If you want a developer who answers the phone, without the overhead of a Center City agency, I'm less than 10 miles away. I'm a web designer and developer in Mount Laurel, NJ, and Philadelphia businesses and agencies hire me for exactly that.
Skip the account managers and the offshore handoffs. You talk directly to the person doing the work.
If you want one person to design and build your site, that's hard to find. When you look for a web designer in Philadelphia, you usually find a large agency that passes your project between a designer, a developer, and an account manager, or a designer who can make something look good but can't build what it needs to do.
I do both. I design the site and I build it, so the person drawing the layout is the same person writing the code. Whether you need a new site, a redesign of one that's gone stale, or someone to finish what another developer left behind, it's one direct line to me from the first conversation through launch.
Recent Philadelphia work includes getting The Print Center's website back online in 72 hours and a mobile-first rebuild for Second Chance Dance.
If you need a store or custom functionality, WordPress is still the right platform for many Philadelphia businesses, and it's where most of my consulting work happens:
When a site doesn't need WordPress, I build it as a static site instead: faster, with almost nothing to attack, and less expensive to run. Static website development
Thinking about moving off WordPress? Here’s how I convert a WordPress site to a static site, and how you edit a static website with an AI assistant once it’s live.
Why Philadelphia businesses choose a specialized partner over a generic agency.
Based in Mount Laurel, less than 10 miles from Philadelphia, I've worked with businesses and agencies across the Greater Philadelphia market since 2012. Close enough to be responsive, and outside the Center City overhead that drives agency pricing up.
Large agencies carry big overhead, and their pricing reflects it. With me, your budget goes into design, development, security, and performance, not an office or a sales team. Most small business sites take 10 to 40 hours, or about $900 to $3,400.
When you have a question that matters, you don't talk to a project manager; you talk to me. I write every line of code on your project, so you get expert answers, faster changes, and one accountable person from kickoff through launch and beyond.
About half of my work is white label for agencies. I'm the technical partner you bring in when a project has to ship clean and on the timeline you promised your client. You keep the client relationship and the design direction. I handle the development and stay invisible, or maintain the site for you after launch if you'd like.
Hand over Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch files and get a fast, pixel-accurate site in return, on WordPress (Divi, Elementor, Kadence, or the block editor) or as a static site. NDA-friendly.
Most work is remote, but for projects that warrant it I'll meet you at your office in Center City, Rittenhouse, Old City, or University City.
Offload maintenance for your client sites: monthly updates, performance monitoring, and security hardening. Plans start at $129 a month.
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I'm in Mount Laurel, NJ, less than 10 miles from Philadelphia. Close enough to meet in person when a project warrants it, and outside the Center City overhead that drives agency pricing up.
Yes. I build from your agency's design files and work behind the scenes, and I can meet in Center City when a project calls for it.
Yes. I build and maintain WooCommerce stores, from straightforward catalogs to setups with custom functionality, with a focus on keeping them fast and stable.
Yes. A lot of my work is taking over sites that have gone stale, become slow, or were left half-finished by someone else, and either refreshing them or rebuilding them properly.
Both. I design the site and develop it myself, so you work with one person rather than coordinating a separate designer and developer.
No. WordPress is where most of my consulting work happens, but many small business sites are faster and less expensive as static sites, and I'll recommend whichever fits. Static website development
Yes. I do the SEO work myself, from audits and on-page fixes to technical and local SEO, including your Google Business Profile and Maps rankings. SEO consulting and local SEO
Yes. Webcare plans keep the site updated and secure after launch, or I can help by the hour whenever you need a change. Webcare
Both. About half of my work is white label for agencies, and the rest is direct work for businesses and nonprofits.
It depends on what the site needs to do, so I bill by the hour instead of quoting a package. Most small business sites take 10 to 40 hours, which works out to about $900 to $3,400 at my block rates, and a static site is usually at the low end. I bill in prepaid blocks from $100 an hour down to $85, tracked in 15-minute increments, and I give you an upfront estimate of the hours before any work starts.
Yes, when the project warrants it. Most communication is by email and scheduled calls, but I'm available for in-person kickoffs and key milestones.
If you want to work directly with the person building your site, tell me about your project or your agency's next build. The first conversation is free, and you'll get an hours estimate before any work starts.
Spencer Taylor
Web designer & developer
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
