Micah Barnes

Taking on new projects

Your website should be working for you, not the other way around.

I rebuild outdated websites for small businesses, churches, and nonprofits — fast, modern sites your team can update themselves, with the repetitive work automated.

Recent work

thepsp.org
Public Servants' Prayer homepage

Full website revamp · Nonprofit

Public Servants' Prayer

A national prayer ministry that connects people with the elected leaders of every state. I rebuilt the site and its back office alongside one other developer, and I keep it running.

  • Moved the site off a patchwork of Firebase and a third-party CMS onto a modern, faster stack
  • Built a custom admin so staff edit pages, newsletters, and leader profiles themselves
  • Automated the daily post: it goes out to email subscribers and Facebook without anyone touching it
  • Self-hosted thousands of leader photos so pages stop breaking when outside sites change
  • Added QR contact cards and a companion mobile app for staff
Visit thepsp.org →
civiclens.io
Civic Lens homepage

Data product · API + website

Civic Lens

A public-official data service covering 10,000+ leaders from around the world. I co-built the data pipeline, the review tools, and the public site.

  • Collects officeholder data automatically, then routes it through a human approval queue
  • Identity-checks portrait photos before anything publishes
  • Mobile-friendly admin for reviewing and fixing records on the go
  • Automated tests that check the admin screens on desktop and phone
Visit civiclens.io →

What a revamp includes

Redesign that looks current

A clean, modern look that works on every phone and loads fast — so visitors trust you in the first three seconds.

Get off the old platform

Move off aging WordPress, Wix, or homegrown setups without losing your content, photos, or search ranking.

Editing your team can do

A simple admin built around how you actually work. Update pages, posts, and photos without calling a developer.

Busywork, automated

Newsletters that send themselves, social posts that publish on schedule, forms that land where they should.

How it works

  1. 01

    Free walkthrough

    We look at your current site together. I tell you honestly what's worth fixing and what isn't.

  2. 02

    Fixed quote

    One price, a clear list of what you get, and a timeline. No hourly surprises.

  3. 03

    Build in the open

    You get a live preview link from day one and can watch it come together.

  4. 04

    Launch & hand-off

    I move your domain, show your team how to edit, and stick around for fixes.

From flight line to front end

Before I built websites, I was an Air Force crew chief. I kept maintenance on track across a fleet of aircraft, tracking every inspection, part, and repair by tail and serial number, often on night shifts with little direction. Big, detailed projects with no room for error are where I'm comfortable.

I taught myself to build software the same way: by taking on real projects and seeing them through. Over the last two years I've built and run production websites and data systems that organizations depend on every day, and I use modern AI tools to deliver that work faster and for less than a traditional agency.

I'm also working toward a degree in cybersecurity, so security is built into everything I ship, not bolted on afterward.

Working with clients anywhere.

Is your website overdue for a refresh?

Send me your current site. I'll reply with a free, honest review of what I'd change — no strings attached.