I help you define what you actually need, choose the right developer without getting burned, and verify the work after it's delivered. No agency, no referrals, no upsell — one honest opinion.
Before, during, and after a project, the same mistakes keep costing small businesses time and money. Here's where it usually goes wrong.
Requirements get written by the developer, for the developer. You sign off on a scope you don't actually understand.
A low price usually hides what's missing: hosting, maintenance, content, revisions. You pay the rest later — or get a site you can't update.
"Custom solution", "modern stack", "SEO optimized." Words that sound technical but commit the developer to nothing specific.
The stack decides what the site can do for years. Most clients don't know the long-term cost of a bad choice until they're stuck with it.
Portfolio screenshots can be anyone's. You need someone who reads the actual work, not the marketing around it.
Proprietary platforms, unclear code ownership, no way to move. Easy to accept on day one, expensive to fix on day 300.
It looks finished. But is it secure, performant, maintainable? Without a technical check, you're signing off on faith.
You can use me at any point in your project. The earlier we start, the more money usually stays in your pocket.
Paid up front. If the call runs over, no extra charge. VAT included for EU clients.
For planning, developer review, explanation, audit discussion — any topic.
Complete technical audit of a finished or in-progress website.
You send me what you have. I read it before we talk. The call is the short part.
A short message — what stage you're at and what's on your mind.
If I can help, I say so. If it's not my area, I'll tell you that too.
You send what you have. Payment up front, fixed fee or hourly.
I read it properly before we talk — not on the call.
Video call or in person. We go through it together.
More questions later? Book another hour when you need it.
Denis Melamed. I've been building for the web for over thirteen years — as a developer, a freelancer, and a team lead. I've written the kind of proposals you're receiving, and I've rewritten bad ones after clients got burned.
I also teach as an adjunct lecturer at Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences, where I cover the same topics I consult on — planning, stack choices, working with developers.
I don't take referral fees from developers. I don't sell websites through this service. The only thing I'm offering is an honest opinion — before, during, or after your project.
A few ground rules that keep the advice useful and the conflicts out.
Consulting only. If you decide you want me to build it after we talk, I'll connect you with vDisain — the company I work with — and step out of the advisor role.
No partners, no affiliates, no kickbacks. I won't push a specific developer on you, and I'm not paid to recommend anyone.
I consult individuals and companies whose business is not web development. I don't advise web agencies or studios — that would be competing with vDisain.
Public sector, private clients, and long-running platforms — built or maintained over the last decade.
A short message is enough to start. I'll confirm whether I can help within 24 hours.