picnicdev
Who are you?
Who are you?

Your developer,
without the payroll.

picnicdev is just me — Nic. I build and look after websites for nonprofits and local organizations. Hosting, updates, and a few hours of real developer time each month, for one flat monthly price.

See care plans →or see build pricing
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Nic Ford, founder and developer of picnicdev

Hi, I'm Nic

Based in Boise, Idaho. Working with clients anywhere.
WordPress care plans

Hosting, upkeep, and a developer.

Your WordPress site still needs someone who knows how it works: to keep it updated, add an event page, fix a broken form. Every plan includes hosting, updates, backups, and monitoring. You pick the developer time that fits your year.

The ThermosEssentials
$50/mo

Keeps a finished site warm and safe: hosted, updated, backed up, and watched.

  • Managed hosting included
  • Software & security updates
  • Daily backups & uptime monitoring
  • Content edits & small fixes
Start Essentials
The RegularPart-time dev
$500/mo

Five developer hours every month, great for building new features and bigger improvements.

  • Everything in Steady
  • Website updates and changes
  • New features & integrations
  • Help planning what to build next
  • Priority replies
Start Part-time dev

Need a new site first?

A flat, up-front price to build or rebuild your site. Launch it, then move onto a care plan to keep it in good shape.

The Picnic BasketStatic
from$500

A fast, custom-built site with no ongoing software to maintain. Ideal for small businesses that need to look professional and load instantly.

Start a static site
The SpreadWordPress
from$1,500

Everything in Static, plus a full WordPress CMS so you can edit pages, publish posts, and grow the site yourself over time.

Start a WordPress build
The Whole FeastCustom
Let’s talk

For projects that need more than a standard site: custom WordPress or a web app built around how your business works.

Scope a custom project

Prices are starting points — final quotes depend on scope, but I'll always tell you the number up front. No surprise invoices, ever.

Before you ask

What counts toward my monthly hours?

Anything that needs a developer: content updates, new pages, forms, small features, fixes, and troubleshooting. Hosting, updates, backups, and monitoring are part of every plan and never come out of your hours.

What if we need more time one month?

Tell me what's coming up and I'll quote the extra time before I start. You'll never get a bill you didn't agree to first.

Can we start with a new site and then move onto a plan?

Yes, and that's the most common path. I build the site from one of the build tiers, launch it, and a care plan keeps it running and improving after.

We already have a website. Can you look after it?

Usually, yes. I'll take a look first to make sure it's in a state I can host and maintain responsibly, and tell you plainly if anything needs fixing before we start.

Why not just hire someone?

If you have 40 hours of web work every week, you should. Most organizations have a few hours a month, which isn't enough for a hire but is too much to keep asking a volunteer. A care plan fills that gap.

Let's keep your site in good hands.

Tell me about your organization and what your website needs, and I'll suggest the plan that fits.

Find my plan