WordPress consulting
Advice on a WordPress site, for when you need a decision or a plan and not a repair. Sold as developer time by the hour, in blocks, and quoted before any time is spent.
In short
- For questions and plans. A broken site starts with the free diagnosis instead.
- Sold as developer time, by the hour, in blocks.
- You get a quote before any time is spent.
- Carrying out the advice is separate work with its own price or quote.
Consulting is for when you need an answer about a WordPress site and not a repair. You might be planning a rebuild and want the choices checked first. You might have taken over a site someone else built and need to know what state it is in. You might have a long list from a speed test and want to know which items matter.
We sell this as developer time. A developer looks at your site or your plan and tells you what they find. It is charged by the hour, in blocks, and quoted before work starts.
If something is broken right now, that is a different job. A free diagnosis gives you the cause in writing and a fixed quote.
What is included
- Developer time spent on your question, sold by the hour in blocks.
- A quote before any time is spent.
- A written quote for a larger piece of work, such as a review of a whole site.
- The hourly price, which is shown on this page.
How it works
Step 1: Describe the question
Write to us on the contact page. Give the site's address, say what you are trying to decide, and say what form you want the answer in.
Step 2: Get a quote
We quote the hours the question needs. A larger review gets a written quote.
Step 3: Agree, then we start
No time is spent before you have the quote and agree to it.
What it does not cover
- Doing the work. Advice and carrying it out are separate, and each has its own price or quote.
- A standing arrangement. There is no monthly advisory plan. Each question is quoted on its own.
- Legal, tax or compliance advice. This is advice about how a WordPress site is built and run.
- Results. We tell you what we find and what we would do. We do not promise a ranking, a speed score or a sales figure.
What it costs
Developer time
$49
Start with a free diagnosis
Common questions
How is this different from the free diagnosis?
The diagnosis is for a fault. You tell us what is wrong, and you get a written cause and a fixed quote. Consulting is for a question with no fault behind it, such as which way to build something or what to fix first. It takes a developer's time, so it is paid.
How much does it cost?
The hourly price is on this page. How many hours your question needs depends on the site and the question, and you get that as a quote first. Everything else we sell is on the pricing page.
Can you carry out what you recommend?
Yes, as separate work. Depending on what it is, that is more developer time, a one-time service such as speed optimization, or a care plan. You can also hand the advice to your own developer.
What should I send?
The site's address, the question in one or two sentences, and anything you have already tried or been told. If the question is about speed or search, say which pages matter most to you.