Notes on the craft.
Pricing, process, and the engineering decisions behind the websites and platforms we build like they're ours.
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What website maintenance includes (and what it costs)
What a real care plan covers after launch — updates, patches, monitoring, in-house on-call — and why it's a fixed monthly fee, not ad-hoc hours.
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Shopify or headless commerce: which is right for your store?
When Shopify's themed speed is the right call, when headless commerce earns its complexity, and the questions we use to decide between them.
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What does it cost to build a SaaS MVP?
Why MVP quotes vary by an order of magnitude, what a fixed-fee first release actually includes, and how to scope to a number you can defend.
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What should a business website cost?
What drives the price of a 5–10 page business website, what a fair fixed fee includes, and how to tell a cheap template from a custom build.
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Astro or Next.js: choosing a stack for a marketing site
When a content site is better served by Astro’s zero-JS-by-default model, when Next.js earns its weight, and how we decide between them.
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What “fixed-fee” actually means for a web project
Fixed-fee isn’t a discount — it’s a different way of agreeing scope. How dated milestones and written scopes move risk off your invoice.
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How much should a landing page cost?
What drives the price of a landing page, what a fair fixed fee includes, and how to tell a $900 page from a $9,000 one.