Frontend Cost Optimization Audit

FREE 4-week consulting service for growth-stage SaaS companies

Is your team struggling with rising frontend development costs and a slow, inconsistent UI process?

Apply for a FREE audit

Who is it for

This free service is ideal for growth-stage SaaS teams that:

  • Have a small but growing frontend team feeling stretched thin
  • Ship new features quickly, but notice the UI isn't consistent across the app
  • Lack a shared component library or design system, leading to duplicate UI work
  • Want to improve UX consistency without slowing down development

Why is it free?

This is a new consulting service I'm piloting. I'm offering it free to a select group of early clients to refine my process and gather feedback.

I'm focused on this problem because it's a huge hidden cost for growing teams. Inconsistent UIs and one-off components mean developers often reinvent the wheel. That wasted effort adds up and slows down your ability to ship new features. By standardizing your UI and reusing components, you can release updates faster, reduce development costs, and keep your PMs, designers, and developers all working from the same playbook.

This offer will soon be priced at $5,000.

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How it works

We'll work through four structured phases to audit your UI and boost your frontend efficiency:

  • 1

    Discovery

    • Kick-off call with your PM, developers, and a designer
    • Discuss pain points and goals
    • What you'll get: A document with a summary of current challenges and goals
  • 2

    Audit

    • Review your product's UI, design files (e.g., Figma), and frontend codebase
    • What you'll get: Audit findings
  • 3

    Strategy

    • Outline a plan to build or improve your shared component library/design system
    • Recommend tools and best practices tailored to your team
    • What you'll get: Design system starter plan
  • 4

    Hand-off

    • Provide a roadmap for your team to implement
    • Final Q&A session with your team to address any concerns
    • What you'll get: Implementation guide

Who I Am

Melinda Golden

Founder of Root Element Labs | Front End Consultant

I have more than 9 years of experience working in tech as a front-end developer.

Now, I help growth-stage SaaS companies reduce development costs by preventing duplicate UI work.

  • 9+ years of experience in front-end development in startups and small companies
  • Currently leading front-end architecture and component library strategy at an EdTech company
  • Experienced in front-end standards, best practices, and bridging design with engineering
  • Practical, tool-agnostic approach grounded in modern frameworks (Vue, React, TypeScript)
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Apply for a FREE Frontend Cost Optimization Audit

If your team is starting to feel the impact of rising costs and slower delivery times, I'd love to help. I'm currently offering this service for free in exchange for your feedback and a testimonial.

Let's see if this might be a good fit for your team. Please complete a brief application, and I will follow up with you.