Notes from the work
What I have learned building automation, AI systems, and websites for small businesses, written for owners deciding what to do next.
Speed Is a Budget: Where Your Website's Load Time Goes
Most business owners know a slow website is bad. Fewer know where the slowness comes from. I rebuilt a site and then measured it, and the short version…
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What 13 Top Therapy Practice Websites Have in Common
Before I redesign a website, I want evidence of what works to go along with my opinion. For a therapy practice I worked with, I studied 13 well-built…
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What an AI or Automation Project Looks Like, From First Call to Handoff
If you have never hired someone to build an automation, an AI system, or a website, the process can feel like a black box. What does it cost? How long…
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Does Your Small Business Need AI? A Checklist Before You Spend Anything
Every week, a business owner asks me about AI. They have seen the headlines, sat through a pitch or two, and someone told them they need an "AI…
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How I Connected Four Systems Into One to Run an 88-Member Coworking Space
When I opened Mesh Cowork in downtown Bakersfield in 2015, I thought I would buy some software, plug it in, and run the space. Six years in, Mesh had…
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