Hire a Next.js developer who stays after launch
I build with Next.js, TypeScript and Tailwind and deploy through OpenNext on Cloudflare Workers. This site runs that way, so you are already looking at the result.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- App Router
- Cloudflare Workers
Built for technical clients
You already know roughly what you need and want someone to build it rather than describe it. A new product, a half finished repository or a site that has been on WordPress for years: every engagement starts with a look at what exists, not with a pitch deck.
Where a website starts costing you
Most Next.js enquiries do not start with a technology question. They start with one of these six.
Slow first paint
Core Web Vitals are measured on real visits, not in a lab. A bundle that assembles the page in the browser pushes LCP past the threshold long before anyone notices.
Thin HTML for crawlers
A classic single page app ships an empty root element and leaves everything to JavaScript. Server Components send finished HTML with proper metadata instead.
The CMS is in the way
WordPress carries content well. The moment you need custom logic, a login or a real integration, it turns into plugin archaeology and every update is a gamble.
Site builder ceiling
Wix, Squarespace and Webflow carry you until you need your own data model, an API or authenticated users. After that you are working against the tool.
Your data lives elsewhere
CRM, inventory, booking system. The site should read from them instead of sitting next to them, otherwise someone keeps every record up to date twice.
Nobody owns it after launch
Dependencies age, a build breaks, and no one is responsible. The site quietly falls behind until somebody proposes a full rebuild.
What I actually build
From a single rebuild to a complete application, always on the same foundation.
App Router and Server Components
Data is fetched on the server and the browser receives finished HTML. Less JavaScript in the bundle, a faster first render and far less client state to manage.
Core Web Vitals as a target
LCP, CLS and INP are measured rather than assumed: images in modern formats, fonts served locally, no layout shift when the page finishes loading.
SEO and structured data
Per route metadata, sitemap and feed, hreflang when a site ships in two languages, and JSON-LD for service, FAQ and breadcrumb markup.
Deployed on Cloudflare Workers
Built with OpenNext and served from the edge. No server for anyone to patch, and every pull request gets its own preview URL to click through.
Integrations and APIs
Headless CMS, Firebase, your own REST or GraphQL endpoints. Route handlers wrap the calls so keys and tokens never reach the browser.
Login and dashboard
Authentication, roles, protected areas and reporting in the same codebase as the public site. One project instead of two that drift apart.
From first look to launch
Four steps, with something you can click from the first week onward.
Assessment
I look at what exists: pages, data, integrations, measured numbers. You end up knowing what a rebuild would fix and what it would not.
Architecture and quote
Routes, data flow, rendering strategy per page, hosting. That becomes a written fixed price quote with a clearly bounded scope.
Build in stages
Every stage lands on a preview URL you can open. Feedback arrives while it is still cheap to act on instead of all at once at the end.
Launch and after
Domain, redirects from the old URLs, monitoring. Then either a clean handover to your team or a maintenance agreement.
Send the link, get a straight answer
An existing site, a repository or three sentences about the idea is enough to start. You get an assessment of what Next.js makes sense for here, the order I would work in and what it costs.
Questions about working together
Yes, and it is the most common request. The project runs, but the build takes too long, the pages load slowly or the migration to the App Router stalled halfway. I read the repository first and tell you what I would tackle and in which order, before you commit to anything.
Yes. Either the content gets exported, or WordPress keeps running headless and Next.js takes over rendering only. The part that decides whether the migration hurts is the URLs: every old one gets a 301 redirect, otherwise you throw away rankings you already earned.
Cloudflare Workers by default, built with OpenNext. It is cheap to run, fast worldwide and there is no server for anyone to patch. Vercel or a plain Node server are equally possible, decided by your requirements and budget rather than preference.
It depends entirely on scope, and a number given before we talk would be a guess. After a short assessment you get a written fixed price quote that lists what is included and what is not.
I can. Next.js and dependency updates, monitoring, small additions and someone reachable when a build breaks: that runs as a monthly retainer with a fixed block of hours, and the terms are on app maintenance.
I am based in Germany, so Central European Time, and I work in English or German. Most of the collaboration is asynchronous: written updates, a preview URL to click through, and a call when a decision actually needs one.
Yes. Depending on how often things change, that means a headless CMS or a small editing area behind a login. It is worth deciding up front, because it shapes the architecture rather than being bolted on afterwards.
Let's build something great together.
Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about it. Send me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
