Delivery Models

Choose How Your Website or App Will Be Owned and Managed

Before development begins, J.S.P. helps each client select the delivery model that best matches their ownership, billing, payment, support, and long-term management expectations.

Model 1

Client-Owned Production

Recommended for Most Custom Projects
Risk Level
Low
Best For

A custom website or business app the client expects to own and control.

Ownership & Billing

The client owns and pays for the production workspace, domain, payment account, integrations, subscriptions, and business data. J.S.P. remains a collaborator or administrator under the applicable project agreement or care plan.

Client Benefits & Considerations
  • Long-term control of essential digital assets
  • Clear ownership of business data
  • Cleaner payment, tax, refund, and account responsibilities
  • Easier future transition or offboarding
  • Continued J.S.P. support can be added through a care plan
Model 2

Build-and-Transfer

Risk Level
Low to Medium
Best For

Fixed-price projects where J.S.P. builds the website or app first and transfers it into the client's workspace before launch or after final approval.

Ownership & Billing

J.S.P. builds in a controlled development environment. After testing and written acceptance, the project is moved to the client's production workspace and ownership is transferred.

Client Benefits & Considerations
  • Client receives final production ownership
  • Helpful when the client is not ready to establish the workspace at the beginning
  • Requires an organized handoff process
  • Client-owned accounts and integrations must be connected before or during transfer
  • Final quality assurance is completed after transfer
Model 3

J.S.P.-Managed Hosting

Risk Level
Medium
Best For

Clients who want J.S.P. to operate more of the environment and prefer a higher-touch monthly managed service.

Ownership & Billing

The website or app remains in a J.S.P.-managed workspace. J.S.P. pays applicable platform expenses and bills the client under a clearly defined monthly managed-service agreement.

Client Benefits & Considerations
  • Convenient for clients who want more technical management
  • Ongoing administration is handled by J.S.P.
  • The agreement must clearly explain ownership and access limitations
  • Monthly pricing must cover platform expenses, usage, support, administration, third-party services, and applicable overages

Website hosting location does not automatically make J.S.P. the seller, merchant of record, tax collector, or owner of the client's customer payments.

Model 4

Licensed Solution or SaaS

Risk Level
Medium to High
Best For

Clients who need access to a repeatable system or niche solution that J.S.P. owns and operates.

Ownership & Billing

J.S.P. owns the reusable core system. The client pays an implementation, licensing, or subscription fee for access.

Client Benefits & Considerations
  • Faster implementation using a proven framework
  • Suitable for common or repeatable business needs
  • May include ongoing updates and support
  • The client licenses access but does not own the core platform or reusable system
Model 5

Revenue-Share Platform

Risk Level
High
Best For

A genuine marketplace or software platform where payment and transaction architecture are part of the core product.

Ownership & Billing

J.S.P. operates a formal platform-payment structure that may include connected business accounts and properly disclosed platform or application fees.

Client Benefits & Considerations
  • Requires legal, accounting, tax, payment, and technical review
  • Requires strong controls for refunds, disputes, fraud, and chargebacks
  • Must clearly identify the merchant of record and payout responsibilities
  • Not intended as a shortcut for collecting an ordinary client's customer revenue

This option is not a standard website-design arrangement. It should only be offered after the project receives appropriate professional and technical review.

Delivery Model Decision Guide

Quick Guidance by Goal

"I am purchasing a custom website or app that my business will own."

Recommend: Client-Owned Production or Build-and-Transfer

"I want J.S.P. to handle the website every month."

Recommend: Client-Owned Production with a care plan, or J.S.P.-Managed Hosting when clearly contracted

"I only need access to a system J.S.P. already operates."

Recommend: Licensed Solution or SaaS

"I want a platform that collects or routes transaction fees."

Recommend: Revenue-Share Platform, subject to professional review

The Revenue-Share Platform option is not a standard website-design arrangement. It should only be offered after the project receives appropriate professional and technical review. J.S.P. does not guarantee revenue, traffic, search rankings, merchant-account approval, or uninterrupted third-party service.