For publishers looking to either add some capacity to their in-house WordPress efforts or would like an outside firm to work on the entire project, we maintain a list of design and software development firms who have experience with WordPress based projects.
In addition, we recommend posting to WordPress Jobs or the wp-pro mailing list if you are looking for employees or professional consultants with WordPress expertise.
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I am just about ready to launch into a complicated new WordPress project, and will be looking for help. While I had a couple of developers in mind; your list gives me additional ideas/options. Wow. I didn’t know the list existed. Bravo again.
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