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Hi, I'm Terence.

VelocityDev is a one-person agency. I build WordPress websites, custom software and n8n automations for small businesses, and you work with me directly from the first call to the last deploy.

  • 8+ years professional development experience
  • WordPress, React/Next.js, Node, n8n
  • Every price published before you ever talk to me
  • Reply within 2 hours, Mon–Fri
  • You own all code, designs and workflows

Why I started VelocityDev

I have spent 8+ years building websites, applications and automations for startups, growing businesses and larger companies, often inside agencies. The pattern I kept seeing: a client with a clear idea, stuck relaying it through an account manager to a developer they never met.

Questions took days. Context got lost. The thing that got built was close to what was asked for, but not quite. VelocityDev exists to remove the relay. You talk to the person building it.

The name is about steady, measurable progress toward your business goal, not just moving fast. Weekly working demos, a fixed scope and price agreed up front, and straight answers when something needs to change.

“Great digital work is not about code and design. It is about understanding what the business is trying to do, and building the simplest thing that does it.”
Terence
Founder & Developer, VelocityDev

What I'm building toward

A small, trusted practice that small businesses come back to for years, built on honest communication, published pricing and work that pays for itself.

What I'm good at

Full-stack development

8+ years building web applications and WordPress sites that other people have to maintain afterwards, which teaches you to build them properly.

React / Next.jsNode.jsWordPress & PHPTypeScript

n8n workflow automation

Designing, building and self-hosting automations that connect CRMs, forms, email, sheets and Slack, and migrating businesses off Zapier and Make.

n8n (cloud & self-hosted)Zapier / Make migrationAPIs & webhooksAI steps

UI/UX design

Clear, conversion-focused interfaces. Layout and user flow first, visuals second.

FigmaAdobe Creative SuitePrototypingBrand systems

Technical SEO & performance

Structured data, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, and content that targets what buyers actually type.

Google Search ConsoleSchema.orgCore Web VitalsAnalytics

How I work

These principles shape how I run each project and the kind of partnership I want with every client.

Results, not decoration

A project is measured by what it does for the business: enquiries, hours saved, orders. Not by how it looks in a portfolio.

What that means for you
Your money goes into things that move a number

Direct access, always

You work with me from the first call to the last deploy. No account managers, no relay, no "I'll check with the team".

What that means for you
Answers within 2 hours, Mon–Fri, from the person doing the work

Small and fast on purpose

I take on a handful of active projects at a time. That is what makes weekly demos and quick turnarounds possible.

What that means for you
Decisions in hours, not approval chains

Honest, even when it costs me

If you do not need what you are asking for, I say so. If I am not the right person, I tell you who might be.

What that means for you
You never pay for work you did not need

Every project, the same three steps

1. A 30-minute call

What the business does, what you need, and whether I am the right person for it.

2. Fixed-price proposal

A written scope, price and timeline within one business day. Changes are discussed before they are billed.

3. Build, with weekly demos

A working link every week. Questions answered within 2 hours, Mon–Fri, by the person writing the code.

Why hire a one-person agency?

It is not for everyone. Here is the honest trade-off.

Senior on every task

The person who scopes the work is the person who builds it. Nothing gets handed to a junior after the sale.

vs. agencies where senior staff sell and junior staff deliver

Faster decisions

No approval layers. A question on Monday gets a working answer, not a meeting request.

vs. weekly status calls and multi-week change requests

Fewer clients, more attention

I deliberately keep the roster small. Your project is one of a few, not one of forty.

vs. assembly-line production with stretched resources

No overhead in your invoice

You are paying for development, design and automation, not for account management, office space or a sales team.

vs. agency rates that fund three layers of people you never meet

When I am not the right fit

  • ✕ You need a large team available immediately
  • ✕ You want a spec executed without questions
  • ✕ You prefer formal enterprise procurement over a direct working relationship
  • ✕ You are looking for the cheapest possible option

Want an honest first take on your project?

Book a free 30-minute call. No sales pitch. If I am not the right fit, I will tell you who might be.

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