Jacob May

Big Walks

I created this site to advertise my professional dog walking services. Big Walks is a dog walking company with an adventure focus. Most dog walkers stick to simple routes, like a trip to the park and back. With my dog we love exploring the wild and wandering through woodland so I decided why not bring others along.

I share videos of our walks on YouTube, which is a unique feature of a Big Walks adventure.

Site Features:

• Single page site, everything you need is easily accessible.
• A custom paw print animation that moves around the screen background.
• Next/Previous card navigation with touch swipe for viewing my information and services.
• A /report page to make it easy for me to generate PDF walk reports while I'm out.
• Online accounts for customers, displaying past walks with reports and YouTube video links.

No personal information is stored so I decided to simply have a JSON file in my public folder that holds each accounts info. I will give each user a username and password after the first walk. If you'd like to log in please use these details:
Username: bigwalks Password: password

Developed with Next.js, TailwindCSS, hosted on GitHub and Vercel.

MyMe.Live

MyMe is a live streaming social platform designed to break down the barriers of traditional social media. Unlike other platforms, there's no need to build a following or adhere to a specific niche. Many platforms require milestones, such as 1,000 hours of watch time to go live, excluding those who aren't frequent users.

On MyMe, only one user goes live at a time, while others interact through a live chat. Logged-in users can join the queue and take their turn when at the front. Each live stream begins with 60 seconds, and viewers vote in real-time to either extend or end the stream. It’s a space to share your thoughts, showcase talents, and get immediate feedback.

I truly believed in this concept and dedicated 3 months to its development. However, MyMe requires a large user base to function effectively. With enough users, the community would drive content quality by voting on what they want to see, encouraging streamers to improve over time, creating a cycle of continuous content improvement. But without enough people online, there's no audience, making going live pointless.

I also created a token system where users could promote their links and purchase perks like fast passes or live speaker chats. This would have been a way to monetise the platform, but without a substantial user base, maintaining the backend became unsustainable. For now, the project will have to go in hibernation.

Developed with Socket.IO, WebRTC, Stripe, Next.JS, Node/Express, TailwindCSS, MongoDB, and hosted on Render and Vercel.

Dry Stone Walls

My Dry Stone Walls site offers professional walling services and comprehensive information on building basics, the history, and styles of walls in the UK.
There's a short quiz on this site which I've connected to the Timewise backend to store leaderboard names.

Developed with Next.js, Node/Express, TailwindCSS, MongoDB, and hosted on Render and Vercel.

TimeWise Quiz

A dynamic quiz website featuring seven unique quiz types, each with three difficulty levels and three leaderboards. Weekly updates to keep content fresh.

Developed with Next.js, Node/Express, TailwindCSS, MongoDB, and hosted on Render and Vercel.