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Why Every Developer Should Have a Personal Website My Experience as Peter Muraya

Introduction
Hello world!
Im Peter Muraya, a passionate technologist, AI & IoT developer, and full-stack engineer currently innovating with Safaricom and contributing to the Kenyan tech ecosystem. Today, I'm excited to introduce my official personal website a central platform that brings together my projects, professional profile, and portfolio under one digital roof.

You can visit it here: https://petermuraya.github.io/muraya

Why I Created This Website
As a modern developer and digital creator, I believe in the power of personal branding. Having a dedicated online space helps:

Showcase my projects and portfolio

Document my tech articles, tutorials, and IoT innovations

Connect with potential collaborators, clients, and hiring teams

Optimize my online visibility (SEO) by centralizing my content under a branded domain: Peter Muraya

Technology Stack Used
This website is built with cutting-edge modern tools:

Vite — for fast and optimized frontend builds

React with TypeScript — for scalable and maintainable UI development

Tailwind CSS — for a clean, mobile-responsive, utility-first design

GitHub Pages — for simple and free web hosting

It’s lightweight, blazing fast ⚡ and SEO-friendly.

Key Features
✅ Portfolio of my latest projects and code samples
✅ Links to all my verified social profiles and professional accounts
✅ Dynamic blog section for technical articles and tutorials (coming soon)
✅ IoT and AI/ML showcases I’ve worked on

SEO & Digital Branding Strategy
To make Peter Muraya a recognized personal tech brand, I’ve implemented:

Meta tags and structured data for search engine optimization

Optimized URLs, titles, and descriptions with my name prominently placed

Regular blog posts on AI, IoT, and modern web development under my official name

Backlinks from platforms like Dev.to, GitHub, LinkedIn, and Medium pointing to my website

connect to peter muraya using

Personal Website
https://petermuraya.github.io

📱 Social Media & Professional Profiles
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murayandungu/

🐦 Twitter (X): https://x.com/sammie1604

📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sammy.wailer.319

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-muraya-ndungu/

💻 GitHub: https://github.com/petermuraya

📓 Dev.to: https://dev.to/petermuraya

🧑‍💻 Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/28682154/sammy-peter

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