jakob studios

SEO-first websites

I guarantee 100% SEOfor search + AI

Fast, indexable, easy to understand.

15+ years developer experience

No bloatWordPressWixHeavy themes

Get found

Be easy to find.

Search engines, AI agents, and people should know what to recommend.

A busy Where is Wally beach scene where Wally is difficult to findBefore

Hidden in the crowd

Customers have to search too hard.

Wally clearly visible in front of a busy beach sceneAfter

Visible at a glance

Search engines, AI agents, and people know what to recommend.

Free first look

A quick read of what works.

Lean build

No slow theme stack.

AI-readable

Built for humans and agents.

Projects

Sole Developer

Blue Paradise

2026

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A 2026 100% SEO website project for Blue Paradise Coworking, designed around bilingual indexing, coworking/coliving search intent, sticky booking UX, and fast static pages.

THE Problem

Blue Paradise wanted travelers to find them — but their aging WordPress site was nearly invisible on Google: the booking button returned a 404, theme demo pages were live in production, and the language switcher led nowhere.

THE Solution

A full rebuild as a fast, multilingual Next.js site — treated as a search migration, not just a redesign. Every indexed URL was mapped to its new localized home with single-hop 301s, leftover junk was retired with 410, and hreflang, canonicals, and the sitemap were done right.

100% SEOMultilingual indexingFast static websiteBuilt to rank

Sole Developer

GreenWall Challenge

2025

A developer accountability website and app experiment built around the GitHub green wall, daily commits, streaks, reminders, and small-group pressure.

THE Problem

Developers wanted to keep their daily coding streak alive — but no one noticed when they skipped a day, and the motivation quietly slipped.

THE Solution

GreenWall Challenge explored a lightweight accountability layer on top of GitHub: OAuth-based contribution tracking, a happy green calendar, streak stats, achievement trophies, flexible reminders, and social pings when friends commit. The stronger product angle was “Duolingo meets BeReal” for a daily coding habit.

Website experiment32 waitlist signupsDaily commit nudges

Sole Developer

PosterSnap

2024

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PosterSnap app screen showing event details from a poster
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PosterSnap mobile app screen for turning a poster into a plan
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PosterSnap app screen with structured event information
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PosterSnap mobile app screen for saving an event
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PosterSnap app screen showing calendar-ready event details
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PosterSnap mobile app screen for reviewing captured poster data
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A live mobile app that turns posters, flyers, event names, and real-world moments into calendar-ready plans with useful context.

THE Problem

Companies wanted people to act on their posters and flyers — but the photo hit the camera roll and the event, date, and deal were forgotten.

THE Solution

PosterSnap lets you photograph any poster or text, and AI structures it into events, dates, and deals — then drops them straight into your calendar or sends them to your tools.

AI-powered captureLive on iOS & AndroidPhoto to calendarBest app practices

Sole Developer

Barhopp

2023

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Barhopp mobile app screen for browsing venues
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Barhopp mobile app screen for happy hour details
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Barhopp mobile app screen with event discovery
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Barhopp mobile app screen with a venue profile
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Barhopp mobile app screen showing nightlife offers
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A live Iceland nightlife app with 12,000+ downloads, built around happy hours, venue discovery, events, and local bar onboarding.

THE Problem

Reykjavík bars wanted people to notice their happy hours and deals — but customers never knew what was on or where to go, so the best offers went unseen.

THE Solution

Barhopp puts live happy hours, venue discovery, and events in one mobile app, with a simple onboarding flow that lets bars get listed, updated, and promoted.

12,000+ downloadsLive on iOS & AndroidUsed by Reykjavík venues#1 local nightlife app

Sole Developer

PourSelf

2022

A self-service drink technology project by Torio, built around IoT dispensers, drink tables and walls, payment flow, admin tooling, Barhopp venue tie-ins, and a public product website.

THE Problem

Venues wanted to sell more drinks without hiring more staff — but every self-service drink system was too heavy, too pricey, and too complex to bother with.

THE Solution

PourSelf packages the self-service drink experience into a connected product system: lightweight drink dispensers, drink tables and walls, age verification, payment flow, admin tooling, and a Barhopp tie-in for venue discovery. The public website positions the system around affordable, lightweight self-service drink technology.

Sproti-backed buildIoT drink hardwareMobile + admin + backendUsed by venues

Work

Working with a team

Aurbjörg

Full-stack developer - 2024 - 2025

Icelandic financial market monitor

Independent comparisons and continuous monitoring for household finance decisions in Iceland.

I worked as a full-stack developer across .NET 8 backend services, ReactJS/Next.js product surfaces, TypeScript, Kubernetes, and Azure infrastructure, contributing to production systems and deployment workflows.

Company workFull-stack developerKubernetes + Azure

Working with a team

Advania

Full-stack developer - 2017 - 2021

One of Iceland's major technology companies

Part of a Northern European IT group serving enterprise clients across seven markets.

I worked as a full-stack developer on Signet platform features, building product surfaces for secure form signing, team signature workflows, secure file transfer, and certificate-related operations.

Digital signaturesCertificate managementCompany work

Working with a team

University of Iceland

BSc Computer Science - 2013 - 2016

Iceland's national university

Research and data work inside the country's primary public university environment.

I worked as an assistant teacher in web development, helping support course delivery and student learning around practical web programming topics.

Assistant web-dev teacher (2016)Web developmentWork experience

Working with a team

Tempo

Programming intern - 2014

Major Jira productivity platform

Jira-native tooling for time, cost, capacity, planning, and reporting workflows.

I worked as a programming intern, getting early exposure to professional engineering habits, product context, and development workflows.

Programming internship2014Work experience