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How to start a website: from an AI-assisted idea to a live business
Name, audience, domain, live site, then payments and data. The order I’d do it in, what each step costs and what you can safely leave until later.
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Practical, illustrated how-tos for getting your business or idea online. No jargon, or if there is some, I explain it.
How to market a new website: social media, ads, bookings and shops
Your site is live. Now get people to it: social accounts, a capped ad allowance, competitor research for services and a robust shop for products.
The death of the one-dimensional engineer: how AI is redefining software development
For years you could build a career on one slice of the stack. I don’t think that holds for much longer, and the hiring data says something similar.
How can I connect my Claude Artifact to the World Wide Web?
You’ve built something with Claude and it works. This is how to get it onto the internet at your own address, with the commands for Windows and Linux.
What does my app actually need? Database, login, email and more
Database, login, payments, email, caching. What each one does, how to tell whether you need it, and why leaving things out is often the better call.
Before you launch: security, licences and the checks people forget
Getting it online is the easy part. These are the security, licence and legal checks I’d run before telling anyone it exists.
How do I turn my Claude Artifact into an Android or iPhone app?
You may not need an app at all. If you do, these are the three ways onto a phone, what the stores cost and the rules that catch people out.
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