Process

A clear path, whichever way you come in.

A new website, an existing site, custom software, an accessibility problem, and an inherited app don't start the same way. We identify the right starting point, make the work visible, and stay involved after the initial problem is solved.

You don't need to know which service you need before contacting us. Start with the problem — we'll help determine the path.

Service routing diagramBright Bridge

Start with the situation—not an internal service name.

  1. 1

    New website

    Build and launch on a monthly website plan.

  2. 2

    Existing site

    Take over the site you already own.

  3. 3

    Custom build

    Scope and quote the engineering separately.

  4. 4

    Accessibility

    Scan, audit, remediate, then monitor.

  5. 5

    App rescue

    Review ownership and risk, then stabilize.

Define clearly · make visible · build or fix · stay responsible
01One engineering team

Different starting points. The same operating principles.

The exact steps depend on what you're asking us to do. What stays consistent is that we define the problem clearly, make the work visible, and stay responsible after the initial work is complete.

  1. 01

    Start with what you actually need

    Tell us what you're trying to accomplish. It may be a new website, an existing website that needs a better team behind it, custom functionality, accessibility work, or an app that needs to be taken over. You do not need to diagnose the solution yourself.

  2. 02

    We put you on the right path

    Depending on the situation, the next step may be a managed website plan, an existing-site review, a free accessibility scan, a free Ownership & Risk Review, or a custom-development consultation.

  3. 03

    We build, improve, fix, or take over

    Once the path is clear, we do the initial work: build the website, improve an existing site, remediate accessibility issues, stabilize an application, or engineer the custom functionality.

  4. 04

    We stay involved

    The relationship doesn't end just because something launches. Website subscriptions, website care, accessibility monitoring, and app maintenance give clients a real engineering team to call as their technology changes.

When work falls outside the normal scope of a monthly plan, we define and price that work before starting it. No surprise work.

02Choose your starting point

Which starting point sounds like you?

You don't need to know our service names. Pick the situation closest to yours.

I need a new website

Managed Websites — new build

For normal business websites, you can subscribe instead of paying a large upfront build cost. We build the website as part of the monthly service, then host, maintain, and improve it.

Plans currently start at $199/month.

See Website Plans
I already have a website

Managed Websites — existing site

Already own a website? We can review what you have, identify anything that needs attention, and become the team responsible for keeping it healthy and improving it over time.

If the site needs major repair before normal care can begin, we will identify that before doing the extra work.

Bring Us Your Website
I need something genuinely custom

Custom Development

When your business needs software or functionality that does not already exist, our engineers scope and build it separately.

Connecting an existing booking, payment, CRM, or ecommerce system does not automatically make a project custom. Building new business logic, proprietary workflows, calculators, portals, or applications does.

Discuss Custom Development
I need accessibility help

Accessibility

Start with a free scan. If deeper testing is needed, the next step is a $2,500 website accessibility audit, followed by remediation and ongoing monitoring where appropriate.

The audit combines automated testing across the site with hands-on testing of key templates and critical user flows.

Get an Accessibility Scan
My app needs a new engineering team

App Rescue & Maintenance

If a developer disappeared, an agency relationship changed, or an app needs to become production-ready, we can assess what you have, stabilize it, move critical control into the right accounts, and stay involved.

Start with the free Ownership & Risk Review.

Get an App Review
03The Bright Bridge difference

Development should not feel like a black box.

The principle is visibility. The tools and reporting cadence should match the engagement rather than forcing every client into the same project-management setup.

  • Clear scope

    Before significant engineering work begins, you know what we're doing, what is included, and what happens if the scope changes.

  • Visible progress

    When work is active, you can see what we're working on, what's next, and where things stand.

  • Direct communication

    You know who owns the work and how to reach the team.

  • Tracked engineering time

    Where time is relevant — custom development, included service allowances, or out-of-scope work — it is tracked rather than guessed after the fact.

  • No silent overages

    If something falls outside the approved scope or included service, we stop and discuss it before doing billable work.

Example custom-project workspace
BB
Project · Customer Portal
Week 06 of 14 · PM: Your project lead
On track
PlanDesignBuildLaunchImprove
This week
Portal auth flow6.5h
Document uploads4.0h
Invoice PDF export3.2h
Time this sprint
31.2 of 40 hrs
Week 06 update
4 min video · new
Next milestone
Client review — portal onboarding
Scheduled next Thursday
Latest note
Your project lead: Uploaded the new invoice template. Ready for your review whenever.

Demonstration data. Reporting and project structure vary by engagement.

04The right cadence

Communication should match the work.

A large custom build may have weekly progress updates, staging links, tracked engineering time, and an active project board. Accessibility monitoring has its own reporting cadence. Routine website care is simpler. The rule is the same: you should never have to wonder what we're doing or where something stands.

01

Scope & status

What we're working on, what is waiting, and whether anything is blocked.

02

Time when relevant

Engineering time against an approved project scope or included allowance.

03

Something you can review

A staging link, preview, report, findings walkthrough, or live change depending on the engagement.

04

Next action

What happens next and whether we need anything from you.

05When needs grow

What if your website later needs something custom?

A monthly website service can still be the foundation. If you later need something genuinely custom — a proprietary workflow, calculator, portal, application, or other business-specific software — we scope that engineering separately rather than pretending it fits inside normal website updates.

Website plancustom project when needed

The website plan continues while the custom work is being built. When the custom project is complete, the normal website-plan pricing continues unless ongoing engineering support for that custom software was explicitly agreed to beforehand.

Final custom-feature support terms are documented in the written project agreement.

06Clear before you begin

Ownership depends on the type of engagement — and we explain it before you start.

01

Managed website we built

You are subscribing to a managed website service. The website is built and operated as part of that service, and you can purchase full ownership at any time for a written buyout price.

02

Website you already own

If you bring us a website you already own, it remains your asset. Normal improvements we make to that website remain with the site.

Major custom software may have separate ownership or support terms documented in the project agreement.

03

App Rescue / Takeover

Our Safe Landing process is designed to put critical operational control — domain, hosting, repositories, and infrastructure — into client-controlled accounts before cutover.

04

Custom Development

Ownership and deliverables are defined in the written project agreement before work starts.

07At a glance

How the service paths differ.

Each path has its own sensible first step, initial work, and ongoing relationship.

NeedStarting pointInitial workOngoing relationship
New business websiteManaged website planBuild included in the planSame monthly service
Existing websiteWebsite review / takeover intakeReview + reasonable cleanupSame managed plans
Custom functionalityFree consultationSeparately scoped engineeringCare/support as agreed
AccessibilityFree scan$2,500 audit → remediationAccessibility Monitoring
App RescueFree Ownership & Risk Review$3,500 assessment → stabilization/takeoverApp Maintenance
Accessibility path

From first pass to verified findings.

The free scan is an automated first pass for obvious issues. The standard $2,500 audit adds an automated sweep across the covered site, human removal of false positives, keyboard and screen-reader testing, forms and errors, zoom and reflow, contrast, critical user-flow testing, prioritized findings, a remediation quote, and human review and sign-off.

Technical accessibility findings and services, not legal advice.

App Rescue path

Assess, stabilize, then maintain.

The free Ownership & Risk Review checks control of the domain, hosting, repository, credentials, and backups. The $3,500 Production Readiness Assessment reviews security, stability, scalability, code health, infrastructure, and priority fixes. Safe Landing replicates and verifies before cutover where applicable. Ongoing App Maintenance plans begin around $2,000/month.

08Start here

Not sure where to start?

Tell us what you are trying to build, fix, or hand off. We will help you identify the right starting point.