Notes · One small project

What $500 actually buys: one small station app

By Dylan Schwering ·

The radio project had one goal. Make a local station easier to reach on a phone. Listeners had been digging for a buried stream URL. The app put the existing stream, the show clock, and lock-screen listening in one place.

It cost about $500 to build, then $20 a month for care. That is what this one project cost. It is not a package or a quote for another station, and new projects now start around $1,000.

What is in that number

A phone app with the stream, the show clock, and lock-screen playback. No website. The app was the whole job. Care covers enough support that a schedule change never sends listeners back to a buried URL.

What is not in that number

It didn't cover a marketing campaign, a multi-station network, push advertising, or regular redesigns. If you need something bigger, say so in your first message. We can talk about the scope, and whether I'm the right person for it.

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