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Operating base
The business is anchored in Overland Park, Kansas, so the local context can be stated directly instead of implied with vague SEO language.
Custom Software Development
Custom Software Development Services
Custom software development for existing clients who need practical workflow tools, dashboards, CRM extensions, and internal systems built in manageable monthly phases.
Software Built Around the Way the Business Works
Many small businesses eventually hit the same wall: Salesforce, spreadsheets, calendar tools, intake forms, and email can all help, but none of them fully match the workflow. The team spends too much time copying data, checking statuses manually, chasing account details, or forcing the business into software that was never designed for it.
Custom software development is for the point where the business needs a small operating layer of its own: a secure web application that centralizes the important records, simplifies recurring tasks, and gives owners, staff, or clients the right view of what is happening.
For most small businesses, this should not start as a huge one-time software contract. It works better as an add-on to an existing monthly relationship: define the first useful workflow, pay a modest setup fee, then keep improving the system month by month as the business learns what it actually needs.
How the Monthly Build Works
The engagement is built around controlled monthly progress. Setup defines the roadmap, each month gets a clear priority queue, and new ideas go into the backlog instead of quietly expanding the scope.
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Setup: map the workflow
I review the current process, tools, data, users, edge cases, and handoffs so the application is based on how the business actually runs.
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Define the roadmap
We separate must-have workflows from nice-to-have ideas, define the first useful release, and keep the rest in a prioritized backlog.
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Ship monthly increments
Each month focuses on the next highest-value part of the roadmap: screens, forms, admin tools, integrations, reporting, QA, or workflow cleanup.
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Control scope before it grows
When a request is bigger than the current monthly capacity, we decide whether to defer it, extend the timeline, or increase the monthly budget before work expands.
What Can Be Built
Custom software is scoped around the workflow, but most projects involve a mix of data, permissions, dashboards, automation, and integrations.
Client and account management
Custom records, profiles, statuses, notes, documents, tasks, and account history in one practical dashboard.
Workflow automation
Intake, approvals, reminders, assignments, follow-ups, and repetitive admin steps turned into cleaner flows.
Salesforce and CRM extensions
Custom portals, forms, dashboards, or middleware that make CRM data easier to use without forcing every workflow into the CRM interface.
Role-based portals
Separate views for owners, internal staff, contractors, partners, or clients so each person sees the right information.
Reporting and visibility
Operational dashboards for pipeline, status, activity, outstanding tasks, client health, or other metrics that matter.
Integrations and data cleanup
Connections to forms, email platforms, calendars, payment tools, spreadsheets, CRMs, and third-party APIs.
Example: babysitting operations app
Family profiles, sitter records, scheduling, account notes, status tracking, Salesforce data, admin reporting, and internal workflows built in phases.
Custom Software Add-On Pricing
Custom software work does not fit cleanly into small, medium, and large tiers. The safer model is one ongoing add-on: a setup fee to plan the foundation, then a monthly development budget that keeps the work moving in controlled phases.
Recommended
Custom Software Development Add-On
One serious custom software offer, delivered in phases
$1,500 setup + from $1,250/mo
Timeline: First useful version usually 6-10 weeks
Best when the work is too complex to pretend it fits a cheap package, but the client still needs a realistic monthly path instead of a giant one-time invoice.
What's Included
- Setup covers workflow discovery, technical planning, user roles, data model, and first-release priorities
- Monthly development covers one prioritized roadmap at a time
- Best for dashboards, portals, CRM extensions, workflow tools, automation, reporting, and internal admin systems
- Scope is controlled by monthly capacity, roadmap priority, and explicit approval before larger features are added
- New requests go into the backlog unless they replace the current monthly priority
- Can be added to an existing consulting, SEO, website maintenance, or digital support relationship
- Minimum suggested commitment: 3 months after setup for meaningful software progress
The monthly rate sets the development capacity, not a promise that every feature will fit. Bigger apps are handled by prioritizing the roadmap, extending the timeline, or increasing the monthly budget before the work expands.
Talk Through the ScopeOther Ways to Work Together
Not ready for a full package yet — or not sure which one fits? You can also start with a quick consultation, get hourly help, or open a scoped contract inquiry.
Standard package
Website Consultation
Focused review and practical direction
From $75
Timeline: 30-90 minute sessions
Best when you want expert input before deciding whether the work should become hourly support, a scoped project, or something you handle internally.
What's Included
- Focused strategy session over Google Meet
- Useful for website, SEO, content, platform, or local visibility questions
- Practical recommendations and next-step guidance
- Good fit when you need clarity before deciding what to do next
Most Flexible
Hourly Work
Flexible implementation and cleanup
$125/hour
Timeline: Scheduled as availability allows
Best when the work is clear enough to start, but you need senior help executing it without turning it into a larger contract.
What's Included
- Flexible hands-on support without a retainer
- Good for fixes, cleanup, page updates, QA, and implementation follow-through
- Works well after an audit, consultation, or internal planning session
- Clear hourly billing for focused work
Standard package
Contract Service
Scoped project or ongoing service agreement
Custom scope
Timeline: Defined after discovery
Best when the work needs a defined scope, recurring support, or a more formal service agreement instead of ad hoc hourly help.
What's Included
- Scoped project or ongoing engagement
- Useful when the work spans multiple services or requires coordination over time
- Scope, cadence, and budget defined before work begins
- Best for contract servicing rather than one-off task support
Not sure which path fits? Send the context and I can point you toward the simplest next step.
Ask About FitCustom Software Development with a Kansas City operating base
Custom Software Development can be framed for local, regional, or remote work without sounding like a generic city page. The point is to keep the real market context visible when it helps the offer make sense.
- Custom Software Development that matches the market instead of a filler-heavy location template
- Location language that reflects how the business actually sells and delivers
- A page that still reads naturally when the work is local, regional, or remote
How work gets done
Some projects need a nearby partner. Others are better handled remotely. The copy can say that plainly and still feel intentional.
Metro reach
We support Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, Shawnee, Prairie Village, Leawood, and the wider KC metro.
Remote delivery
When geography is not the selling point, the section can still support remote work without losing credibility.
Best Fit
This is a good fit when the business problem is bigger than a normal website feature, but the budget and risk need to stay realistic for a small business.
Small businesses managing clients, accounts, bookings, service delivery, or recurring operations across too many tools
Businesses using Salesforce or another CRM but needing a cleaner workflow layer for staff or clients
Service businesses that need dashboards, portals, intake forms, approvals, reminders, or reporting built around their exact process
Existing consulting, SEO, or website maintenance clients who want to add custom development without starting a separate enterprise-style software contract
What This Is Not
Custom software needs careful scope control. Monthly add-on pricing keeps the work manageable, but it does not make every idea fit into a small monthly budget.
Not a native iOS or Android app unless separately scoped
Not an enterprise Salesforce implementation or Salesforce admin retainer
Not unlimited feature development inside a monthly add-on. Each month has a realistic amount of development capacity.
Not emergency support, major new modules, complex third-party API work, or compliance-heavy development unless that scope is approved separately
Not a promise that a full app will be finished in one month. The monthly fee controls development capacity; the roadmap controls what gets built first.
Not a replacement for legal, compliance, HIPAA, payroll, tax, or regulated-industry review when those requirements apply
Not a guarantee that every existing tool should be replaced. Sometimes the right answer is to integrate or simplify what already exists.
About
About TCB Studio
Custom software sounds expensive until the business adds up the cost of manual admin, duplicated data entry, missed follow-ups, spreadsheet errors, and software subscriptions that still do not solve the main workflow.
The goal is not to build a giant platform on day one or charge a small business like a venture-backed software project. The goal is to identify the few workflows where better software would save the most time, reduce the most risk, or unlock the clearest operational improvement, then improve those workflows in a steady monthly rhythm.
Focused on business problems
The scope starts with the operational pain: what takes too long, what gets missed, and what needs a cleaner system.
Cleaner data ownership
A custom application can centralize the records and workflows that matter instead of scattering them across unrelated tools.
Built to grow in stages
The first version can be intentionally small, with a monthly roadmap for deeper automation, portals, and integrations after the core workflow proves useful.
Scope stays explicit
New ideas are expected, but they go into a roadmap. Bigger features require a tradeoff, more time, or a higher monthly budget before they become active work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can this work with Salesforce instead of replacing it?
Yes. In many cases, the better option is to keep Salesforce as the CRM and build a cleaner workflow layer, portal, dashboard, or integration around it.
How do I know whether I need custom software or just better CRM setup?
If the main problem is configuration, fields, or reporting inside the CRM, start there. If the business workflow needs its own interface, permissions, logic, or client-facing experience, custom software may make more sense.
Do you build everything at once?
Usually no. The safest approach is to define the smallest useful first version, launch that, and then keep improving it month by month based on what the business actually uses.
Is this a one-time project or a monthly add-on?
For most small businesses, I prefer positioning this as a monthly add-on to an existing consulting, SEO, or website support relationship. A setup fee covers planning and foundation work, then the monthly add-on covers ongoing development and improvements.
What happens when the app gets more complicated?
That is expected. The roadmap protects both sides: new modules, integrations, portals, reporting needs, or workflow changes are prioritized before they are built. If the requested work is larger than the current monthly capacity, we either defer lower-priority work, extend the timeline, or increase the monthly budget before expanding scope.
Could this support something like a babysitting operations app?
Yes. A good phased roadmap might start with family and sitter records, then add scheduling/status tracking, account notes, Salesforce sync, admin reporting, and role-based views over time. That kind of app is exactly why monthly phased development is safer than trying to sell one fixed-price package.
Start a Custom Software Conversation
Tell me what the business does, what tools you use now, where the current workflow breaks down, and whether this would be added to an existing monthly engagement. I will help turn that into a practical starting scope.