Writing a Software Brief That Gets an Accurate Quote
Why software quotes for the same project vary so widely, and the one-page brief that fixes it: the problem, the users, what must exist first, and what to leave out.
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Practical guides on building, finding and running software, written for the people paying for it.
Local Business Website Design That Wins Customers
What a local business website needs to be found: one page per thing people search for, the buying process on the page, and structured data underneath.
Native or Cross-Platform: How to Decide
The platform decision is made first and costs the most. A practical test for when native earns its price, and when a Capacitor build is enough.
Restaurant Websites and QR Menus That Work
Why a QR code pointing at a PDF fails, what a restaurant website must do to earn a booking, and how the printed and digital menus should relate.
Security Headers Checklist for Business Sites
Seven HTTP response headers that close the most common attacks on a business website, what each one actually does, and how to check the ones you are already sending.
Why Your Website Is Slow, and What Actually Fixes It
Most slow websites are slow for four reasons, and heavy images are only one of them. What Core Web Vitals really measure, and the fixes that move the numbers.
Which IT Services a Startup Should Buy First
The five services a startup actually needs, how to get them without burning the budget, and the questions that tell you a partner is worth hiring.
What Drives the Cost of a SaaS App in India
Cost tracks scope, not a price list. How the first phase is scoped and quoted before work starts, the stack underneath, and the six steps to scaling.
Free tools for this
- Image CompressorCompress JPG, PNG and WebP images online, without uploading them to a server.
- Website Health CheckerOne scored report: uptime, SSL, DNS, speed, redirects, security headers, SPF and DMARC.
- Google SERP PreviewSee how your title and description will look in Google results, before you publish.
- Meta Tag GeneratorGenerate a complete, correct head block: title, description, canonical, Open Graph and Twitter cards.
- Open Graph CheckerSee exactly which social tags a live page ships, and what WhatsApp and LinkedIn will miss.
- PPI CalculatorPixel density from resolution and screen size: is that display actually sharp?
Building something?
The first call is free and is mostly us asking questions. After it you get the scope in writing and a fixed quote for the first phase.
What happens next
- You send the formTell us the problem.
- We reply by emailWith any questions.
- A free first callThen the scope in writing.