As a WordPress business, we occasionally get questioned about why our rates are higher when compared to independent contractors who also deal with WordPress. Here are XX excellent responses:
1. Not Everyone Needs a WordPress Agency. When employing an entire firm, there is an additional overhead that should be considered since it is substantially more than hiring a single person, such as a freelancer or solopreneur.
A better option is to use an agency if the project calls for more than 150 hours of labor each month. Small businesses may not yet require a professional solution that performs better and grows further, such as non-profitable websites, recently established companies, or marketing portfolios.
2. Expenses Are Lower for Freelancers. Smaller adaptations, lengthier projects without ongoing development, supporting a team on a particular module, or creating a new system component can all be handled by freelancers. For the most part, independent contractors can afford to work from home, a co-working place, or a café. They do not incur some costs associated with larger teams and do not make marketing investments.
3. WordPress front-end and back-end developers work for agencies that invest in their employees’ ongoing professional development. They use a variety of tactics, including training sessions, seminars, and in-depth technology study, to raise the level of expertise and code quality among their employees. Solving a wide range of challenges is aided by having many engineers on the same team.
4. Agencies have more personnel available to work on a project, which results in better security and higher code quality. Project managers and team leaders supervise the work, ensure that it is executed successfully, assign tasks to team members, arrange code reviews, and collaborate with testers to traverse the quality assurance process.
5. Applying Skills to Problems Effectively. The online business is expanding at an exponential rate. Currently, it comprises dozens of high-end specializations, each requiring a vast array of specialized abilities that are always beyond the comprehension and practical application of a single human.
Working with a WordPress firm that has in-house developers, marketers, creative personnel, and other specialists might provide a full-service solution for a successful company looking to expand.