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CRM developer who builds custom CRMs around your sales process, with lead capture, WhatsApp and e-mail follow-up built in

I build custom CRMs shaped around how your business actually sells: lead capture from forms, calls and WhatsApp, pipelines, tasks, notes, roles and permissions, automated e-mail and WhatsApp follow-up, and reports that show which campaigns produce customers. I have built CRMs and multi-tenant dashboards myself. I work remotely from India, and you own the code and the data.

$400K+
Monthly ad spend managed
500+
Global brands scaled
12+
Years in performance marketing
22–30x
Peak ROAS (healthcare / IVF)

What you get

Requirements
a written scope with must-haves, later items and what is left out.
Data model
the records, stages, roles and permissions in a plain diagram.
Working CRM
lead capture, pipeline, tasks, notes and history, deployed for your team.
Role-based access
permissions enforced on the server and covered by tests.
Automation
e-mail and WhatsApp follow-up with templates, limits and a message log.
Dashboards
leads by source, response time, conversion by stage and cost per lead.
Integrations
website forms, ad platforms and analytics connected and tested.
Data import
your existing contacts migrated and checked against the originals.
Handover
source code, deployment notes, a recorded walkthrough and 30 days of fixes.

When a custom CRM makes sense, and when it does not

Many businesses should use an existing CRM. If your sales process is standard, your team is small and a ready-made product covers it, a monthly subscription is cheaper than building anything, and I will tell you so. A custom CRM earns its place when the process is unusual, when leads arrive through several channels that off-the-shelf tools handle poorly, when you need different clients or branches to see only their own data, or when licence fees grow faster than the value you get.

I decide this with you before any code is written. I look at how a lead arrives, who touches it, what happens in the first hour, where leads are lost today and what you need to report. If a configured existing tool solves it, I can help set that up instead. If you need something built, we agree a short list of must-haves for a first version and grow from there.

What I build into a CRM

I have built custom CRMs with e-mail and WhatsApp automation, and multi-tenant dashboards where many client accounts live in one system without seeing each other's data. The same building blocks recur in most projects, and I put in only the ones your process needs.

  • Lead capture from website forms, landing pages, ad lead forms, calls and WhatsApp, with duplicate detection and source tracking
  • Pipelines and stages that match your sales steps, with tasks, reminders, notes and a full history per lead
  • Roles and permissions, so a sales agent, a manager and an owner each see what they should
  • Automated e-mail and WhatsApp follow-up, such as an instant reply, reminders and re-engagement of cold leads
  • Dashboards for leads by source, response time, conversion by stage and cost per lead when ad spend is connected
  • Exports, an audit trail and an API so other tools can read and write data safely

Multi-tenant systems and keeping each client's data separate

If you are an agency, a franchise or a software business, one CRM often has to serve many customers. In a multi-tenant design every record carries a tenant identity, every server request is checked against that identity and the user's role, and a user from one account cannot read, change or even detect the data of another. I treat this as the first requirement of the design, not a feature added later, because a leak between customers is the most expensive mistake a CRM can make.

Permissions are enforced on the server for every page, API route, export and automation, never only by hiding a button in the interface. I write tests that try to read another tenant's records and to act with the wrong role, so isolation is proven by a failing attempt rather than assumed.

WhatsApp, e-mail and automation

Speed of reply decides a large share of lead outcomes, and many buyers prefer WhatsApp. I connect the CRM to WhatsApp through approved providers such as WATI, and to e-mail through a proper sending service, so a new lead gets an immediate acknowledgement and the right person is notified. Templates, opt-in handling and quiet hours are set so messages follow the platform's rules and your customers' expectations.

Automation is useful and risky in equal parts. A rule that sends a message to the wrong list can damage trust in a minute, so I build with test contacts first, a preview and a dry-run mode, limits on how often one person can be contacted, and a visible log of every message sent and why.

Connecting the CRM to ads, analytics and your website

My background is paid media, which is why I connect CRMs to marketing in a way many developers do not. Each lead keeps the campaign, keyword, page and click identifiers it came from. When a lead becomes a customer, that outcome can be sent back to Google Ads or Meta as an offline conversion, so bidding learns which clicks produce real revenue instead of form fills.

I set up Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager events on the website side, and the CRM reports show cost per lead and cost per customer by channel once spend is connected. In audits I often find that marketing counts leads and sales counts something else, and the CRM becomes the shared definition.

Security, ownership and how I work

A CRM holds personal data, so security is part of the build: authenticated access on every route, hashed credentials, protected sessions, input validation, rate limits, an audit log, backups and no personal data in application logs. Depending on your customers, rules such as GDPR, UK GDPR, India's DPDP Act 2023 or CCPA/CPRA may apply, and I design for consent, access and deletion requests, though I am a developer and not a lawyer, so confirm obligations with your own adviser.

I work remotely from India with regular calls, a staging link at each stage and same-working-day replies. The code, the database and the accounts are yours, documented well enough that another developer could take over. I build with Node.js, Next.js and React, and I use AI tools to speed up drafting and testing while I review every change myself.

How the work runs

  1. 01

    Discovery

    A call and a walk-through of how leads and customers move through your business today, where they are lost and what you must report.

  2. 02

    Scope and data model

    A written list of must-have features for version one, the records and roles involved, and a decision on build versus an existing tool.

  3. 03

    Design

    Screens for the daily tasks of each role, agreed on a staging link before the full build.

  4. 04

    Build the core

    Lead capture, pipeline, tasks, roles and permissions first, because everything else depends on them.

  5. 05

    Automation and integrations

    E-mail, WhatsApp, website forms, ad platforms and analytics connected, tested with test contacts.

  6. 06

    Testing

    Functional tests plus cross-account and wrong-role tests that try to break the isolation.

  7. 07

    Launch and training

    Data import, a staged switch from your old system, a recorded walkthrough and written notes.

  8. 08

    Improve

    A review after a few weeks of real use to fix friction and decide what version two should add.

Tools and proof

Tools
Node.js, Next.js, React, TypeScript, WATI (WhatsApp), Zapier and Pabbly, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager
Custom CRMs built
Custom CRM, dashboard and workflow automation in Node.js, with e-mail and WhatsApp automation.
Multi-tenant systems
Multi-tenant SaaS dashboards and a multi-agent platform of 20+ concurrent AI agents built end to end.
Marketing background
12+ years and $400K+ monthly ad spend managed, so lead sources and cost per lead are built into the reports.
Education
M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering.

Questions about custom CRM development

Buy when a standard tool covers your process and team size. Build when your sales steps are unusual, leads come from several channels, you need strict separation between clients or licence costs are climbing. I review your process first and give an honest recommendation.

A focused first version, with lead capture, a pipeline, tasks and a couple of reports, usually takes several weeks. Multi-tenant systems, many integrations or heavy automation take longer. I give a schedule with the written scope before work begins.

Yes, through an approved WhatsApp provider such as WATI. Messages use approved templates, respect opt-in and quiet hours, and are logged. I test with test contacts first so a rule never reaches real customers by mistake.

Every record carries a tenant identity and every server request is checked against it and the user's role. I also write tests that attempt to read another tenant's data or act with the wrong role, so the separation is proven.

Yes. Leads keep the campaign and click identifiers, and when a lead becomes a customer the outcome can be sent back to the ad platform as an offline conversion, so bidding learns from real customers.

Yes. I map your fields, import the records, remove duplicates and check counts against the originals. Your old system stays untouched until you are happy with the new one.

Yes. The code, database and hosting accounts are yours, with deployment notes and a recorded walkthrough so another developer could take over without me.

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