Freelance Craft CMS developer

The following prices are estimates and do not include CMS licensing costs ($300 to $500 one-time fee) or hosting and maintenance fees ($39 to $99+ per month).

A custom single page, landing page without a CMS will be around $500 to $1,000. These are most suitable for one-off marketing campaigns and can be turned around in a few days.

A standard, local business website built with Craft CMS, including 4-7 custom page template will cost anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000. The amount of custom page templates, not the actual amount of pages on the site will determine the cost. The term template is used to describe a custom-built page that can be repeated, like a blog or article layout. Projects with larger content modeling needs and custom JavaScript requirements will be $5,000+.

Enterprise projects with complex content modeling needs, user sign-up with front-end data management, and custom JavaScript functionality are $8,500+.

Absolutely! An initial conversation about your project is the best way to get to know each other and see if it makes sense to scope out the project and provide a free, no-obligation quote. If you would like to receive a free quote, we'll go through a project discovery process so I can learn more about your goals and project requirements.

No, I don't work with WordPress for a handful of reasons.

While WordPress is well known for their 60% market share in the CMS market, this is mostly due to the free software license and endless free plugins that offer a low barrier of entry. Many developers use pre-built, off-the-shelf themes and dozens of plugins to save time on projects. These savings aren't realized by you the client as you're often paying thousands of dollars to have someone personalize a $50 template.

WordPress sites are often slow as a result of bloated themes and excessive plugins. Slow and underperforming sites hamper SEO efforts and provide a poor user experience.

WordPress and pre-built themes may appear to reduce your initial investment, but are often more costly in the long run.

I use Craft CMS, the best CMS in my opinion, for projects that require a CMS and the static-site generator platforms Gridsome and Nuxt for single page sites or landing pages that do not require a CMS.

No, I don't use website builders or pre-built themes. Every project is custom but I often reuse styled components, like this FAQ section you're reading now, but that will depend on the requirements and style of the project. Each project is entirely bespoke, in your vision, with a fully customized back-end using Craft CMS. This allows for more performant sites that can be built to your exact liking and easily extended in the future.

If you are looking for the most economical option, don't require any custom CMS configuration and are somewhat tech and design savvy, I'd recommend using Squarespace, Wix, Webflow or any other website builder. You'll save a significant amount of money.

Most standard projects can be completed in 3-5 weeks, but the timeline really depends on the scope of the project and the availability of content.

I specialize in SEO and speed optimization so you'll get a high-performing site that is ready for Google's Page Experience update and one that your users will love! Plus, I'm the developer, designer and project manager. As a result, I can turnaround custom projects quicker and at a lower cost than comparable developers or agencies.