Get on-demand support.
Business and project status are too uncertain? No monthly commitment. When you need support, just ask us. We will take care of it. A buyer who agrees to meet, a site worth seeing in person, a booth at a trade show. Spot work covers it at $65 per 30 minutes, one task at a time, any time. Full-day support is $400 a day. You don't need the research plan.
- $65per 30 minutes, one task at a time. A meeting, an on-site visit, or expo booth support.
- $400a day for full-day support, including travel days for long-distance on-site assignments
- Any timeAsk when the task comes up. Dorado replies by email.
- In writingPayment and the work it covers, agreed with you in writing
What one task looks like.
A brief from the monthly research plan often leaves you with a task. Here are three. Each is one piece of spot work. They are examples, not the full list. If you have another one-off task, ask us.
- Brief section 4 · a buyer agrees to meet
A meeting
An importer, distributor, or buyer from section 4 wants to meet before anything is agreed. We join the meeting, in person or online, and ask your questions in Japanese.
- Any section · a place to see in Japan
An on-site visit
A buyer's office, a store, or a warehouse is worth seeing in person. We go with you. A visit that takes the day is full-day support, $400 a day.
- Any section · a trade show in Japan
Expo booth support
You have a booth at a trade show in Japan. We work the booth with you and talk to visitors in Japanese. Each day at the show is $400.
Just ask what you need.
We understand that spot work, most of the time, has lots of uncertainty. We get things done flexibly.
- 01
Ask
Tell us the task through the contact form. Pick "Spot work" as the topic.
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Dorado replies by email
Dorado reads your message and replies by email. If we can't help with the task, we'll say so.
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Agree it in writing
Payment and the work it covers are agreed in writing, for each customer. Prices are in US dollars.
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We do the task
We join the meeting, go on the visit, or work the booth with you.
The plan, spot work, and execution, side by side.
Three prices, three different things. The research plan is the brief. Spot work is one task. Execution is a team on the ground.
| Monthly research plan | Spot work | Hands-on execution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $50 for the first month then $200 a month |
$65 per 30 minutes $400 a day |
$1,500 to $5,000 a month |
| What you get | One brief each month, and up to 5 written questions | One task: a meeting, an on-site visit, or expo booth support. Or a full day of support. | Your team on the ground in Japan: sales, customer success, marketing, and partner management. The research continues inside it. |
| When | Every month. Cancel any month. | Any time, one task at a time | One standing engagement. No long-term lock-in. |
| How it is agreed | By email, before your first brief | In writing, for each customer | Scope and the monthly figure, on a free call |
| Pick it when | You want to validate the fit first. Read about the research plan | You need one task done, now and then | You need help with more than a few tasks a month. Read about execution |
The research plan covers the brief and 5 written questions. Meetings, on-site visits, and expo booth support are spot work. At about 12 hours a month, spot work costs $1,560, which is about where execution starts.
Ask about one task.
Tell us the task. Dorado replies by email. Payment and the work it covers are agreed in writing before we start, in US dollars. One task at a time, any time.
- One task at a time
- $65 per 30 minutes, in US dollars
- Full-day support, $400 a day, including travel days for long-distance on-site assignments
- Travel and other related expenses billed at cost
- Any time
- Payment and the work it covers, agreed in writing
- Dorado replies by email
- No research plan needed
Before working with us.
Is spot work part of the research plan?
No, and you don't need the plan to buy spot work. The research plan covers the brief and 5 written questions. Meetings, on-site visits, and expo booth support are spot work, $65 per 30 minutes or $400 a day, any time. A brief often leaves you with a task, and spot work covers it.
Could spot work be enough?
If you need help with a task now and then, yes. At about 12 hours a month, spot work costs $1,560, which is about where execution starts. If you need help with more than a few tasks a month, read about hands-on execution.
What if I need help for a whole day?
Full-day support is $400 a day. For long-distance on-site assignments, travel days count as days. Travel and other related expenses are billed at cost.
Who does the work?
Dorado reads every message and replies by email. At meetings, on visits, and at the booth, we speak Japanese.
How do I pay?
In US dollars. Payment is agreed in writing for each customer, along with the work it covers. Travel and other related expenses are billed at cost.
Which terms apply?
Spot work has its own written agreement for each customer. Where that agreement exists, it applies to the work it covers instead of the site terms.
The two monthly services, and the library.
Validate the fit.
Research on your product and its buyers in Japan, checked in Tokyo. Up to 5 written questions. Cancel any month.
Hire a fractional team.
Sales, customer success, marketing, and partner management, in one engagement that follows the problem. The research continues inside it.
Practicality, documented.
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