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Hi, I’m Joshua.

I design and build professional and personal websites. Built properly, so they still work a year from now.

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A discovery engine for the Caribbean. An interactive map of food, stays, attractions and events across 30 islands, with listings that islanders publish themselves.

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Let’s Build The Next One

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Based inTrinidad and Tobago
FocusFull-stack web development
Working withReact, TypeScript, Node, WordPress
StatusOpen to new work

Stack

What I Build With, And What I Care About

Every site I build runs on the same toolkit. React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML and CSS with Tailwind on the front. Node, Express, PHP and REST APIs behind it, with PostgreSQL or Supabase holding the data. WordPress, Kadence, JetEngine, MySQL, Astro and Hostinger when a client needs to run the thing themselves. Figma, Git, GitHub and Vite day to day. Plus the boring parts that matter: caching, schema, accessibility and Core Web Vitals.

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About

Who Is Joshua Ramdhanie?

Joshua Ramdhanie, JRAM for short, is a web developer based in Trinidad and Tobago who designs and builds professional and personal websites. I trained under my aunt, who has designed and built websites for over thirty years, and I have been building for the web ever since.

That apprenticeship is why I treat a site as a system rather than a template. Structure comes first, design second. I work across the stack, mostly React, TypeScript, Node and WordPress, and I hand over sites the owner can run without me.

I also build every site to be read by machines as well as people. Roughly sixty percent of Google searches now end without anyone clicking a result, so being the source an AI answer quotes matters more than sitting at the top of a list nobody scrolls. That is part of how I build here, not a service sold on top.

Both halves of the job: the interface you click, and the server, database and APIs running behind it.

Most quotes treat speed and findability as extras. I treat them as the build. I also hand the site over so you can run it yourself, which earns me less and serves you better.

Based in Trinidad and Tobago. Local clients in person, everyone else remotely. Sharing your time zone matters most at the moment something breaks, which is usually when people start valuing it.

Currently taking on freelance builds, contract work and full-time roles.

Work

Projects I Have Worked On

A selection of recent work, and what I did on each. Open a panel to read more.

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JNR Builds

First-time builders get stuck on what fits together and what is worth buying. JNR Builds answers both: a part picker with live prices, a compatibility checker, and part recommendations that fit a stated budget. I built the front end, the APIs and the data behind it.

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Caribbean Creator Ventures

A discovery engine for the Caribbean. An interactive map of food, stays, attractions and events across 30 islands, listings that islanders can publish themselves, and a set of learning academies covering everything from agriculture to marine and tech.

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Let’s Build The Next One

This space belongs to a project that does not exist yet. It might be the site your business has needed for years, or an idea you have been turning over for a while. Bring it to me and we will work out what it should be.

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Pricing

What A Site Costs

Starting points rather than final numbers. Page count is rarely what makes a site expensive; complexity is. Open any package to see what moves the figure.

Silver

Starting at US$400

A single page that says who you are and how to reach you.

  • One page, built to scroll
  • Works on phone, tablet and desktop
  • Contact form that reaches your inbox
  • Readable by Google and AI assistants from day one
  • Around 1 to 2 weeks
  • 14 days of support after launch
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Platinum

Starting at US$2,200

A store, a tool, or anything with real logic behind it.

  • Everything in Gold
  • Online store or custom web app
  • Custom features and integrations
  • Database and API work
  • Accounts, dashboards, admin tools
  • Timeline set per project
  • 60 days of support after launch
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Prices are in US dollars and are starting points. Hosting, care plans and other extras are quoted with your project. Local projects can be settled in TT dollars at the rate on the day. The full breakdown, including every add-on, is here.

Questions

Common Questions

The questions clients usually ask before we begin.

Something not covered here? Ask me directly and I will give you a straight answer.

Do You Build Affordable Websites?

Yes, and I will be direct about what an affordable budget actually buys. Most quotes are padded with things you will not need in the first year. My approach is to spend on the pages people genuinely read and on the setup that makes you findable, then leave everything else until you have the traffic to justify it. I will tell you which is which before you pay anything.

How Much Does A Website Cost?

Locally, most developers charge between US$300 and US$600 for a one page site, and between US$1,000 and US$3,000 for a full one. Mine start at US$400, US$1,100 and US$2,200. In my experience, though, the headline figure matters far less than what moves it. Page count is rarely the expensive part; complexity is. A ten page brochure site is cheaper to build than a three page site that has to communicate with your booking system.

Will People Still Find Me On Google?

Google is no longer simply a list of links. Around sixty percent of searches now end without a single click, and when an AI answer appears at the top of the page that figure rises to roughly eighty three percent. The target has moved. Ranking on page one matters less than being the source the AI quotes when it answers. That requires a structure machines can read, plain answers near the top of each section, and schema that states exactly who you are. I build every site this way as standard.

Is SEO Still Worth Paying For?

Not in the form it was sold five years ago. Keyword stuffing, link buying and thin pages written for search engines are finished. What replaced them is duller and far more durable: being genuinely readable by machines. My honest view is that SEO did not die, it was absorbed. The label is outdated, the underlying work matters more than ever, and I would rather build it in from the start than sell it back to you as a monthly service.

How Long Does A Website Take To Build?

A small site usually takes a couple of weeks, and a full one closer to three or four. In my experience the build itself almost never delays a project; waiting on content does. If your text and photographs are ready when we start, your site will be finished sooner than you expect.

Do You Build Websites In Trinidad?

Yes. I am based in Trinidad and Tobago, and I work with clients here as well as remotely. Being local matters more than it may sound. I understand what a business here needs to show, which payment options customers will actually use, and I am in your time zone at the moment something goes wrong.

Who Do You Build Websites For?

Small businesses, startups and individuals. The clients I do my best work for know their business thoroughly and have never had anyone build them a site that reflects it. If you already have a marketing team and a brand book, an agency is probably a better fit than I am, and I would tell you so on the first call.

Can You Fix Or Rebuild My Existing Site?

Yes. Send me the address and I will review it properly. More often than not my recommendation is to rebuild rather than repair, because patching a site on a poor foundation costs more over a year than starting again. If yours is worth saving I will say so, which means a smaller job for me and a smaller invoice for you.

Contact

How Do You Get In Touch?

This form goes straight to my inbox. Tell me what you need and I will reply with a considered answer rather than a brochure.

Prefer to use your own email client? josh@jnram.com