Custom apps and operating teams, at a fraction of in-house cost.
Richburg Consulting builds the software your business needs and runs the marketing and operations behind it — senior delivery, without full-time headcount.
Minority-owned small business · SAM.gov registered · Commercial and government teams
An app for your business, or a senior team to run it.
plus AppCare $99/mo
Booking, payments and a custom tool for your business. Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo from launch, first month free.
- Templates for six industries
- Ready now
- Custom builds $1,999–$5,999, financing from $179/mo
Setup $0
Senior marketing or operations execution without hiring a team. A dedicated pod of senior specialists, scoped to your gap. Setup $0.
- Single-function pods from $3,500/mo
- Tactical $7,500/mo · Strategic $11,500/mo
- Fractional departments $18,000/mo
Ready-made apps, built for your industry.
Configured vertical templates, ready now. Each one carries your name, logo and colors.
Chauffeur & dispatch
Booking, routing, and dispatch for drivers and fleets.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Beauty booking (nails, lashes, hair)
Clients book, pay, and get reminders automatically.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Moving company
Quotes, scheduling, and job management for movers.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Cleaning services
Recurring bookings, crews, and payments in one place.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Food truck & plate sales
Orders, pickup, and menus for mobile food.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Event planner
Bookings, timelines, and client coordination for events.
Template $500 or Full build $700, plus AppCare $99/mo
See features and pricing →Need features no template has?
Custom builds are Starter $1,999, Growth $3,499 or Complete $5,999, or financing from $179/$299/$499/mo, and 100% of the Template price is credited toward a Custom build. See custom builds. A traditional agency typically charges $85,000–$120,000+ over 16–24 weeks.
Senior teams, priced by the month.
Run one function, or replace a marketing or operations role or a whole department.
One capability, such as paid media or analytics, run by senior specialists who each give your business a set share of their capacity. Setup $0.
Replaces a junior-to-mid analyst or coordinator. Marketing: strategist, analyst and campaign specialist. Operations: ops strategist, automation engineer and ops analyst.
Replaces a manager or senior analyst. Marketing: strategy lead, senior analyst and martech lead. Operations: senior ops lead, automation engineer, ops analyst and integration specialist.
Replaces a CMO or COO and their team: a fractional CMO or COO, an analytics or ops architect, and an execution team.
Single-function pods: Paid Media $3,500/mo plus ad-spend tiers (10%/8%/6% of spend over $25k/mo) · Analytics & Attribution $4,500/mo · Lead Generation $4,000/mo · Marketing Automation $4,000/mo · Web & App Development $3,500/mo · Operations & AI Automation $3,500/mo. Compare all twelve pods
See what AI assistants say when your buyers ask who to hire.
We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity the questions your buyers ask and show you every answer, word for word, including whose name comes up instead of yours.
Larger question sets: Standard $697 one time / $449 a month, Professional $1,197 / $749, Portfolio $1,997 / $1,249. How AI Visibility works
One run on two assistants.
Measurement, fix list, competitor attribution and conversion audit.
Monthly re-measurement, movement and alerts.
Adds verification of fixes and hands-on hours with a strategist each month.
How operations pods cut one client's manual reporting by over 80%.
A Tactical Operations Pod automated a mid-market company’s fulfillment and reporting workflow in three months, then scaled into a multiyear data partnership.
Over 80% reduction in manual reporting hours, after a three-month Tactical Operations Pod engagement ($7,500/mo).
What our clients say.
Founders and operators on what it is like to work with a Richburg pod.
“Rare to find a firm that speaks both marketing and operations fluently. They didn’t hand us a 40-page deck and disappear — they implemented. Our reporting went from monthly guesswork to a live dashboard leadership actually uses.”
“I was skeptical about ‘fractional’ anything, but this was like adding an ops director at a fraction of the cost. Intake process automated, follow-ups systematized, and I got about 10 hours a week back. Should have done this two years ago.”
“Sharpest analytics work we’ve seen from an outside partner. They rebuilt our attribution model, cut wasted ad spend by roughly a third, and explained everything in plain English so the whole team could act on it.”
“We came in for ‘marketing help’ and left with an entirely rebuilt back office. They found $4K/month in redundant software spend in the first two weeks, then automated our order-issue workflow so my team stopped living in their inbox. Worth every penny.”
“Straight shooters. First call, they told me half of what I wanted to buy I didn’t need. That honesty earned my trust — the results earned the five stars. Lead response time went from hours to minutes with the automation they built.”
“The pod model is the real deal. It felt like having a full team — strategist, analyst, and implementer — without the agency bloat or the agency invoice. Communication was tight, deadlines were hit, no chasing anyone down.”
“We hired them to audit our marketing spend and they ended up fixing operational leaks we didn’t know we had. The cost-recovery analysis alone paid for the engagement several times over.”
“Fast, thorough, zero fluff. They mapped our entire client delivery process, flagged the bottlenecks, and had automations live within a month. Our onboarding time dropped from 12 days to 3.”
“I’m not a tech person and they never made me feel like one. Everything was explained clearly, documented, and my staff was trained before they wrapped. Six months later the systems still run themselves.”
“We’re an agency ourselves and we still hired them — that should tell you something. Their reporting infrastructure and workflow automation is a level above what most shops can build in-house.”
“Responsive, data-driven, and genuinely invested in our outcomes. They flagged issues proactively instead of waiting for the monthly check-in. Renewed for a second engagement before the first one even ended.”
Why it costs a fraction of the usual.
Senior-only talent
Every pod is staffed by senior specialists, so no one is learning on your account.
No agency bloat
Budget goes to product and execution, not layers of project management or change-order fees.
Minority-owned small business
SAM.gov registered. Works with commercial and government organizations. WOSB certification pending.
Common questions
Who is Richburg Consulting?
Richburg Consulting builds custom apps at a fraction of in-house cost and provides fractional marketing and operations pods for growing companies. It's a minority-owned small business in Charlotte, NC, registered in SAM.gov, serving commercial and government clients.
Do you build apps, run marketing, or both?
Both, as two separate services. App development delivers custom apps from $500 plus AppCare ($99/mo), or custom builds from $1,999. Fractional pods provide senior marketing and operations teams on a monthly basis starting at $3,500.
How much does it cost to get started?
Vertical app templates are $500 (template) or $700 (full build), plus AppCare at $99/mo. Custom builds run $1,999 to $5,999, or from $179/mo with financing. Fractional pods start at $3,500/mo. You can start an app online, or see if a pod fits.
Who do you work with?
Small businesses that need an affordable app, established businesses that need custom software, and growing or enterprise companies that need senior marketing or operations execution — across commercial and government sectors.
How is this cheaper than an agency or hiring?
Apps are productized and delivered by senior builders without agency overhead, and pods give you a share of senior specialists' time instead of full-time salaries — so you pay for the expertise you need, not the layers around it.
Custom apps and operating teams, at a fraction of in-house cost.
Template apps from $500 plus AppCare $99/mo. Fractional pods from $3,500/mo.