About ValiantWeb
Hi, I'm Rol Torralba. Since 2013, I've built, fixed, and maintained websites for multiple clients on different platforms and stack.
What I actually do
I work with small businesses, freelancers, and micro-agencies on the unglamorous side of the web: feature development, operations, and maintenance, on WordPress sites, Laravel apps, PHP/MySQL, modern JS frameworks, speed optimization, and custom integrations to improve both user and admin experience.
Most of my days are spent keeping client sites alive and healthy: updates, security, backups, migrations, fixing legacy code, and tweaks. Occasionally, a client asks for a major redesign or new features that requires multi-file refactors.
Check out my portfolio and services offered here.
As a solo freelance web developer, I don't have hundreds of clients like other freelancers do, I prioritize quality over quantity and building long-term relationships. These are some of the websites I currently maintain and work with:
- Beginner website building guides - Since 2015. Visit site.
- Comprehensive VPN reviews and guides - Since 2016. Visit site.
- Personal injury law firm - Since 2020. Visit site.
- LLC guide for small business owners - Since 2021. Visit site.
- Global real estate and property markets guide - Since 2022. Visit site.
Why this site exists
ValiantWeb is my attempt to document the experiences I have building and maintaining client websites in a guide format, helping others that may have encountered the same problem I have.
It also covers how I use AI on real client work — not as "make money vibe coding" gimmicks, but as how a senior developer uses AI tools to work faster without breaking things. See the AI coding hub.
Tools I live in
- WordPress, PHP, MySQL, Laravel
- React, Astro JS, Eleventy
- Cloudflare, Netlify, web hosting
- AI: OpenCode, Claude, and the tools I review here
- Performance work: Core Web Vitals, caching, CDNs, images, code optimization
How this site makes money
ValiantWeb is affiliate-first: when I recommend a tool I use, there may be an affiliate link, which pays a small commission at no cost to you. Everything is disclosed. The secondary revenue path is client services — web development and maintenance — for people who reach out after reading. See the affiliate disclosure for the full policy.
Work with me
Looking for a free website audit, new webste, maintenance plans, or just want to say hi? Contact me or email info@valiantweb.co, I'll try my best to respond ASAP 🙂