Design, Build, Scale: Publications for ambitious creators & founders
Hard-won UI/UX lessons, technical deep dives, and growth playbooks for designers, coders and indie hackers
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SEO
How to get cited in Google AI Overviews (GEO guide with real data)
29 verified AI Overview citations on a DR 42 blog. The 6 signals that predict citation, the tactics that waste time, and the checklist that replicates it.

SEO
Google news guest posts in 2026 (verified sites, real ROI)
How to verify Google News inclusion in 60 seconds, the 7 signals Google rewards, and what News-indexed guest posts cost in 2026.

SEO
How much does a guest post cost in 2026 (real pricing by DR)
Real guest post rates by DR tier and niche, plus red flags under $100 and how to spot a 6x agency markup.

Growth Hacking
Best Braze alternatives for more flexible customer engagement
A practical comparison of Braze alternatives by channels, team structure, and total operational cost, so you pick the platform your team can actually run.

Career
How to freelance as a design student without losing your mind
Practical tips for design students taking on client work: pricing, a small portfolio that sells, first clients, and pacing yourself through exam season.

Technology
Translate website using AI: Don't forget your PDFs
Most website translation projects cover the pages and forget the downloadable files. Here is how to plan pages and PDFs as one project.

Startups & SaaS
Why founders often overestimate their financial security
Company valuation and personal financial security are not the same thing. A look at concentration risk, liquidity timing, and planning before an exit.

Case Studies
How I built a landing template an AI agent can rebrand
The design system and agent rules behind a landing template you can hand to Cursor or Claude and rebrand in one prompt.
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