QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

I am based in the Philippines on UTC+8. That gives me a full overlap with European business hours, mornings with Australia and the Gulf, and evenings with US Pacific. I keep flexible hours, and right now I am working live with teams in Amsterdam, Paris, and Dubai, so most clients get a reply the same day.

You do. Every line I write for your project is yours, handed over on final payment. I may reuse my own generic helpers and techniques on future work, but never your business logic, content, branding, or data.

Yes, gladly. A good part of my work is under NDA and stays private. Send yours and I will sign it before we get into the specifics of your project.

Yes. A lot of my work is white label for agencies in the US, UK, and Europe. I can stay behind the scenes, use your process and tools, and join client calls as part of your team if that helps.

Yes. Besides one off projects, I offer monthly retainers for ongoing maintenance, updates, and support. It is a simple way to keep a site healthy and have a developer on call without hiring full time.

It depends on the work. A small plugin or fix can take a few days. A full WordPress or Shopify build is usually two to six weeks. Larger custom apps and SaaS run longer and are split into milestones. Retainers are open ended, month to month.

Yes, I do this often. I can take over a site or app someone else built, read the existing code, and work with it. I start by reviewing what is there and flagging any risks, then make changes carefully so nothing breaks.

Yes. I have moved sites between hosts, upgraded PHP versions, migrated WooCommerce to HPOS, and rebuilt apps from CodeIgniter 3 to 4. I test on a staging copy first, keep backups, and aim for zero downtime on the switch.

Each milestone includes a round or two of revisions so we get it right. Small tweaks are expected and fine. If the changes turn into new features or a different direction, I treat that as added scope and we agree on it first.

If something falls outside what we agreed, I tell you early, explain why, and give you an estimate. Then we decide together before I build it. You will not get a surprise invoice from me.

I usually split a project into milestones, with a deposit to start and the balance on delivery. For longer work I bill per milestone as we go. I take payment through Wise, PayPal, or bank transfer, in USD, GBP, EUR, or your local currency where it works.

I use AI tools to move faster, the same way I use an IDE or a linter. But I read, test, and understand every line before it ships. You get clean code I can explain and maintain, not black box output I cannot stand behind.