Given infinite time, a chimp would type Shakespeare. We'll need a few weeks.

Typewriting Chimp is a one-person studio that designs and builds websites, rewrites tired content, and ships its own software. The person you brief is the person who builds it.

Sheet 01: brief.txtTyped, not templated
> what do you need?
  • [x] a new websiteNOW
  • [x] a content refreshNOW
  • [ ] automationsNEXT
  • [ ] AI integrationNEXT
  • [ ] custom softwareNEXT
>
Websites✳Content refreshes✳Automations✳AI integration✳Custom software✳Bananas not accepted as payment✳

Starting with synergy words and websites.

Most businesses don't need a platform. They need a site that loads fast, says the right thing and is easy to update. That's where we begin.

New websites

Designed and built from scratch around what your customers actually come looking for.

  • →Discovery, goals and site map
  • →Design worked out in the browser, not in slide decks
  • →Fast, accessible, search-friendly build
  • →A CMS you'll actually be able to use
  • →Optional hosting from £10/month

Content refresh

Your site works, but it reads like it was written years ago. We audit it, rewrite it and restructure it, without starting from zero.

  • →Content and SEO audit
  • →Rewrites in your voice, not ours
  • →Page structure and navigation tidy-up
  • →Visual refresh where it counts
  • →Before-and-after report so you can see the change

Hosting

Keep your site online, backed up and secure, month to month.

Hosting £10/mo
See hosting →
Also available, just ask
On request

Automations

Connect the tools you already pay for and stop copying data between them by hand.

On request

AI integration

Practical AI inside your workflows: assistants, search over your own documents, drafting help. Sensible safeguards included.

On request

Custom software

Bespoke tools and apps, built the same way we build our own products in the lab.

More about automations, AI & custom software →

We ship our own bugs software, too.

The lab is where we try things out before we try them on clients. Every project gets a full write-up in the journal.

The Manchester Trams website, with live departure times shown on a phone.
Software·In-house·2022

Manchester Trams

The unofficial app for the Metrolink tram network in Manchester. Find the nearest stop, check live departures and save your favourite stations.

The Serversinc website, with the server dashboard below the headline.
Software·In-house·2023

Serversinc

Run your servers like you've got a platform team. Serversinc ships what runs on them, keeps it safe, and tells you what needs you before it breaks.

Max, smiling, in a flat cap against a concrete wall.

Hi, I'm Max.

I make the internet work for businesses, not the other way around. Sometimes that’s a website; sometimes it’s a smarter way to get things done.

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. I’ll listen to what you’re trying to achieve, work out what would genuinely help, then design and build it with you. That might be a few small changes or something made from scratch.

When I'm not working on client sites, I'm building my own software, like Manchester Trams and Serversinc, and writing up what I learn in the journal.

Based in
Manchester
Building for the web
10 years
Favourite tools
The ones that work well

Notes from the typewriter. (mostly typo-free)

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One person. Four steps. Nine meetings.

  1. 01A proper chatWe talk about your business, your customers and what the site needs to do for them.
  2. 02A clear planScope, timeline and price agreed in writing before any work starts.
  3. 03Built in the openYou follow progress on a live preview link, not a big reveal at the end.
  4. 04Launch & look afterWe launch, show you the ropes, and stick around for updates and fixes.

Got a website that's seen better days?

Tell me what you've got and what you need. You'll hear back from me, not a ticketing system, within 24 hours.