Notes on web work.

Notes, opinions, and the occasional rant on building better websites for contractors and home service businesses — for clients, fellow developers, and anyone curious about the craft.

Feb 8, 2026 Web development 4 min read

Why I build small business websites with Astro

Wix is easier. WordPress is more familiar. Squarespace looks fine out of the box. So why does every site I build use Astro? Because the tradeoffs aren't what they look like on the surface.