Hi, I’m James. I’m a full stack developer specialising in WordPress & Laravel.

I’ve been coding and creating websites for a long time. I love to code, and I love to solve problems. I’m a professional WordPress developer, where I make awesome websites using custom WordPress themes, blocks and plugins primarily for Enterprise clients. I’m a professional Laravel developer, commonly using the TALL stack, making robust web apps and software for businesses.

I’ve been a 100% remote worker since 2014. I’m location independent, travelling while working remotely from anywhere with good internet. I’m an advocate for the digital nomad lifestyle, and moderate several digital nomad Facebook groups (Koh Lanta, London, Kuala Lumpur and a few others) with a reach of 100,000+ nomads and remote workers. I’ve been featured in publications such as Fast Company, Huffington Post, The Bangkok Post, and given presentations around the world about the location independent lifestyle.

I also run some online businesses and make cool side projects. I’m an experienced marketer previously heading up the marketing teams of several successful startups. I’ve done a lot of other stuff if you’re interested.

Things I do:

Professional WordPress developer

I’m a WordPress developer that makes high quality, fast and SEO optimised websites. I’ve been working for years with companies and creative / digital agencies that are looking for high quality, highly customised websites, that not only work well but also help make more money and generate new business. I make themes, plugins, blocks, anything really, so I can confidently say I am a WordPress specialist.

Find out more about how I work and my availability as a professional WordPress developer.

Professional Laravel developer

Laravel is a PHP web application framework which means it’s great for making web apps, whether as a backend for a SaaS business, membership system, booking platform, or internal tools for businesses. A majority of my work in Laravel has focused on building internal tools for businesses, like relational databases, which are then launched on internal networks or VPCs.

Find out more about how I work and my availability as a professional Laravel developer.

Side Projects

folder2txt

A handy utility that parses a folder full of data in to a text file that can easily be fed in to an LLM. Read my post about folder2txt.

Create ACF Block JSON

A cool command line utility to help speed up development of custom blocks for WordPress when using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). Read my post about Create ACF Block JSON.

Location Independent

A location independent guide and blog for digital nomads started in 2015. I occasionally like writing, and this lets me indulge in this alongside helping people with my thoughts and advice to cut through the nonsense and dispense crystal-clear information about becoming location independent.

This is Broken

A website dedicated to Seth Godin’s Book Recommendations. A fun little project that I did to help people discover their next great book to read, based on recommendations made by Seth Godin. Needs an update!

Other

I have a few other projects and businesses not listed here. A few more utility websites, have a large collection of T-shirt designs for sale on Amazon Merch, and have property for rent on AirBNB.

Hire Me

If you’re interested in hiring me as your developer you can contact me below:

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What do you need?*

If you need help with a plugin I made, please go to my dedicated support area for plugins or follow the support details given in the plugin.

What is the website built with?*

Does the WordPress website use any of the following page builders?*

Your project might not be the right fit for me.

Page builders like Elementor, Divi, and WPBakery add unnecessary bloat, slow down websites, and make development harder. I don’t take on small fixes or updates for sites built with them. If you’re open to a full redevelopment (without a page builder), I’d be happy to talk. Otherwise, thanks for considering me and best of luck with your project.

For small fixes, updating content, installing themes/plugins, etc, I often recommend WP Buffs. This is an all-in-one fixed fee service, so is great for small jobs, especially when using page builders.

What’s the web address of the website you’d like me to work on?*

What's your budget?*

Websites and apps can have almost unlimited features and complexity. Knowing your budget helps me shape a realistic plan for what can be built, how quickly, and to what standard. I’m an enterprise-level developer — I’m not the cheapest option, but I focus on delivering long-term, high-quality solutions. Your budget won’t change my rate, but it will help me design the best approach for your goals.