Modern stack
Astro and React for sites, with edge functions where the logic needs them. The same tools the fastest sites on the web are built on.
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Services · Web Development
Custom code, not a plugin stack.
The code behind your pages, your forms and the tools your business already uses, written for your site and no one else's.
No WordPress. No page builders. No plugins to babysit.
A site that is up before your customer gives up, a form that actually reaches you, and nothing that falls over when a plugin auto-updates at 2 AM. That is what web development buys you: the part customers never see and always feel.
It is custom code, end to end. The person who builds it is the person who maintains it. No offshore team, no junior you will never meet.
What's included
Real performance
Fast mobile pages, around a 95 Lighthouse average across the sites I build, checked on every one. Speed is engineered in, not bolted on.
Secure by default
A strict content security policy, HTTPS, and the full header set behind it. Most local sites have HTTPS and nothing else.
Custom integrations
Stripe, booking systems, CRMs, your existing tools, wired together so they actually talk to each other.
Clean, owned codebase
No vendor lock-in. The code is yours, documented and handed over, hosted wherever you like.
Built to last
No plugin soup to rot. Fewer moving parts means fewer 2 AM breakages and a site that still runs years from now.
What "rented" actually costs
When I audited 169 Coos County small-business sites, more than half ran their website on a template platform or site builder. Every Squarespace site shared the same locked configuration. Every Wix site scored about the same as all the others. Templated software produces templated results.
Custom code is the difference. It does exactly what your business needs instead of what a theme assumed, and there is no monthly fee just to keep your own site online. The result is concrete: around 95 on mobile, an A-plus security grade, and a site that still runs years from now.
Curious why it is custom code instead of WordPress or a builder? Here is the full reasoning, with the numbers.
Questions
What is wrong with WordPress?
For a brochure site, mostly speed and security. It is mass-produced software with plugins stacked on top, which means slower loads, a bigger attack surface, and updates that break things. Custom code avoids all three.
Can you work with my existing tools?
Yes. Integrations are core work: Stripe to QuickBooks, a booking calendar, a CRM, an email platform. If you already use it, I can wire your site into it.
Do I get the code?
Yes. The code and content are yours to keep. No platform charging a monthly fee just to keep your own site online.
Who maintains it after launch?
I do, if you want. Monthly care plans start at $75/mo. The person who wrote the code is the person who keeps it running.
Development for businesses across the south coast
Local pages for the towns I serve.
Custom websites and apps for Oregon coast businesses, built in Bandon. Sites from $1,750, starting at 3 business days. One text gets it started.
I answer my texts within a few hours during business days.
Consult policy
- Bandon: free in-person or video
- Coos & Curry counties: free 30-min video
- In-person up to 1.5 hours away: $250 deposit, credits to project on signing
- In-person up to 2.5 hours away: $400 deposit, credits to project on signing