I'm 23, I live in Point Pleasant, and I build websites for small businesses along the Jersey Shore. Not a big agency. Not a template. Just me, someone who grew up here, knows these businesses, and thinks they deserve way better than what they've got online right now.
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I'm Duncan. 23. Born in Jersey, raised in Point Pleasant. I studied IT at Virginia Tech, and in a world where AI can spit out a website in 30 seconds and agencies charge you $10k to barely learn your name, I'm the guy who actually sits down and listens.
Here's the thing nobody talks about. AI tools and website builders have made it easy to get something online. But "easy" and "good" aren't the same thing. I've been around coding, agents, and AI for over a quarter of my life. A Wix template doesn't know your regulars by name. ChatGPT doesn't know what it feels like to walk into your shop on a Saturday morning. I do. I grew up in these places.
I'm not here to just sell you a website and vanish. Need honest advice about whether AI tools make sense for your business? I'll tell you straight. Need someone to actually pick up the phone when something breaks? That's me. I'm building real relationships with real businesses, not racking up client numbers on a slide deck.
A family recipe turned restaurant. A passion for surfing turned shop. Years of mastering a craft turned barbershop. AI is changing everything about this industry, and that's not a bad thing. But the businesses I care about need more than a generated page. They need someone who understands the Shore, understands the tech, and can tell them straight what's worth paying for and what's not. Whether that means building you a site from scratch or just giving you honest advice about the tools that are out there, I'm here for it.
I'll be honest about what you actually need.
Maybe you need a full custom site. Maybe a simple one-pager and a good Google listing will do the job. I'm not going to upsell you on something your business doesn't need just to pad an invoice. If free tools get you 80% of the way there, I'll tell you that and help you set them up.
Agency quality without the agency price tag.
Big agencies charge $5k to $15k because they have offices, account managers, and overhead. I have a laptop and an obsession with making things perfect. You get the same level of craft, handwritten code, custom design, real strategy, at a fraction of the cost.
AI is a tool, not a replacement for taste.
I use AI where it makes sense. I'm not afraid of it. But I also know that a generated website looks like a generated website. The businesses on this shore have too much character to be flattened into something a robot spit out in 30 seconds. The human eye still matters.
You can call me. Literally.
No support tickets. No chatbots. No 'someone from our team will reach out within 48 hours.' You get my number. Something breaks on a Saturday? I'll fix it on Saturday. That's the whole point of working with a real person.