Other WordPress websites

Do more with WordPress, from £700

When it comes to websites, one size doesn’t fit all. If you need extra-special functionality – like a business directory, a forum, members-only content or a custom-designed portfolio – you need look no further than WordPress.

I appreciate that my standard WordPress website packages, even when enhanced with optional extras, may not include precisely the functionality you need for your website. Perhaps you need a business directory, or a website with some of its content only accessible by members, or a website that combines several types of special functionality. All of these are achievable with WordPress – and so much more!

If you need a WordPress website that does more than just tell people about your organisation with text and images, I’m happy to discuss options with you and provide a no-obligation quote (please head to the ‘request a quote’ page and fill in the ‘other websites’ form). 

Once I have a better idea of the sort of functionality you need for your WordPress website, I’ll do some research into how to make it happen for you, and come back to you with a quote. 

Who’s it for?

This WordPress package is perfect if you need a beautiful, easy-to-maintain WordPress website with very enhanced functionality, including (but not limited to):

• Directory websites – whether you want to add listings manually, or let applicants add themselves for free, or for a fee
• Member-only areas, i.e. non-members can see most pages, but other pages are only accessible by visitors with special privileges. This functionality could include a members’ dashboard, downloadable documents, exclusive videos and audio files, and more
• Forums – let people join for free or for a fee, and sell ad space if you want to add to your revenue stream
• Portfolios – display your photography, videos or artwork to visitors with engaging layouts
• Affiliate ecommerce – add your affiliate partners’ products to your website, displayed using customised layouts; for example, display Amazon’s products using your affiliate code so you receive commission from Amazon when a visitor makes a purchase
• Magazine-style websites – for recipes, memes, craft how-to articles, or news stories and features

It’s worth noting, though, that if you only need slightly enhanced functionality – for example a simple events calendar, gallery or hover images – these are included in the price of a WordPress brochure website package, which costs less.

What’s in the box?

You’ll get all the features of a WordPress brochure website, shown in the icons below (hover over the images, or tap them, for details). Plus, I’ll include the enhanced functionality of your choice, such as a forum or directory – and your first 20 custom posts.

Domain and hosting

I'll register a domain name for you*, and provide a great hosting package

SSL certificate

I'll buy and install a SSL certificate, to help keep your website's visitors safe

Email addresses

I'll set up mailboxes and forwarders at your new domain, so you can present a professional, branded image to your customers

Professionally designed, built and maintained

Your website will be professionally designed and built so that it looks beautiful and works hard for your organisation

Up to 10 pages

I'll build up to 10 pages of content, in addition to your home page and legal statements (e.g. T&Cs, privacy etc)

Bilingualism

If you need your website to be bilingual, I'll install sophisticated plugins so your visitors can easily switch languages

Cookies notice

I'll install a cookies notice banner so your visitors stay in control.

Advanced functionality

If you need calendars, image hover effects, or other special functionality I'll try to find free or very cheap ways to achieve it

Newsletter subscription forms

If you'd like visitors to subscribe to your newsletter, I'll create a subscription form for the newsletter platform of your choice

Copy editing

I'll appraise any copy you've provided for your website, and correct typos, spelling and grammar mistakes, and help improve readability.

Google Search submission

I'll create a Google Search Console account for you, then submit your website to Google for indexing

Maintenance plans

Choose from two excellent value maintenance plans to help keep your website up to date.

Online user manual

If you're opting to maintain your website's content yourself, I'll provide a link to my online user manual which will help you find your way around WordPress

Amazing customer service

I'm obsessed with providing friendly, helpful customer service. I'll look after you and your business, every step of the way

Portfolio

When your website goes live I'll add it to my portfolio to help you get your first visitors.

What does it cost?

This is a bit of a ‘how long is a piece of string?’ question, because until I know how much additional functionality you need, I can’t work out an accurate price. But as a guide:

• The build fee starts at £700 and increases depending on the sort of functionality you need, and how much of the enhanced content you need me to add for you
• Plus, you need to choose a maintenance plan (the maintenance fees for the first year will be added to the build fee):
  • Option 1: hosting, domain*, SSL certificate and a monthly housekeeping service to keep everything running smoothly – £160 per year
  • Option 2: as Option 1, plus page/post content management (i.e. changes to page/post text and images, and uploading/formatting/publishing your blog posts, as often as you like) – £360 per year
  • Option 3: as Option 2, plus adding/editing custom posts (for example, adding new member profiles to a directory where you’ve chosen not to allow members to set up their own profiles) – price on application, and the price depends on how much work would be involved

*The price covers .co.uk, .com, .org.uk and .org domains only; if you’d like a .wales or .cymru domain unfortunately the wholesale price is so high, I need to charge extra for these.

Optional extras

• This WordPress website package includes the setup of your first 20 custom posts (e.g. directory members, forum sticky posts, etc), plus PDF copy of my basic WordPress user manual so that you can learn to add more yourself. If you’d like me to create all custom posts for you, please let me know a bit more about the type of custom posts you need, and how many you need me to set up for you, and I’ll provide a quote.
• If you want to offer downloadable documents (for example PDFs) and you’d like some help in designing them and tidying them up, I’ll be happy to provide a quote once you’ve told me more about what you need
• If you need me to create custom icons or other illustrations for your website, let me know the details and I’ll work out a fair price for you
• Don’t have your social media accounts set up yet? I’ll do this for you as part of the website build, for free
• If you’d like your WordPress website to be bilingual, the price of any additional custom posts beyond the first 20 will depend on the number of custom posts I’ll be creating for you
• If you want to take payments through the website, we’ll need to discuss options including which payment processor you’d like to use. Depending on the payment processor, integration may be fiddly and take longer, which will mean a higher price

Complementary services

I can also provide website copywriting, blogging, and email newsletter services – please get in touch for a bespoke quote for these services.

Find out more

If you’d like to know more about my WordPress websites packages or any other service that I provide, please get in touch. Or, if you’d like to request a quote, please use this form.