The Field Guide.BY GIORGI CODES
THE FIELD GUIDEEDITION 01 / 2026

Choose tools with a clearer head.

Practical, opinionated guides to the software behind your work—so you can compare the trade-offs before you commit.

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24practical guides
04core topics
01human point of view
A terracotta notebook labelled The Field Guide, coffee, and a mountain photograph on a warm paper desk
NOTES FOR BUILDERS & CURIOUS MINDS01—24

START WITH THE QUESTION

What are you trying to make easier?

Skip the noise. Begin with the decision in front of you.

Hand-drawn server racks01

FOUNDATIONS

Websites & hosting

Domains, renewals, ownership, and the decisions that make a site easier to run.
Hand-drawn laptop02

BETTER WORKFLOWS

AI & automation

Choose an assistant that fits your content, customers, and actual workflow.
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MAKE THE THING

Creative workflows

A clearer path from the first idea to a finished piece of content.

THE READING LIST

One useful decision at a time.

24 guides

Short checklists, real trade-offs,
no magic-promise marketing.

  1. 01Compare hosting without missing renewal costsHosting
  2. 02Build a repeatable short-form video workflowCreator
  3. 03Plan a WordPress or WooCommerce launchCommerce
  4. 04Choose family reading resources thoughtfullyReading
  5. 05Plan a no-code landing page before you buildWebsites
  6. 06Choose an AI website assistant responsiblyAI
  7. 07Compare AI website builders by ownershipAI
  8. 08Check music rights before monetized videoRights
  9. 09Choose between an AI assistant and live chatAI
  10. 10Compare SiteMind plans before you subscribeAI
  11. 11Add a grounded AI assistant to client sitesAgency
  12. 12Choose the right level of resume helpCareer
  13. 13Compare focused resume help with broader supportCareer
  14. 14Choose an AI assistant for a small businessSmall business
  15. 15Choose an AI website builder for a small businessSmall business
  16. 16Keep a small-business site healthy after launchServices
  17. 17Compare HubSpot's free and paid plansSmall business
  18. 18Read an honest SiteMind review before you subscribeAI
  19. 19Estimate your AI website assistant fitAI
  20. 20Choose between a phone receptionist and website assistantAI
  21. 21Run a 10-point AI website assistant auditAI
  22. 22Compare Webflow with a custom React siteWebsites
  23. 23Plan a one-site AI reseller pilotAgency
  24. 24Evaluate a creative asset subscriptionCreative

A NOTE FROM GIORGI

Useful advice starts with the right questions.

I build websites. These are the questions I look at when choosing the tools behind them: what does it do well, what will it cost over time, and how easy is it to move on?

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