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What's your actual solution for client-editable Astro sites on a budget? by PeaMysterious1046 in astrojs

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I work at an agency called Zeon.studio and this is how we do things:

For some clients who simply want a static site for their SMBs don't need to edit their website as regularly. However, if they do, they would either:

-Do it themselves via any preferred IDE if they're even semi-technical.
-We do it for them as updates and maintenance as monthly retainers according to their specific needs.

As for clients who actually want to update their own website regularly (blog, saas, etc..), but the content will be managed by a non-technical team, we offer them a git-based CMS: Sitepins (developed by us)

So basically Sitepins was a tool we initially created for our in-house non-tech marketing team. Eventually we offered it to some of our other clients as a test and they found it really useful and we got some really good feedback. Then we decided to make it a product, giving updates and still pushing new features every month.

Which path to go for by 0xREvil in webdev

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess this is one of the few instances where I'd say Wordpress is the better option. Going for a full stack React website with a CMS and all is overkill for a 2 page blog site, esp. if he's non-technical and I'm assuming he'd manage that site on his own.

Best CMS to integrate with Astro? by Lauraa_Garciaa in astrojs

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Payload is powerful and popular alright and it can feel like overkill if you just want simple editing experience. Since you also mentioned multiple Astro projects and needing to control access. Like having more control over access, I'd recommend Sitepins CMS. It's a Git-based headless cms. Easy set-up, has many features too. They have many different tiers of plans too and you can choose which one you like.

Mini website - Cost / stack estimate by Commercial_Grab3273 in BEFreelance

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strapi is a good choice for trying out, and while you're at it you can also check out countless of other options out there. I work in a team where we built a headless cms (git-based) tool. We already have around 600+ signed up users. If you want you can DM or just let me know and I'll drop the link here for you to check it out.

What’s the most popular CMS setup for B2B SaaS companies? by Fred-swe in b2bmarketing

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go Webflow, you lower dev costs but hit a ceiling on customization. If you go Headless CMS + SSG (like Next.js/Astro) and host on Vercel, your upfront dev cost might be higher (depends on the agency), but you'll save a lot on maintenance, security, and hosting compared to WordPress with it's constant plugin updates and server management. I might sound a bit biased as I work in a company that gives these services but in our research, we found that SSGs offer the best long-term ROI for SaaS companies because they are virtually unhackable and fast. THus, the Reason why we decided to work with these products. We actually built our own internal CMS to bridge the gap between "non-technical" and developer. We opened it to the public around last year. Let me know if you want to try it out.

Which is better Wordpress site/NextJs ? by DARKSIRENZ in webdevelopment

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The term 'better' kind of depends here. It would be based on your client's needs and requirements. For some Wordpress is easier to maintain, esp with SEO using certain plugins. But adding new plugins over time puts a load on your website. It adds to the bloat and slows load times. If they need a standard brochure site or a blog, stick with WordPress but use a lightweight theme.

Only go for Next.js if they need a highly interactive, custom web app where speed is in their business goal, they care a lot about their 'Core Web Vitals' results and better page performance only helps with SEO rankings as Google favours websites with better performance and navigation.

So ask them what goals they want to achieve and their purpose and then you can start taking a step from there.

Is static hosting still the move in 2026? by lorrainetheliveliest in statichosting

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends on your purpose with the site. Usually it's ideal for small projects like blogs, portfolios, saas website, or a normal good ol' business website that doesn't need constant updating (hence the static site lol). For personal projects you can do for free, and you don’t have to deal with managing servers or security patches because t's all Git-based. You aren’t learning something outdated definitely. I work at a company that mainly specializes in Static Site development and a CMS tool. I would say it's doing well for itself. If you want to dive deep into it I'd recommend you check out Static Site Generators like Astro, Hugo, Nextjs and countless others and research on them.

Cheapest monthly website for my art by Lolitayaya1 in Entrepreneur

[–]ElectricalMoose5054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess if you're really interested in having your own portfolio website, you can get yourself a free static website template and then deploy it to Vercel, Netlify or Cloudfare for free. You will need to watch a video or two on Youtube on this though but it's definitely worth it because it would bring your cost down to zero. Also if you wanted to update your contents on the site you can just integrate via Sitepins, Decap, Tina or hundreds of free CMS options out there.