Software developer for businesses in France: timber homes, artisans and holiday rentals

If you run a business in France and want a software developer you can talk to in English, here's how I work: websites, custom software, apps and 3D configurators, built remotely from Buenos Aires, with video calls and progress you open from a link. I'm one person, not an agency.

Let me be upfront: I don't write French. I'm a good fit when you or your team are comfortable working in English (or Spanish) and you provide the French copy. That covers more businesses than you'd think: companies selling to customers in other countries, English-speaking owners running a business in France, and holiday rentals full of international guests.

Timber frame homes, extensions and garden buildings

Timber frame construction (ossature bois) is well established in France: full houses, extensions, garden studios, carports and pergolas. Much of it is built by regional companies that keep getting the same inquiry: “how much for a house of this size?” with no plans, no plot details and no idea about finishes.

A 3D configurator sorts that out. The buyer picks the floor area, rooms, roof and cladding, sees the house take shape and sends you an order you can actually price. I covered the idea in modular home configurator, and the Estructuras 3D blog has a piece on 3D configurators for timber frame homes in France. For smaller structures there's the pergola and deck configurator.

Artisans, workshops and small brands selling abroad

France has a deep tradition of crafts: ceramics, leather goods, jewelry, cabinetmaking, textiles. Many of these workshops sell through Instagram, at fairs or to shops in other countries, and every piece is either one of a kind or made to order. The hard part isn't a shopping cart. It's showing the work properly, with clear product pages, so a buyer abroad can ask about a piece without friction.

An online catalog without checkout, with inquiries over WhatsApp or email, does exactly that, or an online store for handmade products if you already sell from stock. Either way, you update the catalog yourself from a dashboard, without waiting on me every time a new piece comes out of the kiln.

Gîtes, B&Bs and guests from abroad

Rural holiday homes (gîtes) and B&Bs (chambres d'hôtes) host plenty of guests who don't speak French. Most bookings come through the big platforms, and owners want a share of them to come in direct. A site of your own with good photos, availability, directions and a direct inquiry form in English helps with that. I went through it in website for small hotels and cabins.

If the property is still being built, or you're selling units in a holiday development, a 3D walkthrough shows buyers what it'll look like before it exists. More on that in this piece about selling cabins and vacation resorts pre-construction.

Where to start, by type of business

Working with me remotely from France

France is 4 to 5 hours ahead of Argentina, depending on the time of year. When I start at 9 a.m. in Buenos Aires, it's 1 or 2 p.m. in Paris, so your afternoon is our window for calls and the rest of my day goes into building. Anything you send in the evening has an answer waiting the next morning.

We start with a video call to understand your business, then I send a written proposal, and you check each step from a link on your laptop or phone. Nothing is marked done until you've approved it. You send photos, copy (the French version included) and how you sell today; you get a working website or system and a dashboard to run it. I describe the whole process in working with a remote developer.

For personal data, invoicing and accessibility, French and EU rules apply. Check with a local professional, and I'll build the software around what they tell you.

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