Stripe didn't become a $65B visual masterpiece by using heavy page builders with 45 third-party plugins.
Most clients bring you a Stripe or Apple-inspired Figma file and expect that exact slickness. But then they want you to stack 12 unoptimized Elementor addon packs to build it.
If your WordPress agency still charges for "monthly maintenance," you're selling a commodity that AI is about to render completely free.
The standard $150/month WordPress retainer is officially dead.
Updating plugins, running off-site backups, and checking uptime aren't...