How AI integrates into real WordPress management workflows
If the AI conversation has felt like it’s happening around you but not really to you, you’re not alone. Most of what gets published about AI is written for tech people, by tech people. It assumes you already know what a “large language model” is or why you should care about “prompt engineering.” I want…
Something shifted in the last couple of years, and most small business owners missed it completely. The basic work of keeping a WordPress site running — updating plugins, fixing broken links, editing page content, tweaking SEO — no longer requires a developer. Or an agency. Or even someone who knows what a PHP file is….
Last Thursday, between my first and second cup of coffee, I resolved a plugin conflict that was breaking a checkout page, rewrote an underperforming sales page, and improved an SEO score from 62 to 89. I did not write a single line of code myself. I typed in English. That is not a flex. That…
A client once asked us to add a Valentine’s Day promotion banner to their WooCommerce store. We got the request on February 7th. The banner went live on February 13th. Valentine’s Day was the next day. They made six sales from it before we took it down on the 15th. If they could have done…
Everyone talks about AI making WordPress easier. Nobody shows you what the first seven days actually feel like. So let me walk you through it – the honest version, including the parts where you’ll feel lost for about ten minutes before it clicks. I’ve been in the WordPress world since the beta days. I’ve onboarded…
I once billed a client $75 to swap out a hero image on their homepage. The actual work took me about 45 seconds. The rest of the invoice covered “project management overhead.” I’m not proud of it. But that’s how the agency model works. The Dirty Secret Behind Your Monthly Retainer Here’s what most agencies…
I’ve sent these invoices. The actual work takes 30 seconds. Now AI lets you do it yourself — no technical skills needed.
My exact weekly routine: Monday updates, Tuesday SEO, Wednesday content, Thursday email, Friday analytics. All AI-powered.
I’ve been on the other side of the invoice. As an agency owner, I’m telling you: most of what you pay us for, you can now handle yourself with AI.