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Technical notes, tutorials, and thought leadership on headless architecture and modern web development.
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Does Going Headless Hurt Your SEO?
The question I get asked before every migration. Here is the honest answer on what going headless does and does not do to your search rankings.
headlessseo Read noteWhat Is a Headless CMS, in Plain English
No jargon and no sales pitch. A developer's plain English explainer of what a headless CMS actually is, with a worked example and an honest take on whether you need one.
headless Read noteSigns You've Outgrown WordPress
Most small sites should stay on WordPress. Here are the honest signs that you have reached the point where it is costing you more than it saves.
wordpress Read noteWhat It Costs to Host and Run a Headless Website
Where does a headless site live, who keeps it running, and what do you pay each month? An honest breakdown of the real running costs.
headless Read noteHeadless CMS vs WordPress: what a small business should actually pick
For most small businesses WordPress is the right call, and I will say so. Here is the honest head-to-head, and the narrower set of cases where headless earns its keep.
headless Read noteMoving a WooCommerce Store to Headless: What Actually Changes
WooCommerce headless is a different job to Shopify. You already own the data and the server, so the work moves to plugins, the checkout and an API that was never really built for this. The honest version.
headlessecommercewoocommerce Read noteWhat a Headless Migration Costs, and How Long It Takes
The two questions I get in every first conversation. An honest look at what really drives the cost and the timeline of a headless migration, and how to keep both down.
headlessmigration Read noteIs a Headless CMS Overkill for a Small Business?
The question I get in almost every first conversation. The honest answer on when a headless CMS is the right call for a small business, and when it is not.
headless Read noteMoving from Wix to a headless setup
Wix is the most closed builder I deal with, so a move is mostly a rebuild, not a transfer. What that actually involves, what you gain, and when to stay put.
headlessmigration Read noteWhat Moving a Squarespace Site to a Headless CMS Really Involves
People picture a theme swap. Moving off Squarespace to a headless CMS is a full rebuild plus quietly owning the forms, hosting, SEO and content export Squarespace handled for you.
headlessmigration Read noteHow I Tanked My Own Rankings With AI, and Fixed It
I accidentally wrecked my own Google rankings by over using AI. Here is the honest story of what went wrong and how I put it right.
aiseo Read noteWhat a Shopify to Headless Migration Actually Involves
People picture a theme swap. A Shopify to headless migration is really a frontend rebuild plus quietly owning everything Shopify used to do for you. The honest version.
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