I start with the problem
Before talking about features, I want to understand what is slowing you down and what a good result looks like for you.
Helping good ideas grow into software people use
I'm Jamie, a software developer in Sheffield with more than 15 years building web applications, platforms and the systems behind them.
One Acre Web is my own business. You work directly with me, from the first conversation through to launch and beyond.
How I got here
Forums got me into the web in the early 2000s. I taught myself Photoshop to design forum themes and graphics, and spent hours tinkering with my own small sites. Designing forum themes is what really hooked me, and it led to small freelance jobs designing websites for people who needed one.
My first proper role was as a web developer at an agency, building CMS-backed websites and custom ecommerce systems, and before long designing them too. From there I moved into backend PHP work: ecommerce on custom platforms, integrations with accounting systems like Sage, and crop tracking and fulfilment software for potato growers.
I then spent time working abroad, where I introduced the development team to Laravel and built the next version of their content management system, which generated admin panels straight from a database schema. It ran projects for clients including an international sustainability coalition and a global record label.
Back in the UK I moved into learning platforms, including a dyslexia screening tool and the learning management system I still support today. Since 2023 I have worked for myself full time, building and supporting software for agencies and for businesses directly.
How I work
Foundations that last
I build first versions so others can build on them, and I stick around. A learning platform I helped start eight years ago still runs on those foundations, and I still support it.
Old systems into new ones
Some of my favourite work is taking a system people have outgrown and turning it into something they actually enjoy using.
What I do, and what I don't
My favourite part of any project is the first build: taking an idea and seeing it come to life as software people can use. I also enjoy replacing old systems with new ones that work the way the business does today. Most of what I build uses Laravel, PHP and Vue.
I don't build Shopify themes, and I no longer take on visual design work on its own. My interest now is in how software works and how people use it.
Need a straightforward business website instead? See managed websites.
Why One Acre
Away from the screen, I love growing vegetables and flowers. Our allotment in Sheffield won best kept allotment in 2024 and 2025, and SeedSort grew out of that, combining growing with building software.
One Acre is a play on the same idea: a small plot on the internet where things grow from a bit of passion. It sits nicely alongside SeedSort too.
Have a project in mind?
Send me a short outline of what you want to build or improve. It does not need to be a finished specification.