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Client Site Pass-Off

Created Jul 24, 2026, 10:27 AM · Updated Jul 24, 2026, 10:27 AM

Before deposit, name who publishes next and price the pass-off so launch is not a guessing game.

Key Concept

  • Pick exactly one primary model with Plain Commitments at Work - not “we will figure it out at launch.”
  • Level 1: Like when you pick one person to hold the spare key - not “we will figure out who opens the door later.”
  • Level 2: Before the housewarming, name exactly how updates work - Git lesson, retainer batch, or showroom branch, not a vague launch-day guess.
  • Level 3: Client site pass-off names who publishes next before deposit - launch is not a guessing game when the model is priced upfront.
  • Level 4: Before deposit, name one pass-off model and quote it - repo access plus a short doc, retainer batch, or clean main only.
  • Level 5: Showroom branch keeps The Garage Concept experiments off their deploy branch; Git-Based CMS when Git lesson will not land but scope still fits static.
  • Git lesson - client gets repo access plus a short doc (Getting Started shape: edit markdown, commit, push). Fits owners who want control and will not panic at a terminal.
  • Retainer - they email copy or photos; I push on a batch schedule. Price per update batch, not fake monthly hosting.
  • Showroom branch - The Garage Concept: my experiments stay off their deploy branch; what they see is clean main only.
  • Git-Based CMS when Git lesson will not land but scope still fits static - quote CMS setup separately.
  • Before deposit, I name who publishes next and price the pass-off so launch is not a guessing game.
  • Before deposit I pick one pass-off model - Git lesson, retainer batch, or showroom branch.
  • Git lesson means repo access plus a short doc - edit markdown, commit, push without panicking at a terminal.

Examples

  • Neighbor chose Git lesson - twenty minutes on edit, commit, push; she broke build once, fixed typo same night.
  • Pastor emails bulletin PDF every Friday - retainer batch, one push, no CMS layer needed.

Note Relationships

RelationshipWikilinkReason
contradictsThere Is No Perfect Solutionwhen I defer pass-off choice until launch and hope they adapt
extendsGit-Based CMSFourth pass-off path when buttons beat terminal
extendsPlain Commitments at WorkOne publish model named before deposit
extendsSelling Static SitesPass-off is priced separately from build setup
extendsShare What You LearnOne-page doc leaves the team able to publish without me
extendsThe Garage ConceptShowroom branch vs messy workshop drafts
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