Rates
Pricing
Rates depend on scope, client location, and engagement length. These ranges reflect the type of work in my portfolio — from landing pages to full CRM-integrated rebuilds.
WordPress & SEO Rates
Hourly Rate
Local PH Clients
₱500–₱900/hr (~$9–16)
International Clients (US/AU/UK, direct)
$15–30/hr
CRM integrations, serverless functions, and site migrations justify the upper end of this range.
Agencies / Platforms (Upwork, OnlineJobs.ph)
$8–15/hr
Typical range for these platforms, priced above junior-level work.
Monthly (Part-Time Retainer)
Part-time (20 hrs/week), International
$1,200–2,400/month (~₱68k–135k)
Part-time, PH-based Company
₱25k–45k/month
Maintenance / Support Retainer, per Site
$150–400/month
Updates, backups, security monitoring, and minor fixes.
Per Project
Landing Page / Temporary Homepage
$300–600
Standard Business Site (Elementor/Divi)
$600–1,500
Custom Theme with ACF Flexible Content
$1,500–4,000
Custom-built themes, not page-builder templates.
WooCommerce Store
$1,500–5,000
Site Migration + Rebuild
$2,000–5,000+
CRM integrations, DNS/SSL cutover, serverless forms.
Malware Cleanup + Hardening
$300–800
Technical SEO Audit + Implementation
$400–1,000
PageSpeed / Performance Optimization
$250–600
Shopify Development Rates
Shopify rates reflect custom Liquid theme development, Shopify Plus/headless builds, and app/API integration work — positioned as performance and theme engineering rather than templated store setup.
Hourly Rate
International Clients (US/EU/AU, Direct)
$45–$75/hr
Custom Liquid sections, Core Web Vitals optimization, and custom UX built without stacking heavy apps.
Retainer
International Retainer (20–30 hrs/week)
$2,500–$4,500/month
Ongoing feature development, technical SEO maintenance, and performance optimization.
Full-Time, PH Agencies/Corporate (BGC/Makati)
₱85,000–₱130,000+/month
For local agencies or multinational hubs — custom-coding and SEO skillset above standard local WordPress developer salaries (~₱40k–60k).
Per Project
Custom Shopify Store Build (from Figma/Adobe design)
$3,000–$8,000+
Charge higher for headless architecture (Next.js/React frontend + Shopify backend) or custom Shopify Functions.
Local Freelance Shopify Build (PH Brands)
₱80,000–₱180,000+
For local mid-sized brands transitioning to custom Shopify — clean UI conversion, essential SEO markup, and GTM/GA4 analytics setup.