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News Website Development (WordPress + Next.js) with SEO

Services Covered:

Website Development • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Industry

Media

Duration

8 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 July 2022

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

65/100

Good

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Client

KBIZoom

Vietnam

Project Summary

MindInventory was hired to build a news website with a WordPress backend and a Next.js frontend and to perform SEO and performance improvements. The client reports the delivered site had major SEO and rendering issues (content nearly blank when JavaScript disabled), missed launch/go‑live expectations, and unresolved bugs. The client felt the vendor did not adequately fix problems and was dissatisfied with responsiveness and quality.

Key Challenges

Develop a news website using WordPress backend and Next.js frontend
Improve SEO optimization
Improve page loading speed and performance
Improve UI/UX

Project Deliverables

News website
WordPress backend
Next.js frontend
SEO optimization

Project Solution

Developed a news website using WordPress as the backend and Next.js as the frontend. The vendor was responsible for front- and backend development and SEO optimization. The client reports the team charged approximately $55,000 but the delivered site had functional and SEO issues that were not resolved to the client's satisfaction.

Project Outcome

SEO failed due to Next.js rendering issues when JavaScript is disabled
Go-live failed; site was unusable at launch
Client reported unresolved bugs and lack of timely fixes and perceived a loss of $55,000

Platforms

Tech Stack

Next.js
WordPress

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

1.13

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“MindInventory failed to fix issues in time for the website launch. The quality of their work did not meet expectations, and the team was not responsive to client concerns; they were not able to deliver on promises, and the client felt they wasted $55,000.”
Le Van Tu
CEO
Date: 04/10/2023