Design & build
Custom sites, no page builders
Hand-built HTML and CSS, designed around what your business actually does — not a template with your logo dropped in. Fast to load, easy to hand off.
Web design & managed hosting
Sites built with care, hosted like they matter.
I design and build custom static sites, then deploy them on their own AWS infrastructure — fast, secure, and yours to keep. You see and approve the finished design before a domain is ever registered or a penny is spent on hosting.
What I do
Three parts, one person — design, infrastructure, and the upkeep in between.
Infrastructure
Your own AWS stack
Every site runs on its own S3 + CloudFront deployment, provisioned with Terraform — HTTPS, a global CDN, and infrastructure you own outright, not a shared platform account.
Ongoing care
Support after launch
Content changes, small fixes, and keeping an eye on things once the site is live, so it keeps working without becoming your problem to maintain.
How a project runs
Nothing is registered or paid for until you've seen — and approved — the finished design.
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01
Draft & review
I design and build the site first, then send a private preview link. No domain, no hosting, no cost yet — just the design, ready to react to.
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Approve
Once you're happy, we lock the design. Only then do I register the domain and provision hosting for it.
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Launch & support
The site goes live on its own managed infrastructure, with ongoing care available afterwards.
Who I build for
Independent businesses and individuals who want a site that's genuinely theirs.
Independent authors & small presses
Author sites and imprint pages that need to look credible to readers, editors, and publishers alike.
Local & service-based businesses
Straightforward sites that load fast, work on any phone, and make it easy to get in touch.
Personal & creative brands
Portfolios and personal sites built around the work itself, without a subscription attached to it.
Start a project
Tell me a bit about what you need — the kind of site, roughly when you'd want it live — and I'll follow up with next steps.
hello@jamesbrucewebdesign.com