I build websites for small businesses. Have been since 2010.
Back then I was working with plain WordPress - no themes, no plugins, just the core platform. Not because I was some purist, but because that's what I had and I figured it out as I went. It was slow going, but it meant I actually understood what I was building.
For years I ran it alongside a day job in bookkeeping and payroll. I had three to five clients at a time under the name InterWebsWise, mostly managed after hours. In 2017 I moved from Johannesburg to Saldanha in the Western Cape, still working remotely for my Joburg employer, still picking up new clients on the side.
Then in 2020 I was retrenched. I had a choice: find another accounting role, or go full-time on the web work. I went full-time.
That same year I discovered Oxygen Builder, which changed how I build sites. Cleaner code, less bloat, more control. The business grew, rebranded to ERC Design / Eu-Rika Consulting and by 2022 I was managing around 35 clients.
In 2024 I relocated to eMalahleni. Right now I manage just over 50 websites - 42 are my own clients, the rest through agency partnerships. Most of my work is for small and medium-sized businesses, with a growing focus on eCommerce.
I work solo. When you contact me, you get me, not a support queue, not a junior handing your project off to someone else. I design, build, host and maintain websites, which is why most clients stick around long-term rather than coming back to find the person who built their site has moved on.
I use Oxygen for all my builds. I care about sites loading fast, working properly on mobile and being something clients can actually manage themselves if they need to.
I'm outdoorsy when I'm not at my desk. Weekends tend to involve hiking, a series binge or a horror movie - I genuinely enjoy horror, not just "occasionally." I also play online games.
None of that is particularly relevant to building your website, but it's probably more honest than a paragraph about being "dedicated to excellence."
If you'd rather see the work than read more about me, the portfolio is a better starting point.
