8. Your Site Idea
I already think it sucks,
but I won't tell you that
9. What you need to
have in mind
Who will use your site?
What will your visitors expect to find
there?
What do you want to tell your visitors?
What is the look you're going for?
What other sites are like yours?
18. Web Hosting
Criteria to look for
Features/Stack
Security
Storage
Reliability
Speed
Price
Bandwidth
Support availability
Low-level access
19. Web Hosting
Shared Cloud
Generally Cheaper
Scales Well
Quick support
Seamless relocation
Shares resources
Integrated VPN
Overselling Support?
Server Maintenance
20. Web Hosting
Dedicated Hosted WP
All yours -
resources
Scales Well
All yours -
Monitored/maintained
software
Higher price
All yours -
hardware Usually only file-level
access
21. Beware!!
You get what you pay for
Separate responsibility if possible
Ask for recommendations!
24. Contractor
Rates
$60-$200 per
hour
Fixed pricing per
project
25. Contractor Caveats
Do not accept "canned" solutions
Best tool & coder for job
Contractor must ask good questions!
Should be honest about capabilities
May up-sell services
26. Contractor Caveats
You have the "business knowledge"
Commit to the solution for your budget
Set milestones, not deadlines
Be responsive; answer questions
Tons of other stuff...
27. Where do I find a
decent contractor?
WordCamp
attendees/ WordPress
presenters
mailing lists
PANMA
WordPress
meetup
eLance
28. Hiring a Developer
Ask for code samples
Corporate culture fit
You must be out of your mind
