Notes on shipping with Astro
What we learned building the templates: comparisons, decisions and the parts nobody documents. No news, no roundups of things we have not used.
Template vs Custom Build for Client Sites: The Freelancer Math
A custom build feels like the more professional answer. Run the numbers on hours, margin and maintenance and it is usually the more expensive one — for you, not the client.
Astro and SEO: What Actually Moves the Needle
A framework can only solve the checklist part of SEO, and the checklist part is the part everybody already passes. Here is what is actually left.
How to Customize an Astro Template
The order that works: brand tokens, site config, content, then components. Do it in that order and a rebrand takes an afternoon instead of a weekend.
Astro vs Framer for Portfolio Websites
One is a visual builder that hosts your site. The other is a codebase you own. The choice is less about features than about what you want to be responsible for.
Best Astro Templates for Creative Agencies
Three Astro templates built for agency work, what each one is actually good at, and the questions worth asking before you buy any of them.
Try any demo before you decide
The demos are the real templates, deployed. No signup, no email in the way.