5 Signs your WordPress Developer Might be a Fake

Now that you’re the proud owner of a brilliantly made WordPress website I’m sure you might be worried about sustaining its performance. Well, hiring a proficient WordPress developer is what can aid you in combating all your fears of losing upon your site’s reputation. Being an online marketer myself, I’m well familiar with the significance of a full-functional WordPress website and the need for hiring an expert developer. So, for all my readers I’d like to share some signs that can quite accurately help you detect a fake WordPress developer.

Sign #1- Inability to explain the technical details in layman’s language

Whether it’s about custom WordPress plugin development or plain WordPress website development, every professional WordPress developer is quite comfortable with explaining all the technical aspects related to the development process. If your developer isn’t able to answer your questions related to WordPress development then he’s probably a fake.

Sign #2- Inability to provide monthly status reports

A WordPress developer who’s faking his/her custom WordPress plugin development skills wouldn’t be able to provide you with a report on the ongoing activities that’re being performed for your project. Every WordPress Development project contract entails monthly project status reports that need to be delivered to be the client, if your developer isn’t offering you any such report then he/she is perhaps not a reliable person to work with.

Sign #3- Reluctant in showcasing his/her portfolio

Portfolio is believed to be an excellent means of judging a service provider’s work quality. The same rule applies when you hire WordPress developers. If you’ve already chosen one and he/she isn’t letting you get a glimpse of his/her portfolio then its wiser to stop dealing with him/her at once. This is probably, because the WordPress developer might be a fraud and obviously, he/she wouldn’t have any work to show to his/her clients.

Sign #4- A camouflaged SEO Package that’s hard to explain

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plays a crucial role in enhancing the online visibility of a website. If the SEO package proposed by your WordPress developer appears shady and he/she is unable to explain you the same then he/she is perhaps not the right person for your WordPress development venture. You shouldn’t get carried away with any vague promises of such a developer who may even promise you of attaining #1 Google rank within a week’s time.

Sign #5- Inability to provide a detailed project estimate

While a professional WordPress developer will be able to offer you a detailed project estimate, the one who’s faking his/her skills will try to fool you while offering you the estimate. Hence, if your developer is getting nervous and confused while explaining you the detailed cost and time analysis, step back working with him/her.

Summary

Choosing the right WordPress expert will aid you in watching your ideas come to life. On the other hand, working with a fake developer would simply take you towards the route of failure, both, on monetary as well as website development basis. By working with a wrong developer, you fall at the risk of losing your reputation, your security and at times even your domain.

Thanks for taking out time to read my article. I’m sure following the above mentioned tips will prevent you from falling prey to individuals who fake their WordPress development skills.

Jason Roiz is a fervent, self driven tech expert working in close tandem with a leading Software development company.