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Isabelle Renaud

Simple tools that work for you.

Websites, FileMaker and automation for small businesses and freelancers. Delivered fast, yours for good, with no needless subscriptions.

I take on a few short projects at a time, so each one gets done properly.

The “Day trips” page of gardechois.com on a computer
A place page on a phone
gardechois.com, rebuilt in 2026

What I can do for you

Short projects with a clear scope. I work with the best AI tools, so what used to take weeks now ships in days.

Websites

A fast, beautiful, bilingual website that you own.

For example

  • moving platforms (Wix, Squarespace, WordPress…) without losing your pages or your search ranking;
  • a showcase site for a holiday rental, a craftsperson, a practice or a non-profit;
  • a contact form wired straight to your inbox;
  • an English version, or other languages.

Ideal if you pay a yearly subscription for a website that never changes.

FileMaker

Twenty years of FileMaker: I fix the problem that slows you down.

For example

  • a script that crashes, a wrong calculation, a report to build;
  • upgrading an old database to a recent version;
  • connecting FileMaker to your other tools: accounting, email, Airtable;
  • a quick review before you extend your database.

Ideal if your database runs the business and the person who built it is gone.

Automation and AI

Repetitive tasks? A machine can do them for you.

For example

  • a form request sorted and logged automatically;
  • invoices sorted and renamed into the right folders;
  • an AI assistant that drafts your replies to clients, for you to approve;
  • Airtable bases connected to your email and calendar.

Ideal if you copy and paste the same information from one tool to another every week.

gardechois.com

Case study: gardechois.com

The website of a holiday home in the Ardèche, moved from an online platform to a custom-built site. It’s my own gîte: I tested the method on myself first.

60 pages
in French and English
49 places
in a day-trip guide, with filters by distance and theme, and search
1 calendar
of the season’s events, updated every spring
1 form
wired directly to the inbox, with no paid service

Welcome video filmed from a paraglider, watermarked photos, hosting on our own server.

Visit gardechois.com

How it works

  1. You write to me

    A few lines are enough: what slows you down, what you’d like to have.

  2. I send you a proposal

    In writing: what I’ll do, the timeline and the price. No surprises.

  3. I build, you approve

    You follow progress on a preview address and make corrections along the way.

  4. You own everything

    The code, the domain, the data. I show you how to use it and stay reachable.

Isabelle Renaud in Québec City

Isabelle Renaud

Québécoise and French, living in the Ardèche

I have been designing information systems for more than twenty years. For over fifteen years, I have run the systems of a Québec manufacturer: FileMaker databases, Zoho accounting, Airtable integrations and an ISO 9001 quality system.

My background is in anthropology (master’s degree, Canada). I use it every day: before building a tool, I look at how people really work.

Since 2025, I have brought artificial intelligence into everything I do. It doesn’t replace judgement; it lets me go much faster.

20+ years
of FileMaker development
ISO 9001
quality systems designed and maintained
n8n, Airtable, Astro, Claude
my everyday tools
French and English
I work in both languages

Let’s talk about your project

Describe what you’d like in a few lines. I’ll reply personally.