12-month engagement targeting Q4 2027. Headless CMS architecture, built for scale, performance, and content team independence.
Complete URL inventory of all 8,000+ existing assets. Full content audit with the APMEX team, SEO baseline report capturing current rankings and organic traffic benchmarks, content taxonomy mapping for the new architecture, and technical architecture sign-off.
Full design system matching APMEX brand standards, all page template designs (homepage, category browser, article reader, search results, tools pages), and a clickable high-fidelity prototype for stakeholder sign-off. No production code is written until design is approved.
Headless CMS configuration and content modeling, Next.js frontend across all templates, Algolia search integration with faceted filtering, performance optimization targeting sub-second load times, and staging environment handoff. The APMEX content team gets CMS access from Month 4 onward.
Automated migration pipeline exports all 8,000+ assets from the current WordPress install (articles, videos, metadata, images) and imports them into the new platform with full structure preserved. A complete redirect map is built and tested for every existing URL. Swift manually QA-reviews a 5% sample (400+ articles) for formatting, metadata accuracy, and internal link integrity.
Staged production cutover, Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed validation, Google Search Console resubmission, content team training session, full technical documentation and editorial runbook delivery, and a 30-day post-launch monitoring window.
| Feature | What We're Building | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Content Infrastructure | Headless CMS with structured content modeling and schema-defined content types | Every asset is API-accessible, CMS-agnostic, and portable — no platform lock-in ever |
| Frontend Framework | Next.js with static generation and on-demand revalidation for instant publishes | Sub-second page loads; content changes go live in seconds without a full rebuild |
| Search | Algolia with faceted filtering, autocomplete, and tunable relevance ranking | Search that performs like a product feature, not a plugin — fast, accurate, configurable |
| Performance Architecture | CDN-first delivery, image optimization pipeline, zero page-builder overhead | Eliminates Elementor and Crocoblock weight entirely; targets 90+ PageSpeed score |
| Content Operations | Visual CMS editor accessible to non-technical content teams from Month 4 | APMEX team edits, publishes, and reorganizes content without developer involvement |
| Migration Pipeline | Automated export/import preserving all metadata, categories, and SEO signals | 8,000+ assets arrive structured from day one; full redirect map protects organic rankings |
| Knowledge Graph | Numis add-on: property graph over all 8,000+ assets with semantic relationships (optional Phase 3) | Unlocks content gap detection, on-site recommendations, and agentic content workflows |
Numis Knowledge Graph is an optional add-on scoped at $20k flat, 75-150 hrs. Natively integrated during Phase 3.
Owns scope, timelines, and stakeholder communication end-to-end. Single point of contact from kickoff through handoff. Responsible for milestone sign-offs and quality gates.
Full-stack developers experienced in headless CMS architecture, Next.js, and search integrations. Owns the platform build and migration tooling.
Front-loaded through Phases 1-2. Owns the design system, all page templates, and brand alignment reviews through launch.
Builds and runs the automated export/import pipeline, validates content integrity, and leads the QA sampling pass.
Engaged during Phases 4-5 only