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Big Site, Small Budget
A series for small business owners about getting a website that looks and works like the ones larger companies pay agencies for, at a price a small business can manage. One idea per post, in plain language.
Where the money goes in a website quote
How to read a website design quote, which lines have gotten cheaper, and which questions to ask.
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Can you build your website with ChatGPT?
What you can do yourself with an AI chatbot, and where a do-it-yourself site gets risky.
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What the AI does and what we do
How the work splits between the AI and the people on a website project, and why the split matters to you.
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What “good enough” means for a small business website
The short list of jobs a small business website has to do well, and the extras you can skip.
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We called it final. Then we made six more versions.
What happens to a website when small changes stop costing anything.
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The website took 16 days. The calendar said 109.
Where the time on a website redesign really goes, and how to make yours shorter.
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Who the $200-an-hour designer is for
Some businesses need a $200-an-hour designer. Here's how to tell whether yours is one of them.
Big Site, Small Budget