Design and build
Layouts that work on a phone, match your brand, and lead to a form or a shop.
About
Jamie Freeman — designer and developer.
I design and build websites for UK small businesses. You deal with me, not a sales desk. Price is fixed for the agreed work. After launch I can host and maintain the site, or hand it over cleanly.
Essex
UK hours, same timezone
One person
Design and code
Fixed quotes
Written before build
Overview
How I work
I am based in Essex and work with local and UK-wide clients. Most projects run remotely: a short brief, a written quote, a private staging link, then launch.
WordPress when you need to edit pages yourself. WooCommerce when you need to take orders. Custom PHP when a normal CMS is the wrong shape. AI can speed drafts; I still check security, speed and brand fit before anything goes live.
Details
What I actually do
The work, not the adjectives.
WordPress and shops
Sites you can edit after training. WooCommerce with payments, shipping and order emails.
Custom tools
Logins, portals, invoices and small apps in PHP and MariaDB when WordPress is a fight.
Care after launch
SSL, backups, updates and a person who already knows the codebase.
In practice
What I will not do
I will not promise Google rankings. I will not pretend a five-page site is a six-month agency production. I will not dump unreviewed AI output onto a live domain.
If DIY or a template is enough for your situation, I will say so on the call.
Outcomes
How a job feels
You talk to me
No account manager in the middle.
Written scope
Included, excluded, price, timeline.
Staging first
You leave notes on a private preview.
Handoff
Access, training if WordPress, optional hosting.
Want a quick answer first?
Send a short note about the project. I will reply with fit, rough cost and next steps.
Process
A typical project
Same four steps as the rest of the site.
Brief
What you sell, who it is for, pages or features, deadline.
Quote
Fixed price for the agreed work.
Build
Design and development on a staging link.
Launch
Go-live checks, access, optional care.
Fit
Who this is for
A good fit if you…
- UK small business or solo trade
- You want one person for design and code
- Fixed quote preferred
Not the right fit if you…
- Unlimited free pitches to undercut someone else
- Illegal or spam work
- A 20-person agency production line
FAQ
Questions
Are you an agency?
No. I am one person. That is the point.
Where are you based?
Essex, United Kingdom. Most work is remote across the UK.
Do you use AI?
For drafts and grunt work. I still review the code before it ships.
Will I own the site?
Yes. Your domain, your content, the site we build.
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Related
Keep going with related services, free diagnostic tools and studio pages — practical next steps for SEO, hosting and builds.
Want to see if we fit?
A short note is enough — what the business does and what the site needs to do.