You will get a WordPress Website Performance Audit & Optimisation
Rising Talent
Rising Talent
Project details
I'm a seasoned WordPress and WooCommerce technologist with 15+ years of experience driving full-cycle web development, e-commerce architecture, and performance optimisation. I've co-founded a WordPress agency (2011–2024), delivering over 500 high-performance projects using Agile methodologies.
Core Competencies :
• WordPress Development & Optimisation
• WooCommerce & E-Commerce Architecture
• Agile Project Management
• Web Performance & SEO (Bruce Clay Certified)
• AI & Workflow Automation
• Team Leadership & Mentoring
• Client Relationship Management
• UI/UX Implementation
• System Design & DevOps Integration
.... so I can guarantee a positive result for your project :)
Core Competencies :
• WordPress Development & Optimisation
• WooCommerce & E-Commerce Architecture
• Agile Project Management
• Web Performance & SEO (Bruce Clay Certified)
• AI & Workflow Automation
• Team Leadership & Mentoring
• Client Relationship Management
• UI/UX Implementation
• System Design & DevOps Integration
.... so I can guarantee a positive result for your project :)
Website Specialization
Business, Nonprofit, Blog, Portfolio, Portal, SaaSSupported Plugin Types
Gallery, Shipping, Payment, Form, Membership, Customer Support, InventoryWordPress Plugins
Contact Form 7, WordPress SEO by Yoast, Mailchimp, PayPal, YouTube, WooCommerce, W3 Total Cache, All in One SEO Pack, Gravity Forms, Elementor, WP RocketWhat's included
| Service Tiers |
Starter
$45
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Standard
$55
|
Advanced
$85
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Time | 2 days | 2 days | 3 days |
Number of Revisions | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Software Version Upgrade | |||
Browser Caching | |||
Resize Photos | |||
Minification | - | ||
Database Optimization | - | ||
On-Page SEO | - | - |
Optional add-ons
You can add these on the next page.
Fast Delivery
+$10 - $20
Additional Revision
+$20
On-Page SEO
(+ 1 Day)
+$20About Lee
WordPress Creative Technologist
Cape Town, South Africa - 7:08 am local time
I'm Lee Stuttaford, a seasoned expert in getting WordPress and WooCommerce sites to fly! For over 15 years, I've been helping businesses boost their website speed, nail their Core Web Vitals, improve user experience, and climb search rankings.
I specialise in designing and implementing high-performance environments, whether that means fine-tuning caching, leveraging CDNs, or architecting robust hosting solutions. I'm all about delivering real, measurable results for my clients around the globe.
CORE STRENGTHS
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- Making WordPress lightning-fast (Performance Optimisation)
- Achieving 90+ scores on Core Web Vitals (I love a good challenge!)
- Speeding up and scaling WooCommerce stores
- Smart SEO strategy and technical clean-up
- Setting up the perfect hosting environment
- Making sites easier and better to use (UI/UX Audits)
- Keeping projects on track (Project Management)
- Cloud infrastructure know-how (Panel, Plesk, VPS)
- 15+ years of hands-on experience in WordPress development and UX design.
- Skilled in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP with the ability to build and troubleshoot custom code.
- Can develop custom themes and integrate third-party tools or CRMs like HubSpot, ZOHO, Xero or Salesforce.
- Very familiar with Elementor, Oxygen, Gutenberg and Divi and similar WordPress page builders.
Extensive experience with improving Website Performance and Hosting Optimisation for Scalability.
MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
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Founder - WordPress Gurus.co.za | Cape Town, South Africa - 2024 - present
- Performance optimisation, site maintenance & uptime reliability as a holistic service suite to online retailers running on WordPress & WooCommerce.
- NEW - AI-powered workflow automations, such as sales chatbots and WhatsApp agents, and offer many more time & labour-saving solutions.
Co-Founder & CTO - Semantica.co.za | Cape Town, South Africa - 2011 - Oct 2024
- Built and performance-tuned over 300 WordPress and WooCommerce sites, focusing heavily on speed and SEO from day one.
- Reduce average load times by 50-70% through smart caching, image optimisation, and clean code.
- Design highly scalable, high-speed hosting infrastructure to power our clients' busiest WordPress sites. I
- I led our technical team, delivering everything from full-stack solutions to our own SaaS hosting products.
- Managed the entire process: scoping out projects, setting budgets, and making sure the final product was performance-perfect.
Steps for completing your project
After purchasing the project, send requirements so Lee can start the project.
Delivery time starts when Lee receives requirements from you.
Lee works on your project following the steps below.
Revisions may occur after the delivery date.
WP Admin & Website sFTP Hosting Access
I'll need temporary access to your site's WP ADMIN dashboard and to your website's hosting sFTP access to address all aspects I typically encounter in my site audit and update tasks.