Short answer: I design and build WordPress websites for small businesses and startups—custom themes from Figma, ACF content fields, WooCommerce when you sell, plus speed and technical SEO—so your team can edit without a developer on call. Serving the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Europe from Dubai; fixed-price quote after a free 15-minute call.
Most WordPress sites fail because they were built from a bloated page builder, then abandoned. Plugins pile up, Core Web Vitals collapse, and nobody knows which block is safe to edit. I build the opposite: a custom theme (or a tightly controlled builder setup when the brief needs it), structured content, and an admin that matches how your business actually publishes.
What I build in WordPress
- Custom themes from Figma, not a generic ThemeForest skin with your logo swapped.
- Advanced Custom Fields so service pages, team, FAQs, and case studies are fields, not mystery shortcodes.
- WooCommerce stores with payment gateways that work in the UAE and internationally. Deciding between WooCommerce and Shopify? See my Shopify vs WooCommerce cost and feature comparison.
- Technical SEO: titles, schema, canonicals, XML sitemaps, and crawl-friendly URLs. Hash links are not ranking pages; real URLs are.
- Speed work: image pipeline, caching, unused CSS/JS, hosting that can actually hit Lighthouse 90+ on mobile.
Who this is for
Small businesses and startups that need a site they own. If you want a template launched in 48 hours with no customisation, I am the wrong person. If you want something your operations team can run for years, we should talk.
Related work
Kaizer Leather (WooCommerce, Dubai), Right Source UAE (recruitment, conversion-focused pages), Mission Salaam (UK charity WordPress, remote delivery). More on the work page.
WordPress vs Shopify
Choose WordPress when content, services, and editorial pages matter as much as products, or when you already live in WordPress. Choose Shopify when the business is primarily a catalogue and checkout. I will tell you which fits before we sign a scope. For design-led builds see custom web design; for a first marketing site, see startup websites. Scopes and retainers are on packages; ongoing care is covered in website maintenance cost.
FAQ
Do you design WordPress websites or only develop them?
Both. As a WordPress website designer and developer, I start every project in Figma, designed around your services and customers, then build it as a custom theme with ACF fields so your team can edit pages safely. WooCommerce, speed work and technical SEO are added when the scope needs them, and you get a fixed-price quote first.
Can you migrate my existing WordPress site?
Yes. Full backup first, staging, redirects, DNS, SSL, and a crawl check so you do not donate rankings to 404s.
Do you work with Elementor?
I can, if that is what your team already uses. For new builds I prefer a custom theme or a lighter stack so you are not paying a speed tax forever.
How long does a WordPress project take?
Typical marketing sites: 2–4 weeks after sign-off. WooCommerce and custom plugins take longer; the proposal includes a written timeline.
