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Guides on websites, portals, connected tools and AI, written from the work. Each one starts with the answer, then explains how I actually do it.
Sources you can check. Planning tools you can use on your own project.
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Website Redesign Cost: Published Prices, My Ranges, and What Changes the Quote
Published benchmarks, what each one measures, and what actually moves a quote: content, editing, integrations and migration.
7 min read · Interactive exampleWebsite Redesign Checklist: The Seven Steps I Run From Brief to Launch
Seven steps from brief to launch, with what I'll need from you at each one. Use it with me or with anyone.
7 min read · Interactive exampleCore Web Vitals Optimization: Test Your Website and Plan the Fix
Run the speed check, find the real cause, and see what a fix costs. A red score on its own is not a reason to rebuild.
9 min read · Interactive exampleWordPress vs. a Custom Website: How I Decide, What Each Costs, and Who Owns It After
I build both. Who edits the site, what customers do on it, and who owns it after decide the answer. Same price range either way.
7 min read · Interactive exampleWebsite Maintenance and Management: What a Monthly Plan Should Cover
Updates, tested backups, form checks and content changes, with clear limits. Hosting and subscriptions stay separate.
7 min read · Interactive exampleClient Portal Software vs. Custom Development: How I Decide What to Buy, Connect, or Build
Watch one customer task work end to end before choosing. Sometimes the right answer is not to build anything.
7 min read · Interactive exampleCRM Integration: Options, Costs, and How I Plan a Connection That Holds Up
It's three jobs, not one: handoffs, sync and history. Scope them separately and start with the handoff that costs the most time.
7 min read · Interactive exampleAI Workflow Automation for Small Businesses: Where to Start, What It Costs, and How I Build It
Pick one weekly job with a result you can judge. What it costs to build and to run, with a person approving anything that matters.
7 min read · Interactive exampleCustomers keep asking for status, files, and invoices. Do we need a portal?
Sort a month of customer requests first. Often the answer is clearer emails or connecting the tools you already pay for, not a portal.
7 min read · Interactive exampleDoes this process need an AI agent, or just a reliable automation?
Two proposals, one process. Where a fixed rule is enough, where AI should read and interpret, and where an agent earns its cost.
7 min read · Interactive exampleWhat stops an AI agent from doing something I did not approve?
What the software blocks, what you see before you click Approve, and what happens if the connection drops halfway.
7 min read · Interactive exampleSee what’s slowing your page down.
Run the speed check on a page that matters to the business. It shows the measurements, what to fix first, and how to check that the fix worked.
Check your website speed
Written from the work.
I’m Ty. I build websites, portals and AI systems, and these guides explain the decisions behind that work. The sources are linked so you can check them, and the tools are there to use on your own project.
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