Episode 18 - Your Website is NEVER Done
Published Jul 29, 2026 · 41 min
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Summary
Websites have changed dramatically—from dial-up pages and separate mobile sites to headless CMS platforms, static site generators, personalization, and AI-managed publishing workflows.
Chapters
- 00:00 — Ryan’s first website and the dial-up era
- 02:49 — How mobile changed web design
- 06:14 — Mobile traffic, accessibility, and knowing your audience
- 10:56 — Navigation trends and the myth of the page fold
- 12:05 — Homepage myths, popups, and gated-content friction
- 15:57 — The evolution of content management systems
- 18:07 — Why headless CMS changes the architecture
- 20:36 — Performance, maintenance, and AI-friendly websites
- 21:24 — No CMS and AI-managed publishing workflows
- 23:17 — Wix, Webflow, metadata, and the human review layer
- 26:23 — A CMS as a central content source
- 27:51 — Choosing a platform by need and maturity
- 29:36 — Enterprise CMS, personalization, and security
- 31:47 — The three success criteria for a website
- 33:04 — Your website is the only place you own online
- 35:26 — Website redesign cautionary tales
- 36:31 — Technically correct versus usable
- 38:17 — Why familiar UX patterns win
- 41:21 — Final takeaways and future website episodes