Hello,
I'm Paras; paa-ruhs
a generalist frontend web developer – with an eye for design – interested in all things web, and passionate about Webflow.
Also, love Pokemon, and thinking about human life (teleology philosophy).
Present
Full-time Webflow & Low-code
From the last 3 years, I build on Webflow; most projects being in collaboration with other freelancers and agencies.
I also have a WordPress plugin venture (Pixify) since late 2018; currently running on autopilot.
Over time, Webflow is what I've become pretty passionate about, as a platform for building on the web with speed and delight. Just the right amount of abstraction from code, and a lot of fun too!
Some of my Recent Webflow Work
I've worked on websites for people/companies of all sizes - from individual creatives to enterprise organizations.
Most of the work is only permitted to be shared privately (reach out to see them). Here are the rest:
Twigs Paper Landing Page
Color Visualizer
a marketing site
FeeeFilms
behaviors
Bares Taekwondo Fitness
This site
Some Feedback from my collaborations
He was super easy to work with, friendly, and highly communicative throughout the entire project.”
Ideate
Past
WordPress, Web-Apps
2015 – Blogger & HTML Templates; WordPress
Started my digital journey with blogging. Got interested in design and started tinkering around the HTML templates. Dived deeper into HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
2016 – Web Apps & SaaS; Intro to Webflow
Developed a few mini-web-apps – downloaders, calculators, and internal tools for my blogs (like one automatic image generator plugin). The notable one was a keyword research tool called Toolfeast, a SaaS built on top of WordPress, with over 6k registered users. All designed and developed solo.
Meanwhile, got to know about Webflow and started tinkering around.
2017-2020 – SaaS, WordPress plugins, no-code tools
I faced a problem with filtering and developed a WordPress plugin for it. Created another plugin for Elementor page builder to expand its capabilities with tools for designers (some inspired by Webflow).
Alongside, created a reddit-automation SaaS. In between, developed a couple of custom SPAs (Single Page Apps; JavaScript-based) for clients too.
And in the meanwhile, also got familiar with a bunch of no-code tools like Zapier, Integromat, Notion, Airtable, etc.
2020 – Got serious with Webflow
I've had quite an on-and-off relationship with Webflow. Following it since 2016, but only got serious about it since the last 2 years. In that time before, I'd get into the interface and play around at times, check out some blogs and videos about it, but that was about it.
It had always interested me as a very unique and flexible tool, but I have had been prioritizing all these other side projects and Pixify until 2020.
Desired Future
Continuing to create impact on the web; through Webflow and low-code
What I'm doing right now through Webflow freelance projects makes me content, and I want to make a larger impact; build quality websites reaching more people.
Webflow is where a lot of my interests intersect – problem-solving, frontend development, design, and the web . So, this is the direction I want to continue walking towards in the foreseeable future.
Technicals
Webflow, no-code tools, and the Web
Over the years, I've worked with a lot of tools and web technologies to aid in my different projects. Some relevant ones:
Working Together
Culture & Ownership
I've been interested and passionate about web, human experience, and businesses since childhood. Started with web development from high-school time (back when Google Blogspot was a mass-popular blog creating option), I have seen different trends come and go in the domain of web design and development.
I prefer grounding myself to fundamentals, rooting in first-principles thinking.
So, don't really care much about buzzwords, extrapolating/exaggerating anything, or involving too many emotions into a particular thing. Everything that you see and read on this website is me as-is, raw truth (some of which is from my subjective perspective). And that's how I prefer to be in a professional setting too (this does not equate to a lack of empathy).
Being sincere and transparent, taking ownership of my work, and having freedom to pitch in ideas/suggestions matters a lot. Besides that, a calm and asynchronous work culture, and a flexible schedule is also something that I highly prefer.
Paras-And-You
Since 2015, I've done work in multiple domains of the web, wearing lots of different hats - blogging and SEO, running my own small webapps and plugin ventures; doing all the design, development, outreach, management by myself. That has helped me gain a sense of a higher level overview of what goes into running a business, building a web presence, and solving problems of different scale.
Combine that with the want to deliver humane and realistic, grounded experiences to people, it helps me bring a perspective and work that is rooted in providing value - to both my clients and the end users.
If we work together, I can bring that for you and your company/clients.