// hand-coded in Norwich, UK

Websites built by hand, not assembled from templates.

I'm Jake Kidde-Hansen, a freelance web developer with over 20 years' experience writing PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JS from scratch - no page builders, no bloated plugins, nothing you're paying to maintain forever.

I'm just as comfortable helping you migrate away from web-builder platforms like Wix, Wordpress, Squarespace etc. and creating a brand new codebase with content that you can manage. Rebuilt faster, lighter, and more secure.

View the portfolio Email jake@web-fundi.com

How I build

  • stack

    Hand-written PHP & MySQL

    Every site is coded from the ground up, so you get exactly the features you need and nothing you don't - no unused plugin bloat slowing pages down.

  • security

    Secure by default

    Prepared statements, sanitised input and no exposed error output in production - the basics that keep a small business site off the front page of a breach report.

  • performance

    Lean, indexed, fast

    Efficient database queries and minimal markup mean pages load quickly on any connection, which matters for both visitors and search rankings.

  • offline

    Progressive web apps

    Service workers and home-screen install support, so your site can work offline and feel like a native app where it counts.

Yours, with no lock-in

When the site is paid for, it belongs to you, and you can take it elsewhere whenever you like. Read who owns what.

  • domain

    Registered in your name

    You are the domain's registered owner. I just handle the renewals and settings for you.

  • site

    You own it all

    The site, its content and every login you need to manage it are yours.

  • leaving

    Leave any time

    Ask, and I'll hand over the files and databases and transfer your domain. Any decent developer can pick it up.

Who this is for

Artisans, independent professionals and small businesses who've outgrown a template site, or who want to skip one altogether. If you need something faster, more secure, or backed by a real database rather than a stack of plugins, that's the work I do.

Tools of the trade

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • PWA