Best way to let Programmers or designers into your WP Blog?

Hello,

I was wondering what's the safest way to let someone into your WP dashboard. I mean if you hire someone to program or design, but you have a established blog.

When my blogs were new I didn't really care but now it's a different story.

Should you create account for them as only a editor, writer, admin or what?

Also, what if they just left they're browser in my WP dashboard even after I change the password when they finish the work. They still could do whatever they wanted or look at all my info, right?
I mean they aren't like kicked out or on some time limit.

What do you guys suggest?

I know I might be sounding a little paranoid, but after a little experience in internet marketing, I've learned you cannot trust anyone. I've meat a few shady programmers before, like one who got a attitude with me when I changed my password without him knowing it. He wanted me to allow him to have access to my WP dashboard for a few days. This was when I was a newb and someone had told me to change my password and don't trust this type of programmer.

There's gotta be a safe way to do this.

Thanks everyone for any advice!

 

If you can't trust them then you are SOL.

 

Thanks for the intelligent response..... so is that how you acquired 3300 posts by leaving arrogant one liners?

 

arrogant or not, i think he has a point.. A programmer/designer will have power - you will HAVE to trust him/her, otherwise they can't do what you want. I suppose you could give them a copy of everything, have them develop/work on their own system, then upload everything to your site, but that's a pain.

 

You can always change the password after the work is finished.......

And just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you......

 

IF they ever let you back into your system..

 

If not. some hit men work cheap...with the way the economy has been lately...everything is on sale.....

 

The only large blog I have I don't let anyone onto ever. I do 100% of everything on that site, design, coding and writing. I have a private mirror of the site set up so I can test posts and other changes before they go live. Just copy all of your wordpress files to a subdomain, copy your db and you've just created a sandbox. Theoretically that would be safer than letting someone have access to your money site. Just double check their code before putting it on your live site.

 

Why would they need to? make a backup and use an empty database for them to use.

 

You need to hire a reputable company, not some internet guru