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15 Obstacles That Enterprises Report in WordPress and Development Partners

SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) have been one of the key strategic audiences that DevriX works with under the core retainers proposition. There are some peculiar misconceptions (or legitimate concerns) that enterprise representatives always outline during meetings and calls regarding their hesitation while considering WordPress for...

How to Find Leads for a WordPress Development Company?

In order to grow as a professional WordPress developer, you have to work with businesses that believe in expert development and value long-term results. More often than not, business owners are fooled by the media and marketing collateral online explaining how easy development is, solutions sold for $20 - $100, or site builders that would su...

WordPress Code Architecture and Maintenance

In my last post on WordPress services and pricing I've mentioned that I prefer to work on different assignments and avoid the "cloning" pattern - such as building standard 5-page business websites all the time, 20 times a month. Working and experimenting with different APIs, trying to bend a platform in a non-standard way, providing feature...

What Is the Best Language or Framework For Building a SaaS Application?

I’ve seen successful SaaS applications online built on every single web programming language that I’ve ever heard of. Some of the more extreme ones specializing in certain fields do include Haskell, Erlang, Go, Dark, and others for certain applications behind the scenes. A subscription-based business can leverage a SaaS framework or ...

What You Need to Understand When Building SaaS for Business with WordPress Multisite

We have built 7 successful SaaS solutions on top of WordPress, some having tens of thousands of subsites in a Multisite environment. I’ve personally consulted and built extensions for a couple more with over 100K subsites in a network, which was pretty cool. Basically, no project is complicated or problematic until it grows. Real issues...

15 Types of Small Business Advisors

Management consulting is a $329-billion industry and it continues to grow with small and medium-sized businesses increasingly seeking diverse expertise to navigate the challenges of scaling in the ever-evolving business landscape. But while the Fortune 500s can afford to splurge tens of millions of dollars for contracts assigned to Deloit...

How Much Does a Business Consultant Cost: Consulting Fees and Pricing Structure

Consulting fees and pricing can be structured in several ways. But like most businesses offering services, the number one challenge is pricing their offers. Having closed my first consulting contract back in 2008 before launching several 7-figure businesses (along my business advisory), I've consulted over 400 clients and worked with 50+ ...

18 Ways to Receive Maximum Value From Consulting and Mentoring Sessions

There are so many different situations where you may have a chance to receive valuable information from top consultants and mentors all over the world. This may be your usual consultant that you hired on retainer, a speaker that you met at a conference, or a mentor you applied to over the internet. In all cases, what I've gathered over ti...

11 Questions to Ask a Business Consultant

There are several reasons why large corporations, small businesses, or even a solopreneur would hire a business consultant.  Hiring a business consultant can be very expensive, but highly rewarding. Consultants provide invaluable services that include the following:  Providing expert advisory, mentoring and assistance in a s...