A studio notebook. Essays on editorial systems, engineering field notes, the occasional rant about CSS. Published when there's something worth writing, not on a schedule.
Most clients go into a website launch focused on getting it done, not on what comes next. But what comes next is where the real work begins.
Most clients go into a website launch focused on getting it done, not on what comes next. But what comes next is where the real work begins.
From the lead storyThe $500 website exists. You can get one. The question isn't whether it's possible. It's whether it's actually cheap once you account for what comes after.
You've received a proposal. It looks professional. It has a timeline, a price, and a list of deliverables. Now what? Most business owners approve proposals based on feel. That's not the right filter.
A lot of businesses make this decision based on price. That's not wrong, but it's not the whole picture. The better question is: what does your business actually need this website to do?
Most businesses don't know what to look for when hiring a developer until they've already been burned. Here are the signals that should make you slow down before signing anything.
The brief is where most web projects are won or lost. The problem is that most briefs describe a solution, not a problem.
Most people have never had a real web consulting conversation. Here is what one actually looks like from start to finish.