Clearfield does not require a paid engagement to receive value from the website diagnostic. Further services are optional and scoped to your situation.
First-look diagnostic
Free. Work through the structured questions and receive a preliminary brief identifying assumptions, alternative explanations, and useful verification steps. Runs in your browser; no account is required.
Diagnostic findings review
A bounded conversation and review of your initial findings, with emphasis on what remains uncertain, which evidence is most useful, and what a proportionate next step could be. The fee and scope are agreed before any paid work begins.
Deeper investigation
For consequential or complex conditions, we can define the decision at stake, the required evidence, the people who need to be involved, and an appropriate written deliverable. This is quoted individually; it is not an automatic upgrade.
There is no published fixed rate for paid assistance at this stage. You will receive a clear statement of scope, deliverables, fee, and boundaries before agreeing to anything. No subscription is required to use the diagnostic.
What to send
Tell us which situation you're examining, what the first-look brief raised, and which decision or expenditure is approaching. Avoid sending confidential organizational information by ordinary email.