Website Development, Maintenance & Support for Small Businesses

I’ve been building websites since the late 1990s.  Initially working for a small startup web design company and then in a corporate setting before going out on my own as a freelancer 25 years ago.

Freelancing has given me the opportunity to gain experience in dozens of industries and types of web applications. Every job I am hired for, I learn something new.

I have worked with WordPress daily since 2003, handling everything from design and development, to custom programming, maintenance, SEO and technical support.

With nearly 30 years of web development experience, I help businesses find the right solution for their budget and goals. I specialize in solving problems others can’t. Whether it’s broken code, slow performance, SEO issues, hosting headaches, or security vulnerabilities.

I am located on the East Coast of the USA, in Virginia Beach, VA in the coastal region known as Hampton Roads.  (consisting of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton and Newport News)

Clients hire me locally in Virginia Beach, all of Hampton Roads cities, and nationwide (and worldwide) to provide PHP programming,  web development with WordPress and WordPress maintenance plans and all types of technical support related to websites.

It’s just me.

All communication and work is handled directly by me, not passed off to a team or subcontractors.

This approach keeps projects moving quickly since you’re not waiting for messages to go through multiple people.

More importantly, I get to know your code and your specific needs inside and out. I’m not just another developer touching your site. I know your setup, your site history, and can work more efficiently because of it.

When you work directly with me, there are no excuses about why things aren’t done. You get straight answers and real accountability.

Although web designer is a general term to describe anyone that builds websites, more specifically a web designer focuses on the graphic design of how a website looks. This includes creating graphic elements, defining, fonts, colors and overall layout of a website. This is creative, “right brain” work.

I am a web developer, website programmer – a coder. I build websites, by programming logic with PHP/MySQL to make them function.  The work I do ranges from coding simple websites to complex web applications, fixing website problems, website maintenance, security, domain names and hosting.  The work I do focuses on supporting the technical side of web development.  This is logical, “left brain” work.

I do not outsource website design, but collaborate with web designers to support building custom websites. 

My skill set focuses on the technical side of web development. This includes web programming, database design and development, troubleshooting, technical SEO and web hosting.  (I do not have a team of web programmers that work for me and do not outsource web programming).

Even though the work I do is often referred to as web design, I am not a graphic designer.  I do not create the graphic elements of how a website looks, but do have experience in the best ways to lay out a web page to make it logical and user friendly.  I partner and collaborate with web designers to code functional websites.

Start a conversation. Get in touch with me through my contact or web development quote form and tell me about your project.

I will then provide website pricing to build it.

If you would like to move forward,  I will send web development contract and invoice for deposit.

I work remotely, online for all projects I am hired to do.

All communication is done over email so I can document all projects, occasional phone calls are necessary for clarification.