Look established and rank on Google. Stop fighting software that wasn't built for how you work. No agencies, no lock-in, yours to keep.
Most small business software is built for someone else: too expensive, too complicated, or packed with features you'll never use. Occam's Garage is a one-person shop focused on building practical custom software and websites for businesses that deserve better than enterprise bloat.
Occam's Garage is a one-person shop. You talk to the person who writes the code — every time, start to finish. No account manager, no handoff after the contract is signed, no junior developer you were never told about.
That means a small number of projects at a time. It also means when something breaks, you email the person who built it, and that's who fixes it.
And if I'm ever not around: everything I build is yours. Standard tools, no proprietary platform, no lock-in. Host it anywhere, hand it to any developer, change whatever you want. That's true whether you work with me once or for ten years.
Different trades, different headaches. Here's where a one-person shop does its best work.
I design and build small-business sites that are SEO-optimized and built with accessibility in mind — not paid add-ons, just how every site ships. And when it's done, it's yours: host it anywhere, modify anything, do whatever you want with it, no lock-in.
Get a Quote →When off-the-shelf doesn't fit, custom beats fighting workarounds for years. I build web apps, APIs, and integrations that match your business — not a SaaS vendor's idea of it. Fixed scope, a quote up front, and the code and data are yours to keep.
Get a Quote →A privacy-first browser extension that helps people find and remove their personal data from people-search sites.
The why behind your code, kept as plain markdown in your repo. A CLI and Claude Code plugin that turns decisions into version-controlled files — no database, no lock-in.
The honest answer to the AI question every business is getting sold this year.
Five fixes that matter — and the dozen 'SEO tips' you can safely ignore.
What actually makes a small business look established — and it's not the logo.
Tell me what you need. Free 20–30 minute call to scope and quote.