Next.js Freelancer with a focus on what matters

I’m a senior Next.js developer with a unique skill set tailored to marketing sites. My Next.js development focuses on:

  • Great user experience
  • Optimizing Next.js for the best possible page speed
  • Technical SEO for Next.js
  • Allowing your team to edit the Next.js site using a headless CMS, without needing coding experience
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Hey, I’m Jere, a Next.js freelancer

I’m a Next.js freelancer based in Finland, but I work with clients all around the world. I have been doing this for 7 years now, so I have experience handling a wide range of projects and technical challenges.

Personal Next.js milestones

  • Experience using Next.js with all of the major headless CMS platforms
  • Development experience with large enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses
  • I advise enterprise clients on page speed optimization and technical SEO on an ongoing basis
  • Improved Lighthouse performance scores on Next.js sites from 30–50 to 85–95
Jere H. posing beside a monitor showing the Next.js development page

I can be your entire Next.js development team or join your existing development team

For some of my Next.js clients, I am their entire marketing site development team. These clients often have their own in-house developers, but those developers are busy building the company’s product and lack experience building an optimized, scalable Next.js marketing site. That’s where my Next.js expertise comes in: great user experience, technical SEO, page speed optimization, and accessibility.

I can also join your existing development team in either a consulting or a contracting role. My enterprise clients have been very happy with my work and have consistently expanded the scope of our collaboration after getting to know me and seeing the results.

Jere H. at his computer with the website homepage open on screen

I focus on what matters with Next.js

Great user experience

Where Next.js really shines, in my opinion, is the smooth experience it delivers to users. Pages load quickly thanks to build-time rendering, and the UI feels very fluid thanks to React.

Technical SEO for Next.js

I have plenty of SEO experience with Next.js. I build all of my sites with SEO in mind and provide SEO consulting for existing Next.js websites.

Page Speed Optimization

A Next.js site can become quite heavy as it grows. I specialize in optimizing Next.js sites to deliver a great user experience, pass Core Web Vitals assessments, and achieve green Lighthouse scores.

Enable your team to edit the site independently

Your team should be able to update the site without asking a developer for every change. I help make that possible. I know how to properly connect a Next.js site to a headless CMS so that your team can edit content, create completely new pages, and manage redirects, metadata, indexing, and much more independently. My preferred CMS is Storyblok.

Don't take just my word, see my client testimonials

Jere has been a joy to work with on our projects. We wanted clean, high-performance code that fits within a scalable and secure architecture and were struggling to find a developer who shared our vision, until we started working with Jere. His methodology is brilliant and we trust him to work autonomously on our projects. We truly appreciate his ability to grasp our business problems and work on solutions.

WorkED logo– Jesse Aujla, CEO

The website Jere developed for us is an absolute masterpiece, with eye-catching animations and interactive elements that really captivate our visitors. Not only is the website aesthetically pleasing, and makes navigating our product pages a fun experience, but he also made it incredibly easy for the team to work in maintaining and growing it.

Working with Jere was a pleasure from start to finish. From the beginning of the project...

Ticketbro logo– Tania, ticketbro

Jere is amazing. We've contracted him for a very last-minute (and expectedly urgent) project, and he was a rock-star. What I really appreciated is how our project was treated not simply as a one-off job, but I could tell how a lot of thought and planning went into every single step along the way. Jere provided some extremely valuable advice on how to approach our challenges, was very technical and delivered everything in the agreed timeframe. In the end - the project was a massive success on all fronts...

Lean Digital Agency logo– Kirill, Founder

Jere's communication is great and smooth. Considering we are both performance junkies, we're always on the same page – and that is what I love about our partnerships. I will be working with him for years to come. Considering I have lots of experience in the SEO world, I know it's not easy to find a good partner, so Jere comes highly recommended.

WA.nl logo– R. de Waard

It isn’t often that you find a developer who understands UX (including accessibility needs), technical SEO, and writes great code. Jere's services have been an invaluable asset to our development, product, & marketing teams and I’d highly recommend him to anyone looking to increase their web development capabilities without sacrificing on quality.

Frida logo– Pavel Okulov, Head of Growth

The new website has been an absolute dream to use and Jere did a fantastic job bringing our vision to life while still making it simple to use. Being able to edit the site myself makes my work so much simpler and efficient, and puts the control back in my hands. Jere is also incredibly responsive and is proactive with constantly helping us improve the site when he identifies areas of optimisation.

Kip Happy Stays logo– Guth, Kip

I can wholeheartedly recommend working with Jere. He did a great job migrating our Gatsby website and adding new functionality. He provided us with detailed and reliable estimates, adapted flexibly to any project scope changes, and proactively found solutions to overcome unexpected challenges. We're very much looking forward to working with him in the future.

BEN Energy logo– Tanja Rüegg, Project Manager

We had the pleasure of working with Jere to bring our new website design to life, and we couldn’t be more impressed. From the very first call, we presented our vision and went over the scope of work, and Jere executed everything flawlessly. The work delivered was exactly what we discussed, from the animations to the page functions—every detail was spot on...

Equipment Finance Canada logo– Equipment Finance Canada

Jere seamlessly adapted to our workflow, allowing for a smooth and collaborative experience. He is very reliable and an absolute pleasure to work with. We've worked with several developers, but Jere is one of the select few partners that actually delivers quality results in a timely manner. It's not easy finding good JAMstack developers nowadays, and his ability to offer solutions, especially in time-critical situations, has been impressive.

MD-Logica logo– Vahe Tirakyan, CEO

It has been an absolute pleasure having Jere complete some custom software development work on a GatsbyJS website. He was proficient, well spoken and timely in resolving the issues that were faced. His technical skills excelled my expectations. I am looking forward to working with him again on future projects.

Hatchet logo– Daniel Gouvignon

As a tech-focused company, we wanted to try a new web framework focused on speed. After consulting with Jere, we chose Astro with Storyblok as our CMS. His solution exceeded our expectations for fast loading and technical SEO optimization. Jere was readily available throughout the development process and kept us informed. We're thrilled with his work and look forward to working with him again.

Samurai logo– Kyle Kapper, Co-Founder

We hired Jere for React/Gatsby development. He is an outstanding and professional developer. He has supported us on a number of frontend projects with demanding requirements and usually at late notice. The results are always pixel perfect and correct first time. We look forward to working together again!

Ensemble logo– Benjamin Wootton

Jere provided us with web development for our Gatsby site. His work is efficient, thorough and the communication is great. Jere is a real pleasure to work with and I look forward to continue our partnership as we set out to build more amazing digital experiences. We Would highly recommend Jere to anyone with web development needs, especially with Jamstack.

M-XR logo– Ryan Howell, M-XR

Jere was a pleasure to work with. Great communication, highly skilled and has a great attitude. He is an honest person who is really passionate about his work. I won't hesitate to hire him again, in fact I'm already planning our next collaboration!

Property Heroes logo– Max, Property Heroes

Jere's work has been outstanding. He understood the project easily and made it quickly. The quality of Jere's work has been excellent. We really recommend him.

Mazedonia logo– Oriol Molto, Mazedonia

Jere did an awesome job and took the lead on the project that we released in production successfully.

Conduktor logo– Conduktor

Working with Jere is truly a pleasure. He is very talented, flexible, quick to respond, and always ready to find solutions. Jere is a real keeper and I'm a very happy client.

Luminara logo– Romain Daumont

Jere is great to work with: precise, kind, calm and efficient. It's been a real pleasure and I highly recommend him to anyone!

Affirming Care logo– Affirming Care / PurposeMed

People do not come more skilled and proficient as Jere. He is truly unique in his code quality and ability to solve problems and pick up new things quickly. He was able to efficiently implement our CMS of choice and achieve 100% page speed insights

Spotless Laser logo– Spotless Laser

Jere provided us search engine optimization and maintenance required by our new website. Smooth collaboration and quickly provided services!

Sintrol logo– Susanna Kallio

Working with Jere is easy. His service is high quality, professional and deliveries are possible even with quick timelines.

Hailer logo– Varpu Jokinen

We required a technical website upgrade that would enable our marketers a way to create content by themselves without needing developers' continous help.

Jere identified exactly what we needed and delivered a perfect solution for our use-case while maintaining smooth communication with us.

Buddy Healthcare logo– Buddy Healthcare

Jere is amazing. We've contracted him for a very last-minute (and expectedly urgent) project, and he was a rock-star. What I really appreciated is how our project was treated not simply as a one-off job, but I could tell how a lot of thought and planning went into every single step along the way. Jere provided some extremely valuable advice on how to approach our challenges, was very technical and delivered everything in the agreed timeframe. In the end - the project was a massive success on all fronts.

One of the qualities that I feel is a must have for any developer is responsiveness and I'm happy to say that Jere is always there when I need him. Jere answers my questions without delay, and is always transparent when there is more research needed — that is very much appreciated and gives me confidence that I found the perfect partner! I am happy to recommend Jere to anybody looking to fulfill any web development work, and I will be using him in the future no doubt!

We had the pleasure of working with Jere to bring our new website design to life, and we couldn’t be more impressed. From the very first call, we presented our vision and went over the scope of work, and Jere executed everything flawlessly. The work delivered was exactly what we discussed, from the animations to the page functions—every detail was spot on.

We were particularly pleased with the seamless setup of the site, from fast load times to a smooth and efficient back-end system. Jere truly is a master of his craft. He has an incredible understanding of what a customer wants, and the process involved minimal back-and-forth. The whole experience was smooth, efficient, and delivered exactly what we hoped for. We couldn’t be happier with the results and would highly recommend Jere to anyone looking for top-notch web development!

The website Jere developed for us is an absolute masterpiece, with eye-catching animations and interactive elements that really captivate our visitors. Not only is the website aesthetically pleasing, and makes navigating our product pages a fun experience, but he also made it incredibly easy for the team to work in maintaining and growing it.

Working with Jere was a pleasure from start to finish. From the beginning of the project, Jere showed a remarkable level of professionalism and passion for his craft. He took the time to understand our company’s vision and goals, and his ability to translate our ideas into a fully functional website was remarkable.

Throughout the development process, Jere demonstrated exemplary communication skills, keeping us informed at all times and enthusiastically incorporating our feedback. He was incredibly responsive to our ideas and also offered valuable suggestions to improve the customization and maintenance of our website, helping to make it accessible even for team members who are not familiar with coding themselves, which really demonstrated his expertise in the field.

I cannot recommend Jere highly enough for anyone looking to create a top-notch website that leaves a lasting impression on visitors. We are very grateful for his contribution to the success of our company and look forward to keep collaborating with him.”

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