Do you need to hire freelance PHP developer instead of appointing full time employee or a long term commitment? I is better to outsource PHP developer to a freelancer. I work on a per project basis with no minimum commitment of number of hours or long term contract.
Followings will be useful when going to attend above scenario:

- Business Grade VPS Hosting
- Secure Certificate Included
- Email name@yourdomain.com
- WordPress Plugin Updates
- Ongoing Offsite Backups
- Monthly Security Scans