Next.js + headless CMS
Next.js for speed, a headless CMS for editing: Sanity, Prismic, Strapi, Craft CMS or Sveltia, depending on what matters to you. No theme, no plugins, no updates to watch. The content and the code belong to you.
A Next.js site with a headless CMS is worth it when you recognise one of these situations.
A theme, twenty plugins, a page builder: every layer slows things down, and nobody knows which one to remove.
One plugin update breaks the layout, another opens a security hole. You pay to watch over a site that should just be quiet.
You have a design, a mockup, an identity. You want a site that respects it to the pixel, with interactions no theme offers.
I also work on WordPress, and sometimes it is the right choice: a simple site, a tight budget, a team that already knows it. If that is your case, I will tell you on the first call.
Pages generated ahead of time and served close to your visitors. A high PageSpeed score is not a goal, it is the starting point.
Texts, images, pages, projects: a simple editing space with live preview. A change is online within seconds.
No plugins, no theme, no security updates on a Sunday night. The site runs, and keeps running.
Your mockup, or your agency's, built as is, from mobile to large screens, with the interactions that belong to your brand.
Localised URLs, clean SEO per language, and if needed automatic translation of the content that your team corrects in a spreadsheet.
A repository in your name, a standard stack, documentation. If you ever change provider, any Next.js team can take over.
The same tools, two different needs.
Cultural collaborations agency · Next.js + Sanity
A brand site developed from the design file to launch, with a cursor-driven carousel and audio that keeps playing across pages. The agency edits its 23 case pages itself.
Environmental NGO · Next.js + Prismic
A donation and volunteering platform built from scratch, then taken to four languages. Content is translated automatically on publish and the team corrects it in a Google Sheet.
The right tool depends on what matters to you: simplicity, control, or staying free over time.
Hosted
The simplest: a ready-made editing space, live preview, nothing to install. A free plan covers most sites, a subscription beyond that.
On your own server
The CMS runs on your server, the content sits in your database. No dependency on a platform, and full freedom over content models.
In your repository
The content lives in your files, versioned with the code. Free forever, no account or subscription, ideal when you want to be sure everything belongs to you.
Next.js and TypeScript for the site, the headless CMS that fits your need for editing, Vercel for hosting, Stripe for payments, next-intl for languages. Widespread, documented tools that others know how to take over.
Method
A 15-minute call or a few emails, whichever you prefer, with no commitment. You describe your need, I tell you what is feasible, and what is not.
A written scope and a price announced in advance, step by step. You know what you pay for and what you get.
You see the project move forward, with a written report at every step. After launch, I stay available to keep it evolving.
To build, it is comparable to a custom WordPress site. Over time it is often cheaper: no paid plugins, no maintenance hours for updates, and hosting with no server to manage. I quote a fixed price, with a written scope, before starting.
Yes. The content is imported into the new CMS, existing URLs are redirected so you keep your rankings, and the new site goes live once everything is checked. The old one stays up until then.
You do. The headless CMS gives you a simple editing space with live preview, and I train your team to publish. For changes that need code, I stay available.
On Vercel or an equivalent host, with no server to manage. The cost depends on traffic and on the CMS chosen, from zero to a few dozen euros a month for a brand site. I give you the exact figure before we choose.
The code lives in a repository in your name, the CMS is in your name, and the stack is standard. Any team that knows Next.js can take over without starting from scratch.
A 15-minute call or a few emails, no commitment. I will tell you whether headless is the right choice for you, and what it would cost.
Contact
Available for one-off missions as well as long-term maintenance partnerships. An app, a custom website, an AI integration, or picking up an existing project? Let's talk.