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Hiring a WordPress Developer? Here's What You're Actually Choosing Between.

A freelance WordPress developer and an agency can both build the same theme or plugin. What's different is what happens after it ships: who's around when a plugin update breaks something, who owns the outcome if the first fix doesn't hold, and what you're actually paying for.

What you're really hiring for

Most WordPress work isn't "build this page." It's "our site needs to actually do something, take bookings, sync with our inventory, stop breaking every time a plugin updates", which is an outcome, not a template.

We build the same way regardless of what's driving the request: you tell us what's actually slowing you down, we tell you what's realistic to fix, and we stay around after it ships.

Agency vs. freelancer

01

What happens if they disappear

A freelancer who takes another contract, gets sick, or stops responding leaves you with a site nobody else understands, right as a plugin update breaks something. An agency has more than one person who can pick it back up.

One person, no backup.A team that outlasts any one hire.
02

Who owns the outcome

A freelancer is usually paid for the hours or the ticket. We're accountable for whether the site actually does what it's supposed to, not just whether the page looks right.

Paid for the hours.Accountable for the outcome.
03

What it costs to find out

A free, no-obligation quote means you can compare our price and plan against a freelancer's before committing to either.

Guess, then find out.Know the real cost first.

If what you need is a small theme tweak or a single plugin fix, a freelancer might be the faster call, and we'll say so honestly. Most of what comes to us is bigger than that, a site that needs to connect to inventory, booking, or payment systems beyond what WordPress does on its own.

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Tell us what you need built or fixed in WordPress. We'll give you a real, no-obligation quote, so you can compare it against hiring a freelancer yourself.

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Questions people ask

Is an agency more expensive than a freelance WordPress developer?

Sometimes, sometimes not. A freelancer's rate can look cheaper until a plugin update breaks something with no one to fix it, or the project runs long because one person is juggling other clients. Get a quote from us and compare it to what you'd actually pay a freelancer for the same outcome.

What if I just need a small fix, not a full rebuild?

Tell us what it is. If it's genuinely small and well-defined, a freelancer might be the right call, and we'll say so. Most of what we're brought in for is bigger than that.

Do you build custom themes and plugins, or just customize existing ones?

Both. Off-the-shelf themes and plugins when they genuinely fit, custom code when the site needs to do something WordPress doesn't handle natively, like syncing with inventory, booking, or a CRM.

Is the quote really free with no obligation?

Yes. Tell us what you need, we'll tell you what it takes and what it costs. You decide from there, whether that's us, a freelancer, or someone else.

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