Freelance WordPress Developer

I develop, host, manage, secure, troubleshoot, and maintain WordPress websites

I have been a professional WordPress developer and user since 2006. My career in web development started in 1995. I currently live and work (even remotely) in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Skills / Experience

  • Self-managed or managed WordPress hosting, workflow, performance, monitoring, and security.
  • Hosting, maintaining, and securing 500+ client websites.
  • Site migrations from small to large/complex, including cross-platform migrations.
  • Managing domains, DNS and SSL certificates.
  • Troubleshooting and recovering broken WordPress websites.
  • Malware identification and removal.
  • Custom WordPress plugins and themes.

I also have progressive experience in digital strategy, e-commerce, digital marketing, user experience, technical SEO, analytics, and marketing technology integration.

Need WordPress help?

Maintaining websites built with WordPress is difficult and time-consuming for the average user. It’s not a casual process keeping up with:

  • Plugin, theme, and WordPress core updates
  • Performance issues
  • Server updates and maintenance
  • Continuous security threats
  • Malware detection and removal

Let me leverage my experience to professionally manage your WordPress services – and regain peace of mind.

My Toolbox

  • WordPress, WooCommerce
  • PHP, MySQL, Nginx, Redis
  • HTML, SASS, CSS, Javascript
  • Linux (Ubuntu mostly)
  • Digital Ocean, Linode
  • Gridpane, RunCloud, Pantheon, WP Engine
  • Cloudflare
  • NetData, New Relic
  • MainWP, ManageWP, SpinupWP
  • Git, Github
  • Lando, Local
  • Google Apps
  • SendGrid, MailChimp
  • Termius