How do I find someone to build a campground website?
The best source is not a search. It is the bottom of a website you already admire.
SHORT ANSWER
Start by looking at park websites you like, then find who built them; most put a credit line in the footer, and if not, ask the owner at the next association meeting. Then check your state RV park association, which often keeps a vendor list. Then search for campground website specialists. Ask in owner groups on Facebook and on RVillage, but weigh the answers carefully because vendors post there too. Get three quotes, ask each the same questions, and check two live sites from each before you decide.
Where to look, in order
- Park sites you like. Scroll to the footer for a credit. This is the highest-signal source because you have already seen the work.
- Your state association. Most keep a vendor list, and members will tell you the truth about a vendor privately.
- Specialist search. Search for campground or RV park website companies and check whether they actually specialize or just wrote a page about it.
- Owner groups. Useful, with the caveat that vendors are in those groups and recommendations are sometimes their own.
- Trade shows. ARVC and state shows put a dozen vendors in one room, which is efficient if you are going anyway.
The two-hour shortlist process
Spend an hour collecting five candidates and opening two live park sites from each on your phone. Cut any whose examples you cannot find rates on in fifteen seconds. Spend the second hour emailing the remaining three the same five questions: total first-year cost, who writes content, do I own the domain, how fast are changes, and what do I keep if I leave. Compare the written answers. That is enough to decide.
What to send when you ask for a quote
Your current site address if you have one, your park's size and type, your booking platform, your town and nearest attraction, and what you want that you do not have now. A specific request gets a specific quote; "how much for a website" gets a package price that will change later.
A shortcut
Open the sites of three parks in your region that outrank you and look at their footers. Whoever built the site that beats you already knows how to beat you in your market. That is worth more than any directory listing.
Related questions.
Where do most RV park owners find their web designer?
Referrals from other park owners and state association vendor lists, more than searches.
Should I trust recommendations in Facebook owner groups?
Weigh them. The advice is often good, but vendors are members and some recommendations are their own accounts.
How many quotes should I get for a campground website?
Three. Fewer and you have no comparison; more and the process stalls.
What if I cannot find who built a site I like?
Look at the footer, then the page source for a builder credit, or simply email the park owner and ask. Most will tell you.
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