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Telltale Signs of bad WordPress Developers

Having a business online for years now means you've encountered different kinds of developers. From App developers, website developers, and WordPress developers; you've encountered them all. However, it's also expected that you've met at least several more developers in your business and half of them, not so good and few are reliable. 



In this post, we'll focus on WordPress developer.Sometimes, especially for startup businesses, they will encounter different kinds of developers. Some are bad, some are so-so while few are reliable. The important thing for a client to do is notice the telltale signs of a bad WordPress Developer. This can be quite a hard thing to notice especially for startups.

Don't worry. Established online business owners will give you some tips and signs to take noted in order to avoid bad developers. 

NOTE: These signs or symptoms apply to most and all kind of developers. It also applies to freelance developers and company agencies.

Telltale Signs to look out for:


  • Unresponsiveness after money has been received
  • Additional costs that were never communicated
  • Extended or excessive project delays
  • Deliverables that completely missed what was initially communicated
  • Late delivery.
  • Issues that arose only upon project “completion”
  • Important aspects getting left out entirely only to be found after the fact by someone else
  • Reluctance to provide access or clear answers
  • Unclear explanation of the project's process
  • Slow to lack of communication
  • Late to no updates about the project.
  • Difficulty of reaching them through email, phone numbers, messenger and others.


And there are more signs you need to keep an eye out for. If you think the list isn't enough, you can comment other signs startups should check. Nevertheless, this is the basic list.
Don't worry, these things can be avoided by making sure to talk and interview WordPress Developers. It's important that you ask relevant questions and make sure you are talking with the developer - not the sales person. A reliable developer is not afraid to talk to you directly. 

It’s one thing to have a bad experience, but it’s another to lose money and time as a result.

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