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Joren Meylaerts

Joren Meylaerts

Co-founder TopDevs · Product strategy

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Joren co-founded TopDevs and leads product strategy, turning rough ideas into scoped, shippable software. He keeps every build anchored to the outcome that matters, from first MVP to a platform that scales.

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Product strategyMVP developmentCustom platformsAPI design

Articles by Joren

The TopDevs team in a meeting around the table
Websites · 14 min read

Custom website development: the complete buyer's guide for 2026

What custom website development costs, when a bespoke build beats a template, the phases you go through, and how to pick an agency that actually hands over your code.

What a website costs, a terraced meadow rising toward the peak with cyan glow
Websites · 11 min read

What does a custom website cost in 2026? An honest price guide per type

What does a custom website cost in 2026? Honest prices per type of site, with one-time investment, lead time, monthly costs and the real cost over 24 months.

WordPress vs custom vs headless, three equal hills joined by a cyan light-bridge with a three-way fork
Websites · 11 min read

WordPress vs custom vs headless: which one should you pick in 2026?

WordPress vs custom vs headless compared on cost, speed, security, ownership and editing in one matrix, plus an honest choose-this-if guide.

Hidden costs of cheap websites, cyan strata beneath the grassy surface of a hillside
Websites · 11 min read

The hidden costs of cheap websites: what a 500-euro site really costs you (2026)

The hidden costs of cheap websites add up over three years: lost conversions, vendor lock-in, plugin bloat, weak SEO and a rebuild you never budgeted for.

Astro and Next.js vs WordPress, two equal hills with a faster cyan light-bridge between them
Websites · 10 min read

Astro vs WordPress (and Next.js): which modern stack is faster? (2026)

Astro vs WordPress compared honestly: why modern frameworks load faster, run safer and cost less to host, plus the real trade-offs nobody warns you about.

WordPress vs Webflow vs Wix vs Shopify, a row of four equal hills joined by cyan light-bridges
Websites · 10 min read

WordPress vs Webflow vs Wix vs Shopify: which should you pick in 2026?

WordPress vs Webflow, Wix and Shopify compared honestly for SMBs: cost, ease, design freedom, SEO, e-commerce and ownership in one matrix with clear verdicts.

Website speed and Core Web Vitals, a swift cyan light-streak racing across the meadow
Websites · 12 min read

How to improve website speed in 2026: Core Web Vitals without the jargon

How to improve website speed, explained plainly: what Core Web Vitals are, why load time drives conversion and ranking, what makes sites slow, and a checklist to fix it.

Website ownership without lock-in, a rooted cyan block structure anchored into a hillside
Websites · 11 min read

Website ownership and no lock-in: do you actually own your site? (2026)

Website ownership broken into four layers: domain, hosting, code and content, plus the builder lock-in traps of Wix and Squarespace and a checklist you demand up front.

Website project checklist and brief, cyan stepping-stones leading step by step up the hillside
Websites · 12 min read

Website project checklist: how to brief a web agency (2026)

A practical website project checklist plus how to write a brief that gets accurate quotes. Goals, content, functionality, budget and who decides, all in one place.

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