From the Workshop

Practical insights from the trenches of web development, AI integration, and digital strategy.

Web Performance
- 6 min read

Why Your St. Louis Business Is Losing Customers to a Slow Website

Google's own data says 53% of mobile users abandon a site that takes more than 3 seconds to load. If your website is clocking in at 5, 6, or 8 seconds, you're not just frustrating visitors -- you're funding your competitor's growth. Here's exactly what's slowing you down and what to do about it.

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AI & Automation
- 8 min read

AI for Small Business: Skip the Hype, Here's What Actually Works

Everyone's talking about AI, but most of the advice out there is aimed at companies with engineering teams and six-figure tool budgets. If you're running a 10-person operation, here are the three AI applications that will genuinely save you time and money right now -- no PhD required.

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Business Strategy
- 7 min read

The Real Cost of Cheap Web Development (And How to Avoid It)

That $2,000 website quote sounds great until you're spending $15,000 to fix it eighteen months later. We break down the hidden costs of bargain development -- from security vulnerabilities to lost SEO rankings -- and explain what quality actually costs in 2026.

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Case Study
- 10 min read

How We Built a Custom Ordering System That Saved a Restaurant $96K/Year

A deep dive into our project with Bayou Bistro, where we replaced third-party delivery platform dependencies with a custom-built ordering system. We walk through the tech decisions, the timeline, and the exact ROI breakdown that made this project pay for itself in under three months.

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