Best Webflow Developers

What a good Webflow project includes

Webflow gigs range from building a single landing page to full sites with CMS collections. Check that the project states:

• Pages and templates to be built.
• Design: built from your designs, or designed by the developer.
• CMS collections: blog, team, case studies, products.
• Responsive layouts for desktop, tablet and phone.
• Interactions and animations, if any.
• Search basics: titles, descriptions, redirects and sitemap.
• Handover: project transfer and Editor training.

Check which Webflow plan the site needs. Site plans and workspace plans are separate, and features such as the CMS, form submissions and e-commerce depend on the plan. Ask the developer to recommend one before building, so there are no surprises at launch.

How to brief a Webflow developer

1. Designs, if you have them, or examples of sites you like.
2. A page list and the content for each page.
3. Content you add often, so collections can be planned.
4. Brand files: logo, colors, fonts and images.
5. Integrations: forms, email tools, analytics, booking.
6. Who will edit the site and how comfortable they are with tools.
7. An existing site to migrate, with a list of old page addresses.

If you are moving from another platform, ask for redirects from every old page address to its new one. Without them, visitors and search engines hit broken links, and you can lose traffic you built over years.

Ask the developer to set up a simple style system with named classes for headings, buttons and sections. It keeps new pages consistent and makes it easier for another developer to continue the work later.

What drives the price

• number of pages and page templates
• design included or supplied by you
• CMS collections and their complexity
• animations and interactions
• migration and redirects from another platform
• integrations and the developer's experience

Red flags

• The project stays in the developer's workspace with no transfer plan.
• No CMS planning for content you add regularly.
• Heavy animations that make pages slow on a phone.
• No redirects when replacing an existing site.
• A portfolio with screenshots but no live Webflow sites.

For the design stage, read our website design guide and UX design guide. For the words on the site, see our website content guide.

Ask for the site to be checked in several browsers and on at least one older phone. Webflow sites often use modern layout features and effects; a quick check on a less powerful device shows whether pages stay fast and readable for all your visitors, not just those with the newest hardware.

Quick pre-order checklist

• The project and hosting will be in my own workspace.
• Content I add often will be set up as CMS collections.
• All layouts will be checked on phone and tablet.
• Old page addresses will be redirected if I am migrating.
• My team will get Editor training.