Wix Real Cost 2026
Three-year TCO, app fees, domains, email, and the actual cost of a lean site.
THE HU QIAN ONE-PERSON BUSINESS NOTEBOOK
Build a leaner one-person business with better tools.
Practical notes on acquisition, SEO, automation, and tool costs for running a cross-border business on your own.
Start with the Numbers
The cost ledgers
Subscription prices are the small print. These ledgers add back the app fees, payment cuts, renewals and add-ons that decide whether a “cheap” plan actually stays cheap for three years.
Shopify Real Cost 2026
Subscription, apps, payment fees, and the real cost of a solo store.
Fiverr Real Cost 2026
Buyer fees, small-order charges, and when micro-outsourcing beats another SaaS subscription.
Tool Decisions for Solo Builders
Pick by cost and workflow, not by hype
Short decision notes: what the tool is actually for, what it costs once the introductory tier ends, and where it stops being worth it.
AI coding
Cursor
An editor that writes with you, for solo builders shipping code they have to maintain alone.
Pricing · what the $20/mo Pro agent limits do and don't cover
AI coding
GitHub Copilot
Autocomplete inside the editor you already use, when you mostly live in GitHub.
Cost · Free, Pro and Pro+ plan limits compared
SEO workflow
Surfer SEO
Content scoring and briefs for a one-person publishing loop you can keep shipping.
Pricing · monthly vs annual billing math
API relay
RightCode
An API relay for coding models, for the weeks your official quota runs dry.
Cost · entry price and renewal risk
SOLO DEAL CALCULATOR
Is this project worth taking?
Turn a client offer into a decision: hidden work, payment fees, delivery risk, and the hourly rate you actually end up with. About two minutes, and your inputs stay on the page.
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Ledgers, guides, and tool notes
Recent cost breakdowns and workflow guides from outside the Relay review cluster. Search everything →
Claude Code API vs Cursor Pro (2026): What Does a Real Solo Dev Task Cost?
A transparent cost ledger for Claude Code API versus Cursor Pro: $0.07 small fixes, $0.31 repo tasks, cache-adjusted break-even points, and 3-year TCO.
Best AI Writing Tools for Solo Businesses (2026): $20 vs $59/mo True Costs Tested
Is Jasper at $59/mo worth 3x Claude Pro at $20/mo? I audited vendor pricing pages, calculated monthly word ROI, and tested solo bottlenecks. Here is what actually pays off.
How to Hire on Fiverr Without Getting Burned (2026): 5 Vetting Rules to Stop $25 Traps
Never lose money to fake 5-star sellers or broken code again. The 5-rule vetting checklist I use as a solo builder: filter repeat-buyer scores, test briefs, and lock milestones.
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code (2026): The $20/mo Sub vs API Token Trap
Flat $20/mo subscription or raw API bills? My solo developer ledger: why Claude Code API burns $0.31/task past 65 runs, where Cursor limits hit, and what to buy.
40 Micro-SaaS Listings on Acquire.com, Read for Red Flags: The 4 Fatal Code Bombs Buyers Miss
Everyone on Twitter preaches buying a $4,000 MRR micro-SaaS that "runs itself." This reading of 40 public Acquire.com listings maps the 4 fatal code bombs, the $50,000 rebuild …
Wix vs Squarespace Cost: The 3-Year True Cost of Ownership (Renewal Prices Included)
A transparent cost breakdown comparing Wix and Squarespace using official list prices read on 15 September 2026: annual vs monthly billing, renewal rates, custom domains, business …
How to Use Jasper for Ad Copy Without Losing Editorial Control
A repeatable 4-step framework for solo marketers using Jasper AI: structured input briefs, generating multi-angle ad hooks, negative constraints, and human fact-checking.
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WHO WRITES THIS
Cost ledgers and tool notes for a one-person business, written by Hu Qian. Every figure is traced to the vendor's own pricing page and re-checked before it ships.