The coaching retainer

Sixty days from now, real content in your target language starts working for you.

The retainer keeps you on the 250-word method with the person who built it. The entry phase closes cleanly, and the rest of your language learning runs on the shows, books, and hobbies you already have.

What the retainer is

A monthly rhythm with Nekh. A written plan for your real week, not a template. Calls on a set cadence, async messaging on WhatsApp between them, and a monthly read on where you actually are and what the next four weeks are aimed at. Interest words come in early, mirroring the app's own timing, and calibrate to what you already have.

The Zero to Hero app is a separate one-time purchase, not bundled into the retainer. If you have it, you keep it. If you do not, we decide together on the next monthly call whether it is worth it for what you are learning.

The three tiers

Same method across all three. The difference is contact.

• Foundation — $200 a month. The core rhythm. Two 60-minute calls a month, async on WhatsApp between them, a written monthly plan and milestone read. The fit if you are still inside the entry phase, need the plan to keep adjusting to your real week, and want the async window to stop small questions breaking a month of momentum.
• Standard — $400 a month. Same monthly plan, tighter contact. The Foundation cadence plus a mid-month async-heavy check-in and a wider async window that covers content picks and drill-level detail. The fit if you are past the entry phase and want a second read on what to consume next as your comprehensible-input window opens.
• Immersion — $600 a month. Highest contact tier. Weekly 60-minute calls, priority async response within a same-day window, and hands-on picks for your consumption stack across reading, watching, and speaking. The fit if you want a fully attended run at the method rather than a monthly rhythm.

The rate you sign at is the rate you keep for as long as your subscription stays unbroken. Cancel anytime. No contract beyond the billing cycle.

Pick your tier

Pick the tier that matches how much contact you want. All three run the same 250-word method.

Micro-FAQ

Do I need the fluency planning call first?

Yes. The retainer assumes you have the plan from the $120 fluency planning call. If you sign up without it, we refund the first month and route you to the call so we start from the same page.

What if the count is not moving by month 2?

The call that sets month 2 is spent finding which part of the plan did not fit your real week and adjusting that. Not the method. The 250-word method has worked across English, Norwegian, Portuguese, and French. The plan adjusts. The method does not.

What if I want to switch languages mid-retainer?

Allowed. We adjust the 250 list at the next call. No second parallel plan.

Prefer to try the method on your own first? The Zero to Hero app is the daily drill built on the same 250-word foundation.