Long Island Web Developer
Fast, accessible, hand-built websites and web apps for Long Island businesses — engineered, not assembled from a bloated template you’ll fight for years.
I’m Ken Key, a Long Island web developer who builds sites the way they should be built: lean code, real performance, and a structure that both search engines and humans understand. When a business in Commack, Suffolk, or Nassau comes to me with a site that’s slow, fragile, or impossible to update, the fix is usually the same — simplify, then build it properly.
That means no page-builder sprawl and no pile of plugins quietly dragging your load times down. Whether you need a brand-new website, a custom WordPress build, or a rescue of something you’ve outgrown, you get one engineer accountable for the whole thing — design, code, performance, and the search foundation underneath it.
What a build includes
Hand-coded, not templated
Custom WordPress and front-end builds with clean markup — no bloated themes you’ll outgrow in a year.
Built for Core Web Vitals
Performance is part of the build, not an afterthought. Fast pages rank better and convert better.
Accessible & mobile-first
Works for every visitor and every device, with semantic HTML that’s easy for Google to read.
Rescues & rebuilds
Inherited a slow or broken site? I improve performance, structure, and SEO without starting from zero unless it’s truly warranted.
A simple, honest process.
Understand
We talk through what you’re actually trying to achieve. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll say so and point you somewhere better.
Build
I design and build it properly, keep you in the loop, and make the trade-offs visible instead of hiding them.
Last
You get something fast, documented, and maintainable — and I’m here when you need to grow it.
You get the person building it, not a project manager.
You talk to the person writing the code
No account managers, no game of telephone. The person who scopes your project is the one who builds it, and the one you email when something needs to change.
One person accountable for all of it
Design, code, performance, and the search foundation underneath. Nothing falls through the gap between a design team and a dev team, because there is no gap.
Senior work, priced like an independent
No agency overhead of offices, sales teams, and layers of management. You get experienced hands at a fair rate, and decisions happen in a conversation instead of a change-request queue.
Frequently asked.
How much does a website cost on Long Island?
It depends on scope — a focused marketing site is very different from a custom web app. After a short conversation about what you actually need, I’ll give you an honest, fixed range. No padded retainers.
Do you build on WordPress or custom code?
Both. If WordPress fits your team, I build clean, fast WordPress sites and custom plugins. If a project needs custom software, I build it from scratch in the right stack. I recommend whatever genuinely serves the goal.
Can you fix or speed up my existing site?
Yes — a lot of my work is exactly that. I audit performance, SEO, and structure, then fix what’s slow or fragile, often without a full rebuild.
Do you only work with Long Island businesses?
Long Island is home base — Commack, Suffolk, and Nassau — but the work is remote-friendly and I take on projects across New York and beyond when they’re a good fit.
How long will my website take to build?
It depends on scope. A focused marketing site usually takes a few weeks, and a larger custom build or web app takes longer. Once I understand what you actually need, I give you a real timeline with milestones, not a vague answer and then silence.
Explore more of what I do
Working across Suffolk & Nassau.
Based in Commack and working with businesses all over Long Island — and remotely beyond. If you searched “web developer near me,” you’re in the right place.
Need a website built right?
A few sentences about your project is all it takes to start.