3-5 People to build a website?

DampCat · 1 Aug 2019 at 00:44

Evening.

So I've been looking about to farm out this website I've been working towards. I've set up the domain, it's using WordPress (yeah yeah), and I've set up a SeedPro landing page whilst it's being built.

I've been looking at Reddit's for hire section hoping to find someone whose work I like and can do everything I need but that seems not the case?

Looks like I need someone to do the branding, before I can give that to the person who makes the pages, and that's not the same person who actually builds the site? Is that actually the case? Or am I just reading it all wrong?

And that's not including illustrators or SEO which looks like it's its own whole job.

If I find one person to do all of it, does it work out wayyy more? I'm not trying to skimp, but also I don't want to spend unnecessarily.

Rroff · 1 Aug 2019 at 00:46

I'd find a company that will do the whole lot personally that sounds like a recipe for trouble if you need to change things later, etc.

Glanza · 1 Aug 2019 at 08:59

We use a local company we have a good relationship with and they do it all on their own don't farm it out to remote workers etc, one guy and his apprentice do it all.

Randomface74 · 1 Aug 2019 at 09:11

Most developers are not good designers and vice versa. Seo is a joke any developer can do it.

Deleted member 77746 · 1 Aug 2019 at 09:49

wordpress no no horrible platform.

Cromulent · 2 Aug 2019 at 19:17

Heck, I could build a website for you, but I wouldn't touch Wordpress.

Darr2cool78 · 8 Aug 2019 at 18:28

@DampCat - not sure if this is against forum rules or anything (hopefully not) but I work in this area as a freelancer, recently completed a big website project for a multi million £ construction company in the south of Ireland and many more in recent years, so I have built up a decent rep. If you want to chat more about it or even if you just need some friendly advice, let me know

UncleRhino · 9 Aug 2019 at 10:42

websites always need altering so you should find a reliable dev that you will always have good contact with

wonder_lander · 9 Aug 2019 at 12:13

Cromulent said:
Heck, I could build a website for you, but I wouldn't touch Wordpress.

What would you use as a CMS these days?

edscdk · 9 Aug 2019 at 12:22

You need to ask yourself how much money will the web site make you, if it's minimal I'd get something done with WordPress or something like that so you can change the text easily yourself.. Some on where set up my website for 500 on WordPress looks professional and I can update the text myself

Cromulent · 9 Aug 2019 at 13:12

wonder_lander said:
What would you use as a CMS these days?

I'd build my own with the specific features I needed in Python using either Flask or Django for the backend and React for the frontend.

Deleted member 77746 · 9 Aug 2019 at 13:31

wonder_lander said:
What would you use as a CMS these days?

That would depend on what content is going on it.

pepp77 · 9 Aug 2019 at 13:44

Have you considered something like squarespace - https://www.squarespace.com/

Vanquish-Storm · 2 Sep 2019 at 13:38

There are places that do the whole lot under one roof.

I can make a suggestion of a place close to Manchester.

ChroniC · 3 Sep 2019 at 21:59

It can be a 2-3 person job if done properly.
Where I work I am the dev and I can do the site and design and all graphics. I can set up the whole site for you Seo compliant the lot, but Seo is an ongoing this with very specific needs if your doing it in a competitive market where you need to earn money. Its pointless on a site that's just for show.
If you want a good site and Google to read it well then a content creator is pretty important. Sometimes a content manager to can do both of the above but not always.