# Toni Barisic — Web Designer & Developer Portfolio and blog of Toni Barisic, a full-stack web developer and designer based in Split, Croatia. Specializes in React, Next.js, Supabase, and modern SEO-friendly web development for small and medium businesses. Contact: info@tonibarisic.com Site: https://tonibarisic.com/ ## Blog posts - [The EU Accessibility Act 2026 and Your Business Website](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/eu-accessibility-act-website/) — The EU Accessibility Act becomes enforceable in 2026. What every Croatian business website must do — and what it costs to retrofit later. - [Getting Cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity: AI Search in 2026](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/ai-search-llms-txt/) — How to make your business website citable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Practical AI search optimization tactics for 2026. - [Wix and Squarespace vs Custom: When Hosted Builders Fail](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/wix-and-squarespace-vs-custom/) — An honest comparison of Wix and Squarespace versus custom development. The trade-offs builders hide and the moment you need to outgrow them. - [Tourism Websites in Croatia: What Actually Books Guests](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/tourism-websites-croatia/) — What actually drives bookings on tourism websites in Croatia. Real lessons from building sites for Split-based tour operators and accommodation. - [What Makes a Website Fast and Why It Matters](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/what-makes-a-website-fast/) — A practical breakdown of the things that actually determine website speed in 2026 — and why every second of load time costs you real customers. - [Multilingual Websites for Croatian Businesses in 2026](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/multilingual-websites-croatia/) — A practical guide to building multilingual websites for Croatian businesses — Croatian, English, German, Italian, French — without the maintenance pain. - [Hiring a Web Developer in Split, Croatia — A Practical Guide](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/web-developer-split-croatia/) — A practical guide for businesses in Split looking to hire a web developer — rates, expectations, timelines, and how to find someone who actually delivers. - [A Realistic SEO Checklist for New Business Websites](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/seo-checklist/) — A practical, no-fluff SEO checklist you can actually use when launching a new business website in 2026. Nothing theoretical, everything actionable. - [React vs Next.js for Small Business Websites in 2026](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/react-vs-nextjs/) — A practical comparison of plain React (Vite) vs Next.js for small business websites — when each one wins, and why I usually pick Next.js but not always. - [Why I Build Custom Websites Instead of Using Templates](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/custom-website-vs-template/) — Templates are cheap but they cost you in performance, brand, and SEO. Here is why I build every client site from scratch with React and Tailwind. - [How Much Does a Custom Website Cost? A Transparent Breakdown](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/custom-website-cost/) — A transparent cost breakdown for custom websites in 2026 — what €1,500 buys you, what €10,000 buys you, and where the money actually goes. - [From Design to Deployment — How I Build Websites](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/from-design-to-deployment/) — A step-by-step walk through my process, from the first client call to the live site — Figma, React, Next.js, Vercel, and everything between. - [How I Approach E-commerce Website Development](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/ecommerce-website-development/) — A practical, conversion-focused approach to building online stores with Next.js, Supabase, and modern SEO. Written from real client builds. - [Why Your WordPress Site Is Slow (And What Custom Development Fixes)](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/why-wordpress-is-slow/) — WordPress is not slow by accident — it is slow by architecture. Here is exactly why, and what a custom build on a modern stack fixes. - [Responsive Design — Building for Every Screen Size](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/responsive-web-design/) — Responsive design is more than shrinking things down. It is about building sites that feel native on every device, from a 360 px phone to a 4K monitor. - [Core Web Vitals Explained for Business Owners](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/core-web-vitals-for-business/) — A plain-English explanation of Google's Core Web Vitals — what they are, why they affect your rankings, and how to know if your site is failing them. - [Why Every Business Website Needs Proper SEO From Day One](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/seo-from-day-one/) — SEO is not a service you add later. It is the structure underneath every page. Here is what "proper SEO from day one" actually means on a new build. - [How I Use Next.js to Build Fast Business Websites](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/nextjs-business-websites/) — Why Next.js is my default for business websites that need speed, SEO, and real content management — and when I would pick something else instead. - [What to Look for When Hiring a Web Developer](https://tonibarisic.com/blog/how-to-hire-a-web-developer/) — A practical, no-BS guide to hiring a web developer — how to evaluate portfolios, ask the right process questions, and avoid the most common mistakes.