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# How to Switch Web Developers
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/how-to-switch-web-developers/
- Published: 2015-11-05T18:45:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-29T22:08:46.000Z
- Description: A three-part series on making this key change.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Project Management, Trends, Seinfeld, Web Design, WordPress

Over the years, I've worked with plenty of web developers. Most ranged from good to excellent, but very few people bat 1.000 over a sustained period of time, myself included. Not that long ago, I had to sever a relationship with a WordPress shop that was doing far more harm than good to my site.

Against this backdrop, I recently penned a three-part series for [WPEngine's Torque Magazine](https://torquemag.io/?ref=philsimon.com) on how to switch web developers while minimizing risk and frustration. The links are below:

- [Is It Time to Break Up with Your Web Developer?](https://torquemag.io/is-it-time-to-break-up-with-your-web-developer/?ref=philsimon.com)
- [How To Pick a New Web Developer: 4 Tips on Reducing the Odds that You’re Disappointed](https://torquemag.io/how-to-pick-a-new-web-developer-4-tips-on-reducing-the-odds-that-youre-disappointed/?ref=philsimon.com)
- [Next Steps: What Happens After You Break Up with Your Developer](https://torquemag.io/next-steps-what-happens-after-you-break-up-with-your-developer/?ref=philsimon.com)

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At least it's not as hard as the roommate switch.

Happy reading.