Senior-led headless CMS implementations for marketing teams — content models, Next.js frontends, preview workflows, and migrations without replatforming chaos.
Fixed-scope builds from $3k · 6–12 weeks typical
A headless CMS separates content storage from presentation. Your marketing team edits in Strapi, Contentful, Sanity, or Builder.io; your Next.js frontend fetches structured content and renders fast, SEO-ready pages. That split is what makes headless CMS implementations worth the investment when WordPress themes, page builders, or monolithic stacks start slowing launches down.
We have shipped headless builds for associations, ad-tech brands, restaurant tech, and B2B commerce — from greenfield Next.js sites to migrations off WordPress with tens of thousands of records. Every engagement starts with the content model, not the CMS logo on the slide deck. The platform choice follows editorial workflow, budget, and how much visual control marketers need day to day.
Whether you need a fixed-scope marketing site, a multi-locale rollout, or a phased migration from an existing CMS, we scope headless CMS implementations in plain language: what ships in phase one, what editors can change without developers, and what production SEO and performance look like at launch.
Headless CMS
EAZA Public Website
Production of a public-facing website for a European zoo and aquarium association — Gatsby front end, Strapi CMS, and Tailwind CSS with a REST API content layer.
Headless CMS / Visual CMS
Assertive Yield Marketing Site on Builder.io
Full marketing site for Assertive Yield B.V. — Figma to pixel-perfect Tailwind, custom Builder.io components on Gatsby, content modeling across ~25 pages, and HubSpot, Intercom, GTM, and ads integrations for a live publisher-facing brand site.
E-commerce
Trikora E-commerce Platform
End-to-end headless e-commerce for a Swiss promotional products company — Gatsby and Next.js front ends on Strapi, including a large-scale WordPress-to-Strapi product migration.
Visual CMS
Lineup.ai Form Migration on Builder.io
Migrated lead and contact forms on lineup.ai from HubSpot submissions to email and Zapier destinations — Builder.io components on a Gatsby/Netlify React stack, with knowledge transfer so TimeForge could maintain the site themselves.
Headless CMS implementations follow a governed path from discovery through launch — so content modeling, frontend work, and migration stay aligned instead of competing for the same deadline.
We map stakeholders, existing content, integrations (forms, analytics, search), and launch constraints. You get a written scope with page templates, content types, locales, and a realistic timeline — before any CMS configuration begins.
Pages, sections, and reusable blocks are designed so editors can assemble landing pages without breaking layout. Relations, slugs, SEO fields, and media handling are defined once and reused across the site — the foundation every successful headless build depends on.
Next.js App Router components consume the CMS API with typed fetch layers, draft preview, and ISR or on-demand revalidation. We wire metadata, structured data, sitemaps, and Core Web Vitals budgets into the build — not as a post-launch audit.
Legacy content moves through scripts with validation: slugs, redirects, images, and relations checked before cutover. For large catalogs we migrate in batches with spot checks so editors are not staring at thousands of broken entries on launch day.
Staging sign-off, redirect maps, monitoring, and editor training. We document how to publish, preview drafts, and request front-end changes — so your team owns the CMS on day one while we stay available for iteration.
Headless CMS implementations are quoted fixed-scope unless you need ongoing product engineering. Most marketing-site builds land between $3k and $25k depending on page count, locales, migration volume, and integration complexity. Timelines typically run 6–12 weeks from kickoff to production launch.
Fixed-scope builds from $3k · 6–12 weeks typical
Recent headless CMS implementations across associations, ad tech, commerce, and visual CMS platforms — each scoped for editorial independence and production performance.
EAZA Public Website
Gatsby + Strapi for a European zoo and aquarium association — structured content models, REST-driven pages, and a 2+ year engagement with a 5.0 client rating. Editorial teams publish independently while the static front end stays fast.
Read case study →Assertive Yield Marketing Site
Full publisher marketing site on Builder.io + Gatsby — ~25 pages from Figma, custom visual components, HubSpot and GTM integrations. Visual editing let the growth team ship without blocking on developers.
Read case study →Trikora E-commerce Platform
Headless commerce with Strapi backing Gatsby and Next.js front ends. Migrated 30,000+ products from WordPress with cart and wishlist flows — proof that headless CMS implementations scale beyond brochure sites.
Read case study →Lineup.ai on Builder.io
Incremental Builder.io work on a Gatsby/Netlify stack — form migrations from HubSpot to email and Zapier, with knowledge transfer so TimeForge could service the visual CMS themselves after handoff.
Read case study →There is no single best headless CMS — the right platform depends on who edits content, how often layouts change, and whether you need self-hosting or SaaS governance. Here is how we think about the four platforms we implement most often.
Open-source, self-hosted or Strapi Cloud. Full control over data model, plugins, and API shape — REST or GraphQL.
Best for: Teams that want ownership of the CMS layer, B2B catalogs, or projects where API flexibility matters more than out-of-the-box visual editing.
Enterprise-grade SaaS with mature Delivery and Preview APIs, roles, and environments.
Best for: Marketing orgs that need governed content ops, preview for stakeholders, and a platform the whole company already knows.
Developer-friendly schema-as-code with GROQ queries and real-time collaboration in Studio.
Best for: Product-led teams, content-heavy blogs, and projects where editors and developers share ownership of the content model.
Visual page builder with a component registry — marketers drag and drop while developers own React components.
Best for: Growth and marketing teams that need to ship landing pages weekly without opening a dev ticket for every layout change.
Common questions about headless CMS implementations — timeline, cost, SEO, and how editors work day to day.
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