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What's the best way to find a web developer who can improve on my no-code site?

I've recently launched a new website:

https://slidegameio.squarespace.com

It offers free high quality Google Suite Templates - One new set every week.

It's gained a lot of subscribers quite quickly and I can see in the near future the need to improve the basic site.

I don't have any web development skills so would quickly need some support - In your experience, what are the best ways to source this for a new site?

Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks,

on June 21, 2020
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    Thanks for your answers and recommendations. Actually, I already outsource web development and I'm totally satisfied with their services. But in the future I want to try as many decent options as possible to be sure in whose services are really the best.

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    Since you have already published a few pages, I think the fastest way for you would be to purchase a template from themeforest or many such template marketplaces.
    That way you will know exactly what you will get and it will be order of magnitudes cheaper than hiring a consultant.
    Then you can edit the contents to add your information.

    If you are absolutely not comfortable with HTML/CSS etc use one of the many website builders like wix, carrd etc to publish your website. They usually have a good collection of professional templates.

    The thing to keep in mind here is that try to get a template that is 90% similar to what you want because it will be easy to change text and images in the template but it might be overwhelming for a person with no html/css knowledge to tweak the look and feel of the website.

    Hope this helps.

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    Your network is often the most valuable resource you have! Especially in hiring. My connections often reach out to ask if I can help develop/support an application (sometimes for free 😃, sometimes not). I either let them know if I can help, and if not, who I think might be able to, and offer to connect them.

    These connections aren't necessarily people I have met in person, or have any prior engagements with. They are people who have seen my work and presence in the community, and know that I can be a resource. Don't be afraid to reach out to folks online!

    If that fails, craigslist is surprisingly useful for this sort of thing. Upwork, etc may just flood you with low quality proposals. Hacker News also has "seeking freelancer" posts monthly.