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Cursor · Productivity · Tools

Cursor's Hidden Gems: Little-Known Features That Actually Move the Needle

Six months into using Cursor daily, I realized I'd been barely scratching the surface. Agent Skills, .cursorrules, Plan Mode, TDD with agents, hooks — here's what's actually worth knowing.

Gabriel Higareda · 6 min read · Development
Cursor · AI Development · Workflow

AI-Assisted Programming with Cursor: A Practical Guide

I've shipped $1M worth of freelance work using this workflow. Here's how I actually use Cursor day to day — the right mindset, the right modes, and the habits that keep AI from making a mess.

Gabriel Higareda · 7 min read · Development
Development · Workflow

Why I Replaced WordPress With Claude + Cursor + Vercel

Static HTML on Vercel loads faster, ranks higher, and costs almost nothing. Here's the AI-native workflow I use to build sites that beat WordPress on every metric that matters.

Gabriel Higareda · 6 min read · Development
Case Study · SEO · Product Build

Case Study: How I Built bowlingalleys.io in 72 Hours and Got 413K Impressions

My brother complained about league night. I did keyword research. 72 hours later I had a live site. Here's how bowlingalleys.io went from idea to 413K search impressions, 4.7K users, and a fully scaled platform.

Gabriel Higareda · 7 min read · September 2025
Case Study · Commercial Real Estate

Case Study: Building a CRE Platform for Amanda Weaver

How I built a full commercial real estate platform for Denver broker Amanda Weaver using static HTML — and she shared it to her entire investor and developer network the day it launched.

Gabriel Higareda · 8 min read · Case Study