Shops & online stores
Inventory sync, Shopify cleanup, product content, alerts, reports, and fewer spreadsheet-driven workarounds.
Tech Consulting + Custom Solutions
In New Hope, PA, and Lambertville, NJ
Free 30-minute local tech audit
Practical tech help for local businesses
Tech + AI consulting for New Hope area businesses
Bring me one broken workflow, messy system, or “we keep doing this by hand” problem. I’ll help you map a practical fix in a 30-minute local tech audit.
Built for small teams around New Hope
The best projects usually start with a real annoyance: double-entry, stale web pages, confusing tools, or a process nobody has time to clean up.
Restaurants, bars & venues
Menus, events, galleries, booking links, and web updates your staff can manage without calling a developer.
Artists, makers & service businesses
Simple sites, intake forms, content workflows, client follow-up, and tools that make your business easier to run.
Ways I can help your business
We start with your bottlenecks — the stuff that’s wasting your time — and build simple, maintainable solutions around them.
Shopify & retail automations
Automate product updates, inventory alerts, order notifications, and basic marketing
so your online shop quietly does the busywork for you instead of draining time.
Result: fewer manual updates, fewer mistakes, and more time on the floor with customers.
Result: fewer manual updates, fewer mistakes, and more time on the floor with customers.
Restaurants, bars & venues
Menus, event calendars, gallery pages, booking links, and simple tools to keep
everything updated without fighting your website or social media.
Result: guests always see what’s current — tonight’s show, today’s menu, and how to book.
Result: guests always see what’s current — tonight’s show, today’s menu, and how to book.
AI-powered workflows
Use AI where it makes sense: drafting emails, summarizing notes, generating content,
and handling repetitive tasks — with guardrails that fit your business.
Result: faster responses, better follow‑through, and less copy‑paste drudgery for you and your team.
Result: faster responses, better follow‑through, and less copy‑paste drudgery for you and your team.
Data cleanup & reporting
Clean, organize, and connect your data so you can actually see what’s happening:
sales, bookings, traffic, and performance over time.
Result: clear dashboards and simple reports that tell you what’s working (and what isn’t) at a glance.
Result: clear dashboards and simple reports that tell you what’s working (and what isn’t) at a glance.
Simple starting points
You do not need a huge project to get useful help. Most work starts with one clear problem, a short plan, and a price you can say yes or no to before anything gets built.
Start here
30-minute local tech audit
Free intro
Bring one workflow, website issue, app idea, or recurring tech headache. We’ll sort out what is worth fixing, what is not, and what the next step should be.
Quick win
Fix-it session
$150-$300
A focused session for website updates, data cleanup, form fixes, account setup, AI prompts, automations, or troubleshooting something that is blocking your team.
Small project
Automation or website build
$500-$2,500+
A scoped build with a clear outcome: inventory alerts, event updates, Shopify helpers, reporting dashboards, internal tools, or a practical website refresh.
Scope a project in conversation
Not sure what you need? Tell me what your business does and what’s frustrating you about your tech, website, data, or day-to-day tasks. This chat will suggest a few practical projects I can help with.
This is an AI assistant that only talks about small, practical tech and AI projects John can help with. When you like what you see, use the email button below or call 267-221-8136.
Recent local projects
Real things, built for real people in and around New Hope.
WalkNewHope.com
Interactive walkable map of New Hope
A custom map-based site that helps visitors discover shops, food, art, and venues as they walk through town. Built with a custom data layer so businesses can be added and updated easily.
JohnAndPeters.com
Venue site with events, menu & gallery
A modern site for an iconic New Hope venue: events calendar, food menu, and photo gallery, all managed through simple JSON-driven tools so staff can keep it fresh without a developer.
Shopify automations
Smarter workflows for online shops
Built and tuned automations to sync inventory, streamline product management, and reduce manual work — so shop owners can spend more time with customers and less time wrestling with spreadsheets.
Inventory sync for record shops
Keeping vinyl inventory consistent across platforms
Built a behind‑the‑scenes tool that keeps a record store’s inventory in sync between its in‑store point‑of‑sale system and a major online vinyl marketplace — automatically updating stock levels and listings in both places.
Result: fewer oversells, less manual double‑entry, and a clearer picture of what’s actually on the shelves at any moment.
Album content automation
Richer album pages with AI‑generated details
Created an AI‑powered helper that finds artwork, writes short descriptions, and embeds audio samples for the albums listed in an online shop — all based on the existing catalog data.
Result: faster product setup, more engaging album pages, and a better browsing experience for music lovers without hours of manual curation.
Local proof
The work is practical, local, and meant to leave owners with something they can actually use.
“We can keep our events, menu, and photos current without waiting on a developer.”
Venue website workflow
“The inventory work reduced double-entry and helped prevent items selling twice.”
Retail inventory sync
“The goal is not fancy tech. It is fewer clicks, fewer mistakes, and clearer next steps.”
John at The Den approach
How working together works
Step 1
Quick conversation at The Den (or on Zoom)
We talk through what’s slowing you down: systems, websites, data, or ideas you wish you had time to try.
Step 2
Simple plan & clear price
I propose a practical solution — sometimes a single session, sometimes a short project. You’ll know exactly what you’re getting and what it costs.
Step 3
Build, automate, and hand off
I build or fix the thing, walk you through it, and make sure you’re comfortable running it without me.
Common questions
A few quick answers before you reach out.
Do I need to understand AI?
No. We start with the task you want to make easier, then use AI only where it is useful, understandable, and safe for your business.
Can you work with my existing website or tools?
Usually, yes. I can help with existing websites, Shopify stores, spreadsheets, POS exports, booking tools, email workflows, and lightweight custom apps.
Do you do one-off fixes?
Yes. Many projects are single sessions: fixing a form, cleaning up data, setting up an automation, or untangling something that has been bugging you.
How much does this usually cost?
The intro conversation is free. Focused sessions often land around $150-$300, while small builds depend on scope and are priced clearly before work starts.
Who I am
I’m John Young — a long-time developer, architect, and former CIO who now calls New Hope home. I’ve spent decades building systems, managing data, and solving hard technical problems for financial firms, healthcare groups, and growing businesses.
Now I’m focused on helping local owners, artists, venues, and entrepreneurs use tech and AI in a way that’s understandable, affordable, and actually useful.
Reach me directly:
📞 267-221-8136
✉️ jyoung1@gmail.com
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linkedin.com/in/johnyoungcio