The Manual Process: Building Sites in 2000-2009

Before AI, every step was a manual grind.

1. The Build

  • Manual Coding Hand-coding HTML or fighting with clunky tools like FrontPage Express.
  • No Templates Every site started from a blank white screen.

2. The Content

  • Writer's Block Writing every single word yourself or hiring expensive freelancers.
  • Guesswork Research Manually digging for keywords without modern data tools.

3. The Grind

  • Time Investment 45 minutes to 2 hours to build just one simple site.
  • Maintenance Hell Managing 30+ sites meant 3-5 hours every week just keeping the lights on.

"It worked, but it was hard work. Today, this entire process is automated."

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