A personal website designer for sites that are actually yours.
A fast, custom personal website for your name, your work, and your writing, built the way this site is built. Personal website design for individuals only: portfolios, personal brands, writers, and job seekers. I do not build business or commercial sites.
Where this usually starts.
Website builders all look the same
Every template site looks like every other template site, and customizing one fights the builder at every step.
Your name does not find you
Search your own name and you get a LinkedIn profile, an old bio, and someone else with the same name.
You want to own it
No monthly builder fees, no platform lock-in, and a site you can update without asking anyone.
Personal website design built around your work
Most personal websites start on a builder and end up looking like the builder. Personal website design services that start from your work give you a site that feels like yours, loads fast, and is easy to maintain.
Built the way this site is built
This site runs on a modern static stack with a 99 PageSpeed performance score and 100 across accessibility, best practices, and SEO. Your personal brand website gets the same approach: custom design, a fast build, search basics done right, and full ownership of the code and the domain. As your personal website developer, I handle the build; after the handoff, the site is yours to update.
Personal sites only
This is for individuals: a portfolio, a personal brand, a writer’s home base, or a site that makes your name findable. I do not build commercial or business websites. If you are a business, start with the SEO & GEO audit instead.
The scope, start to finish.
Design
- A custom design around your work
- Mobile-first layout and typography
Build
- A fast static site on a modern stack
- Top-tier PageSpeed scores out of the gate
Search and AI readiness
- Title tags, structured data, and a sitemap so your name finds you
- Person schema so search engines and AI assistants connect the site to you
Domain and launch
- Domain setup and deployment
Handoff
- A walkthrough so you can edit and publish yourself
A site built around you.
A custom personal site
Designed around you, built to load fast, and ready for search from day one.
Full ownership
Your domain, your code, your content. No builder subscription.
The ability to update it
A handoff so you can edit pages and publish posts on your own.
A few questions people actually ask.
How much does it cost to hire someone to design a personal website?
It depends on the size of the site and what it needs to do, so I quote after a short conversation about what you want. Tell me in the form below.
Do you design websites for businesses?
No. This service is for personal websites only: individuals, portfolios, personal brands, and writers. For a business site, you need a web design firm.
Is a personal website designer different from a personal website developer?
Often they are two people. I do both for personal sites: the design, the build, and the search setup.
Can I update the site myself?
Yes. The handoff covers how to edit pages and publish new content, and you own the code and the domain.
Will my site show up when people search my name?
It is set up to: titles, Person schema, and a sitemap are built in so search engines and AI assistants can connect the site to you. Ranking for a common name also depends on what else exists under it.