Hi Laura,

“I know I’m slightly out of budget here”

That is likely the problem. I see it over and over again that people aren’t prepared to pay the rates for reputable developers, and then wonder why things go wrong.

I can’t speak for your exact situation, as it may be different, but if people always look for the cheapest option, they’re likely to get what they pay for. As the expression goes, “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.”

If you want me to quote on the work, you can find me over at Highrise Digital these days.

Keith

I know I’m slightly out of budget here, so I must apologise in advance for my email, but I wonder if you could help a struggling small blog owner in a search for someone reliable to help me!

I’m looking for a developer to help me transfer my WordPress blog from my current, old domain name to another (all domains and hosting are via TSOHost), and set up some redirects to ensure my SEO isn’t hit too badly. I don’t know if you could perhaps point me in the right direction of someone who could help? I’ve had bad experiences with unscrupulous developers on bid-type sites outsourcing to shady companies and netting a decent profit for literally no work, so any decent recommendations would be appreciated.

Many thanks,
Laura

It obviously depends on the level of service that you offer and the type of projects that you work on, but I’ve found this to be the bare minimum for a custom design and build. There is lots that can be done for under £3k, e.g. theme customisation, but it’s not the type of work that I do.

good call. We do pretty much the same. £3k is really the starter budget for a responsive WP website. Client expectations in terms of UX, design and functionality have increased significantly in the last 5 years or so. We also state the maximum number of hours the budget will include to try to align client demands with project scope.

cheers

Nigel