John Murch

Developer. Marketer. Entrepreneur.

I'm currently a software engineer specialised in backend development mostly Node.js and Golang. I write about SEO, web scraping and development on my blog or learn more about me. Want to know a bit more about me? Check out my online resume. Need help scraping a webpage or site? Let's Chat!

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What I do

I have more than 10 years' experience building software for clients all over the world. Below is a quick overview of my main technical skill sets and technologies I use. Want to find out more about my experience?

Vanilla JavaScript

I 😍 JavaScript. Having been using it for over 2 decades building websites from geocities to proof of concept web apps and everywhere in between.

Vue

Focusing on keeping things simple and the 3 main buckets of a webpage (HTML, CSS and JavaScript). Making the jump from jQuery to Vue was fairly easy and enjoyable. I like to write code that is easy to read, delete and refactor

Node.js

I jumped on the Node boat in 2012 having coming from PHP/CodeIgniter, I really enjoyed the flexibility of Express.js and how fast you can build a MVP or API in no time

HTML & CSS

The web was built on hypertext and always enjoy dropping down into the raw HTML or CSS of a website/application rather than something like PUG or Handlebars

Puppeteer

When Puppetter was announced I jumped head first, moving away from Nightmare.js. Building bots is something I have a passion for and just love scraping the web

Search Engine Optimization

Having got into blogging in 2005, I was always interested in SEO and continue to be focusing on Technical SEO as search has become so much in today's world

Raspberry Pi

What is not to love about a cheap single board computer. I have a Raspbery PI cluster on my desk and love them. Having worked with them and deployed them in a production setting, they are super powerful and great IoT devices

Golang

Although I love JavaScript, if speed and performance are your thing, GoLang is pretty amazing and becoming very popular

Testimonials

John is an incredibly talented engineer. I’ve had the pleasure of working with John on more than one business and would do so again without hesitation in the future. He’s rare in his ability to understand the business reasoning and logic behind a project to make sure he’s building as effectively as possible. He’s incredibly efficient and is great at finding smarter ways to achieve project success...

Will Braunstein

CEO of USA Rx

John is an extremely rare find. I’ve never met anyone with such a deep knowledge base across online marketing, web technologies, and innovation. His expertise specifically in the area of SEO puts him among the greatest minds in the industry. He is extremely inventive and creative, but unlike most creative types, his web development skill enables John to personally build out his ideas no matter the complexity...

Bill Elward

Head of SEO at Zocdoc

John is a voracious reader of technology news and trends. He always seems to be up on the latest tools, products, and SEO voodoo. His dedication to the business, combined with an excellent work ethic and friendly attitude, make him a valuable asset to any shop.

Sean Conrad

SVP of Product Development at WayBetter

John is an intelligent, hard-working, resourceful product manager and online advertising professional. John has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and brings an infectious energy and drive to his work. I highly recommend John.

Daniel Fries

Business Development and Executive Recruiting at PsychPros, Inc.

John was a member of our Center for Teaching and Learning TechCat Crew - students hired by the center to assist faculty in getting projects up to speed and provide support to the professor while they were learning the technology used. John's projects included implementing and supporting the first MovableType blog installation at UVM, developing image databases for art courses, etc....

Steve Cavrak

Independent Researcher

John Murch is amazing. He is one of 4 people I'd hire no matter what type of company I started or moved to. He's one of those people you just want in your company. He's brilliant, always positive, and focuses on the business bottom line. If you are looking to hire John, just do it and worry about a role for him later, in the mean time he’ll figure out a way to make you more money.

Ron Chambers

Full Stack Web Developer