Barbershop · Almere-Poort
Barber Poort Almere — from WIX to custom React
The old WIX site was slow, hard to maintain and poorly discoverable in local search. Dutchify built a custom React website with bespoke design, fast static delivery and a solid local SEO foundation.
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The challenge
A WIX site holding the shop back
Barber Poort in Almere-Poort ran on a stock WIX website. It was built with drag-and-drop blocks, loaded slowly on mobile and gave the shop little grip on how the brand came across. Small edits — opening hours, a service, a price — took far more time than they should.
On top of that, the site lacked the fundamentals you need to be found locally in Almere: consistent NAP data (name, address, phone), structured data for Google and a technical setup that aligns with the Google Business Profile.
The approach
Migration to a custom React website
Custom design in the shop's brand
Instead of a generic WIX template, we designed a look that matches the shop — dark tones, strong typography and a calm, professional feel.
Built mobile-first
Most visitors arrive on a phone. The layout, navigation and tap targets were designed for mobile first and only then scaled up to desktop.
Local SEO foundation
Structured data (LocalBusiness JSON-LD), consistent NAP data for Almere and a page structure that aligns with the Google Business Profile — making the shop easier to find for searches from the neighbourhood.
Fast static delivery + SSL
The site is served statically from a fast hosting platform with SSL and a global CDN. No heavy WIX runtime on the critical path anymore.
The result
A site that represents the shop
Off WIX: fully custom React website maintained by Dutchify
Professional look aligned with the barbershop's brand
Technical foundation for local discoverability in Almere (structured data + consistent NAP)
Fast, mobile-first experience for visitors searching on their way to the shop
Easy to keep current: opening hours, services and prices without hassle
Technologies
Services applied
Which Dutchify services we used
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