I built ColoradoHomeBlog.com, a modern real-estate website, using WordPress and the Divi theme. The goal was to create a clean, easy-to-navigate platform where users can browse homes, explore neighborhoods, and connect with real estate agents.

What I Did

Custom Divi Layouts: Designed all pages using Divi’s visual builder, customizing layouts, colors, and modules to match the brand.

Area & Listing Pages: Built city-specific pages showcasing property listings, local info, and quick navigation options.

Team & Guides: Created pages for agents, buyer/seller guides, and lending resources to support users throughout their real-estate journey.

Blog & Market Trends: Set up a blog for market news and neighborhood insights.

Lead Capture: Added contact forms, CTAs, and a home-valuation tool to generate leads.

Technical Notes

Used a child theme for custom CSS and layout tweaks.

Ensured mobile responsiveness, clean UI, and optimized image performance.

Structured content for SEO with clean URLs and organized navigation.

Result

A professional, user-friendly real estate site that balances strong design with practical functionality, showcasing my ability to build custom Divi-based websites with a focus on UX and performance.

I built EliteReviews.net, a professional online-education site for nursing review courses, using WordPress and the Porto theme. Porto’s flexibility and performance made it a great fit for a content-rich, conversion-focused site.

My Role & Key Features

Porto-Based Design: Used the Porto multipurpose theme, customizing its layout, color scheme, and typography to match the brand.

Courses & Content Organization: Set up a structured course catalog, complete with free trials, question banks, bundled courses, and exams.

Conversion & Lead Capture: Designed strategically placed call-to-action buttons, email opt-ins, and signup flows to drive course enrollments.

Responsive UX: Optimized the site for both desktop and mobile users, ensuring a smooth study experience regardless of device.

SEO & Performance: Leveraged Porto’s speed-optimization tools (like CSS/JS merging) to keep page loads fast, helping both UX and SEO.

Scalability: Built with Porto’s flexible architecture, so it’s easy to add new courses, blog posts, or landing pages in the future.

Why This Project Matters

It shows I can build complex, content-heavy websites using premium multipurpose themes.

Demonstrates my ability to customize and optimize a theme like Porto for real-world business needs (conversion, performance, usability).

Highlights my knack for balancing design, functionality, and scalability in a professional WordPress project.

I worked on building Dogster.com, a large content-driven website for dog owners, using WordPress with a custom magazine-style layout designed for high-volume publishing.

What I Did

Custom Theme Setup: Built and customized a magazine-style WordPress theme to support featured articles, category hubs, and long-form content.

Content Architecture: Organized the site into clear sections such as health, breeds, training, and lifestyle, with optimized categories and tags for SEO.

Editor-Friendly Layouts: Created flexible page and post templates that make it easy for editors to publish new articles with images, tips, product recommendations, and expert notes.

Responsive Design: Ensured the entire site works smoothly across desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Performance Optimization: Implemented caching, image optimization, and lightweight layouts to keep the site fast despite its large content library.

SEO & Monetization: Structured URLs, schema, and internal linking for strong SEO — and integrated affiliate/product review layouts where needed.

Result

A scalable, fast, and easy-to-manage content platform designed for continuous publishing and high traffic.

I worked on SpikeyBits.com, a large tabletop gaming site focused on Warhammer 40K, miniatures, hobby news, and product reviews, built with WordPress and a custom theme.

Key Features & My Contributions

Custom Theme Design: Used a bespoke WordPress theme to match the niche aesthetic of tabletop gaming — flexible enough to support both content and products.

Content Management: Structured sections for news, rumors, reviews, tutorials, and author profiles — making it easy to manage lots of editorial content.

eCommerce Integration: Integrated a store for miniatures and 3D-printed models with product categories, shopping cart, and checkout flows.

Community & Engagement: Built author pages, newsletter signups, and advertising opportunities to support community growth and revenue.

Responsive Design: Ensured the site works well on desktop and mobile so hobbyists can read articles or shop from any device.

Performance & SEO: Organized content for SEO — clean categories, good post structure, and custom theme optimized for fast loading and content scaling.

Why This Project Is Valuable

Demonstrates ability to build a hybrid content + eCommerce site with WordPress.

Highlights skill in creating custom WordPress themes for niche, content-heavy projects.

Shows experience balancing editorial content, product listings, and user engagement (news, store, community).