— About —

Hi, I’m Ben — a freelance website designer and developer based in Manchester, UK. Building websites and tools since the early days of the internet.

My love for websites began when I was around nine years old. Back in the late 1990s I built my very first website whilst at primary school for a clan in a game called Delta Force: Land Warrior, and from that moment I was hooked. I’ve always been fascinated by how the web makes information accessible to everyone, and by the creativity and problem-solving involved in designing great user experiences.

Over the years I’ve watched the web evolve from the days of Flash animations, Microsoft FrontPage and XHTML to the modern world of HTML5, CSS, and powerful web applications. That evolution — and the clever solutions developers build along the way — is something I still enjoy being part of today.

Due to a chronic health condition I’m not always able to take on client work, but when health allows I occasionally accept small, carefully managed projects. Much of my current focus is on developing SaaS tools and plugins, such as my JiffyTrade Business Manager plugin for WordPress – a tool built specifically for tradesmen, sole traders, freelancers and/or small service businesses; allowing you to create estimates, quotes, and invoices, manage customers, track expenses and receipts, store third-party certificates and guarantees, and generate professional PDFs — all from within WordPress itself.

If you’d like to see what I’ve built, feel free to explore my portfolio — or get in touch.