<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Jordan Patel — Notes</title><description>What I learn about web development, design, and craft — written down so it helps others too.</description><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>How I keep my sites from looking AI-made</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/ai-slop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/ai-slop/</guid><description>The small decisions that stop a website drowning in the 2026 sea of AI-template sameness — from a developer who gives a damn about craft.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI website builders — why I don&apos;t use them</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/ai-website-builder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/ai-website-builder/</guid><description>What Framer AI, Wix AI &amp; co. can do — and where they hit a wall for a business that actually needs customers. An honest take.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Being found locally</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/local-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/local-seo/</guid><description>What local SEO actually delivers — and what it doesn&apos;t. From working with small businesses, not from an SEO guidebook.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thinking mobile-first</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/mobile-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/mobile-first/</guid><description>Most of your visitors are on phones. Responsive isn&apos;t a badge of honour, it&apos;s the minimum — here&apos;s what actually matters.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Websites for tradespeople</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/tradesperson-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/tradesperson-website/</guid><description>What a tradesperson&apos;s website really needs — and what it doesn&apos;t. From working with trades, not from a template.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What a website costs</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-costs/</guid><description>An honest answer to the question I get almost every week — no invented numbers, no agency fluff.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What happens after launch — maintenance, backups, updates</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-maintenance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-maintenance/</guid><description>A website isn&apos;t a one-off purchase, it&apos;s a subscription. What you actually need, what agencies sell you — and how to price it fairly.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When a relaunch makes sense</title><link>https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-redesign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jordanpatel.dev/en/blog/website-redesign/</guid><description>Honest signals that it&apos;s time for a new website — and how a relaunch actually works. Not the checklist from the next website-builder.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>