How I Burned My Career Plan, Failed for 3 Years Straight, and Finally Made It Work
Let’s clear something up:
“Made it” doesn’t mean I’m rich, printing dollars, or sipping champagne in a glass office.
It means I finally stopped guessing.
After 3 years of chasing shortcuts, stacking failures, and trying every shiny thing the internet promised.
I finally built something that works.
A skill. A business. A path I control.
But it didn’t start in tech.
Let me be real with you.
I wasn’t born coding. I didn’t dream of pixels and WordPress themes as a kid.
I was deep in Medical Imaging Technology, chasing a career that looked “secure” on paper.
While others were falling in love with CT scans and X-rays, I was silently stitching my way through a different obsession, trying to build something of my own.
And that “something” took me on a ridiculous, painful, and beautifully chaotic journey.
One failure after another, until I learned how to actually win.
The Side Hustle Scramble (and a Whole Lot of Failing)
Before I found my lane, I tried almost everything the online world promised would make me rich:
Digital Marketing? Tried it. Got nowhere.
Amazon eBook hustle? Wrote. Published. Got suspended 15 times.
Forex Trading? Lost more than I care to admit.
Crypto? Let’s not talk about it.
Blogging? Failed. Then failed again. And again.
But in my third year of blogging, after swallowing a buffet of rejections and errors, I finally cracked the code.
One of my niche blogs actually started generating money real money.
Not life-changing yet, but enough to know: I’ve got something here.
And that something wasn’t just writing. It was building. Designing. Making ideas real.
The Website That Took Me 30+ Days to Build
My first website? A metal construction company.
I built it from scratch. Every line of HTML, every block of CSS, every JavaScript interaction.
No shortcuts. Just raw code, trial-and-error, and stubborn pride.
It took me more than a month to get that site live.
My second website? A university project. I used WordPress with Elementor.
Two weeks. Done and dusted.
Why the sudden speed boost?
Because I stopped acting like a hero and started thinking like a strategist.
I had read that no-code tools were faster. They are. And I stopped pretending speed didn’t matter.
Nobody cares if you wrote every line of code or used a drag-and-drop builder.
What they care about is this:
Does the website actually work?
What Makes a Website Work?
Whether you build your site with code, bricks, or a potato.
None of that matters if it’s not producing results.
Ask yourself:
Is it responsive on every screen?
Can people find it without asking you for the URL?
Does the copy make people say “Damn, I need this”?
Does it convert visitors into customers?
If the answer’s yes, you’re already ahead of half the internet.
But don’t get comfortable.
You have to add, improve, test, refine.
Because this isn’t about flexing design skills or ticking SEO boxes.
This is about building websites that mean business.
Why I Built WEBLIM
I started WEBLIM because I was sick of watching businesses get robbed by cheap websites that looked nice but did absolutely nothing.
You know the kind:
A template copied from five other sites.
A few stock photos.
Weak, recycled content.
No positioning. No identity. No punch.
These sites are cheap for a reason.
They’re built by newbies who don’t understand business, marketing, or human psychology.
And clients fall for them because they’re cheap.
Cheap websites cost more in the long run.
They don’t just waste money. They kill momentum.
So I created WEBLIM to fix that.
To build digital assets, not digital decorations.
Every site we touch is built to:
Attract attention.
Build trust.
Drive action.
Bring in results.
From Web Developer to Digital Weapon
I’ve lived both sides:
The guy who hand-codes every pixel.
The guy who uses WordPress like a weapon.
Today, I use the tools that get the job done best for the client.
That’s why WordPress is my go-to. Not because it’s easier but because it’s smarter.
Clients need speed, flexibility, and performance not ego-driven custom code that only the developer understands.
Who I Am, Really
I’m Bobvalla Lesly.
I was once a broke blogger, a burnt-out trader, and a healthcare student trying to escape a boxed-in life.
Now I run WEBLIM, a web design agency that builds websites that work and I don’t say that lightly.
If you’re still here, here’s what you should know:
I’m not the guy for you if you dey find website wey just resemble the next man e own for the price of one shawarma and drink.
But if you want something that positions your brand, brings you real leads, and talks to your audience like it means business, we fit build something strong together.