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Sara B.

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Freelance Senior Digital Marketing Manager | Digital Strategy & Performance | Growth, Funnel & CRM | Interim Management &

Bonn
Sara B.

Last position:

Marketing Manager at amber Tech GmbH

  • Developed and implemented the overarching marketing strategy to increase brand awareness, lead generation and customer retention, closely aligned with sales and product.
  • Strategically expanded market presence in Scandinavia, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and France, including country-specific communications activities.
  • Established and optimized a CRM-based funnel and lead process, including the definition of KPIs, performance reporting and continuous optimization measures.
  • Planned, managed and analyzed cross-channel campaigns across SEA/Google Ads, SEO, social media, email/newsletters, events, website and landing pages, as well as conversion optimization of information architecture and user journeys.
  • Developed sales-supporting content such as whitepapers, case studies, newsletters and website content, and managed press and public relations as the primary contact, including for Handelsblatt.
  • Built and professionally managed the marketing team with a designer and working student; briefed and managed external agencies and service providers and was responsible for a six-figure marketing budget.
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Carolin K.

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Freelance Digital Marketing & Communications

Cologne
Carolin K.

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Campaign Management CRM Loyalty at REWE Markt GmbH

Planning and delivery of cross-target group CRM and loyalty campaigns for the REWE Bonus Program across digital and offline channels. Coordination of cross-functional stakeholders and analysis of campaign performance to specifically improve customer engagement, new customer acquisition, and customer retention.

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Sebastian B.

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Management Consultant

Köln
Sebastian B.

Last position:

Management Consultant at Freelance

  • Core-IT system assessment for a health insurance company
  • Strategy development for a spectroscopy manufacturer
  • Project management in the product development of a medical engineering manufacturer
  • Process digitalization and development of technical interfaces for a telecommunication provider
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Vitaliy M.

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Web Development, SEO, Online Marketing, Project Management

Cologne
Vitaliy M.

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Team Lead Development with a focus on lead generation at one of Germany's largest insurance companies

  • Backend WordPress web development.
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Rebecca P.

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Freelance Art Director | UX/UI Designer

Cologne
Rebecca P.

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Art Director | UX/UI Designer at Freelance

Concept, design, and implementation of digital brand and communication solutions for companies, practices, freelancers, and agencies.

Concept and design of corporate websites, shops, landing pages, app and interface concepts, as well as complex design systems – from strategy, information architecture, mobile-first approaches, and UX/UI design to Figma prototyping, content structure, SEO-relevant content, and image concepts, all the way to implementation (in WordPress) and maintenance.

Independent project management including client consulting, quote and budget coordination, quality assurance, and collaboration with development.

Focus areas: UX/UI design, art direction, web design, e-commerce, corporate websites, complex design systems, Figma, WordPress, marketing

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Isabel G.

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Founder & CEO

Cologne
Isabel G.

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Founder & CEO at VA Village Adventures UG

  • Travel brokerage
  • Development and management of a digital travel booking platform
  • Management, controlling, sales
  • Concept and implementation of online marketing (SEO, ads, social media)
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Kai W.

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Digital CRM Consultant

BrĂĽhl
Kai W.

Last position:

Salesforce Account Engagement at Memodo GmbH

Consulting on and implementation of technical processes in CRM and email marketing, international project management

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Janis A.

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Analytics - Paid Media - CRM

Cologne
Janis A.

Last position:

Performance Marketing & E-Mail Automation Expert at INeKO Institute at the University of Cologne

  • Planning, optimization, and analysis of SEA and Meta campaigns
  • Planning and execution of automations and mailings
  • Optimization of landing pages (funnel, structure, copy, image)
  • Creation of creatives, media plans, and reports
  • Planning and support for the move to server-side tracking
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Sonja G.

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Performance Marketing Consultant, Google Partner Agency, Google Ads Coach and Mentor

Cologne
Sonja G.

Last position:

Performance Marketing Consultant, Google Partner Agency, Google Ads Coach and Mentor at Self-employed

  • Offering online courses and mentoring in online marketing, SEO and Google Ads, used by 600 customers (since 2020-10-01)
  • Offering Google Ads agency services as a certified Google Partner (since 2020-05-01)
  • Consulting Sidroga Pharma in online marketing, social media, Google Ads & Analytics, mail-order cooperation and campaign planning for the Sidroga, Emser, Emcur, Emsan and Aquilea brands (2022-07-01 – 2022-11-30)
  • Consulting Shop Apotheke in retail media and project management for the development of new advertising formats for media clients and pharmaceutical manufacturers (2021-10-01 – 2022-06-30)
  • Consulting Merkur Sportwetten GmbH in online marketing & media planning: media planning, forecasts, controlling, campaign management and optimization, especially for display, programmatic and TV (2021-03-01 – 2021-09-30)
  • Consulting GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH in SEO: developing an SEO content strategy for brands, products and product ranges; prioritizing new content; on-page optimization; monitoring and reporting; analyzing new opportunities and deriving recommendations for action; cross-functional consulting (2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31)
  • Project management and marketing consulting on behalf of nexum AG for clients in FMCG and healthcare
  • Consulting OBI Next in performance marketing: planning, managing, attributed analysis and optimizing digital campaigns for new customer acquisition and reactivation of existing customers; strategic analysis and identification of optimization potential in SEA, SEO, display, social advertising, newsletter and affiliate marketing; developing lead generation and traffic initiatives
  • Consulting REWE Digital GmbH in CRM campaign management
  • Developing a marketing strategy including a business plan and resource selection for DIOPTIC GmbH
  • Preparing a potential analysis and developing an online marketing strategy for an electronics provider
  • Consulting and project management in content migration, on-page optimization and SEO for the relaunch of toom Baumarkt
  • Optimizing the B2B online presence of a sports betting provider
  • Consulting on agency selection
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Philipp F.

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Project Manager & Marketing Manager

Monheim am Rhein
Philipp F.

Last position:

Project Manager & Marketing Manager at umagine GmbH

  • Agile project management
  • Support for marketing projects
  • Building the marketing agency Brainverse UG
  • Corporate communication
  • Content creation
  • Copywriting
  • CI/CD development
  • Technical consulting for digital transformation
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Christian Michael M.

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Project Lead, Process Specialist for M&A (PMI)

Cologne
Christian Michael M.

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Sponsor & Project Lead at WAITS Software- und Prozessberatungsgesellschaft mbH

  • Sponsor of two spin-off products based on the AI and BPM tool BPMaaS, called “kionera” and “myATHENA”
  • Defined project goals and developed product strategy
  • Designed and built the kionera platform on shared or dedicated GPU servers using Docker and open-source LLMs
  • Provided the API for custom applications
  • Developed and designed managed services based on the BOC Group’s ADONIS BPM system
  • Supported feature definition and planning of ADONIS/BPMN training
  • Created a WordPress website with a subscription payment gateway
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Michael T.

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B2B Growth Consultant

Köln
Michael T.

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B2B Growth Consultant at Loy & Co. Corporate Finance GmbH

  • Optimization of inbound and outbound processes for lead generation for B2B sales with a focus on prospect data for the software and IT target group

  • Setting up a structured cold e-mail marketing program for B2B lead generation in the German mid-sized market

  • Derivation of various optimization measures for inbound growth processes (website, SEO)

  • Generation of a double-digit number of leads from mid-sized companies through cold e-mail campaigns

  • Optimization of the CRM system Pipedrive for structured growth campaigns

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Finesa S.

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AWS Grocery App

Cologne
Finesa S.

Last position:

AWS Grocery App

  • Designed and deployed a cloud-based grocery list app using AWS EC2 for hosting and RDS for persistent data storage, achieving 99.9% uptime across all test environments
  • Reduced average response time by 2Ă— through efficient deployment logic and optimized database queries, resulting in a smoother user experience across devices
  • Utilized AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM), Azure basics, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes basics, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, TCP/IP, DNS, Python, Bash scripting
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Ingo C.

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Founder, freelance CMS expert

Lohmar
Ingo C.

Last position:

Founder, freelance CMS expert at CMS Consulting Cousin

  • Freelance work as a CMS expert

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Statistics of experts using WordPress

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

17 years (Germany: 19 years)

WordPress experts in Cologne have 17 years of professional experience on average. It is 2 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 19 years.

Position duration

2.8 years (Germany: 3.6 years)

WordPress experts in Cologne stay in a single position for 2.8 years on average. It is 0.8 years less than in Germany, where the average stands at 3.6 years.

Positions per freelancer

10 (Germany: 11)

WordPress experts in Cologne have completed 10 positions on average over the course of their careers. It is 1 fewer than in Germany, where the average stands at 11.

Top business areas

Project Management, Marketing, Information Technology

WordPress experts in Cologne have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Project Management, Marketing, and Information Technology.

Top industries

Information Technology, Advertising, Professional Services

WordPress experts in Cologne are most in demand in Information Technology, Advertising, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Marketing, Project Management, Human Resources

WordPress experts in Cologne earn their certifications most often in Marketing, Project Management, and Human Resources.

Bachelor's degree or higher

83%

83% of WordPress experts in Cologne hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

39% (Germany: 46%)

39% of WordPress experts in Cologne hold at least a Master's degree. It is 7% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 46%.

Doctorate

6%

6% of WordPress experts in Cologne have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

2

WordPress experts in Cologne hold 2 professional certifications on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

WordPress experts in Cologne most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

91% (Germany: 97%)

91% of WordPress experts in Cologne speak two or more languages. It is 6% lower than in Germany, where the rate stands at 97%.

Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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65% of WordPress experts in Cologne charge less than €800 per day.
25% of WordPress experts in Cologne charge between €800 and €1200 per day.
5% of WordPress experts in Cologne charge between €1200 and €1600 per day.
5% of WordPress experts in Cologne charge €1600 or more per day.
<€800 €800-​1200 €1200-​1600 €1600+

The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Cologne are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

Average rates of experts in Cologne using WordPress

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 728 €
Germany avg. 723 €

The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.

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Median rate 740 €
Germany median 720 €

The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

WordPress experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Information Technology (68%)
  • Advertising (64%)
  • Professional Services (50%)
  • Retail (50%)
  • Healthcare (41%)
  • Insurance (41%)
  • Media and Entertainment (41%)
  • Education (36%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the technology

WordPress foundations

WordPress is an open-source content management system for publishing and managing websites. It supports company sites, editorial portals, campaign pages, membership services and online stores. WordPress.org provides the software and ecosystem, while managed hosting can simplify maintenance. In Cologne, it is widely relevant to agencies, media businesses, retailers and growing companies that need flexible digital channels.

Sites and stores

WordPress specialists deliver far more than brochure pages. They shape content models, templates, navigation, search, forms and publishing workflows around business needs.

  • Corporate websites and multilingual pages
  • Editorial platforms and media portals
  • WooCommerce stores and product catalogs
  • Membership, event and learning websites
  • Campaign landing pages and conversion journeys

Themes and plugins

The ecosystem combines block themes, custom themes, the Gutenberg editor and a broad plugin selection. Strong specialists know when to configure an existing extension and when to build a focused solution. They work with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, REST API integrations, databases and version control while keeping the editing experience clear for content teams.

Delivery and maintenance

Companies bring in freelance expertise for redesigns, migrations, performance work, accessibility improvements and new integrations. Specialists can move content between systems, connect CRM or payment services, harden an installation and establish dependable release processes. They also help internal teams document editorial workflows and maintain plugins, themes and hosting settings.

Quality signals

A capable WordPress professional treats the site as a complete system rather than a collection of pages. Look for experience with the relevant content model, publishing roles, hosting setup and integration requirements.

  • Explains trade-offs between plugins and custom code
  • Tests updates, forms, checkout flows and responsive layouts
  • Protects performance, accessibility and search visibility
  • Uses staging, backups and controlled releases
  • Leaves clear documentation for ongoing ownership

Collaboration models

WordPress work can be delivered remotely or alongside a Cologne-based team. Clear access rules, staging environments and written decisions make distributed collaboration effective. For projects involving editorial training, workshops or frequent stakeholder reviews, agree early on whether on-site sessions and German-language communication are needed.

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Frequently asked questions

What clients ask us most about WordPress — answered in short.

WordPress is used for company websites, publishing platforms, campaign pages, membership services and online stores. With WooCommerce and suitable extensions, it can support product catalogs, payments and customer workflows.

WordPress offers broad control over content, themes, hosting and integrations. Shopify is more focused on managed commerce, while Drupal often suits complex content governance and highly structured editorial environments. The right choice depends on ownership, workflows and technical constraints.

A strong WordPress specialist may also work with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, REST APIs, Git and hosting infrastructure. Useful adjacent knowledge includes WooCommerce, accessibility, search optimization, analytics, security and performance tuning.

The required experience depends on the scope and risk. A simple theme configuration may need focused platform knowledge, while a migration, custom integration or WooCommerce build calls for a specialist who can plan architecture, testing, deployment and ongoing support.

WordPress projects are often suitable for remote collaboration when the team uses shared documentation, staging access and clear review steps. On-site sessions in Cologne can still help with workshops, editorial training or decisions involving several business teams.

Review comparable WordPress work and ask how the specialist handled performance, accessibility, security, updates and content ownership. A quality process includes testing on staging, sensible plugin choices, backup planning and documentation that another professional can maintain.

WordPress can support multilingual websites through dedicated translation tools, structured content workflows and carefully configured themes and plugins. The specialist should define how languages, URLs, metadata, editorial permissions and translated media will be managed.

WordPress work ranges from block-based editing and theme development to migrations, WooCommerce and API integrations. Freelancers should be comfortable explaining technical choices to content teams and adapting to different hosting, release and maintenance processes.

The average hourly rate of freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects is 91 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 728 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects, 83% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 39% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects have 17 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects are German (100%), English (91%), and French (23%).

The most common industries among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects are Information Technology (68%), Advertising (64%), and Professional Services (50%).

The most common business areas among freelancers in Cologne, Germany who have used WordPress in their recent projects are Project Management (86%), Marketing (82%), and Information Technology (77%).

Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used WordPress

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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