A client came to us with a site built on an AI builder. On mobile it had an 18.7s LCP and Performance 54/100. After a rebuild on custom code: 1.5s and 99/100. Here are the exact numbers behind it, and when an AI builder is genuinely enough.
Austrian agencies quote €18,800+ for a custom e-shop. The same quality from Bratislava costs a fraction, and the reason is geography, not corners cut. Real Eurostat and Numbeo numbers, plus a client we shipped for €700.
Real numbers from €0 to €25,000+. Three payment models (ONE-TIME, CO-PILOT, IGNITION), what hosting actually costs, what you overpay WordPress agencies for, and when investing more is worth it.
The Slovak market is full of sites that are technically functional and commercially silent. Five reasons, the anatomy of a first impression, and the exact 11-day fix, from someone who audits 15 sites a month.