometimes. A focused piece of work — a performance rescue, a content model, a single template — is often more useful than a full rebuild. Ask.
Can you review a build someone else did?: Yes. A written technical SEO and performance review with a prioritised action list is a fixed-price piece of work and usually takes a week.