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Before you hire anyone

Straight talk about your website — what it should cost, why it's slow, and what to do about it.

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A frustrated developer stands beside a car held together with duct tape, exposed wires, and handwritten warning signs while a customer asks, "Can you just fix one thing?" The car symbolizes a poorly built AI-generated website, with labels highlighting common problems such as exposed API keys, broken forms, poor SEO, security holes, accessibility failures, and spaghetti code.
Behind the Build7 min read

No, I Won't Fix Your Vibe Coded Site

Your AI-built website probably has broken forms, missing schema, and zero SEO strategy. Here's why I won't touch it and what I'll do instead.

May 30, 2026Read
The hidden complexity behind your website
Behind the Build5 min read

We Use AI Too. Here's What It Still Can't Replace.

AI can build you a website. It can't make it work. Here's everything that gets skipped when nobody in the room knows what they're doing.

Apr 9, 2026Read
Split image comparing a cluttered construction site with tangled wiring to a clean modern steel building framework at golden hour
Behind the Build6 min read

Why I Don't Use WordPress (And What I Use Instead)

WordPress runs nearly half the web, but that doesn't make it the right tool. Here's why I build with Next.js and what that means for your site's speed, security, and long-term costs.

Mar 11, 2026Read