The collapse of web coding gigs is getting ugly — AI takes over routine website development jobs, and business owners are very happy with its job so far
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Low-end web dev is getting unbundled from humans—AI site builders are now good enough that small businesses prefer self-serve over freelancers. If you sell generic brochureware or template work, you either move up-stack into custom systems and integration or you watch your lead flow evaporate.
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