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1) WordPress isn't the greatest, and I think you are right in that there is a lot of bloat for some simple sites. It would be nice if there was a "WordPress Lit
by jeffmould 10y ago
1) WordPress isn't the greatest, and I think you are right in that there is a lot of bloat for some simple sites. It would be nice if there was a "WordPress Lite" or something similar.
In the meantime, I favor WP for small clients for a couple reasons. It is fairly easy to teach them to use and you can lock it down somewhat with user roles. This can help prevent accidental alterations to the layout.
Because WP is fairly common, if for some reason the client moves on from me, the next developer is not handed some custom code they have to figure out.
However, if it is only a 1-2 page site I typically just do a static HTML or simple PHP site depending on needs.
2. For VPS, it is so cheap now, I just give them each a VPS. I just bill out the hosting costs to them each month with a couple extra $$ for "management costs".
- _RPM 10y agoMy strategy would be $30 USD for hosting/maintenance (which would be a mask for a 5 dollar digital ocean box that multiple clients will use).
- jeffmould 10y agoI was similar, although I charged $50 month for hosting/maintenance and gave each client their own droplet/VPS. I would typically go with the $10 or $20 droplet depending on the client, but the monthly fee was the same.