Custom web software · Full-stack · 20+ yrs

Custom web software, built start to finish.

From the first conversation to launch and well beyond, I design and build the web applications your business actually needs — and I explain every step in plain language, not jargon.

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Full-stack
From database to interface — one person owns the whole build.
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Solo or embedded
Work alone, or plug into your dev and marketing teams.
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Plain language
Clear answers, never jargon — even on the hard stuff.
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What I build

One developer, full ownership — from database to interface.

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Custom web applications

Bespoke software shaped around how your business actually works — not forced into someone else's template.

CRMsSchedulingPortalsDashboards
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WordPress, done right

Custom plugins and themes, tricky bug fixes, and serious speed-ups — built on two decades of deep WordPress work.

PluginsThemesFixesSpeed
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Performance & data

Faster pages, healthier databases, and systems that stay calm as you grow. I've spent years tuning the parts users never see.

DatabasesOptimizationScaling
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Start to finish

One partner from idea to launch to ongoing care. No hand-offs, no loose ends, no “that's not my department.”

DiscoveryBuildLaunchMaintain
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Who you'd be working with

A technical partner who speaks human.

Hi, I'm Jon Christopher — for 20+ years I've built software that moves businesses forward.

Jon Christopher
A good fit for Marketing teamsDev teamsBusiness-mindedPlain-spokenFull-stack
Jon Christopher
Founder · Buildworks, LLC

My foundation is JavaScript, PHP, HTML, and CSS, with deep WordPress experience and a lot of time spent setting up and optimizing the databases underneath. I built and sold a software product company after running it for seven years, then moved into Laravel, Vue, and Svelte work.

A lot of my work today is still WordPress — it's where I go deepest, and where most of my clients first find me. I have no plans to walk away from it. At the same time, I'm taking on more ground-up custom builds, and I'm always glad to talk through a project that lives well outside the WordPress world.

Modern AI tooling has also changed what a single developer can deliver. I treat it as a force multiplier, not a shortcut — twenty years of experience is what tells me when an answer is actually right. It just means I can move faster, cover more ground, and ship more complete, well-tested work than a solo developer reasonably could a few years ago.

Honestly, the specific stack matters less than the outcome. I'm a full-stack developer who works with businesses to hit real goals — and I have a knack for giving clear technical answers to people who find technology hard to talk about.

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Contact me

Tell me what you have in mind.

What do you want to build? Tell me about it in your own words — you don't need a spec or a detailed plan, just a sense of what you're trying to make and a ballpark of what you're hoping to spend.

I read every message myself and always reply personally. No funnel, no hard sell — just a straightforward conversation about whether I'm the right fit.

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No spam, no sales funnel. Just a real reply from me.