Platforms
Choosing a website platform.
Wix, WordPress, a custom build, or doing it yourself. Which one fits your business, and what each choice costs you later.
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Paying for Six Subscriptions to Run One Process? Build the Tool Instead
Most small businesses run on a stack of subscriptions held together with spreadsheets and copy-paste. Sometimes the right move is a small custom tool that does the one thing you actually need.
Wix vs WordPress: An Honest Comparison for Small Businesses
Wix or WordPress is the first fork in the road for most small business websites, and the honest answer depends on who is going to maintain the thing after launch.
WordPress or a Custom-Built Site? How to Choose
WordPress powers a huge share of the web, but it is not always the right call. Here is the honest comparison of WordPress versus a custom-built site, and how to tell which one fits your business.
Web Designer vs. DIY Site Builder: What's Right for a KC Small Business?
Wix and Squarespace make building your own site look easy, and sometimes DIY really is the right call. Here is the honest tradeoff versus hiring a web designer, and how to tell which fits your business.
Web Design in Kansas City: Do You Need a Static Site or a CMS?
Meet TJ Slade, your Kansas City web designer, and get a plain-English answer to the first question I ask every client: does your business need a static site or a CMS?
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