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Essays on the craft of freelance web development — lessons from real client work, stack choices, conversion, and running a one-person shop.
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When to pick Astro over Next.js for client work A working developer's take on when Astro beats Next.js for marketing sites, and when it doesn't. Read article The six things every high-converting landing page does The patterns that show up in every landing page that actually converts. Everything else is taste. Read article What owning both sides of the stack actually changes Notes on the real-world difference between "I build frontends" and "I build products." Read article Four GSAP ScrollTrigger patterns I use on every client site The scroll-triggered animations that earn their bundle size on real client work. With caveats. Read article