WordPress handled by someone who ran enterprise IT for 33 years
Broken sites fixed, slow sites sped up, hacked sites cleaned, and security done with the discipline of two decades of PCI compliance at scale. Not a web designer patching over problems, an IT professional solving them at the root.
This site is the portfolio: 465+ articles, custom plugins, hardened security, and infrastructure I built and run myself.
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Tell me what is broken or slow. I will tell you straight whether I am the right fit.
Most WordPress problems are not design problems
They are security, performance, or infrastructure problems. A web designer makes a site look good. I know the platform from the inside because I run thewritingking.com on it every day: hundreds of pages, custom configurations, and the kind of problems that come from building real businesses on WordPress. I know where it breaks because I have fixed it, not because I read the documentation.
Simple hourly pricing
The free consultation covers your situation, what needs to happen, and whether I am the right fit. Work can be a one-time fix or an ongoing arrangement. No lock-in: everything is documented, standard, and yours.
What I handle
Troubleshooting and fixes
Something broke and you need it fixed. Plugin conflicts, white screens, broken layouts, database errors, email delivery failures, redirect loops. I diagnose the problem and fix it.
Performance and speed
Slow sites lose visitors and rank lower. I optimize database queries, caching, image compression, plugin overhead, and hosting configuration to get your load times where they need to be.
Security
Hardening, malware removal, backup systems, SSL, and access control. I spent two decades managing PCI compliance and enterprise security at Trader Joe’s under CISSP-credentialed audits, and edited KnowBe4’s Cyberheist training book. Your site gets the same discipline.
Custom development
Theme customization, plugin configuration, custom functionality, WooCommerce setup, membership sites, and third-party integrations. If WordPress can do it, I can build it.
SEO and site structure
Schema markup, internal linking architecture, URL structure, sitemap configuration, Core Web Vitals, and the technical SEO foundations that determine whether your content can rank.
Ongoing maintenance
Updates, backups, monitoring, and the regular maintenance that keeps a site healthy. Problems caught early cost a fraction of problems caught after they break something.
The background behind the work
20 years as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s, managing technology infrastructure for one of the largest privately held national grocery chains, with 500+ locations. 33 years total in technology including enterprise systems, PCI compliance, network architecture, and disaster recovery. Technical Editor for the 2016 and 2020 editions of KnowBe4’s Cyberheist cybersecurity training book.
I run thewritingking.com, 465+ articles with custom SEO infrastructure, multiple integrated services, a fiction library, and serialized content, a WordPress site I built, maintain, and optimize myself.
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Tell me what is broken, slow, or worrying you. Thirty minutes, no commitment. I will tell you what needs to happen and whether I am the right fit.