Ruud Laan | 6th-Avenue WordPress Solutions
Back-end Developer
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4.96/5
overall rating
154
projects
40
customers
Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch; Flemish, English, German
Member since
17 Mar, 2020
5 years
Typical projects
Customizations, Plugin Development, Troubleshooting and Fixes
I’ve been passionate about computers my whole life, and website programming has been my profession since 1997 — that’s nearly 30 years of experience. Around 2008 I began specializing in WordPress development, and since then I’ve worked on hundreds of websites, each with its own unique challenges. Before that, I studied Molecular Biology and spent a few years at the lab-bench on some real science projects. I still love science today, so if you have a WordPress project related to research, do contact me! I am always looking for ways to avoid over-engineering and keep things simple. This approach not only delivers the results you need but also maximizes the impact on your daily business and processes. A simpler solution improves overall understanding and lowers long-term ownership costs. These principles and background have helped me successfully build many different websites for clients and maintain longterm relationships with them.
Skills
5/5
Ruud was very helpful in coming up with a creative solution to my problem, and was able to explain the process that was being implemented each step of the way. I am a reasonably intelligent person, but this kind of thing is way outside my knowledge base. Ruud was patient in his explanations, answering my many questions and had a clear communication style that left me feeing like I had a grasp on the information. Ruud was also extremely professional, kept me informed of each step in the process, and updated the Codeable chat each work day so I knew where the project stood. When we hit a snag (which most projects do), Ruud dug in and was able to fix the issue quickly and also gave me a temporary solution so my website would run while things got straightened out . I'm super happy with the entire experience. I will definitely use Ruud in the future.
Jun 02, 2021
5/5
I chose these ratings because Ruud was exceptional throughout the project. He went above and beyond. When needed he explained things in clear and easy to understand language (which is even more incredible considering as I assume English isn't even his first language!).
Jan 28, 2021
5/5
Such a pleasure to work with Ruud. He went beyond our expectations and communicated with us all along the way. I would recommend him highly for his knowledge and promptness of getting the tasks done and his patience in working with us and our novice understanding of what it was we really needed. Thank you Ruud.
Oct 28, 2020
5/5
Work was excellent
Sep 01, 2025
5/5
Next step
May 21, 2025
5/5
Ruud helped me to get my project website online very quickly and efficiently. He really listened to what I needed in the design and stayed within my budget - which was very appreciated. Ruud is a great communicator and kept me updated about the progress and quickly implemented my suggestions. It was a great experience to work with him, and I would definitely hire him again if I need another website to be built.
May 14, 2025
5/5
Ruud was absolutely fantastic to work with and a wonderful professional communicator. He was able to take us from audit to identify the problems we were experiencing with a complicated series of issues - all the way to providing solutions to every problem. We were lucky. AND, to top it all off, he took the project ALL THE WAY HOME to take care of 2 minor fixes in CSS and styling and a functionality ripple affect bug caused by our programming fixes and got it done in a timely manner. Highly recommend Ruud without ANY reservation. Choose him. You won't be sorry. (I am not being paid for this endorsement, we are just simply that happy with his service and as a client needing to fix wordpress problems for my clients, he made us look like the hero. Therefore he is ours!)
Feb 16, 2022
5/5
Ruud is communicatively strong, a fine consultant and technically very creative. A must for every party. He keeps his appointments and always makes sure that you have a clear overview of the project and an excellent result.
Jan 20, 2022
5/5
I am very happy with the delevered work and the communication and responses! Very fast and very good!
Jan 13, 2022
5/5
Nice and clear communication. Makes sure he has a good scope, so he is able to give a good quotation for the project.
Nov 24, 2021
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