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Writing on Web Development

Articles on websites and web applications: when a WordPress site has outgrown WordPress, splitting large files in Node.js, and what an online store measures.

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Two paper bills: a running bill for hosting, domain and licences all ticked, and a labour bill for updates, tested backups, form checks and fixes stamped gets skipped.
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 8, 2026
9 min

How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost a Month?

Website maintenance cost explained: why guides quote US$25 and US$1,100 a month, what 136 real sites show, and what a plan should cover.

Three twelve-month workload strips: one clear job suits a freelancer, work that keeps coming back suits a white label agency, and work that fills a full week suits a hire.
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 7, 2026
8 min

White Label Agency vs Freelancer: Which Should You Use?

White label agency or freelancer? See our check of what 13 provider pages publish, a side-by-side table, and how to choose by how often your overflow returns.

A measuring rule of website addresses: 5 to 10 marked as what some guides call basic, plumbers at 38, dentists at 66, accountants at 139, and 64 pinned as the median business site.
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 6, 2026
9 min

How Much Does a Website Redesign Cost? Count Your Pages First

Website redesign cost explained: why guides quote US$3,000 to US$75,000, what 290 real sitemaps show, and the lines every quote should price.

A WordPress theme's style.css header with the Author line changed from the partner to your agency, beside the count of 69 of 192 WordPress sites that named their builder
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 5, 2026
8 min

Outsource WordPress Development: How Do You Keep the Client?

Outsource WordPress development and keep the client: what to brief, which accounts and licences stay yours, and the public files that name who built a site.

Four tiles added up: delivery cost, your team's hours, risk allowance and your margin, equal to the price to your client
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 3, 2026
8 min

How Much to Charge for a Website: A Pricing Guide for Agencies

How much to charge for a website: the four costs under every price, a worked example, hourly vs fixed vs monthly, and pricing a site a partner builds.

Shopify's three store types as cards: the dev store marked never transferred, the client transfer store handed from you to the client, and the collaboration owned by the client
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Nov 1, 2026
9 min

What Is a Shopify Development Store, and Can You Hand It to a Client?

A Shopify development store can never be transferred to a client. Which store type to use for client builds, how the transfer works and what to check.

Platform comparisons series: the eight match-ups, Next.js vs React, Flutter vs React Native, Webflow vs WordPress and more, from Boffin Coders.
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Platform comparisons

Platform comparisons from the developers who build on them: Next.js vs React, Flutter vs React Native, Webflow vs WordPress and more, with costs and limits.

Two cards comparing staff augmentation, where you direct the developer, with outsourcing, where the partner runs the build
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Oct 27, 2026
8 min

Staff Augmentation vs Outsourcing: Which Should Your Agency Use?

Staff augmentation vs outsourcing for agencies: who manages the work, who carries the risk, how to compare the real cost, and when to use each model.

Outsourcing web development for agencies: keep the client, brief, design approval and invoice; hand a partner the build, tests and routine updates.
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Jyoti
Jyoti
Oct 26, 2026
9 min

Should Your Agency Start Outsourcing Web Development?

Outsourcing web development for agencies: when it pays, what to keep and what to hand over, and how to test a partner on one sprint before you commit.

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