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No "10 design trends for 2026". Here I write what I actually see in real projects: what it really costs to keep a site alive, when nearshore is a bad deal, and why online stores don't sell even when they look great.

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E-commerce · Conversion

Your store isn't selling, and it's not the design

The 12 checks I run before you pay for a redesign. If the leak is trust, price clarity or checkout friction, no new font is going to cover it up.

Updated · about 12 minutes Read the article → Nearshore · Transparency

Nearshore isn't always cheaper

Four situations where hiring development in Chile costs you more than hiring in the US. Written by someone who makes a living from it.

10 minutes Read the article → Pricing · Real costs

The $99 page doesn't cost $99

The yearly bill nobody puts in the proposal: domain, hosting, email, maintenance and the hours that never get quoted.

9 minutes Read the article → AI · Production

AI makes it pretty. Can you actually ship it?

Generating a site with AI is the easy part. Domain, email, payments, backups and who answers when something breaks: that's still work.

8 minutes Read the article → Fundamentals · Chile

Your competition is already online: are you?

Why a business with no digital presence drops out of the conversation, with data from the Chilean market.

7 minutes Read the article →

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