Why I am adding local-first development to my work
For years, my work has centred on helping creators and small businesses build a home ā¦
Articles & Insights
I learn and document as I go. This blog documents what I build, what I break, and what I learn along the way - from backend logic to AI experiments.
From Overwhelm to Ownership: The Story Behind Building MTDify
If you had told me a year ago that I’d end up building a full bookkeeping application and that I would purposely avoid turning it into a hosted SaaS - I probably would have laughed. I’ve built websites for years, developed tools, taught workshops, and handled my fair share of ā¦
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Tools You Can Run Yourself
Today I wanted to focus on writing about tools you can run yourself. I want ā¦
Local-First vs Cloud-First ā Key Differences
The software industry has spent the last decade shifting toward cloud-first design. Everything moved online: ā¦
How AI Enhances Independent Web Development
When I first asked ChatGPT to come up with an outline for an article on ā¦
Building the Mini eCommerce Builder System
As I learned Django, most of my progress came from repetition. Immediately after completing my ā¦
What Are Self-Hosted Tools?
There has been a massive increase in ongoing subscription plans from platforms and third-party dependencies. ā¦
Cluster Pages & FAQs: Building Trust Through Content
Every business wants to be found online, but too often websites end up as a ā¦
How I Learn Django With AI (My Current Workflow)
After finishing my first full Django site, Stream English, I realised something important - I ā¦
How I Investigate Django Errors Without Panic
I used to dread seeing the white screen of doom. The Server Error (500) page ā¦
Behind the Frontend: My Tailwind v4 and Template Setup
Structure matters to me, and not just in the backend, but in how things look ā¦
AI Search Readiness vs. AI SEO vs. AI-Powered SEO
Search is evolving faster than most business owners realise. A few years ago, SEO meant ā¦
The Rise of AI Search: Why Businesses Must Focus on AI Search Readiness
Quick SummaryAI search readiness didn’t appear overnight. It is the result of a long evolution ā¦
Format Content for AI (Make Your Website Easy to Digest)
You can have cluster pages, FAQs, and schema in place but if your content isn’t ā¦
From High Street to AI Search: Winning Local Customers in 2025
You run a local business so you already know that the high street is not ā¦
Apply Schema Markup (Make Your Content Machine-Readable)
Here is something most small businesses may not realise. Search engines and AI don’t “read” ā¦
How To Write FAQ Snippets (Turn Questions Into Traffic)
If cluster pages are the backbone of AI search readiness, Frequently asked questions or FAQs ā¦
How Local Businesses Can Get AI Search Ready
If you run a local business like a café, gym, salon, or dentist, you probably ā¦
Build Cluster Pages (The Foundation of AI Search Readiness)
Most business blogs fail not because the content is bad but because it’s scattered. One ā¦
Why Django (and Why I Kept Going)
When it came to learning backend development, Django wasn’t a choice. It was the only ā¦
Organising My Django Blog for AI Search
Quick SummarySearch used to be about keywords. AI search is about connections. Instead of treating ā¦
Behind the Build: My Django Backend Setup
I like structure. I like knowing where things belong and how they connect, which is ā¦
What Iām Learning: From Astro to AI Tools
If there Is one thing that keeps me interested in development, its that there is ā¦
Building for AI Search Starts With Structured Data
Quick SummaryIf you want search engines and AI assistants to truly understand your website, structured ā¦
Decided to Find Out What AI Search Readiness Actually Means
Over the last few months, I keep hearing about AI Search Readiness that sound half ā¦