A headless website separates your content from the frontend. We build that frontend in Astro, connect it to the source that fits your team, and measure the result monthly. This site itself is built that way and scores 100/100 mobile Performance.
4.9/5 on Google26 reviewsChoose where your content lives: a headless CMS with a visual editor, or structured files in Git. The frontend stays fast, replaceable, and readable for people and AI agents.
These services complement this one and help you choose the right approach for your project.
Separating content and frontend is the starting point. The gain sits in how that frontend is built, connected, and followed up.
Astro renders pages ahead of time into static HTML with almost no JavaScript. That speed is architecture, not an after-the-fact optimization.
A visual editor such as Storyblok for editors, or typed files in Git for technical teams and AI agents. The frontend works with both.
Every headless site we build gets monthly PageSpeed and Search Console measurements. You see what speed and visibility actually do.
Astro is content-driven by nature: it reads structured content from any source and renders static, fast pages from it. That separation is exactly what makes the framework strong in a headless architecture. The frontend does not need to know about a database, a plugin system, or a dashboard; it receives content and builds the best page with it.
For AI agents, that same structure is valuable. Content that is machine-readable — via an API or as files in Git — lets agents read, prepare, and check it with ordinary file operations. Every change is a diff a human approves before it goes live: the agent prepares, the team decides. That is how we built our own site: all content lives as typed files in Git, validated on every build. How a headless setup works in detail is explained in what a headless CMS is.
Which source fits best depends on your team. An editorial team that publishes weekly in a visual editor is comfortable in Storyblok. A technical team already living in Git needs nothing more than content as files — and benefits most from AI support. We build both routes and help you choose honestly.
Digital experiences that feel like the company behind them.
A fast rental site that makes choosing and requesting simple
Our own site as a running case: measured monthly, reported honestly
A premium site for practical AI agents under human control
Guitar lessons in Antwerp: page one for teacher Ben Boeckx
A boxing site with punch for personal trainer Brian, on a small budget
Beautiful and findable on a budget: Astro and custom bookings
A cinematic site for professional content creation and video production
A light portfolio site where prospects find the right video type
A sharp SaaS site that explains social recruitment and leads to a demo
A clear site for heat pumps and air conditioning, DIY to installation
One clear digital story for facility and industrial services
A warm school website for dual education, managed in Storyblok
Clear and personal: you always know what is happening, what I need from you and what the next step is.
We discuss your business, your customers, the bottleneck and what the website or workflow needs to achieve.
You get a clear structure and visual direction, with choices I explain in plain language.
I do the build, share work in progress and check the content, speed, technical quality and mobile usability.
After launch I stay available for maintenance, performance tracking, and targeted improvements.
At Straffe Sites you work directly with the team. Seppe stays your dedicated point of contact and builds your website; the team supports him with commerce, code and photography where needed. Communication stays direct, and your questions never get lost between account managers.
Straightforward answers before you decide whether this service fits your business.
A website whose visible frontend is separated from the content source. The frontend fetches content in a structured way — via an API or directly from files — and decides design, speed, and rendering itself. How that works is explained in what a headless CMS is.
It can be, but headless is no guarantee. The gain comes from the lightweight frontend: our own headless site scores 100/100 mobile Performance with a static Astro build. Implementation, images, hosting, and scripts always remain decisive.
Yes, and that is deliberately one of our starting points. Structured content that machines can read — an API or typed files in Git — is also readable for AI agents that prepare, check, and adjust content under human control.
That depends on who works with it daily. If an editorial team uses a visual editor, we choose a headless CMS such as Storyblok. If your team lives in Git and works with AI agents, content as files is the more direct route. We build both.
Yes. We first inventory content types, URLs, media, and redirects, build the new frontend, and forward the old routes. Monthly measurements then follow, so you see what the switch actually delivers.
Technical terms from this page, explained briefly and linked to the full knowledge base.
a content management system that stores and manages structured content separately from presentation and delivers it via an API to websites or other channels.
a web framework for content-driven sites that renders pages ahead of time or on demand and sends no client JavaScript by default.
a website whose pages are built ahead of time as files and delivered without server-side processing or a database query for each request.
a defined interface through which software systems exchange data or invoke permitted functions under agreed rules.
software that uses an AI model to pursue a goal by choosing steps, gathering information, and acting through permitted tools within defined limits and under human oversight.
Tell us what you want to publish and who works with it. We help choose between a headless CMS and content in Git, without a platform sales pitch.
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