Your current site is slow, outdated, or impossible to update
I build on modern CMS platforms so you control your content, and pages load in under a second. No more waiting on a developer for every text change.
Chill Stays · CasefileFull-stack developer · UK · Direct access
One technical partner.
From first idea to everything that keeps it running.
Websites, custom software, hosting and ongoing support, planned around the business and delivered by the person in the room.
● Taking on selected projects22+ years shippingNo agency hand-offs
How I help
Four problems. One reliable technical partner.
The content hasn’t changed. The route through it has.
You have a product idea but no technical co-founder
I take your concept from wireframe to working product: architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing support. You stay focused on the business.
Pigeonhole · Chill Stays · CasefileYour agency needs reliable dev capacity without hiring
I work as an embedded developer on your client projects: same standards, your brand, no recruitment headaches. Retainer or project-based.
Avidity RevOPS · Velora HealthYour hosting, domains, and security are a mess
I manage the full stack of infrastructure (hosting, DNS, SSL, backups, monitoring), so you never think about it. One point of contact for everything.
50+ domains and hosting accounts managedSelected work
Proof, not promises.
Real products and websites built for founders, agencies and growing businesses.
Virtual Post Box SaaS
Pigeonhole
Complete SaaS for UK virtual business addresses: brand identity, colour system, tone of voice, marketing site, subscriptions, same-day mail scanning and secure customer dashboards.
React · TypeScript · SaaS · Brand System · Stripe · AML/KYC
AI Matchmaking for Events
getmatched.io
AI-powered event matchmaking: goal-based onboarding, explainable pairing, personal agendas and white-label tools for conferences from 50 to 50,000 attendees.
React · TypeScript · AI Matchmaking · Scheduling · White-label
Lettings, Sales & Maintenance
MWL Property Group
Wiltshire property platform with Directus CMS, tenant onboarding, property search and Max, their in-house AI assistant for enquiries and operations.
React · TypeScript · Directus CMS · Tenant Onboarding · Max AI
Governance-first digital health
Velora Health
Digital health infrastructure for non-surgical aesthetics: VeloraPRO for clinics and VeloraApp, a trust-led consumer marketplace.
React · TypeScript · Digital Health · Clinical GovernanceClient perspective · The bit I cannot write myself
Trusted with the work that has to go right.
Feedback from founders and technical partners who needed experienced delivery, clear communication and someone accountable from first question to finished work.
22+ years deliveringDirect senior access“Not only is Rich an extremely experienced and knowledgeable digital expert, he’s also a pleasure to work with.”
Phil Storey · WordPress Founder“Richard moved quickly, found a solution and implemented it. He kept me updated and completed the assignment on time.”
Alex Murrell · Founder at VeritrecCapabilities
From first idea to a system that stays working.
A joined-up service for businesses that need more than a pretty front end. Start with one problem, then add only the parts needed to make the result dependable.
Strategy includedBuilt by RichSupport available
Websites that make the business easier to choose.
Distinctive, fast websites with a content system your team can actually operate.
- WordPress and custom builds
- WooCommerce, Shopify and HubSpot
- SEO, GEO, accessibility and performance
Custom software that turns a process into a product.
SaaS platforms, portals and operational tools designed around how the work really happens.
- React, TypeScript, Node.js and APIs
- Dashboards, workflows and integrations
- PostgreSQL, payments and authentication
Infrastructure without the mystery markup.
Hosting, deployment and operational foundations explained plainly and billed transparently.
- Railway, shared hosting and databases
- Cloudflare, DNS, domains and email
- Monitoring, backups and recovery
Ongoing support that keeps the technical history intact.
Maintenance, measured improvements and rescue work from someone who understands the complete system.
- Updates, security and preventative care
- Retained development and improvements
- Priority support when something breaks
Built around the business
Good development should change more than the website.
The right system saves time, removes friction and makes the next stage of growth easier. That is the standard I build towards.
Choose your starting point
Four ways I can help.
01
WebsitesWebsite development that earns its keep
02Custom productsCustom software that gets out of the sketchbook
03InfrastructureHosting and infrastructure without the finger-pointing
04Maintenance and partnershipTechnical support that already knows the system
05Applied AIAI systems your team can actually use
How the work moves
A visible route from question to working system.
- 01Understand
Goals, users, constraints, existing systems and the date that matters.
- 02Shape
Scope the right solution, expose risks and agree what success looks like.
- 03Build
Design and develop in reviewable stages, with decisions made in the open.
- 04Ship and improve
Test, launch, measure and keep the system healthy after release.
22+years building for the web
50+domains and services managed
1senior developer accountable
Useful technology, explained clearly and built to survive contact with the real business.
Latest writing
Useful answers, plainly written.
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One technical partner · Four connected disciplines
Not four separate services.
One system that works.
A website creates demand. Software handles the work. Infrastructure keeps it available. Ongoing support stops the whole thing quietly decaying.
Explore every serviceHow the work moves · No black box
Four decisions between a messy question and a working system.
- 01
Understand
Find the real job behind the request.
We unpack the commercial goal, users, current systems, constraints and the date that actually matters.
You will seeDecisionWhat is worth solving first?- Existing-system and content review
- User and operational friction map
- Risks, dependencies and open questions
- 02
Shape
Turn ambiguity into a buildable plan.
I define the right-sized solution, its journeys and technical shape before expensive assumptions become code.
You will receiveDecisionWhat exactly are we committing to?- Prioritised scope and delivery stages
- Journey, interface and architecture direction
- Clear cost, timing and trade-offs
- 03
Build
Make progress you can inspect.
Design and development move together in working increments, reviewed against the agreed outcome rather than a hidden task list.
You will getDecisionIs this solving the problem properly?- Regular working demonstrations
- Content and integration checkpoints
- Testing across real journeys and devices
- 04
Ship and improve
Launch without creating tomorrow’s rescue job.
The release includes the infrastructure, measurement and operational handover needed to keep the system healthy.
You leave withDecisionWhat do the real results tell us?- Production release and launch checks
- Monitoring, backups and documentation
- A measured plan for what comes next
One joined-up technical partner
Ready to make the whole system work together?
Start with the website, the product, the infrastructure or the recurring problem. We will identify the sensible first move.