Start with a conversation.

Yes. Tell me which tools you already use and what you need them to do, and we’ll assess whether to connect an existing service, use an established integration, or scope new, custom development.

You have lots of options when it comes to multilingual readiness: manual translation, automated translation through tools like Weglot, or AI-assisted translation at scale. We can discuss a multilingual setup based on the publishing workflow you need. The scope should cover how translations are supplied and reviewed, how language versions are maintained, and whether existing tools support them. I can even bring a translator aboard to help with the research.

Yes, I often work with mission-driven organizations to prepare requests for proposals (RFPs). My goal in these contexts is to serve as a technical consultant who can defensively strengthen the requirements of your RFP, that way you get the most out of your investment. I can also sit in on agency interviews to help you suss out which team is the best fit for your project.

I love teaming up with digital agencies and other boutiques to win work that wouldn’t be possible if we went at it alone. I can help you plan for the technical piece of the proposal and prepare a winning bid.

Yes, I have specialists in my network who do manual and automated testing to make websites WCAG compliant. My specialists perform a review, then provide a remediation report that I use to repair the defects. This is summarized in an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR), which you receive as a final artifact of the process as proof to interested parties that you meet a certain standard of accessibility.

Yes, though this is work I source out to my private network because I have domain experts who specialize in it. We’ll scope out what you need, and the photographer or copywriter will become part of our team, contracting through DQuinn.net to make things easy for you.

We can scope a migration around your existing pages, posts, media, and other content. Planning should include an inventory of important URLs, redirects where addresses change, and checks on metadata and indexing. That work helps reduce disruption, but no redesign or migration can guarantee unchanged search rankings.

Yes. I can be embedded into any existing team for consulting or technical work. For existing platforms, we’ll need to do a (free) consultation beforehand so I can assess whether I’m a good fit for the project.

An existing identity is helpful, but it’s not required. If you need brand identity but don’t have the budget to invest in the traditional process, there are AI-accelerated options we can explore to get the job done, too.

I frequently white label for digital agencies, either as an embedded technical consultant who operates as part of the team, or as an external contractor who can connect with your client once your part of the job is done. I can help with estimating, scheduling, and consulting, either directly with your client or behind the scenes.

Not only am I an avid roleplayer and RPG designer, but my academic background is in creative writing and publishing. Narrative design as a practice includes creative consulting, developmental editing, immersion workshops, and the development of bespoke game utilities. I can consult with you on your project, provide tools for your game, or conduct real-life experiences that leverage immersion to bolster creativity or team-building.

I generally operate on a flat-fee basis, which is broken down into line items that describe every task as a level of effort in hours. In some rarer cases, I may provide an hourly quote. After discussing the project, I can give you a comprehensive estimate that outlines the cost of the labor and any other fees for software or third-party services. Full Service, Focused Fit, Dev Only, and Off-the-Shelf describe different starting points for web design, not fixed, one-size-fits-all packages. Get in touch and we can iron it all out on a quick call.

I use AI extensively across all aspects of the work: research, implementation, and production, under my direction. The needs of the project define which AI tools I may use. At the outset of any engagement, we can discuss how AI will be involved and to what extent. If you are opposed to the use of AI in any capacity in the work, then DQuinn.net is not the right vendor for you.

Get in touch as soon as you have a project or launch date in mind. My availability changes quickly, especially if we’ll need to assemble a team, and we’ll need time to discuss the work before reserving a start date. If you have a fixed deadline, mention it in your first message so we can establish what’s feasible.

Indicators that give a good idea: how big and complex the site is, the amount of custom work, and how many team members are involved. I describe several different approaches here: Full Service, Focused Fit, Dev Only, and Off-the-Shelf. Big full-service sites with lots of domain experts involved can take months because of all the approvals and specifications we have to iron out. A focused-fit can be done in a matter of weeks. Off-the-shelf, a week or less. I can give you a ballpark estimation over a quick call.

For most engagements, we usually meet weekly or biweekly for 30 minutes, to check in on progress and establish priorities. You’ll need to contribute business knowledge, provide or approve content, review work at agreed milestones, and make decisions. The amount of time depends on the project and which responsibilities your team takes on. Naming one main point of contact and keeping feedback consolidated helps the work move forward.

Yes, though this is work I source out to my private network because I have domain experts who specialize in it. By default, any website you build with me will have infrastructure that is ready for search engine optimization: you’ll have indexing controls, the markup will be written semantically, we’ll add schema, metadata will be editable, and so on. But keyword research, content strategy, local SEO/AI SEO, and continuing optimization are special work that needs special care. We’ll scope out what you need, and the SEO expert will become part of our team, contracting through DQuinn.net to make things easy for you.

Typically the fee is broken down into four equal payments, with one of those payments held as a deposit. I accept physical checks and direct bank transfers, but not credit cards. Maintenance retainers are paid 100% in advance, and web hosting billed by credit card on a recurring basis.

A useful starting point is a description of your business, the people you want to reach, what the website needs to achieve, and any deadline constraints. I don’t need to know your budget at the outset, though it’s helpful to know because it allows me to orient you to which approach might best suit you: Full Service, Focused Fit, Dev Only, and Off-the-Shelf. Any existing brand assets and examples of sites you like can help, too.

Take a look at How I Work to understand what the journey entails.

For most small to mid-sized websites, you’ll be able to manage your site without technical assistance from me. But continuing support is always part of the planning conversation. I offer web hosting and maintenance packages where you can buy support on a yearly or monthly basis, depending on the needs of your project.

My process is extremely iterative, so oftentimes we can absorb changes that are part of the ordinary process of ideation throughout the project. However, big changes may require adjustments to the fee or schedule changes in order to accommodate. Some changes can replace work already planned; others add to it. Keeping those decisions explicit helps everyone involved understand what we need to deliver.

I assemble a team of experts from my private network depending on the needs of your project, while remaining your single point of contact. Domain experts I hire operate as subcontractors for DQuinn.net, and are typically business owners themselves. I personally know each and every one of them.

You can certainly try!

But keep in mind: if you’ve never built a website before, you’ll be “vibe coding,” which means building the site with no idea what’s going on under the hood. I’m not here to dissuade you, as I use AI in my own practice extensively. In my practice, this is called agentic engineering: learn more in How I Work.

A vibe-coded website might work out well for you: I can’t say without knowing the scope of what you’re trying to build. There are also many platforms like Lovable that will help you put it together with an agentic interface. Keep in mind:

• Requirements drift. Sometimes what agents produce looks right on the surface, but skips or misunderstands subtle requirements that go unnoticed until they break the application. Without knowing what’s under the hood, you have no way to prove what the agent is telling you is accurate.
• Be prepared to take ownership when something breaks. You’re responsible for identifying whether the issue is in your prompt, the generated code, or the surrounding environment. The AI agent can help you, but at the end of the day your customers expect you to figure it out.
• Have a plan for the long term. Generated code tends to optimize for working now and for the agent rather than for maintainability or the human who commissioned the work. Agents don’t prioritize things the way we expect, and may compromise performance or extensibility over time. That becomes noticeable as soon as you need to iterate.
• Beware integration complexity. Payments, auth, CRMs, analytics, and third-party APIs introduce constraints that require deliberate architecture, not just generation based on vibes.
• Remember that you can’t hold the AI accountable. If the site fails—technically or commercially—there’s no separation between developer and owner. You are both.

None of this makes AI a bad option. It just means you’re taking on the role of developer, designer, and maintainer, with AI as your copilot. If you have the time and curiosity to take on these roles, AI can get you surprisingly far, if not all the way there. If not, then the question isn’t whether AI can build a website—it’s whether you want to be responsible for everything that comes with it.

First, my experience: I’m a digital agency veteran who has served organizations all over Boston for almost two decades. Second, when it comes to WordPress websites in particular, hosting with me means you gain the specialized infrastructure of WP Engine, one of the largest and most trusted WordPress managed hosting companies in the country.

All of those providers will help you create a website as part of their plan and also host it on their servers, but at the end of the day, you don’t own the website because the software is proprietary. You’re forever renting it from them. You can’t port it anywhere else, and if the provider folds or changes its service offerings, you’re entirely at their mercy if you want to keep it.

When we build a custom website (say through WordPress), we use open-source software, meaning it’s free to use and build a website out of. If you build a website through me, you will own the website and you can port it anywhere you want.

This is part and parcel of the handoff. We identify the tasks your team needs to handle, such as editing pages, publishing posts, and managing media, and agree on the format of the walkthrough or documentation (typically recorded video sessions).