Website for a freelancer
As a freelancer you sell yourself. One page stating what you do, for whom and what it costs beats a portfolio the visitor has to interpret.
In short
- Clear what you do and for whom
- Rate or range visible
- Contact without detours
How it works in this industry
Most freelancer sites attempt too much: a portfolio, a blog, three service pages and an about-me nobody reads. Visitors want to know within ten seconds what you do, for whom and what it costs. Anything slowing that down costs you the job.
On top of that, a freelancer's site is mainly a trust check. Someone was given your name, looks you up and wants to see that you exist, are reachable and have done work resembling their question. One strong page does that better than five half ones.
What usually goes wrong
- A site that says everything and therefore nothing
- No rate, so non-committal calls
- Contact hidden under a tab
What Plaincodelab builds
One clear page with offer, approach and rate
Work examples with results instead of images alone
Contact on every page, with calendar link
Invoices and quotes in the same identity
This is what a freelancer usually needs first — not a fixed list. Want something else, Plaincodelab builds that just as well: a webshop, a client portal with logins, a quote calculator, an extra language, a link to the system you already use or an app alongside your site. Describe what you have in mind and PCL will tell you what it costs and what it returns.
- Add a webshop
- Client portal with logins
- Quote calculator
- Online payments
- Extra languages
- Link to your current system
- Vacancies and applications
- Newsletter
- App alongside your site
- Multiple locations
What it delivers
- Enquiries from people who already know your rate and offer
- A trust check that wins work instead of costing it
- Less time lost to conversations that go nowhere
What clients search for
These are the questions and searches people in this industry use to find a builder. Every Plaincodelab page is written in that language, not in jargon.
- freelance [field] hire rate
- freelancer [field] available now
- interim [role] region [town]
- freelancer with [sector] experience
- freelancer website cost
What to look for when choosing
- Does a visitor know within ten seconds what you do?
- Is there a rate or range?
- Is contact reachable from every page?
- Do you show work with its outcome?
Frequently asked questions
Do I need more than one page as a freelancer?
Often not. One good page that starts the conversation works better than five half-finished ones.
Should I state my rate?
A range helps: fewer conversations, but the right ones.
Do I need a blog?
Only if you keep it up. An abandoned blog from 2023 does more harm than no blog.
What does such a site cost?
A strong single-page site with contact and calendar is a compact project; what it includes and at what price is fixed before building starts.
Freelancers
Discuss your project
Describe what is on the table. Plaincodelab replies personally with a proposal for a first talk.