Websites
Custom website development, from a single landing page to a full site, designed to do a job for your business.
- React + Next.js
- Webflow
- Landing pages
- Redesigns
Independent software studio
Websites, stores and software, built around your business.
I design and build websites, Shopify stores and small custom web apps for local businesses and early-stage startups. You deal with me directly, from the first conversation to long after launch. No account managers, no handovers.
- Fixed-price projects
- One point of contact
- Support after launch
Small enough to care. Technical enough to build it properly.
Direct
You talk to me at every stage, and I do the work. No one in between.
Fixed-price
Scope, deliverables and cost agreed before work starts.
Built properly
React, Next.js, Shopify or Webflow, chosen to fit the job.
Still here
I host it, keep it updated and stay on hand once it’s live.
Services
What I build, and how I keep it running.
Web design and web development for small businesses and startups: websites, online stores, small custom apps and the support to look after them once they’re live. Projects are scoped and priced before they start.
Shopify
Shopify development for stores that sell on mobile: professional ecommerce, custom themes and improvements to what you already have.
- Store setup
- Theme customisation
- Integrations
- Improvements
Custom software
Small web applications shaped around the way your business actually works.
- Booking systems
- Client portals
- Dashboards
- Internal tools
Ongoing support
Hosting, website maintenance and technical support after launch.
- Hosting
- Updates
- Maintenance
- Technical support
Not sure which one you need? Tell me what you’re trying to do and I’ll suggest the simplest route.
Tell me what you needSelected work
Things I’ve built.
A few of the kinds of projects I take on: a website that brings in bookings, a store that sells on mobile, a tool that replaces a spreadsheet.
- Website
Marlow Lane Coffee
A new website for an independent coffee shop: the menu, opening hours and table bookings on one fast page, easy to update from a phone.
- Next.js
- React
- Shopify store
Hollis & Oak
A Shopify store for a small homeware brand: a custom theme, collection filtering and a checkout tuned for buying on mobile.
- Shopify
- Liquid
- Web application
Fieldbook
An internal tool for a trades business: jobs, site surveys, invoices and a weekly overview in one place, replacing a shared spreadsheet.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
The one-person advantage
No account managers. No handovers. Just the person building it.
I keep Nicholas Technologies deliberately small. Every conversation, decision and line of code goes through me, so questions get straight answers and the project keeps moving.
See how a project runsA typical agency
- You
- Account manager
- Project manager
- Designer
- Developer
- Your website
Nicholas Technologies
YouThe person designing and building it
- Design
- Build
- Launch
- Support
Direct
You talk to the person doing the work, not someone relaying it.
Joined-up
Designed and built by the same person, so nothing is lost in a handover.
Straightforward
Scope and price agreed up front, in plain English. No surprises.
Long-term
After launch I’m still here for hosting, updates and support.
Fixed-price projects
Know what you’re getting. Know what it costs.
Most projects are scoped and quoted at a fixed price. You see the deliverables and the cost before any work starts.
Scope
What are we actually building?
Quote
A clear fixed project price.
Build
Design, development and testing.
Launch
Deploy and hand over.
Process
How it works.
Five steps. No mystery. You see where things are at every stage.
Talk
Tell me what you’re trying to build, improve or fix.
Scope
We work out what you actually need and agree on the scope and price.
Build
I design and develop the website or application.
Launch
Everything gets tested, deployed and handed over.
Support
Optional. If you’d like, I stay on to look after it.
Step one is a conversation. Start it whenever you’re ready and we’ll take it from there.
Start a projectTechnology
The right tool for the job.
I don’t force every project into one technology. Technology should serve the business, not the other way around.
Webflow
Great for straightforward marketing sites that clients want to edit themselves.
React + Next.js
Great for custom websites, advanced interactions and web applications.
For web apps the stack also includes TypeScript and a database.
Shopify
Great for businesses that need a reliable ecommerce platform.
Build your stack
What are you building?
RecommendedWebflow
Webflow gives you a fast, well-designed site with a visual editor, so you can change words and images yourself without waiting on me.
RecommendedReactNext.js
Custom code removes the limits of a template: bespoke layouts, advanced interactions and performance tuned to exactly what the site needs to do.
RecommendedShopify
Shopify already handles payments, stock and checkout reliably, so the effort goes into your store’s design and the parts unique to your business.
RecommendedReactNext.js+ TypeScript and a database
Software needs logic, accounts and data, and Next.js with TypeScript and a database gives it a solid foundation that can grow with the business.
Not every project fits neatly in one box. Choosing the right stack is part of the job.
Tell me about your projectAbout
A one‑person studio, on purpose.
I kept Nicholas Technologies to one person because that’s how I do my best work: close to the client, close to the code, and responsible for all of it. Everything I build comes back to the same five things.
What I focus on
Good design
Considered, clean and easy to use, on every screen.
Good technology
Well-chosen technology, carefully built, so it stays reliable.
Clear communication
Straight answers, no jargon, no surprises.
Practical solutions
The simplest thing that properly solves the problem.
Long-term relationships
I’d rather look after your site for years than build it and disappear.
Still need help after launch?
Launch isn’t the finish line.
Once your website is live, you don’t have to work out what happens next. I can keep it hosted, maintained and supported.
- Hosting
- Updates
- Maintenance
- Bug fixes
- Technical support
- Small improvements
The person who built it is still here.
Start a project
Got something in mind? Let’s build it.
Whether you need a new website, an online store, a custom tool or help with something that already exists, tell me what you’re working on.
What to expect
A reply from the person who’ll build it
A short reply with a few questions, so I understand what you need before suggesting anything.
A clear scope and a fixed price
You’ll know what’s being built and what it costs before work starts.
Honest advice
Even if the answer is “you don’t need this yet”.