Meeting up in Norfolk
Though I provide remote support, nothing beats an in-person tutorial. If you require a WordPress designer/developer in Norwich then let me know. I’ll be happy to go through all stages of the process with you, from web design to taking care of your content. Norfolk clients will benefit from this face-to-face guidance.
For my part, the cost is fixed. You pay for my time once and after the project concludes, I am available on an as-and-when basis with no obligation.
Depending on your requirements, the website may require a small subscription or two (to a third party) in order to accommodate some of the more complex features. For example, we might integrate an event booking system which takes a cut of each signup. Perhaps you’ve found a premium plugin that’s such a good match it’s worth the £50 price tag. These would be small, specific and deliberate expenses which should enhance the business and earn their keep tenfold.
The website will need to be maintained; whether that’s through you, me, or somebody else is your decision. These days website maintenance is relatively straightforward, and many decent hosting companies do most of the heavy lifting themselves.
Prior to launch we’ll have a dedicated maintenance chat and go through the routine steps required to keep your website nice and clean. It is then up to you whether to manage this yourself or entrust it to another person.
The horror stories stem from the fact that there are countless millions of WordPress websites out there, ranging from industry standard (secure) and ramshackle abominations (insecure).
WordPress, at its core, is a very robust system. With the world’s best developers constantly improving it, the CMS is forever evolving to deal with day-to-day security risks.
Your hosting plays a big part in this too. Those who’ve reported WordPress security risks are often, unfortunately, hosting them through dodgy servers and creaky old internet providers. Wherever possible, I’ll match you with the better services so that the security features are baked in.
Finally, I can add a bunch of additional security layers on top of your website for everybody’s peace of mind. This includes two-factor authentication, malware scans, firewalls, DDoS alerts, cloud backups, stringent IP blocking, and more.
I will build the site with certain guardrails in order to maintain visual consistency and ensure things don’t fall out of your brand guidelines. Having said that, you will not be locked out of anything, and if your heart desires it you can unpick, unpack, dismantle, and overhaul the website in any reasonable way. Obviously, you would need some WordPress know-how to achieve, but in theory you could pass the websites I build from the developer to developer, and they would be able to extend it or modify it.
Yes. I have inherited many websites that were built by another developer or agency who, for whatever reason, can no longer do maintain it. I liken this to cooking in somebody else’s kitchen; I will get to the outcome, but sometimes the tools may be in an unfamiliar place.
Obviously, there are instances where websites grow so old and so dusty that there are limits on what I can do, but I always take reasonable steps to get the best outcome, and if something’s not possible I can suggest a workaround.
