Taking new work · Remote across Ireland & the EU

Your IT, sorted.
Your website, rebuilt.

PapsLab is remote IT support and web design for small businesses and busy people in Ireland. Plain English, a clear price before any work starts, and no monthly contract.

  • Replies within 24 hours
  • No contracts or retainers
  • You own everything I build

Sound familiar?

  • “The laptop takes five minutes to start”
  • “Our website still looks like 2012”
  • “Wi‑Fi is fine downstairs, dead upstairs”
  • “Who actually owns our domain?”
  • “We need online bookings before summer”
  • “An ex-employee still has the password”
  • “The printer is offline. Again.”
  • “Nobody can find us on a phone”

Services

Three things, done properly.

One person, one inbox, no hand-offs. Most jobs are done remotely over a screen share you control, and explained as I go.

IT support

Remote tech support

Slow computers, flaky Wi‑Fi, email chaos and printers that sulk. Fixed over a secure screen share, in words you understand.

  • PC & Mac tune-ups and repairs
  • Wi‑Fi, routers and mesh
  • Email, accounts and passwords
  • Virus, scam and pop-up clean-up
  • Backups that actually restore
Get IT help

Websites

Website design & redesign

A fast, modern site that says what you do and gets people to call, book or visit. Designed, built, launched and handed over. There is no public gallery here; examples are shown in the conversation, and only with the owner’s say-so.

  • New sites and full redesigns
  • Mobile-first and quick to load
  • Calls, WhatsApp, bookings built in
  • Search basics done right
  • Domain, hosting and email set up
Plan a website

Business setup

Small-team IT setup

The boring foundations that stop small problems becoming expensive ones, set up once and written down.

  • Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
  • Email on your own domain
  • Two-factor and password managers
  • Starter and leaver checklists
  • New laptop setup and handover
Sort the basics

Process

Send the problem. Get a straight answer.

No ticket portal, no hold music, no sales call. You write a message; I write back with what I think is wrong, what it would take, and what it costs. Sometimes the answer is “don’t pay for this”.

  1. 01

    Tell me what’s going on

    A few lines in normal words. Screenshots help. Panicked paragraphs are fine.

  2. 02

    Get a plan and a price

    The likely fix or the site plan, how long it takes and a clear price, before anything starts.

  3. 03

    We fix it or build it

    A remote session you watch, or a site designed and built with you, then launched.

  4. 04

    You get the handover

    A short note of what changed, where the passwords live and what to leave alone.

handover-note.txt Example

Office laptop: slow start-up

What was wrong
Fourteen apps launching at start-up, and the drive was 96% full with old phone backups.
What I changed
Turned off ten start-up apps, moved the backups to OneDrive, ran a disk health check (fine).
What to keep doing
Restart once a week. If the fan gets loud again, it is dust, not a virus.
Leave alone
The “Intel” and “Realtek” items in start-up. They look odd; they are needed.

Why PapsLab

Small on purpose.

Plain English

If I can’t explain it simply, I haven’t understood it.

No jargon, no upselling, no fake urgency. You will always know what I am doing on your machine and why.

No lock-in

Pay for the job, not a contract.

No retainers or monthly plans you forget to cancel.

Yours

You own the keys.

Domain, hosting, code and accounts in your name. Walk away any time.

Fast by default

Websites without the bloat.

Static sites with no plugin stack to update. They load quickly on a rural 4G signal, and hosting stays simple.

FAQ

Fair questions.

Anything else, just ask.

Can you really fix things remotely?

Most software, Wi‑Fi, email and account problems, yes. You start a secure screen share, watch everything I do and can end it at any time. If it turns out to be a hardware fault, I’ll tell you what to buy or who to take it to.

How much does it cost?

It depends on the job, so you get a clear price before any work starts. Small fixes are usually a single short session. Websites are quoted as a fixed price for an agreed scope. No surprise invoices.

Do I need a monthly contract?

No. You pay for the work you ask for. If you want someone to call on later, just email again.

How long does a new website take?

It is scoped and priced before it starts. The main variable is getting your photos, prices and text together, and I help with that.

Who owns the website when it’s done?

You do. The domain, hosting account and code are set up in your name, and the handover explains how to change the basics yourself.

Where are you based?

PapsLab is online-first and works with people across Ireland and the EU. Everything happens by email, screen share and video call, so location rarely matters.

Contact

Tell me what broke, or what you want built.

One clear message is enough. I reply within 24 hours with a straight answer, even if the answer is that you don’t need me.

  • No newsletter, ever
  • No sales call needed
  • Your details are only used to reply
What do you need?