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Custom web apps and internal tools when an app store plugin won’t do the job: dashboards, order and stock sync between Shopify, Amazon and your systems, automations and trade portals.

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UK companies in FirmFinder, my own product
5.7M+
The stack I build with
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL
  • Stripe
The FirmFinder company search interface: results with status, sector, location and year columns
An example of the code behind an order sync, beside FirmFinder, the search platform I built. Live productfirmfinder.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

What’s included

Tools Built Around How You Work.

Each build is scoped to your shop. These are the kinds of tools I build.

  • Dashboards Built Around Your Numbers.

    Orders, stock and sales from every channel in one place, shaped around the questions you ask each week.

  • Automations

    Jobs that run on their own, on a schedule or when something happens: reports, reminders, price and stock updates.

  • Customer And Trade Portals

    A login where trade customers see their own prices, reorder and check their order history.

  • API Integrations

    Connecting the tools you already use: Shopify, Amazon, spreadsheets, couriers and accounting software.

  • Data Tools

    Imports, exports, clean-ups and reports for the data your business runs on.

    See FirmFinder

  • Order And Stock Sync

    Between Shopify, Amazon and your own systems, so stock stays right everywhere without copying it by hand.

    Watch it run

Order sync

Watch An Order Sync.

A small app can carry each new Shopify order into Amazon and your stock sheet in seconds. Pick a product, press the button and follow it through.

Order sync · yourstore.co.uk

Demo
ShopifyOrders · yourstore.co.uk 0

No orders yetPress “Simulate an order”.

    Your appOrder sync Listening
    1. Receive the order
    2. Match the SKU
    3. Update Amazon
    4. Update the stock sheet

    Waiting 0Synced 0

    AmazonAvailable to sell
    • Canvas printCP-015available
    • Tote bagTB-023available
    • MugMG-032available
    Stock sheetWarehouse
    RowSKUProductStockUpdated
    2CP-01Canvas print5Yesterday
    3TB-02Tote bag3Yesterday
    4MG-03Mug2Yesterday

    Sync log Times are your UK clock. Steps are slowed down so you can follow them.

      DemoA mock-up made for this page. No real store, Amazon account or sheet is connected.

      Own product

      I Build And Run My Own Software.

      FirmFinder Is Mine: Find UK Firms By What They Do, Where They Are And How Big They Are, Then Export The List. I Designed It, Built It And Keep It Running, The Way I’d Look After A Tool For Your Shop.

      UK companies in FirmFinder, from the Companies House register
      5.7M+
      Person who builds and runs it
      1
      • PythonThe code behind the app
      • FastAPIIts web framework and API
      • PostgreSQLThe company data
      • StripePayments

      Visit firmfinder.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

      The FirmFinder company search interface: results with status, sector, location and year columns FirmFinder marketing card: turn the UK company register into targeted prospect lists

      Process

      How A Build Runs.

      Four steps from the first call to launch, with a working preview to try every week.

      1. /01

        Discovery

        A free call, then a closer look at how orders, stock and data move through your business today.

      2. /02

        Spec & fixed quote

        A written spec of what the tool does, with milestones and a fixed price before any work starts.

      3. /03

        Build in weekly previews

        A working preview on a private link every week, so you can try it on real tasks as it grows.

      4. /04

        Launch & support

        Go live, hand over with a walkthrough, then optional support for updates and changes.

      Typical timeline Example

      3–6 weeks for a focused tool, like a stock sync

      Custom or app?

      When An App Won’t Do.

      App store plugins are quick to set up and often the right call. These are the signs a custom tool is worth a conversation. Tick any that sound like your shop.

      Signs a custom tool beats an app store plugin. Tick the ones that apply to you.

      Signs that fit your shop

      Tick any that sound familiar.

      Talk it through on a free call

      When an app is the better choiceIf one does the job well at a fair price, use it. I’ll tell you so on the call.

      Pricing

      One Fixed Quote, Agreed Up Front.

      Every tool is different, so I don’t publish prices. After the free call you get a written spec with milestones and a fixed price for the build, before any work starts. Support after launch is optional.

      What affects the price

      • IntegrationsHow many systems it connects, such as Shopify, Amazon, a spreadsheet or a courier, and what their APIs allow.
      • ScreensHow many screens and user roles it needs, from one dashboard to a full trade portal.
      • DataHow much data moves, how often it syncs, and whether existing data needs importing or cleaning first.
      • SupportOptional after launch: hosting, updates and changes, agreed separately from the build.
      Book a call Get a fixed quote

      You’ll work with me

      Portrait of the developer behind True Mode True ModeYour developer, UK

      Questions About Custom Tools

      Straight answers on ownership, hosting, upkeep and integrations.

      • You do. Once the build is paid for, the code and your data are yours, kept in a repository you control, so another developer could pick it up if you ever wanted.

      • On a managed cloud host chosen for the job, set up in your name or run for you. The running costs are in the written spec, so you know them before any work starts.

      • Platforms change their APIs over time, so a tool needs some care. Support is optional: I can keep it updated, watch for errors and make changes, or hand it to your team with a walkthrough.

      • Yes. Both offer APIs for orders, products and stock, which is how a sync like the demo above works. I can also connect spreadsheets, couriers, accounting tools and most things with an API.

      • It depends on the tool. As an example, a focused stock sync might take 3–6 weeks and a customer portal longer. The fixed quote sets out the milestones, so you know the dates before we start.

      Still wondering about something? Ask me on a free call

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      Other services

      One Developer. Four More Ways To Grow.

      A custom tool works best behind a store that sells. These are the other four services.

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