This page was built by hand. Yours will be too.

Riptide is a family-run web studio in Port St. Lucie, Florida. I design, code and host every site myself — no templates, no page builders, nothing generated and forgotten.

Start a project
~/riptide — deploybash
Stack
HTML · CSS · JS
Hosting
My own server
Built in
Port St. Lucie
01 — /work

On the bench.

One live client site, plus concept builds that show the range. Concepts are labelled as concepts — no pretending.

● LIVEkwwreckerservice.com
The KW Wrecker Service homepage: dark maroon with gold accents, headline “One call does it all.” 1440 × 900 · multi-page · real job-site gallery

KW Wrecker Service

A family-owned towing and recovery company running 24/7 in South Florida. A bold maroon-and-gold build with services, a real job-site gallery, and click-to-call on every page.

  • photos compressed ~91% (WebP)
  • migrated to my server
  • spam-protected contact form
Visit the live site →
02 — /services

Everything in one set of hands.

Design, code, hosting and upkeep don't get passed between three companies. When something needs fixing, the person who built it fixes it.

What's included in each →
LAYERS — services4 items

Custom websites

Designed from scratch and hand-coded. Fast, mobile-first, built to bring in customers — not to win awards nobody sees.

From $250/mo

Hosting on my server

SSL, backups and monitoring included. No faceless hosting company in the middle.

Ask for details

Care plans

New hours, new menu, new photos — send it over and it's live. Updates, fixes and security handled monthly.

Included

Tech help

Business email, Google Business Profile, booking and payments — set up and explained in plain English.

From $50
03 — /process

How a site ships.

Every project runs the same way, and you can see each step as it happens.

  1. commit 01 · day one

    Free consult

    We talk about your business, what's working and what isn't. No pitch, no pressure.

  2. commit 02 · design & build

    Built from scratch

    I design and code it by hand. You get a preview link and give feedback as it takes shape.

  3. commit 03 · deploy

    Live on my server

    Domain, SSL, email records — all the technical bits handled. You just share the link.

  4. HEAD · ongoing

    Kept running

    Updates, backups and fixes from the same person who built it — for as long as you need.

README.md
04 — /about

A family business. One builder.

Riptide is based in Port St. Lucie. I'm the one who designs, codes and hosts your site, and family keeps the rest of the business running. When you call, you're talking to the person whose name is on the work.

## Why a small shop is safe to hire

  • You own your code — it's in the contract.
  • Backups and documentation on every site, so it never depends on one person's memory.
  • A registered Florida LLC with real contracts.
  • A real reply within 4 hours. Yes, even at 2 AM.
The longer story →
05 — /start-a-project

Let's put your business on the bench.

Tell me what you do and what you need. I'll get back to you personally within 4 hours — no sales team, no autoresponder.

Based in
Port St. Lucie, FL — serving all of Florida
$ start-a-project
* required · no spam, no mailing lists
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