Custom websites and business software with payments, booking, customer portals, email, texting, and phone integrations. Built around how your business works.
Custom builds. Practical AI. Better business.
Tell me what
you need.
I’ll build it.
Websites that sell. AI that handles the busywork. Tools that finally talk to each other. Built for your business, by a real person.
ra.Randy Aakhus
Your idea → a working thing.
Your idea → a working thing.
FROM “WHAT IF” TO “IT WORKS”
01 / YOUR BUSINESS
What would make
your day easier?
02 / WHAT I CAN BUILD
A complete customer journey.
From the first visit to booking, payment, and a useful follow-up.
Built around your businessClear ownershipLess manual workA real person to talk to
01 / What I can do for you
Big idea.
Annoying problem.
Let’s work on it.
You don’t need to know the technical answer. Tell me what you’re trying to do, what’s slowing you down, or what your current tools won’t let you do.
Done-for-you AI assistants, business chatbots, inbox monitoring, lead follow-up, document search, and workflow automation. Useful systems built for your actual work.
Custom Shopify apps, theme improvements, app audits, technical SEO, and conversion-focused shopping flows. Own the custom work built for your store.
Custom MCP servers, business integrations, API connections, and local AI setups. Connect approved tools and data to the way your team works.
Useful in the real world
More “handled.”
Less “I’ll get to it.”
Give the repeatable parts of your business a better process, with you in control of the important decisions.
Explore AI & automationA customer has a question
A chatbot answers from your business information and knows when to hand off.
An inquiry hits your inbox
It gets sorted, summarized, and turned into a reply draft or a useful next step.
A lead is ready to book
The booking, deposit, confirmation, and reminder work together.
Examples of what we can build. The right workflow starts with your business.
A store with fewer obstacles
01Find it.Clear navigation & search
02Want it.Useful product details
03Trust it.Clear pricing & delivery
04Buy it.A smooth path to checkout
LESS FRICTION. MORE CLARITY.
02 / For Shopify businesses
A better store.
A smaller
app pile.
Stop stacking subscriptions to solve problems a focused custom feature could handle. I build apps and storefront improvements around the way your business actually works.
- Custom apps and theme features you own
- Cleaner design and simpler buying flows
- Technical SEO and storefront performance
- App reviews and conversion improvements
We’ll compare build cost, maintenance, and ongoing fees before replacing an app.
03 / Featured Shopify customers
Good businesses.
People I’m glad to work with.
04 / Working together
Easy to talk to.
Serious about the build.
You work directly with me. Plain English, a clear scope, and something you can see and try as it takes shape.
Tell me the messy version.
An idea, a half-working tool, a daily frustration. You don’t need to arrive with a specification.
We make a practical plan.
I’ll help define what to build, what it connects to, and what a useful first version looks like.
I build. We test. You use it.
You get a working system, clear access and ownership, and a handoff that makes sense.
I’m Randy, the builder behind Aakhus Tech. I work across websites, backend systems, automation, and Shopify. I like solving the awkward problems that fall between the tools you already have.
Meet the builder05 / Field notes
Useful things
to know.
Plain-English answers about AI, custom software, and running a better online business.
Explore all field notesAI & automation01
Where AI actually helps a small business
A practical way to find useful AI projects: start with repeated work, measure the current process, and build one improvement you can evaluate.
2 min readRead the note
Connected tools02
What is an MCP server, and does your business need one?
A plain-English guide to custom MCP servers: what they connect, when they help, and the permissions a business integration should have.
2 min readRead the note
Shopify03
When to replace a Shopify app with a custom feature
Compare Shopify app subscriptions with custom theme features and apps using total cost, maintenance, permissions, and business fit.
2 min readRead the note
A few good questions
Before we
get started.
Do I need to know exactly what I want?
No. Start with the problem or the outcome you want. I can help turn that into a sensible scope and build the first useful version.
Can you improve something I already have?
Yes. That might be your existing website, Shopify theme, app stack, or a workflow connecting several tools. We’ll look at what is worth keeping before deciding what to change.
Will I own the custom work?
Code ownership, account access, and handoff are part of the scope. Custom work is built for your business; third-party platforms, libraries, and services keep their own licenses and fees.
What will it cost?
That depends on the scope, integrations, and ongoing support. Tell me what you need and I’ll work out a proposed scope and price before implementation.
Can you help me learn to use it?
Absolutely. A clear handoff is part of a useful build. Hands-on AI guidance and training can also be scoped separately if you want to get more comfortable with the tools.
Let’s build the better way
Got a “there has to be
a better way” problem?
Tell me about it
You bring the idea.
I’ll bring the build.