Essentially, I can provide all a wide range of web-related services independently on my own. The technical expertise and implementation is 100% mine, anyway. However, performing exclusively as a one-man band is not that much fun in the long run.

For cross-functional expertise at a high level, I therefore prefer to work with coworkers from our shared office in Vienna. In this collective of creatives, everyone brings their own strengths to the table.

As a well-coordinated team, we ensure to develop complete solutions and accompany our clients from kick-off to project handover and beyond.

The majority of my clients are small and medium sized companies or associations but I have also been hired as a freelancer to work on projects for large corporations in the pharmaceutical, real estate, banking, and furniture retail sectors.

Although I am not a professional designer, I strive for simplicity, functionality and order in my work. So my skills should suffice for most needs.

However, if you’re looking for something really fancy or if you need a new branding and if there is enough budget, I can recommend some designers I’ve worked with in the past.

Please share any brand guidelines, design specifications or similar to better understand your requirements.

You can, of course, also bring your own designer on board.

It depends. A CMS (Content Management System) is a tool that enables you to manage content independently. So you might not need me here.

Smaller projects will be filled with the provided content at no extra charge. On larger projects it would probably be cheaper to enter content on your own. In some cases, a custom-developed migration tool or a similar solution may be necessary.

Of course I will assist you in getting started and I will be available to help with any questions you may have – even after the Golive.

I should point out that I’m only able to offer guidance on the technical aspects. Texts, images, videos and other media files need to be provided by you. As this may be one of the most challenging and underestimated aspects, feel free to ask a professional content creator for help.

I see myself primarily as a developer. So this is something for agencies that specialize in these fields.

But I always take care of all necessary technical aspects, such as fixing accessibility errors and installing and setting up a SEO plugin or similar. This provides a solid foundation to start upon.

And I always give honest feedback whenever I notice something, whether it’s negative or positive.

I do not sell hosting services because I believe that critical tasks should always be outsourced to professionals. In any case, critical infrastructure includes technical management, such as upgrading and backing up server environments.

No worries. Web hosting is not a rocket science anymore. If you have once signed up a contract with a phone or internet provider you should be able to register a new hosting account including a domain name, if necessary, as well. You will never have to take care of setting up the server or installing software and you will never have to touch the command line. Promised.

If you’d like, I can put you in touch with some trustworthy hosting companies.

Yes, of course I can take care of website maintenance. This is a day-to-day business of great importance. An up-to-date and secure system must be the top priority.

Depending on how old the project is, it may be necessary to periodically clean out and refactor the code.

🫣 Counterquestion: What is the price of a new car?

Obviously this is not easy to tell as it depends on size, design, engine, supplementary equipment and so on.

In general and thanks to Open Source Software, it is no longer that expensive to develop a standardized web application.

Please understand that I only take on custom-coded projects, as this allows me to apply my problem-solving skills and expertise.

And I always develop from scratch. This allows me to deliver higher quality with a leaner code base and faster loading times. Of course, this requires more mental effort and may therefore take a little longer than using a preconfigured modular system with a page builder.

However, I’m convinced that it pays off in the long run. A handcrafted piece of furniture from a carpenter brings you more joy than a run-of-the-mill, mass-produced item from a store.

To avoid any surprises, I only work on a project basis with a fixed-price quote.

I calculate the estimates based on the average rates charged by IT workers in the DACH region.

👋 Here you go…

General

• What is the main purpose of the project? Try to summarize it in one sentence.
• Which target group would you like to focus on?
• Could you share examples of projects you like?
• Are you planning to create a brand new project, or would you like to overhaul an existing one?

Technology

• Do you have any preferences regarding technology?
• Do you have any preferences regarding design?
• How many people (editors and admins) will be working on the site?
• Do you need a webform?
• Do you need public user registration?
• Do you need an Email marketing service or similar?
• Do you plan to sell goods or services on your website?
• Should the content be multilingual? Which languages need to be supported?
• Would a private cloud hosting solution with file sharing, upload via the website, groupware (like calendar, contacts and webmail client) and internal messaging be of interest to you and your team?

Content

• Could you provide a draft of a sitemap and content (logo, texts, images) in advance?
• How many pages and posts will there be, approximately?
• Do you have the resources to enter the content on your own? Should it be migrated programmatically?

Project Management

• Who will be the SPoC (Single point of contact) during the project phase?
• Are there any third-parties (like Designers, Content Creators, Sysadmins, etc.) involved in the project?
• Is there a strict budget that needs to be considered?
• Is there a strict timeline that needs to be considered?

Absolutely. Although not required, I believe it’s important to get to know each other before starting on a journey together.

Of course, it may sometimes be easier and more efficient to initiate a short call to talk things through.

In a modern corporate culture, it has become common to use the informal “you.”

It makes things a lot easier, and I’m simply accustomed to it because I’ve never worked in, with, or for companies or teams where the tone was overly formal. So I’ve stuck with it.