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We build multilingual, GDPR-ready websites for businesses in Europe and write down what actually works.
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Building sites and SaaS in Europe: stack, SEO, analytics, AI. No spam, just what we learned.
9 live sites
clients and our own products
Up to 7 languages
per site, one CMS
GDPR by default
EU hosting, cookieless analytics
20+ years in IT
based in Lisbon, working across the EU
The sites behind the notes
All workLive sites for a fintech, an AI voice assistant, a pharma group, a B2B distributor and a personal brand. Click through: they are all online.
What we build
Services and pricingBusiness websites & landing pages
Clear structure, strong copy, a form that lands in your inbox or CRM.
Multilingual sites with headless CMS
Two to seven languages on one backend: EmDash on Cloudflare or headless WordPress.
E-commerce & product catalogs
Online stores, B2B catalogs with quote requests, payments and inventory.
Web apps, SaaS & AI integrations
Dashboards, calculators, portals, chat and voice assistants.
How we work
- 01
Discovery & proposal
Send a few lines. Within 24 hours you get questions or a proposal with scope, estimate and timeline.
- 02
Design & build
Weekly demos on a staging URL from day one. Design, content, integrations and translations move in parallel.
- 03
Launch & grow
Analytics, structured data and AI-search readiness in place at launch, then improvements based on real numbers.
Want results like these on your site?
Send a few lines about what you need. Reply within 24 hours with next steps.