A few years ago I built the entire technology stack for a mobile valeting business — The Valet Van. Not a template. Not a page builder. Every component written from scratch. What that included: - Customer-facing booking system with dynamic pricing based on ...
A few years ago I built the entire technology stack for a mobile valeting business — The Valet Van.
Not a template. Not a page builder. Every component written from scratch.
What that included:
- Customer-facing booking system with dynamic pricing based on vehicle size and service selection
- Multi-slot scheduling logic storing bookings in MySQL with full email confirmations
- Stripe and PayPal payment integration — both routes, tested in production
- Live chat system: real-time messaging, admin panel, Firebase push notifications, typing indicators
- Finance dashboard — income and expense tracking, receipt image uploads, date filtering, paid status management
- Secure admin system with role-based access, user management, and revenue reporting
- Mobile-optimised UI throughout, custom cart with JS persistence
The whole platform served real customers through a real business. Every feature was there because someone needed it.
Building production software to a brief — even your own brief — teaches you things that tutorials don't.