Direct access to the person building it
No account managers, no handoff to a junior — you're working directly with the engineer who builds it.
You've been too busy running the business to fix how it runs. That's normal.
I build the websites, apps, and automation you haven't had time to — fast, and without the agency overhead.
Why Hashton
Built fast, not eventually
Most agencies quote weeks and deliver months. You get a working result in days, not a project plan.
Proven outside client work too
Built and ran Frontend Now to $100k/month with thousands of users — this isn't a first attempt at running something real.
Still there after launch
No disappearing once the invoice clears — ongoing support if something breaks or needs to change.
Featured Engineering Work
Proof in production
A selection of enterprise platforms, SaaS applications, and interactive learning engines shipped by senior engineer Harry Ashton.
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EO Charging — EO Cloud
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THRIVE LXP — Learning Platform
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CodePrepped.com
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Syntax Arena — Gamified Practice
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Services
A fast, credible site that actually converts — not a template with your logo on it. Structure, copy, and performance built around one clear goal.
Custom-built tools and apps for the specific way your business actually works — dashboards, portals, and workflows that hold up under real use.
The manual admin eating your week — booked, followed up, or invoiced without you touching it. Practical automation, not a science project.
FAQ
- Every engagement starts with understanding the problem — what you need live, who it's for, and what “done” looks like. From there it's a tight loop: scope, build, review, ship. You'll talk directly with the engineer building it, not a project manager relaying messages. Most work lands in weeks, not quarters — with clear milestones and no black-box agency process.
- Three things: websites that convert, custom apps and tools for how your business actually runs, and AI automation that takes manual admin off your plate. You can book a single landing page or a fuller build — the stack and process stay engineer-led either way.
- Custom code by default — typically modern stacks like Next.js — so the result holds up under real use, SEO, and change. No-code tools are fine for throwaway experiments; if you need something credible and maintainable, we build it properly.
- Yes. The focus is shipping the smallest version that actually works for customers or leads — not every feature on a wishlist. We cut scope hard, ship fast, then iterate once it's live.
- Only if you need to edit content often without a developer. Many marketing sites are faster and cheaper as hardcoded pages until that need shows up. If you do need a CMS, we'll pick the lightest fit for your workflow — not a platform for its own sake.
- Fixed-price for clearly scoped websites and automations. Flexible / milestone-based when the product is still evolving. We'll agree the model on the call before any work starts — no surprise invoices.
- Every site ships with solid technical SEO: semantic HTML, performance, metadata, accessibility, and indexing hygiene. Broader content/keyword strategy can be scoped separately if you need it — the foundation is always built in.
- Yes. Slow sites are usually a pile of small issues — heavy images, too much JavaScript, blocking scripts, weak caching. We audit, fix the bottlenecks, and re-check Core Web Vitals so visitors (and search) feel the difference.