Custom work
A web application built around the way you work
Want a web application built? Then I build software that runs in the browser, where people log in and get something done: book an appointment, follow a job or keep a shared schedule. A website you read, a web app you use. You get a quote with a fixed price up front.
What you get
- A conversation about your workflow: who does what, and where it gets stuck now
- A proposal with what the first version does and doesn't do, a fixed price and a schedule
- Log-ins with accounts, roles and permissions
- Screens and forms that fit the way you work
- An online test version, so you can follow along
- Testing before the app goes live, usually by you and your team as the first users
- Built with privacy and the GDPR in mind
Not included
- Hosting and maintenance of the app. What that costs per month depends on what the app does and is stated in the quote.
- Running costs of external services, such as email, payments or AI. They are in the quote up front.
- Managing your users and your content. That's done by you or your team.
- Features that aren't in the quote. We discuss new wishes first, with a price up front.
- Round-the-clock help or guaranteed availability.
Exactly what is and is not included is set out in the terms.
Who it's for
You work with spreadsheets and email
Requests, schedules or customer details live in separate Excel files and emails. A tool of your own puts everything in one place, with one version everybody sees.
Your clients want to sort things out themselves
Book an appointment, see how a job is going or download documents. In a client portal they do that themselves, whenever it suits them.
Your member portal is becoming a platform
A member portal is enough for log-ins, documents and discussions. If you want more, such as your own editorial environment, a newsletter and moderation in one, it becomes a web application.
What is a web application?
A web application, or web app, is software that runs in your browser. You don't install anything: you go to an address, log in and get to work. The difference with a website: a website you read, a web application you use. You enter something, it's saved and someone else sees it.
A few examples. A client portal where clients see their jobs and documents. A booking or planning tool. An internal tool that replaces a spreadsheet five people work in at once. Or a member platform with accounts, its own editorial environment, a newsletter and moderation.
From member portal to web application
A member portal is a private part of your website: members log in, read along and talk to each other. For many networks and associations, that's enough.
Does it grow beyond that, with workflows of its own, different kinds of users who each do something else, or links with other systems? Then you're really building a web application. And that's how I approach it: first work out how the work flows, then build.
Having a web app built: how I go about it
I start with your work, not with the technology. Together we go through how things run now: who does what, where information lives and where it gets stuck. That tells us what the app needs to do.
Then we choose what the first version really needs. What can wait goes on a list for later. That way something that works is in place sooner, and you see in practice what's still missing.
To be clear up front: a web application is a bigger project than a website that's live within a week. How long it takes depends on what the app has to do. That's in the schedule in the quote.
What does a web application cost?
A web application has no 'from' price, because no two are the same. You get a quote with a fixed price for what we've agreed together, and a schedule. How and when you pay is in the quote as well.
On top of that there are running costs: hosting, maintenance and any external services. An app needs more than an ordinary website, so you hear those costs up front too, in the quote. They aren't automatically covered by Hosting or Care.
Once everything is paid, what I built specifically for you is yours. You may use the code and have it changed, also by another developer. The exact arrangements are in article 6 of the terms.
How it works
- 1
Intro call
In a free 30-minute call you tell me what isn't running smoothly now and what you have in mind.
- 2
Working it out
Together we go through how the work runs now and what the app should solve.
- 3
Quote
You get a proposal with what the first version does, a fixed price and a schedule.
- 4
Build and test
You follow along on an online test version. Before the app goes live, you test it yourself in your own work, often together with your team.
- 5
Live
The app goes live. Whatever needs adding after that, we discuss step by step.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a website and a web application?
A website you read: you look at information and get in touch. In a web application you do something: you log in, enter data and work together with others. Many projects have both, for example a website with a client portal behind it.
What does it cost to have a web application built?
That depends entirely on what the app has to do. That's why there's no 'from' price. After a conversation and working out your workflow, you get a quote with a fixed price.
How long does it take?
Longer than a website. Exactly how long depends on what the app needs to do. The schedule is in the quote, and we start with a first version that does the most important part.
What does a web app cost per month?
That depends on the app: hosting, maintenance and any external services. You hear it up front, in the quote.
Isn't a member portal enough?
Often it is. If you mainly want members to log in, read documents and talk to each other, look at a member portal first. A web application fits when real workflows or links with other systems come in.
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