Machine Magic

Web Site + Application Development

I design and build fast, secure, accessible Web sites & applications that:

are finely tuned to your specific needs
allow you to own and future-proof your content and data
spur deeper participation and support community-building
are inexpensive to maintain and highly performant

I specialize in migrating sites away from limiting corporate platforms like Squarespace, Wix, and WordPress. I promise you can do better!

Own Your Content

A custom tech stack designed in collaboration with and owned by you, can grow and sustain your work. That's my goal.

I work with technologies that any developer can pick up: straightforward JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and free and open source software for development and deployment.

If you need a more customized content management experience, I work with the beautiful and infinitely flexible DatoCMS or Nuxt Studio for git-based editing of plain text files.

Process

Planning:

Discussion and evaluation of your vision and requirements (1-2 hours)
Stakeholder consultation (if applicable; 1-2 hours)
Deliverable: Detailed quote and fully executable project plan you can hand off to any Web dev (or me!)

~1-2 weeks

Building:

Design, development, and deployment of your custom web site
Domain registration or transfer
Training and reference documentation
Testing and iteration cycles, bug fixes, sector research and recommendations, and launch planning

2-6 months

Support:

Weekly user and custom event metrics
Ad hoc meetings with your staff as needed
Flexible production retainer for new features

Annual

Pricing

Currency:

Client Type	Planning One-time	Building Monthly	Support Annual
Individual artists and game devs	✨ sliding scale ✨
Collectives and worker co-ops	$500	$950	$1,200
Small nonprofits (less than $300k annual revenue)	$500	$1,500	$1,800
Companies and large nonprofits	$500	$2,500	$3,000

These are guidelines for how I calculate your project budget. You will receive a detailed breakdown. Prices are exclusive of HST.