Wunderlandmedia Blog
Thoughts on web development, SEO, and running a one-person agency.
October 5, 2026
10 Self-Hosted Apps That Replace $400 a Month of SaaS
Ten self-hosted apps that replace roughly $400 a month of SaaS, with the real prices they beat and what each takes to run.
Insights & Ideas
October 3, 2026
Your Agent Burns 55,000 Tokens on Tool Descriptions Before You Type a Word
Connected MCP servers can eat a quarter of your context window in tool definitions alone. Here is how to measure it and what to cut.
Artificial Intelligence
October 2, 2026
I Went Through All 45 CMS Options for Astro. For a Static Site, the CMS Is Your AI Agent.
I checked all 45 CMS options in Astro's docs. For a static site almost none fit, so the editor I ship now is Claude Code plus three project skills.
Artificial Intelligence
October 1, 2026
"But My Client Needs to Edit It." What I Actually Hand Them After 3 Astro Migrations.
What I actually hand non-technical clients after three WordPress to Astro migrations, with real 2026 pricing and honest trade-offs.
Insights & Ideas
September 29, 2026
WebMCP Lets AI Agents Use Your Website, Not Just Read It
WebMCP lets AI agents use your website instead of just reading it. What actually ships today, what the spec admits about security, and who should wait.
Artificial Intelligence
September 27, 2026
Your WordPress Site Costs $111 a Month. Here's the Line-by-Line.
I priced a representative small business WordPress stack off nine vendor pricing pages. Year one: $1,090. Year two: $1,330. Here is every line.
Insights & Ideas
September 25, 2026
Should You Block Google's AI Crawler? The Math Is Different for a 20-Page Business Site.
Publishers are debating blocking Google's AI crawler. For a 20-page service business the math is completely different. Here is what each control does.
SEO
September 23, 2026
The WordPress to Astro Migration Problems Nobody Warns You About
The Astro migration guide is 400 words. Here is the rest: redirects, ACF, page builders, forms, comments, and what to do about each.
Case Studies
September 21, 2026
Upwork Cut a Quarter of Its Staff. Freelancers With AI Skills Earn 34% More.
Upwork cut a quarter of its staff. Freelancers with AI skills earn 34% more. Both are true, and the gap between them matters.
Behind the Business
September 19, 2026
I Ran the Same 732 Decisions Through Jev Three Times. It's Not Deterministic.
Three runs of 732 Jev decisions: only 24 percent came back identical. What the drift actually costs you, and where a threshold belongs.
Artificial Intelligence