TurboPress
Who We Are

Built by a serial entrepreneur, and product specialist, not only an engineer.

Barry van Biljon - Founder of TurboPress

Barry van Biljon

Cape Town, South AfricaConnect on LinkedIn

Thanks for stopping by my about page, and welcome to TurboPress.

Notably, this site is more technical than most. A necessary approach to maintain complete transparency from day zero. What you see is what you get.

I'm a product specialist with around 21 years experience in the digital space, building and shipping products in sectors such as real estate, events, hospitality, retail, fintech, energy, and non-profits alike.

When I think about a product or service, starting with the idea, through the execution, and eventually scaling the business; a well thought out, multi-disciplinary systems approach needs to be leveraged. I aim to do things right using strategic thinking from the start.

I also do things slightly differently. I provide additional guidance, continually improving your overall online efforts and strategy. My clients are my partners, and I strive to protect their investment with me.

This is the TurboPress promise: I am not here to sell you a quick fix. I place great importance on building long-term relationships, and I aim to protect your assets as if they were my responsibility, emphasising transparency and accountability.

I require deep understanding of what you offer (product or service), whom you intend to serve (target markets), and how your business is uniquely positioned to meet a specific demand (wants and needs). What makes you different? What makes you stand out?

Utilising my industry experience, I combine product development, marketing, strategic systems optimisation, with the latest in tech, the best in industry practice, and have a proven track record across multiple industries.

Establishing these factors upfront with your leadership orchestration, avoids any misalignment, actualising a shared design blueprint that echoes the vision, which I translate digitally, preserving brand value and identity.

I also regularly write in my blog, covering many topics such as web development how-to's, performance optimisation best practices, AI & automation opportunities, and digital strategy insights.

Want to know more?

Let's talk and see how TurboPress can help your business compound its growth.

How I Work

My ethics and core principles: my promise to you.

Total Transparency

My door is always open and I proactively highlight any risk, share updates, and keep you in the loop; in real time, allowing for pre-emptive and informed decisions.

Collaboration & Partnership

Your vision is the foundation. I work closely with you (or your team), and translate online presence, with your offline brand. Professionally and collaboratively.

Measured Results

No guessing or assumptions on my part. I get the real metrics for you to measure effectiveness, quantify my actual value, and give you a clear return on investment.

What I Bring to the Table

Rare engineering depth, real business acumen, all compounded through years of failure, and providing unique industry-specific insight.

Full-Stack Engineering

From simple static websites, to the highly complex; I navigate the front-end and back-end alike, leveraging advanced PHP, Python, Typescript, and more. Producing maintainable and scalable codebases, I orchestrate powerful solutions to fit business needs.

Security-First Posture

I implement and maintain effective digital security protocol, across server networks with hardened access, I set up automated anti-virus (including anti-malware), configure domain-level protection, and ensure an application-level WAF is optimised. DDoS and Randsonware attacks mitigation is also part of my toolkit.

Agentic, AI and Automation

Custom agentic and autonomous AI workflows and tooling that replace manual work. From content pipelines, 3rd party integrations, to automating other business operations, I am well equipped to make AI do your bidding. I build custom AI agents, agentic systems, and even create custom AI tools to enhance your business operations.

Peripherals

Website hosting and maintenance specialist. I manage sites with most hosting providers, give email support, manage DNS and SSL, too. If you need someone to handle your entire digital footprint, I'm your man.

I'm a business operator and I love to code. Tech is my passion, and business is my purpose.