I will set up a headless CMS with Strapi, Sanity or Contentful for your frontend

I will set up a production-ready headless CMS with Strapi, Sanity, or Contentful, fully modeled and wired to your frontend so your team can publish content without touching code.

What you get

A headless CMS is only useful when the content model fits how your editors actually think and the API plugs cleanly into your frontend. I handle both ends. Depending on the plan you choose, here is what is delivered:

• A working CMS instance on your chosen platform: Strapi (self-hosted, open source), Sanity (hosted, real-time, GROQ), or Contentful (hosted, enterprise-grade).
• Content types / schemas modeled to your real content: pages, posts, authors, categories, products, landing-page blocks, navigation, SEO metadata, and reusable components.
• Relationships and references set up correctly (one-to-many, many-to-many, nested/repeatable components, singletons for global settings).
• Field-level configuration: rich text / portable text, image and file fields, slugs, dates, booleans, enumerations, validation rules, and required/optional flags.
• Media handling: image uploads with an asset pipeline (and CDN/transformation config where the platform supports it, such as Sanity's image pipeline or Cloudflare/S3 storage for Strapi).
• API delivery wired to your frontend: REST and/or GraphQL for Strapi and Contentful, GROQ for Sanity, with example queries for your key pages.
• A sample frontend integration so you can see content rendering: typically a Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, or React example fetching and displaying live CMS data.
• Roles and permissions so editors, admins, and viewers have appropriate access.
• Environment configuration: API tokens, read/write keys, CORS, and .env setup documented so nothing is hardcoded.
• Localization / i18n setup if you need multiple languages or regional content.
• Preview/draft support where the platform allows it, so editors can review before publishing.
• A short written handover (Markdown or PDF) covering how to add content, how the model is structured, and how to extend it.

Plans

Feature	Basic	Standard	Premium
Platform setup (Strapi / Sanity / Contentful)	1 platform	1 platform	1 platform
Content types modeled	Up to 3	Up to 8	Up to 15+
Reusable components / blocks	Basic	Yes	Advanced page builder
Relationships & references	Simple	Full	Full + complex nesting
Media / asset pipeline	Standard	Optimized	Optimized + CDN
API wiring to frontend	Endpoints exposed	REST/GraphQL/GROQ queries + sample fetch	Full sample integration on your stack
Roles & permissions	Default	Configured	Custom roles
Localization (i18n)	—	Optional	Included
Draft / preview workflow	—	Basic	Full preview deploy
Deployment guidance	Local/dev	Staging-ready	Production deploy + docs
Handover documentation	Short notes	Full guide	Full guide + walkthrough call
Revisions	1	2	3

How it works

1. Discovery. You tell me your platform preference (or let me recommend one based on your stack, team size, and hosting constraints), share your frontend repo or design, and describe the content you publish.
2. Content modeling. I map your content into schemas and components, confirming the structure with you before building so the model matches how your editors work.
3. CMS build. I stand up the instance, create the content types, fields, relationships, validation, and media handling, then seed a few sample entries.
4. API and frontend wiring. I connect the CMS to your frontend, write example queries for your key pages, and confirm live content renders correctly.
5. Permissions and config. I set up roles, tokens, CORS, and environment variables, keeping secrets out of the codebase.
6. Review and handover. You review on a staging or dev environment, I apply revisions within your plan, and I deliver documentation so your team can run with it.

Why choose this

I focus on the content model first, because that is what makes or breaks a headless setup. A clean schema means editors are happy, the frontend stays simple, and future features do not require painful migrations. I work across all three major platforms rather than pushing one, so the recommendation is based on your actual needs: Strapi when you want full control and self-hosting, Sanity when you want real-time editing and a flexible studio, Contentful when you want a managed, enterprise-friendly service. Everything is documented and configured with environment variables, so there are no mystery hardcoded keys and no lock-in to my way of doing things. You get a setup your own developers can read, extend, and maintain.

Who it's for / use cases

• Startups and SaaS teams building a marketing site or blog that non-developers need to update frequently.
• Agencies that want a reusable, well-structured CMS backend for client projects.
• E-commerce and catalog sites needing structured product, category, and landing-page content separate from the storefront.
• Documentation and knowledge bases that benefit from structured content and a clean editing experience.
• Teams migrating off WordPress or a monolith toward a modern Jamstack or composable architecture.
• Multi-language brands needing localized content delivered through one API.

Typical frontends I wire to include Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit, Gatsby, and plain React or Vue apps.

FAQ

Q: Which CMS should I pick: Strapi, Sanity, or Contentful? It depends on your priorities. Strapi is open source and self-hosted, giving you full control and no per-seat fees but requiring you to manage hosting. Sanity offers real-time collaborative editing and a highly customizable studio with a generous hosted tier. Contentful is a polished managed service that scales well for larger teams. Tell me your stack and constraints and I will recommend one during discovery.

Q: Will this work with my existing frontend? Yes. I wire the CMS to your existing site using the platform's API (REST, GraphQL, or GROQ) and provide example queries for your key pages. If you do not have a frontend yet, I can deliver a sample integration so you can see content rendering.

Q: Do you handle hosting and deployment? I configure the instance and provide deployment guidance. For Sanity and Contentful, the backend is hosted by the platform. For Strapi, I can set up and document deployment to a host of your choice (such as a VPS, Railway, Render, or a container), with production deployment included on the Premium plan.

Q: Can you migrate my existing content? Light content migration and seeding sample entries are included. Large-scale automated migration from another CMS (for example a full WordPress export with hundreds of entries) is possible as a scoped add-on; share your source and volume and I will advise.

Q: Who owns the CMS and accounts after delivery? You do. The instance, accounts, repositories, API keys, and all content belong to you. I set everything up under your ownership and hand over full access, so there is no dependency on me afterward.

Q: Will my editors be able to publish without a developer? Yes, that is the goal. I model content so the editing experience is intuitive, configure roles and permissions, and provide a handover guide covering how to add, edit, and publish content.

Q: Do you provide ongoing support? Each plan includes revisions during delivery. After handover I am available for follow-up work or a support arrangement if you want help extending the model, adding content types, or maintaining the setup. Just let me know your needs.

Q: How long does it take? Timelines depend on the number of content types and the complexity of the frontend wiring. A Basic setup is quick, while a Premium build with a full page builder, localization, and production deployment takes longer. I will give you a realistic estimate after discovery.