Candleston Woods
When Candleston Woods approached with the vision for their brand’s digital presence, the goal was clear: craft a website that…
View projectI’m a South Wales-based AI expert and senior developer helping founders, agencies and teams work out where AI creates real value — then designing and building the websites, tools, automations, sales journeys and workflows that make it useful.
The value is not knowing one tool. It is the judgement across AI, UX, code, sales, GEO, brand and operations — then actually building the thing properly. You get the person thinking it through and the person implementing it.
Your site, CRM, content, forms, sales process and internal tools all shape how people find you, trust you and work with you. GEO, answer engines and AI assistants can amplify that — but only if the system underneath is clear, connected and genuinely useful.
Every build has three jobs at once — make the customer journey clearer, the operations lighter, and the data more useful.
Clean semantic HTML, schema markup, structured content and sensible data flows so customers, search engines and AI tools can understand what your business actually does.
The useful gains come from connecting the tools your team already uses — CRM, email, forms, documents, dashboards, sales follow-up and internal workflows.
First-party expertise, clear positioning, human checks and proper ownership. Useful systems need trust and judgement, not just prompts.
The future isn’t one magic tool — it’s a joined-up digital system that helps people buy, act, learn and get things done. I build that layer without losing the craft underneath.
Goals, users, workflow, data and constraints — then a short, calm plan. No jargon, no AI theatre. Just clarity on what we’re building and why.
Strategy, structure, interface, integrations and guardrails — mapped out before build so every decision is deliberate and commercially useful.
Clean, fast, maintainable code with the right APIs, automations and admin experience. No bloat, no mystery plugin stack, no fragile prompt-only hacks.
DNS, email, analytics, documentation, training and ongoing improvements. I don’t disappear after launch — I help the system keep earning its place.
Real projects, live systems and shipped outcomes — from websites and brands to automation, GEO, AI-readiness and technical delivery.
When Candleston Woods approached with the vision for their brand’s digital presence, the goal was clear: craft a website that…
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Against the Grain opened their gluten-free coffee shop in Whitchurch, Cardiff, in the summer of 2022. Long before the doors…
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During 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Woods and Dunes was created to offer a socially distanced escape from the new…
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Alex offers a great personal service. Of the agencies that we’ve worked with on WordPress web development his has by far been the most competent.
Alex is amazing to work with — he’s personable and easy to get along with.
Need reliable white-label support without hiring? From South Wales, I work behind the scenes with agencies and in-house teams who need senior full-stack development, automation, UX-aware technical delivery, practical AI implementation, and WordPress / WooCommerce depth — without the overhead.
Your clients never know I exist. You get the credit, I get the work done.
Start with the business problem: leads going cold, admin eating the week, a website that no longer explains the offer, or an AI idea nobody has turned into a real workflow yet. I’ll help you decide what should be built, then build it properly.
A focused review of where AI, automation, GEO and better systems could actually improve the business — including what to ignore, what to automate first, and what the safest build path looks like.
Ask about a sprintA repeatable task, content process, CRM step, lead follow-up or internal workflow that should not be manual anymore — mapped, built, documented and handed over so your team owns it.
Map the workflowA proper digital system from strategy to launch: site, landing page, web app, dashboard, client portal, admin tool or AI-ready content layer that humans can use and machines can understand.
Plan the buildHands-off maintenance, ongoing dev and systems support — one experienced dev looking after the moving parts personally. Works across WordPress, custom PHP, Node, automations, APIs, or whatever’s under the hood.
73+ automated checks across security, performance, GEO, AI visibility, accessibility and legal compliance — scanned weekly, with fixes prioritised by severity.
Not sure what you need? Let’s talk — I’ll give you honest advice, even if it’s “you don’t need me right now.”
Modern digital work still needs the basics done properly: clear scope, secure implementation, ownership, support and judgement. AI only helps when those foundations are solid.
Fixed quotes on projects. If scope changes, we discuss it first. You’ll never get an unexpected invoice.
Direct communication, not ticket systems. I respond within 24 hours. You talk to the person building the system, not a middleman.
Code, workflows, documentation, designs and assets belong to you. No lock-in, no hostage situations. Leave anytime with everything.
Found an issue with my work? I’ll fix it free for 30 days after launch. No questions, no delays.
No hard sell, no obligation. Just a straight conversation about your workflow, website, sales process, AI idea, automation or tech stack — and whether I’m the right fit. If I’m not, I’ll tell you.
Usually respond within 24 hours · Free initial consultation · No pressure, ever