— about
Websites for contractors,
built by hand in Buffalo.
thesitenerds is an independent software studio. We build fast, professional websites for contractors and the trades — roofers, plumbers, HVAC, electricians, remodelers, landscapers — who want to get found, look the part, and own the work outright.
— the founder
I started this because hard-working trades deserve better than a website they rent.
I’m a software engineer. I’ve spent years building the internal tools and web apps real companies run their operations on. Along the way I watched local businesses — contractors, shops, the people who actually build and fix things — get stuck paying rent on websites they didn’t own and couldn’t change.
So I started thesitenerds to give local businesses the same thing enterprise companies get: real software, built to last, owned by the people who paid for it. Every project ships in an account under your name — your site, your photos, your customer data. You decide where it lives, who touches it, and when.
If you want a website that actually brings you work — and that you own — let’s talk.
— Julian
— how we build
Real software.
Not a template.
Every site we build ships as a standalone Go application talking to its own Postgres database — the same stack used inside the kind of companies that can’t afford to have a site go down. No page builders, no plugin sprawl, no vendor lock-in. You get a Dockerfile and a repository you can take anywhere.
The marketing side is server-rendered for speed and SEO. The client portal, where it applies, runs on React and TypeScript because interactive state earns the bundle. Payments through Stripe, email through Resend, analytics through PostHog — privacy-friendly by default.
— where we are
Based in Buffalo,
New York.
TheSiteNerds LLC is a New York limited liability company, formed in 2026. We work remotely with clients everywhere; in-person meetings happen in the Buffalo metro area by arrangement.
For correspondence:
TheSiteNerds LLC
418 Broadway, Ste N
Albany, NY 12207
For everything else: julian@thesitenerds.com