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About Linework Studio | 10 Years in Software Development I'm Chen Gong, and I've been in software development for 10 years. I build websites, online stores, apps, mini programs, management systems, and AI agents. This page covers what I've built, how I price, and what I promise when I hand the work over.
How Much Does an Online Store Cost to Build? | All Costs in the Open When someone asks "how much for an online store?", I don't throw out a round number. I ask how far the project needs to go, work out the days, and multiply by my day rate. Here's the rate, the math, and why it comes out cheaper.
Why Software Companies Quote 3x What I Do For the same project, a software company quotes ¥30,000 and I quote ¥10,000. Where does the difference go? I spent my first 7 years writing code at companies, then went out to take clients on my own, so I've done the math on both sides. I'm not here to tell you who to hire. I'll lay out the cost structure and let you judge.
My Price Sheet, in Full In this industry, price sheets are often guarded like family recipes. I don't have that problem: the cost structure is right there, and anyone who does the math gets the same number. Here's my full price sheet, and the reasoning behind each line.
The Software Industry Is Splitting: Companies Take the Licensed Work, Studios Take the Delivery You need a website, a mini program, or a management system. No licenses required, no on-site work, and the requirements are clear. Who do you call? Most business owners reach for a software company first, because it feels safer. But this market is splitting into layers, and over the next three years, you'll have more options.
He Tried Another Developer and AI for His Shopify Store, Then Came Back to Me A jewelry seller who sells Tibetan accessories has had me building his Shopify store since his first day in business. Once, when I was fully booked, he went to someone else, and his store's conversion rate fell from 28% to 2%. He came back to me, and within 10 minutes the store was running again.
A Listed Company Told Me: "You Charge Too Little" A listed company that sells adhesive products had me build their Shopify store and their corporate website, then came back with more than twenty rounds of new requirements, without once going to anyone else. One day, someone there said to me: "You charge too little, don't you?"
My Friend Saw How Closely the App Matched the Design and Was Stunned A friend who runs a software company took on two apps of similar complexity at the same time and gave them to two different developers. I built the temperature patch app, and the finished product matched the design at 98%. The other one, a study-abroad app, was generated with AI and handed over as is. Later, that app ended up with me too.
Why I Quit My Job to Take Client Work When I was at a company, one question kept coming back to me: what happens after 30? Eventually I quit and started working with clients directly. My first project was a car charter mini program, referred by the tech director at my old company, and that client later hired me for two more. This is why I left, and how the work came in, one project at a time.