About
I build websites I'd actually enjoy managing myself.
- 15+ years of experience in web development
- Degree in Business Administration and E-Business
- Official Partner of Craft CMS, Statamic, and Kirby
- Clients across Europe and beyond
How it all started
My first website went live in 1998, after an HTML class in vocational school. What started as curiosity quickly became a passion. During my studies I worked as an online editor for a major German tech publisher and various gaming magazines. The CMS tools we used were painful. Slow, unintuitive, and constantly in the way. That frustration shaped a conviction I still hold today: a good CMS has to work as well for editors as it does for developers.
On the side, I built my own projects: blogs about Nintendo and Xbox, for which I had custom systems built. When WordPress launched, it was a turning point. Finally, I could build websites without relying on external developers. But over time, the mix of PHP and HTML started to bother me, and WordPress at its core remained a blogging tool that needed a plugin for everything. ExpressionEngine showed me what a CMS could really be: a clean separation of logic and frontend. From there, Craft CMS, Kirby, and Statamic were the natural next step
Why freelance
When I started out, almost no agencies were working with Craft CMS or Kirby. The agency landscape, especially in Germany, was dominated by WordPress. Many still push it for every project, regardless of whether it actually fits.
As a freelancer, I'm not tied to any system. I recommend what genuinely suits the project. I work directly with you, without going through project managers or account managers. Because I studied Business Administration, the first conversation isn't just about technology. It's about your business.
How I work
I move into prototypes early. Not static mockups that have to be painstakingly translated into code later, but straight into the browser, the way the website will actually look and behave.
Real content matters from the start. Placeholder text distorts everything. Layouts always look fine with Lorem Ipsum. Working with actual content early leads to better decisions about structure, layout, and functionality.
Before I write a single line of code, I listen. What do you actually want to achieve? What does your team need? What hasn't worked before? Everything else follows from there.