Hire the person who writes the code
No agency margin, no recruiter fee, no account manager translating your words into somebody else’s ticket. You talk to the developer. From the first call to the day it ships.
Three ways to work together
Most companies come to me with one of three shapes of problem. Something specific that needs building, something ongoing that nobody has time for, or a gap in the team that lasts a few months. Each has its own arrangement, and it is worth picking the right one before we talk about money.
All three run remotely. I am in Denmark, on Central European Time, which means a full working day of overlap with the rest of Europe and the UK, and a morning that still reaches the US east coast.
Working language is English or Danish. Meetings, documentation, commit messages, whichever suits your team.
Ways to work together
A defined scope, a fixed price
You know what you need built. We agree the scope, I give you a fixed price up front, and you get it delivered. Suits new builds, migrations, redesigns and technical SEO audits.
Ongoing hours, reserved for you
A set number of hours a month for maintenance, improvements and the things that come up. Suits companies that have a site but no in-house developer.
A developer on your team, temporarily
You need capacity for a few months. I join the team, use your tools, attend your stand-ups, and leave when the work is done.
The practical questions
The questions that decide whether hiring someone in another country is worth the trouble. Here they are, answered before you have to ask.
CET, UTC+1
Full overlap with Europe and the UK, and mornings that reach the US east coast. If you are in California, we will find a rhythm, but say so early.
English or Danish
Meetings, documentation, tickets and commit messages in either. Nothing gets lost because the developer only half followed the conversation.
I sign yours
NDA, framework agreement, your standard terms. I read them before signing, and I will tell you if something in there does not work.
EUR or DKK
Invoiced from a registered Danish business. For EU business customers, VAT goes through reverse charge, so you account for it at your end and I do not add it.
GDPR is not a project
Being EU-based means the rules are simply how things are already done here, not a compliance exercise bolted on afterwards. Data stays in the EU unless you ask otherwise.
Kept honest
Current capacity is on the front page and it is accurate. If I do not have room, I will say so rather than take the work and be slow with it.
What it costs
The honest answer is that it depends, but not in a vague “get in touch to find out” way. In a way you can do arithmetic on. The price follows three things, and you get a fixed figure agreed before anything starts.
How much is there?
A sharp one-pager is one job. Twenty pages, a blog and a customer login is another. We count what you actually need, not what looks impressive in a proposal.
What does it have to do?
A site that shows who you are costs less than a shop with payment, stock and shipping. Booking, newsletters, logins. Anything that does more than look good adds to it.
Who writes it?
If you have text and images ready, it moves fast. If I write, shoot or assemble it, that is more work. Both are fine. It just has to be in the arithmetic.
A day rate and an hourly rate are available on request, and you get a fixed project price after the first call. Free, no obligation, and no salesperson calling you three times.
Why a freelancer instead of an agency
An agency has a sales team, project managers and a lease. None of that is free, and it is the client who pays for it. Here there is nobody to go through.
You talk to the person building it
No contact person translating your request to a developer you never meet. What you say is what I build. Without three intermediaries where the details go missing.
You pay for the work, not the office
The rate can look higher per hour and still come out lower per outcome, because none of it is funding a floor of people who never touch your project.
You own everything afterwards
No lock-in, no subscription that keeps you tied. When the site is yours, it is yours. Code and all. Want me on the sidelines afterwards, I am there. Need to manage alone, you can.
Ready when you are
Tell me what you do, what needs building, and when it needs to be live. You get a fixed price and an honest assessment.
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