WordPress Developer & Maintenance Specialist for Affiliate Blog Network

WordPress Developer & Maintenance Specialist for Affiliate Blog Network

Experience Level: Entry to Mid-Level

Project Duration: Ongoing (starts with paid 1-month trial)

Monthly Budget: $800–$1,500 USD (tiered by scope & speed)

Project Overview

I run a portfolio of 8 affiliate blogs (mostly home/kitchen, health, and tech niches) on WordPress + Elementor. Traffic is solid, revenue is consistent, but I’m not a developer and things break, get slow, or need updates constantly.

I need a reliable WordPress dev who can handle maintenance, speed optimization, plugin updates, small custom features, and occasional new page builds. Everything is on managed hosting (Cloudways + BunnyCDN), so no server management required. Perfect if you live in WordPress, love clean code, and want steady high-paying technical work without agency drama.

Responsibilities

Monthly updates (core, themes, plugins) across all sites

Fix bugs, broken layouts, Elementor issues

Speed optimization (images, caching, CSS/JS minify)

Implement small custom features (custom post types, shortcodes, simple forms)

Build or redesign 2–4 new landing/review pages per month with Elementor

Security hardening & malware cleanup if needed

Backup verification & migration help when switching hosts

SEO technical fixes (schema, redirects, sitemap issues)

Occasional WooCommerce tweaks (we have a couple shops)

Required Skills

Strong WordPress + Elementor Pro experience

Comfortable with PHP, CSS, basic JavaScript

Knows WP Rocket, Perfmatters, Imagify, Rank Math

Can troubleshoot conflicts and errors

Reliable and communicates clearly in English

Nice to Have

Experience with Cloudways, BunnyCDN, Redis/Object cache

Located in Philippines, Pakistan, India, Egypt, or Eastern Europe

Knows Oxygen Builder or Bricks (we’re testing)

Advanced speed optimization (Core Web Vitals 90+)

Custom plugin development (simple ones)

Familiar with affiliate sites (AAWP, Lasso, etc.)

Typical Weekly/Monthly Tasks

15–25 hours per week

Maintenance & updates: 8–12 hrs

New pages/custom work: 7–13 hrs

Emergency fixes: rare, but paid extra if outside hours

What I Provide

Full admin access + staging sites

Cloudways team access

All premium plugins/themes paid (Elementor Pro, WP Rocket, Rank Math Pro, AAWP, etc.)

Detailed tickets in Notion or Trello

Loom videos for complex requests

Fast replies (I’m online a lot)

What I Offer

One of the best-paying WordPress gigs you’ll find

Paid 1-month trial at full rate

$200–$500 bonuses for big speed wins or launch deadlines

Rate increases every 6 months

Long-term stability (these sites aren’t going anywhere)

Working Schedule

Flexible — just need updates done during low-traffic hours and fixes within 24 hrs (urgent) or 3–5 days (normal).

Payment Structure

Basic Tier – $800/month (15 hrs/week, maintenance + small fixes)

Standard Tier – $1,100/month (20 hrs/week, includes 2 new pages/month)

Premium Tier – $1,500/month (25 hrs/week, full custom dev + optimization projects)

Paid on the 1st via Wise or PayPal.

Tools You’ll Use

WordPress, Elementor Pro, WP Rocket, Cloudways, Rank Math, AAWP, Notion/Trello, LocalWP

Training Provided

Yes — full access to current setup, documentation of all custom code, and I’ll walk you through the quirks of each site in the first week.

Realistic Expectations

You don’t need to be a full-stack agency. If you can keep 8 sites running smoothly, load under 1.5s, and build clean Elementor pages fast, you’re golden. I’d rather have reliable + communicative than a genius who ghosts.

Growth Opportunities

My last dev started at $900 and now earns $3,200/month managing the entire tech stack + building new sites from scratch. Real path to senior dev pay as the network grows.

Ideal Candidate

Lives in WordPress dashboard

Obsessed with site speed and clean code

Super reliable (my sites = my income)

Wants the same client for years

Can explain technical things simply

How to Apply

Please reply with:

“WP” in the first line so I know you read everything

Links to 2–3 WordPress sites you’ve built or maintain

Your asked monthly rate ($800–$1,500 range)

Hours per week you can commit

One proud technical fix you’ve done (with before/after if possible)

Your time zone

Favorite WordPress plugin and why