Plenty of people can build you a website. Fewer can untangle the domain, hosting, email, shop, forms and handover — then leave you with something you can actually use.
A website is rarely just a website. There’s the domain, hosting, email, forms, DNS, redirects, security, backups, plugins, logins, renewals — all the boring bits that somehow become urgent at the worst possible time.
I can sort the whole thing, or just the part you don’t want to touch. I’ll keep it practical: what needs doing, what can wait, and what you probably don’t need at all.
The website is the part people see. The setup behind it is what makes it work.
And sometimes the honest answer is “you don’t need me — use Squarespace.” If a template is enough, I’ll tell you.
Most jobs fall into one of these. If yours doesn’t, tell me what you’re after and I’ll give you a clear answer — even if it means talking you out of it.
For a new business, service, project or idea that needs a clean site without turning into a big agency build. I’ll take care of the structure, design, build, setup and handover — so you end up with something live, usable and easy to edit.
A clean storefront for your products, built around your brand instead of a generic template. I can help with the Shopify setup, theme, product layout, payments and handover, so you can manage orders and updates once it’s live.
Already have a site that feels slow, dated, confusing or half-broken? Often it’s quicker and cheaper to tidy what you have than start again. I can speed it up, refresh the look, fix the awkward bits underneath, and tell you whether it’s worth saving or rebuilding. Not sure where to start? Book a check-up — a fixed-price, plain-English report on speed, forms, Google and hosting costs — and decide from there.
Once the site is live, you’re not locked into anything. If you need an update, a fix, a new page, a plugin updated, or something moved around later, you can book it as a separate job. No monthly plan required.
A few real examples of what people came to me with, what I did, and what changed by the end.
A care-tech company had outgrown a basic Shopify theme. Their new brand and page designs were already done elsewhere; they needed the shop rebuilt so it looked like them, handled products and subscriptions properly, and stayed easy to manage.
What I did — Built a custom Shopify theme from the designer’s mockups, including image-led content sections, editable Shopify blocks and a third-party subscription plugin folded into the normal buying flow.
The result — A storefront that felt properly on-brand, without locking the team into a developer for every update. They’ve run it themselves since launch — no retainer, no maintenance contract, just the odd question when needed.
Visit youralcove.com
A Christmas charity campaign for Dole, created with St Luke’s in London. The idea: an empty teddy bear that the public could “stuff” by donating — every contribution funded meals for families in need, and the bear filled up as the donations came in.
What I did — Worked as senior developer on the interactive campaign site for Taylor James Interactive — the animated stuffing machine, the slider that turned a donation amount into meals, the bear filling in real time, and the payment flow, all built to stay smooth under a high-traffic seasonal push across several markets.
The result — The interactive centrepiece of a global Christmas campaign that ran across the UK, US, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan, and picked up coverage across the advertising press. The original site has since been retired, but the work lives on in the campaign’s write-ups and award listings.
View the campaign
An established publisher with an older WordPress site that needed bringing up to date — and a shop moving to Shopify, without the main website moving with it.
What I did — Updated the site to a modern PHP version, fixed the issues that came with the upgrade, tidied up older development work, and refreshed parts of the existing design. I also built a custom WordPress plugin that pulls Shopify products into the site, with a simple sync button for the client.
The result — Visitors browse the shop on the WordPress site, then check out securely through Shopify. The client gets Shopify for products, orders and payments, while keeping the website and editing flow he already knows.
Visit markhillpublishing.com
An independent art and antiques valuer who needed a simple, smart one-page site for a new business. Template builders were an option, but they still meant extra monthly costs, awkward setup, and a site that would not feel quite his.
What I did — Built a custom WordPress theme on his existing hosting, around the way he already works. No bulky page-builder, no new platform to learn, and no template forced into shape. Just a clean one-page site, shaped around what he does, with the important parts easy for him to edit himself.
The result — A bespoke-looking site without the usual fuss or extra platform costs. He keeps using WordPress, edits the basics himself, and gets a site that feels made for the business rather than squeezed into a template.
Live URL coming soonYou don’t need to choose between WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace or something custom. Tell me what the site needs to do, and I’ll recommend the simplest setup that makes sense.
For sites where you need to change pages, prices, images or news yourself. The aim is a site you can update without fighting it — and without loading it up with plugins just to make small changes.
For shops that need secure checkout, stock, shipping, discounts and order management. Usually that means Shopify doing the serious shop work, with the storefront shaped around your brand rather than squeezed into a generic theme.
For sites that need to be faster, more flexible, or do something unusual. That might mean building it custom rather than from a template, connecting it to another tool you already use, or adding a feature that doesn’t come as standard. The technical part stays behind the scenes; the finished thing should still be simple to use.
No big agency process, and no need to sit through endless calls. I’ll agree the shape of the job with you first, show you the plan or design before I build, then get it live and hand it over properly. If you already have a designer, I can build from their mockups. If not, I can handle the design too.
Small jobs are simpler: tell me what needs changing, I sort it, and send it back. Bigger builds usually follow the four steps above — often in days rather than weeks.
I’m Konrad. I’ve spent ten-plus years building for the web, including a stretch at Amazon. If you work with me, you’re dealing with the person who plans it, designs it, builds it and hands it over. No account managers, no juniors learning on your site.
Alongside client work, I’m building my own game, so I only take on a few web projects at a time. That keeps things simple: I pick work I can do properly, I’m honest about what’s worth doing, and I’d rather turn a job down than sell you something pointless.
Based in Andover, working with people across the UK.
Some projects fit a starting price. Some need a quick look first. Either way, tell me what you need and roughly what you hoped to spend — I’ll be upfront about what’s realistic.
So you don’t have to guess. These are starting points, not ceilings — the scope moves the number, and I’ll tell you before anything’s agreed.
Not every job needs a full build. Sometimes it’s a broken form, an old WordPress site, a storefront setup, a domain/email problem, or a half-finished page that just needs finishing properly.
If it’s all fine, the report says “leave it alone” — I won’t invent work. Worth re-running once a year: no subscription, just book another when you want one.
Other useful things I can usually quote after a quick look:Email me or use the short form. You don’t need to know the right words, the right platform, or exactly what the job is yet. Tell me what you’re trying to sort out, and I’ll tell you what I’d do next.
Best if you want to explain things in your own words — a brief, a question, an existing site, or an idea you’re not quite sure about yet. Attachments welcome.
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