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A curious builder who learns by shipping.
I’m Taqi Saeed, a web developer in Lahore. I build websites and online stores, custom tools and integrations, and the occasional product nobody asked for, like a Mac app for an earbud case.
Most of what I know, I learned by shipping something and watching people use it. A confusing checkout taught me about checkouts. A spreadsheet nobody wanted to open taught me about internal tools. I still work that way: build it, put it in front of real people, keep improving it.
How I got here
Chapter 1
Pages
Small HTML and CSS projects first, then WordPress sites for people who needed to be online yesterday.
Chapter 2
Sites & stores
WordPress, Elementor and Shopify builds for brands like Giraa and Orneza: landing pages, product pages, size guides and the copy that goes with them.
Chapter 3
Tools
When a spreadsheet stopped being enough, I built dashboards, plugins and internal apps. The biggest set runs behind Quick Cart 99.
Chapter 4
Integrations
Courier APIs, payment matching, Shopify’s Admin API. Mostly about getting two systems to agree so a person doesn’t have to.
Chapter 5
Products
Dialed, an open-source Mac app for the CMF Buds Pro 2 dial. Released, used, updated. Mostly because the dial was right there.
How this helps you
Because I’ve built both the sites and the tools behind them, I can tell when a problem needs a better page and when it needs a better process. Because I learned by shipping, you’ll see something real early, and it keeps improving after launch.
Field notes
I have an unreasonable number of opinions about checkout flows.
If I do something by hand twice, I start sketching a tool for it.
I’d rather fix the real problem than install a fourth plugin for it.
Exploring now
- BuildingNative macOS apps in Swift, starting with Dialed.
- LearningMaking WordPress and Shopify sites faster on slow mobile connections.
- ThinkingHow to make internal tools that people actually open.
Tools I use
Grouped by what they’re for.
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Websites & stores
Building and fixing sites and stores people use: pages, catalogues, checkout, speed.
DailyUnder the hood
Plugins, dashboards, internal apps and the integrations that connect them.
WeeklyGrowth & ops
Search, content, ads and analytics set up so you can see what brings people in and what to improve next.
WeeklyProducts & experiments
Small products that teach me something new. Dialed started here.
Learning by shippingHave something in mind?
Web developer & digital product builder in Lahore. Websites, useful tools, and the glue between them.
Contact
- Send a message
- taqisaeed04@gmail.com
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