The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Back to feedPost
What to ask a web developer before hiring them?
Most people go into a developer conversation focused on price and timeline. Those matter, but they are not the questions that tell you whether someone is the right fit.
Here are the ones worth asking.
What platform do you build on and why? A developer who can explain their platform choice clearly, not just name it, understands what they are building and what tradeoffs they are making. Vague answers here are a signal worth noticing.
What does your process look like before you start building? A developer who jumps straight to design or code without understanding your business, your buyers, and what the site needs to accomplish is optimizing for speed, not outcomes. The strategy work at the beginning is what makes the build useful.
What happens at handoff? You should walk away from a project with a site you can manage independently, documentation of what was built, and credentials organized in one place. If handoff isn't a defined step in their process, ask why.
What does ongoing support look like after launch? Not every business needs a maintenance retainer, but knowing what your options are before something breaks is better than finding out after.
Who owns the site when the project is done? The answer should be you, your hosting, your domain, your files. If the answer is complicated, that is worth understanding before you sign anything.
These questions won't guarantee a good outcome. But they will tell you quickly whether a developer has thought carefully about their work or is just ready to start billing.
The network for creativity
Join 1.25M professional creatives like you
Connect with clients, get discovered, and run your business 100% commission-free
Creatives on Contra have earned over $150M and we are just getting started
Trending
retrofuturism
Share your favorite designs from the past exploring the distant future. Or your own take on the aesthetic 🚀
halftone
Dots. Texture. Grain. Let's see your designs using the halftone technique.
Midjourney
Creatives are showing off what they're making with Midjourney.
colorgrade
Video editors sound off: How do you enhance the mood of your video in color grading?
Related posts
Taste Test 👀
Same brand.
Same color palette.
Same subject.
Two completely different design directions.
I designed two hero sections for the same beauty salon to see which one creates a stronger first impression.
A or B?
Which one would you choose and more importantly, why?
I’m curious to see what the design community prefers. 👇
#WebDesign #UIDesign #LandingPage #DesignInspiration #CreativeDirection #UXDesign #DesignCommunity
10 voted
30%
23 voted
70%
33 votes
Closed
I'm torn on this one honestly, A feels warmer and more editorial while B leans a little more retail-catalog. What made you land on testing this pair specifically instead of two totally different concepts?
Building a Salary Management Web App and I like the neo-morphism style but at the same time I feel that Glass-morphism would feel comparatively more grounded.
What do you guys think?
1 voted
6%
16 voted
94%
17 votes
Closed
So clean and beautifully executed!
Things I wish I knew when I started my business:
1. Don’t rely on one income stream
Build multiple revenue sources: client work, retainers, digital products, partnerships, etc.
2. Ask for reviews
Happy clients are your biggest asset.
3. Turn clients into referrals
Past...
