<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Anvilstead’s Blog</title><description>Anvilstead builds mobile apps, custom software and websites for startups and small teams in North America and Europe. Fixed-scope quotes, weekly demos, English-first communication.</description><link>https://anvilstead.com/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:30:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://anvilstead.com/rss.xml/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>What a company website needs in 2026 — a checklist you can act on</title><link>https://anvilstead.com/what-a-company-website-needs-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anvilstead.com/what-a-company-website-needs-in-2026/</guid><description>Most company sites are a brochure that nobody updates. The version that earns its keep does three jobs: presents the business, keeps publishing, and answers visitors when no one is awake. Here is the checklist we build against.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Web development</category><category>showcase websites</category><category>checklist</category><category>AI assistant</category><category>CMS</category><author>Anvilstead</author></item><item><title>How we make a website readable by AI answer engines</title><link>https://anvilstead.com/how-we-make-a-website-readable-by-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anvilstead.com/how-we-make-a-website-readable-by-ai/</guid><description>People increasingly ask an AI assistant instead of scrolling search results. What decides whether your business is the one it names — and the concrete files and markup that make a site quotable.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI visibility</category><category>GEO</category><category>structured data</category><category>llms.txt</category><category>technical SEO</category><author>Anvilstead</author></item><item><title>How a fixed-price software quote is actually built</title><link>https://anvilstead.com/how-a-fixed-price-quote-is-built/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://anvilstead.com/how-a-fixed-price-quote-is-built/</guid><description>A fixed price is not a guess. It is a scope, a set of assumptions and a list of what would change the number — written down before work starts.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Working with us</category><category>pricing</category><category>scoping</category><category>process</category><author>Anvilstead</author></item></channel></rss>