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AlexVasquez.

Founder and Principal at DigiSavvy. I help businesses get where they’re growing. I do that by building robust website platforms for our clients then quietly run them so they don’t have to. Writing here about the boring discipline that keeps sites fast, stable, and out of your way.

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Did You Outgrow Squarespace? How to Tell, and What Switching Costs

Squarespace is a great place to start. Here are the signs your business has outgrown it, and the published cost ranges for moving to WordPress.

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Running a business

Did You Outgrow Squarespace? How to Tell, and What Switching Costs

Squarespace is a great place to start. Here are the signs your business has outgrown it, and the…

Oct 28, 2026

Tech Stacks

I’m as Boring With My AI as I Am With My Investments

Everybody keeps asking if I tried the next AI tool. No, no, and no. Here is why I…

Oct 27, 2026

Automation

My Bots Couldn’t Reach Claude Code, So I Built Them a Doorbell

I have a bot that manages my other bots, and they had no way to talk to Claude…

Oct 26, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

Some Nonprofits Found AI Max Turned On in Their Ad Grants. Check Yours This Week.

Google Ads AI Max was reported switched on in some Ad Grants accounts. Here is the 5-minute check,…

Oct 26, 2026

Running a business

AI Made Websites Cheaper to Build. So Why Didn’t Your Quote Go Down?

AI shrank the typing. It didn’t shrink discovery, content, testing, or what happens after launch. Here’s what a…

Oct 26, 2026

WordPress

A Critical PHP Flaw Had WordPress Hosts Patching This Week. Did Yours Tell You?

PHP2Shell is a server-level flaw, so no plugin update can fix it. Here is the two-minute email that…

Oct 23, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

$477 on ChatGPT ads, 370 clicks, zero sales: what it means for your budget

Katie Keith at Barn2 published the numbers from six weeks of ChatGPT ads: 370 clicks, no sales. Here…

Oct 23, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

Google’s AI Can Call Your Business to Ask Your Prices. Make Your Website Answer First.

If your site doesn’t say what you charge, when you’re open, or whether you have time this week,…

Oct 22, 2026

Automation

Missive Is the Inbox Tool Nobody Talks About (and My Bot Has a Seat)

Missive is the collaborative inbox we have run our email through for years. Here is why I like…

Oct 22, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

Google gives you 4 days to catch bad edits to your Business Profile

Google now says you have four days to accept or reject a suggested edit to your Business Profile,…

Oct 21, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

The Chaotic Good’s Guide to Digital Marketing

Robin Hood marketing for 2026: publish your process, build free tools, share your code, and give the playbook…

Oct 20, 2026

Running a business

Liquid Web Killed StellarWP. The Plugins Survived. The Trust Didn’t.

Liquid Web killed the StellarWP brand and is folding Kadence, LearnDash, Give and The Events Calendar into one…

Oct 19, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

Independent Blogs Get 1% of AI Overview Citations. Here’s How a Small Business Gets Cited Anyway

A new 300-query study says independent blogs get about 1% of Google AI Overview citations. I read the…

Oct 19, 2026

Running a business

Stripe vs PayPal for WooCommerce: It’s a Store Decision, Not a Plugin Choice

I used to think Stripe vs PayPal was a plugin question. It is really about what you keep…

Oct 16, 2026

Automation

If You Build It, Why Will They Come?

Building is cheap now. Anyone can vibe-code an app by dinner. So why would anyone use yours? A…

Oct 15, 2026

Running a business

WordPress just patched 7 security holes. Here are 3 questions for whoever runs your site.

WordPress 7.1.3 shipped seven security fixes this week. You do not need to read the CVEs. You need…

Oct 14, 2026

Digital and Growth Marketing

The Lawful Good’s Guide to Digital Marketing

Six boring, rule-following marketing habits that quietly compound: publish your prices, answer the two-star review, one-click unsubscribes, tidy…

Oct 13, 2026

Running a business

Claude Users Meetup, Pasadena: October 28 (Come Show Us Your Weird Use Case)

Round two of the unofficial Claude Users Group meetup is Wednesday, October 28 at FoundrSpace in Pasadena. Roundtable,…

Oct 12, 2026

Running a business

Your Opera Has Fans. Does It Have Members?

A membership website for an arts organization turns audiences and donors into recurring members. Here is how we…

Oct 12, 2026

WordPress

WordPress Event Calendar Plugins: A Roundup for 2026

Four event calendar plugins tested in 2023, updated for 2026: The Events Calendar, Sugar Calendar, Events Manager, plus…

Oct 8, 2026

AlexVasquez.

Did You Outgrow Squarespace? How to Tell, and What Switching Costs

All articles.

Did You Outgrow Squarespace? How to Tell, and What Switching Costs

I’m as Boring With My AI as I Am With My Investments

My Bots Couldn’t Reach Claude Code, So I Built Them a Doorbell

Some Nonprofits Found AI Max Turned On in Their Ad Grants. Check Yours This Week.

AI Made Websites Cheaper to Build. So Why Didn’t Your Quote Go Down?

A Critical PHP Flaw Had WordPress Hosts Patching This Week. Did Yours Tell You?

$477 on ChatGPT ads, 370 clicks, zero sales: what it means for your budget

Google’s AI Can Call Your Business to Ask Your Prices. Make Your Website Answer First.

Missive Is the Inbox Tool Nobody Talks About (and My Bot Has a Seat)

Google gives you 4 days to catch bad edits to your Business Profile

The Chaotic Good’s Guide to Digital Marketing

Liquid Web Killed StellarWP. The Plugins Survived. The Trust Didn’t.

Independent Blogs Get 1% of AI Overview Citations. Here’s How a Small Business Gets Cited Anyway

Stripe vs PayPal for WooCommerce: It’s a Store Decision, Not a Plugin Choice

If You Build It, Why Will They Come?

WordPress just patched 7 security holes. Here are 3 questions for whoever runs your site.

The Lawful Good’s Guide to Digital Marketing

Claude Users Meetup, Pasadena: October 28 (Come Show Us Your Weird Use Case)

Your Opera Has Fans. Does It Have Members?

WordPress Event Calendar Plugins: A Roundup for 2026

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