Cost, timeline, and credentials, what does a Magento for candles + fragrance build actually run?

My rate is $25/hr, all in. Two fixed-fee packages for fragrance brands:

• Fragrance-platform audit, $499 (~20 hours). 5-day audit of the current setup: scent-quiz funnel benchmark (current conversion rate, branching tree health, Klaviyo flow), hazmat-SKU inventory + carrier-rule audit (which SKUs would get seized), personalization workflow (engraving lead-time, label-spec reject rate), gifting calendar (last Valentine’s / Mother’s / Christmas funnels), subscription health (churn, skip, swap rates), brand-portal MAP compliance check. Output: written gap analysis + prioritized fix list.
• Fragrance build / sprint, $4,999 (~200 hours, ~6 weeks). Octane AI quiz wired to Klaviyo + Magento customer attribute, hazmat-aware shipping module with per-SKU flags + carrier-class rules, personalization PDP add-ons (engraving + label + gift wrap) with print-shop webhook, gifting-calendar cron + scheduled inventory, subscription vendor integration (ReCharge / Bold / Skio), brand-portal customer-group + MAP rules + Hyvä brand-CMS templates. End-to-end UAT + dry-run drop included.

Beyond the sprint, multi-region, ERP integration, custom AR / 3D PDP, quote-per-scope at $25/hr. Ongoing retainer through the gifting calendar runs $1.5k, $5k/mo.

Credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, 7+ years of candle + fragrance DTC builds shipped, top-rated on Upwork, public testimonials linked from the page. Free 30-min consultation if you want to talk before committing.