WordPress Food Blog Developer + SEO Specialist | Long-Term

We are looking for an experienced WordPress developer, web designer, and SEO specialist to build and help manage a professional recipe and food website for Kaitlyn Taylor. Our YouTube channel: ---------- We want to build a beautiful, fast, easy-to-use food and recipe website inspired by the quality, structure, and functionality of: ---------- ---------- These websites should be used as references for the level of quality and functionality we want. We want our own unique branding, design, and personality. This is not simply a basic WordPress website. Our goal is to build a long-term food brand and create a website designed to grow through Google search, YouTube, email marketing, advertising, affiliate revenue, and other forms of monetization. PHASE 1: BUILD THE WEBSITE We need someone who is able to take ownership of the website from planning through launch. The website should include: • A beautiful, clean, professional design that works equally well on desktop and mobile • A homepage designed around our recipes, newest content, popular recipes, recipe categories, Kaitlyn's brand, and YouTube content • An easy-to-navigate recipe library • Strong search functionality so visitors can quickly find recipes • Organized recipe categories and subcategories • Professional individual recipe pages • "Jump to Recipe" functionality • Easy-to-read and printable recipe cards • Ingredient lists and step-by-step instructions • Prep time, cook time, total time, servings, and other important recipe information • Ability for users to change serving sizes when appropriate • Recipe ratings and comments • Related recipe recommendations • High-quality food photography throughout the site • A YouTube video embedded or prominently linked on each applicable recipe page so visitors can watch the full recipe video • Strong connections between our website and YouTube channel • Email signup forms throughout the website • Landing pages where visitors can enter their email to receive free recipe eBooks, recipe collections, or other downloads • Automated delivery of free eBooks after someone subscribes • Integration with an email marketing platform such as Kit, Flodesk, Mailchimp, or another platform you recommend • Ability to create future lead magnets and email campaigns without rebuilding the website • Social media links and sharing options • Pinterest-friendly recipe content • Affiliate-link capabilities for ingredients, cookware, kitchen products, and other products we recommend • A website structure ready for advertising and future ad-network monetization • Ad-friendly page layouts without sacrificing the reader experience • Google Analytics and Google Search Console setup • Proper backup, security, SSL, and basic website maintenance systems • Fast loading times • Proper image compression and optimization • Mobile responsiveness • Strong Core Web Vitals and website performance SEO IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. We want someone who understands food-blog and recipe SEO, not simply someone who builds attractive websites. The website needs to be built correctly from the beginning for long-term organic search growth. This includes: • Keyword research • On-page SEO • Technical SEO • Recipe schema and structured data • SEO-friendly URLs • Proper title and heading structure • Meta titles and descriptions • Internal linking • Image filenames and alt text • XML sitemap • Google Search Console • Page-speed optimization • Mobile optimization • Category and site architecture • Related recipe linking • Avoiding duplicate or thin content • Proper indexing • SEO-friendly recipe cards PHASE 2: ONGOING RECIPE PUBLISHING AND WEBSITE MANAGEMENT We are also looking for someone who is interested in working with us long-term after the initial website is complete. We create new cooking and recipe content regularly. We would provide the recipe information, photography, and corresponding YouTube video. You w