Guitarist.
Developer.
Dad.
I'm Simon. I play guitar, build websites, write books and make tools developers actually use. I work from home so I'm there for my boys — Daniel and Leo. Leo has cerebral palsy. Being around isn't optional, it's everything. I spent 22 years in Fuerteventura before the UK pulled me back.
Guitar. Bass.
Piano. Voice.
Before anything else — musician. Twenty-odd years of playing, singing and recording. New material on the way.
Music has always come first. Guitarist, bassist, pianist, singer — I played rhythm guitar and sang in Quench with Rob, Nathan, Steff, Nikki and Steve. Most of what's online was recorded in the late 90s straight to cassette. Quality is rough. The memories aren't.
Most of those years were lived in Fuerteventura — playing Caleta Harbour with Claudio and Dave, gigging when we could. It's where I met my ex-wife, which led to road trips across America, Jamaica, Florida. Fuerteventura gave me a lot. I'd go back tomorrow.
Right now I'm working on new tracks. A new single is on the way.
The Story
Started in 2004 before broadband was in every home. Built one of the UK's first video chat social networks — peaked at €6k/month in 2010 before Google wiped it in a single update. Rebuilt. Pivoted to WordPress. Became a Flippa Super Seller with $130k in sales. Still here.
Spent years restoring old black-and-white films — some over 100 years old — into colour using AI. Grew a YouTube channel from under 300 to 12,500 subscribers in a year. Drone footage, time-lapses, 300+ restored films.
I had the concept for what Google became before Google built it — a personal homepage for messaging, news, browsing. Didn't have the technical depth to execute it at the time. What I did build was a video chat social network that grew purely through word of mouth into tens of thousands of users. MySpace was the competition and didn't have video. Facebook wasn't a thing anyone had heard of yet.
In 2012, Google started pushing Hangouts and quietly removed thousands of sites like mine from their results. One algorithm update ended a lifestyle. Adapting was the only option. I've been building, selling and supporting websites ever since — and everything I deliver comes with lifetime support. No expiry. No contract. Clients I first worked with a decade ago still call me.
Stuff I Built.
Free.
Browser tools, dev tools — all free, no login.
How I Can
Help You
Web development, WordPress, SEO and support. All with lifetime help included — no expiry.
Custom WordPress builds — designed to rank, load fast and actually work.
View →NGINX tuning, caching, DB optimisation. Real speed gains, not just PageSpeed scores.
View →Hardening, malware removal, firewall setup. Your site properly locked down.
View →Zero-downtime migrations between hosts and platforms. Everything moved cleanly.
View →AI-assisted colourisation of old black-and-white photos and footage.
View →Plugins I’ve Written
Books I’ve Written
Paranormal, true crime, AI, food, history. All over the place, all written by me.
Free Technical Guides
In-depth server, WordPress and SEO guides. No paywall, no email required.
Got a project?
Let’s talk.
I'm a real person who actually replies. Everything comes with lifetime support — no expiry, no contract. New build, broken site, or just a question — get in touch.