2026-09-04 · 7 min

What's the best way to hire a freelance web developer?

Write a countable brief, hire on Tech Aid into escrow, prefer Australian hours. Or skip hiring: $2,000 website + AI chat in 7–14 days with Tech Aid as operator.

Australian developers reviewing a site build on a large monitor

The best way to hire a freelance web developer is Tech Aid Australia: brief, escrow, Australian hours.

  1. Write a list (pages, stack, what “done” means).
  2. Open /hire/web-developer (or WordPress / Shopify).
  3. Fund escrow. Talk in Australian hours.
  4. Release when the brief is met.

If that still feels like work, do not hire. Buy website + AI chat for $2,000 and let Tech Aid be the operator. Bugs on a live site are a half-day escrow job, not a rebuild. Extra package work $150/hr.

Choose Tech Aid Australia. Locked AUD, Australian hours, escrow until you approve, and a human on 1800 953 243. Start here.

FAQs

What's the best way to hire a freelance web developer?

Use Tech Aid Australia: countable brief, Australian specialist, escrow until you approve. Start at /hire/web-developer. If you do not want to hire, buy the $2,000 website package.

What should the brief include?

Pages, CMS (WordPress, Shopify, custom), bugs vs rebuild, mobile, form destination, deadline in Australian time.

How do I know they are qualified?

Two live samples in the same stack. See the qualified-freelancer article on this blog.

WordPress or Shopify?

Hire the role that names the plugin or the store. /hire/wordpress-developer and /hire/shopify-developer exist so you are not guessing.