Web developer in Bishnupur, with the loom in the picture
Hiring a web developer in Bishnupur gets a weaver or a terracotta maker a small site: a product page for every piece, its size and weight in numbers, and a WhatsApp button for questions. Baluchari and terracotta from here carry a reputation that travels further than the work does. Many buyers have never stood in the workshop. They judge from photographs.
Overview
The shuttle on the first screen
A photograph of a finished sari shows how it looks, but not where it was woven. A short clip of the shuttle moving, or of hands pressing clay into shape, answers that, and it is the first thing worth filming. It goes on the first screen of each product page.
The finished piece follows further down the same page, photographed whole, with the price beside it if you choose to show one.
Visitors buying on the spot want something quicker and plainer than that, and they get it later, on a page of their own.
What gets built here
What each product page carries
None of it needs a studio. A phone held steady in daylight is enough to start with, and a better camera can come later, once you know which shots matter.
- A close-up of the border or the surface, sharp enough to see the work.
- Length, width and weight as numbers, since a buyer can't lift it.
- The maker's name, given once and plainly.
- The price, or a note to ask for it, beside a short enquiry form.
What moves the number
What makes the quote bigger or smaller?
Every piece needs its own photographs, measurements and words, and that is where most of the cost sits. You can try the scope builder on the quote page before we speak.
- How many pieces open the site
- Whether the visitor page comes now or in phase two
- Photographs taken fresh, or ones you already have
- Descriptions written by me from your notes, or by you
Where this comes from
Where my clients are
Clients on Fiverr have come from 19% of the world's countries. I work with every one of them remotely, from Kolkata, India.
Finished sites from the 900+ projects completed are listed on the projects page.
What a scope from me looks like
Written down before the shoot
The scope names every page before the shoot: one for each launch piece, one about the maker, and a contact page. You see the list first and strike out anything you don't need.
Prices on the product pages are yours to set and change. I write the steps into the runbook at handover, so a new price never waits on me.
Included
- A written scope: every page and feature as its own line, agreed before work starts
- Design to build, reviewed on a staging URL that stays open the whole project
- Mobile first — checked on a real phone
- Domain, hosting and every account created in your name from day one
- The maker's own process shown, at least once, in photograph or short video
- Basic on-page SEO: titles, descriptions, headings, sitemap, Search Console connected
- A runbook at handover: how to edit it, what renews and when
Phase two
- Live payment on each product page
- A short page for visitors buying in town
- Ongoing SEO once the site has traffic to read
- A maintenance plan once the site is live
- Logo and brand design, quoted separately from the build
Not doing
- Guaranteed rankings
- Certifying where a piece was made, which is for a craft body to judge
Nearby
Bankura district, Krishnanagar and Kolkata
Up to the district, and further afield.
FAQ
Weave, clay, prices and photographs
On showing the work, pricing it and photographing it.
What should a Baluchari sari website show first?
- The weave, close up and laid flat. After that comes the whole sari, shot from a step back, so the buyer sees the pattern end to end.
Do visitors who buy in person need a page too?
- A short one. They want to know what you make and how to reach you, and little else. It sits in phase two, so the product pages come first.
Our prices are higher than machine-made. How does the site help?
- Put the hours of work and the materials beside the price. A buyer reading them can see what the money pays for.
Our photographs are poor. Where do we start?
- Start with the piece you sell most, photographed where the work is done. We agree which shots each product page needs, then keep the clearest of what comes back. A professional shoot can follow later if you want one.
What do we need to send before work starts?
- A list of the pieces for launch, with a photograph of each, and the maker's name spelt the way you want it. Anything missing goes on a short list, and the page for that piece waits until it arrives.
Can a family workshop share one site?
- Yes. Each person who weaves or shapes the pieces can have a short page, and every product page says who made it.
Next step
One piece to begin with
Have one photograph of a piece you're proud of ready when we talk. I'll come to the call with questions about that piece, and the written scope follows from your answers.
If you already sell somewhere online, send that link as well.
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