What sets me apart is my ability to combine technical skills with storytelling and communication. I’m not just a web developer who manages plugins and themes — I understand how a website should feel, function, and communicate with its audience. My years of running and maintaining Coolvalstories.com and AfrikStories.com have taught me how to blend content, design, and performance into one seamless user experience. I take pride in keeping websites secure, fast, and functional, but I also go the extra mile to make sure every update, layout, or feature serves a real purpose. I’m detail-oriented, responsive, and reliable — the kind of person who treats every project like it’s my own. Whether it’s troubleshooting a plugin conflict, optimizing SEO, or rewriting a page to improve engagement, I always look for ways to make things better. I bring a mix of technical know-how, creative thinking, and consistency, which helps clients trust that their website is not just maintained — it’s continuously improved.

Valentine Ike

What sets me apart is my ability to combine technical skills with storytelling and communication. I’m not just a web developer who manages plugins and themes — I understand how a website should feel, function, and communicate with its audience. My years of running and maintaining Coolvalstories.com and AfrikStories.com have taught me how to blend content, design, and performance into one seamless user experience. I take pride in keeping websites secure, fast, and functional, but I also go the extra mile to make sure every update, layout, or feature serves a real purpose. I’m detail-oriented, responsive, and reliable — the kind of person who treats every project like it’s my own. Whether it’s troubleshooting a plugin conflict, optimizing SEO, or rewriting a page to improve engagement, I always look for ways to make things better. I bring a mix of technical know-how, creative thinking, and consistency, which helps clients trust that their website is not just maintained — it’s continuously improved.

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What sets me apart is my ability to combine technical skills with storytelling and communication. I’m not just a web developer who manages plugins and themes — I understand how a website should feel, function, and communicate with its audience. My years of running and maintaining Coolvalstories.com and AfrikStories.com have taught me how to blend content, design, and performance into one seamless user experience.

I take pride in keeping websites secure, fast, and functional, but I also go the extra mile to make sure every update, layout, or feature serves a real purpose. I’m detail-oriented, responsive, and reliable — the kind of person who treats every project like it’s my own.

Whether it’s troubleshooting a plugin conflict, optimizing SEO, or rewriting a page to improve engagement, I always look for ways to make things better. I bring a mix of technical know-how, creative thinking, and consistency, which helps clients trust that their website is not just maintained — it’s continuously improved.

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Work Experience

Freelance Web Developer / Content Manager at Coolvalstories.com / AfrikStories.com / BonAfrica.com
June 1, 2014 - Present
Manage WordPress websites including theme, plugin, and core updates to ensure stability and security. Troubleshoot and resolve errors, compatibility issues, and downtime disruptions. Customize and configure plugins to improve functionality and user experience. Perform routine backups, monitor uptime, and enhance site loading speed. Publish and edit articles, optimize for SEO, and maintain consistent site structure. Collaborate with writers and developers to maintain visual and technical consistency. Recommend and implement technical improvements for better site performance.
Freelance Web Developer / Content Manager at Coolvalstories.com / AfrikStories.com / BonAfrica.com
June 1, 2014 - Present
Managed WordPress websites including theme, plugin, and core updates to ensure stability and security. Troubleshot and resolved errors, compatibility issues, and downtime disruptions. Customized and configured plugins to improve functionality and user experience. Performed routine backups, monitored uptime, and enhanced site loading speed. Published and edited articles, optimized for SEO, and maintained consistent site structure. Collaborated with writers and developers to maintain visual and technical consistency. Recommended and implemented technical improvements for better site performance. Key achievements include successfully managing a multi-author storytelling platform serving thousands of monthly visitors, reducing site load time and plugin conflicts through optimized caching and code adjustments, and integrating social sharing, membership, and analytics tools for improved engagement tracking.

Education

B.Agric at Imo State University, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
B.Agric at Imo State University, Owerri
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment

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