I Built My Personal Site at 18 While Running a Web Agency — Here's What I Learned

Every dev says they'll build their personal site "soon." I was that dev for longer than I'd like to admit. I'm Xander — 18, first-year CS student at Manchester Met, and I run a solo web agency called Tizzle . I build sites and handle digital stuff for clients, so the irony of not having my own site wasn't lost on me. Eventually I just got on with it. Here's how it went. 🛠️ The Stack Tool Why Next.js App Router, clean file-based routing, easy to deploy Supabase Backend/database without spinning up anything custom Vercel Obvious choice for Next.js — zero friction deployment Nothing revolutionary. I wasn't trying to be clever with the stack — I wanted something I could move fast with and actually finish. ⏳ Why It Took Longer Than It Should Have Honestly? I kept overthinking the design. When it's your own site, everything feels higher stakes than a client project. With a client you have a brief, a deadline, someone holding you accountable. With your own stuff, the scope creeps constantly a