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Article · September 26, 2026 · Mason Obegi

Does my business need an app?

Somebody always says you should have an app. For almost every local business the honest answer is no. What Apple's own rules say about website-in-a-wrapper apps, what an app costs to keep alive, and the installable website nobody mentions.

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Article · September 22, 2026 · Mason Obegi

What I need from you before I can start

The thing that delays a website is almost never the code — it is waiting for words and pictures. The whole list up front, what to do when you have no photographs, and the part where I design all of it anyway.

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Article · September 21, 2026 · Mason Obegi

Squarespace, Wix, or a custom site?

The question is usually asked as which is cheaper, and that is the one question that tells you least. What the advertised price leaves out, what a percentage of every sale costs over five years, and where the line actually falls.

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Article · September 20, 2026 · Mason Obegi

What a small business website costs

There is no trustworthy average, and the figure everyone quotes turns out not to exist. So here are real published prices instead — mine, and the platforms' — and what actually moves the number.

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Article · September 19, 2026 · Mason Obegi

What you own when you hire a web developer

Most website disputes are not about money or quality. They are about the day somebody wants to leave. Which parts are yours outright, which are yours with me added, and which are licensed — stated plainly, including the part that stays mine.

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