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Hiring a Solo Developer vs. an Agency: The Honest Tradeoffs
I'm a solo developer, so I have a stake in the answer. Here's the honest version anyway, including the projects where you should hire an agency instead of me.
The $45K RFP That Was Actually a Phishing Operation
A 12-page RFP from a real company, weeks of professional emails, and a fake Google login one character away from the real thing. How it unraveled, and the habits that caught it.
What to Expect When You Bring In Someone to Fix an Abandoned WordPress Site
The last developer stopped answering and now your WordPress site is broken or half-finished. Here's what actually happens when you bring someone in to take it over.
Why Larger Projects May Require a Paid Discovery Phase
A fixed price quoted before anyone has looked at the details is a guess. Paid discovery replaces the guess with facts, and it's credited toward the project.
Two Claude Code Sessions Can't See Each Other. Give Them a Shared File.
A shared markdown file lets two Claude Code sessions coordinate without a server or API, using the /collab command, plus where the approach breaks down.
