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Website and app cost and hiring guides
Straight answers for businesses and founders: what websites and apps cost, how long they take, and how to hire a developer, from real projects and real prices.
10 minBusiness website hacked? What to do first
How to tell it's a hack, the first hour, whether customer data is involved, clean vs restore vs rebuild, finding the way in, removing Google's warning, costs, and a checklist.
9 minDoes a small business website need to be ADA compliant?
Who the ADA and similar laws cover, what compliant actually means, the lawsuit numbers, a 15-minute check you can run yourself, why widgets don't fix it, and when to fix versus redesign.
10 minWeb developer disappeared? How to get your website back
The order to recover things in, how to get the domain, hosting, code, and Google accounts back, what you can recover without the developer, a message to send, and a checklist.
9 minWebsite getting traffic but no leads? Why, and how to fix it
How to test your enquiry path, check whether your visitors are buyers, count leads properly, what a normal conversion rate is, three real sites, and a checklist.
6 minDo you need a designer before you hire a developer?
When a designer should come first and when a developer can design as they build, three ways to get a site designed, real projects with and without Figma files, what a good design handoff includes, and mistakes to avoid.
9 minHow long does a website redesign take? A 2026 timeline
Redesign timelines by type, a week-by-week plan with what you get each week, four real projects, what to have ready before kickoff, and how to hit a launch date.
10 minHow much does a business website redesign cost?
Real 2026 redesign prices, four real projects with what drove each price, what a quote should include, the costs people forget, how to pay, and a brief you can copy.
7 minHow much does it cost to add AI to an existing product?
What it costs to build each kind of AI feature, a worked example of the monthly AI bill, off-the-shelf tools vs custom, two real AI products, what drives the cost, the costs people forget, and red flags in an AI quote.
8 minHow much does it cost to take over an existing app?
What an app takeover costs at each stage, what the code review should tell you, three real takeovers with prices and results, the costs people forget, and a handover checklist.
7 minHow much does website maintenance cost a business?
Real monthly maintenance prices, why quotes range from $50 to $3,000, what a site costs to run each year, what a plan should include, and when paying per change is cheaper.
7 minShould you hire a full-time developer or a freelancer?
When a freelancer is the better hire and when it's time for someone full-time, what each really costs in year one, three real situations, the risks of each, and questions to answer before you post a job.
6 minShould you pay a freelance developer in equity or cash?
Why equity for a freelance project rarely works for either side, what a share of your company really costs, typical equity for cofounders, employees, and advisors, and what to do if you can't pay cash yet.