WordPress8 min read
Avada One vs Avada Classic: Is the New Subscription Worth It?
Avada now sells Avada One as a yearly subscription next to the one-time Avada Classic licence. Here is what each costs over three years and what owners should do.
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Everything on the blog tagged Pricing, newest first.
WordPress8 min read
Avada now sells Avada One as a yearly subscription next to the one-time Avada Classic licence. Here is what each costs over three years and what owners should do.
WooCommerce9 min read
Marketplaces bring buyers but keep the customer. Your own store keeps the customer but must bring its own buyers. Here is how new Indian D2C brands can use both, and what to build first.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
What a first SaaS version really needs, how many weeks and hours it takes, what it costs to run each month, and the decisions that keep it fundable later.
Web apps and CRMs9 min read
Agencies can offer clients software under their own name. Here is what white-labelling really covers, the three models, what it costs to run and what to check first.
WooCommerce9 min read
A store is not a brochure site. It changes every few weeks, takes money every day and breaks in ways that cost orders. Here is what ongoing care looks like and what to expect from a plan.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
Ready-made project tools suit most small teams. For agencies that sell hours, here is when a custom project and time tracking system starts to pay for itself.
Hiring and planning11 min read
For overseas businesses and agencies: how to work with an Indian web developer across time zones, what to put in the contract, how to pay and how to check quality.
Hiring and planning10 min read
Websites are rarely late because of code. They are late because the text and photos did not arrive. Here is who should write what, and how to have it ready.
AI and automation9 min read
Why one integration takes a week and another takes three months: the factors that drive cost, planning ranges, the questions to ask and how to scope it before you pay.
WordPress9 min read
A calculator answers the visitor's first question, how much or how big, and hands you a ready-to-price enquiry. Here is when one pays back and what it costs to build.
AI and automation10 min read
A plain comparison of AI chatbots, live chat, a WhatsApp button and a good contact form: which brings a small business more leads, and what each costs to run.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
The build is a one-time cost. Running the app is not. Here are the four kinds of spending after launch and a plain way to budget for them.
Hiring and planning10 min read
Three quotes for the same website can differ by five times because they price three different projects. Here is how to line them up and score them fairly.
AI and automation11 min read
Four practical AI uses for a small business, what they cost, the risks to plan for, and the cases where a simpler tool or a person does the job better.
WordPress9 min read
A directory is a business before it is a website. Here is how directories earn, what they must do well, and what it costs to launch and keep one running.
Hiring and planning11 min read
Where the money goes in a custom web app or CRM, planning ranges built from real effort, the running costs after launch, and how to compare two quotes fairly.
Web apps and CRMs11 min read
Old software rarely fails in one day. It slows the business a little every month. Here is how to spot it, choose between rebuilding and improving, and move data safely.
Hiring and planning10 min read
Most early startups should build a landing page first, a small product second and a full marketing site last. Here is the reasoning, the budgets and the order.
WordPress10 min read
A builder's website has one job: turn interest in a project into a qualified enquiry. Here is what it needs, where RERA details go and what the build costs.
Hiring and planning10 min read
A white-label developer lets an agency take on more WordPress work without hiring. Here is what to agree first, how pricing works and which warning signs to watch.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
Most businesses should build a web app that works well on phones first, and a native mobile app only when a clear need appears. Here is how to tell which case you are in.
WordPress10 min read
Patients check a clinic online before they call. Here is what a clinic website in India must do, what the rules allow you to say, and what a good one costs.
Hiring and planning10 min read
A care plan is cheap insurance only if it includes tested updates, restorable backups and a real person who responds. Here is what to expect and how to compare plans.
Hiring and planning10 min read
A fixed price gives you a known total for a clear scope. Hourly gives you flexibility for changing work. Here is who carries the risk in each and how to choose.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
Agencies rarely lose hours to laziness. They lose them between the work and the invoice. Here is what good time tracking needs and how to choose a tool.
Hiring and planning10 min read
When a site gets traffic and no enquiries, the cause is usually the wrong visitors, an unclear offer, a hard next step or a broken form. Here is how to find which.
Hiring and planning8 min read
What to put in a website or web app brief so developers can quote accurately, with a copyable template you can fill in tonight.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
What a real estate CRM must handle in India, from the first portal enquiry to the last instalment, and how builders and brokers should choose between buying and building.
WordPress10 min read
Forms or blocks? The editing setup decides whether your team can update the site without a developer. Here is how to choose, what it costs and what to ask.
Web apps and CRMs9 min read
A step-by-step way to scope a web app MVP: one problem, one core workflow, a clear must-have list, simple roles, weekly demos and a launch you can measure.
WooCommerce10 min read
An online store has three bills: the build, the yearly running costs and a fee on every paid order. Here is how each one works for a WooCommerce store in India.
Web apps and CRMs9 min read
The plain-English difference between ERP, CRM and custom software, which business problem each one solves, and how a small or mid-size Indian business should choose.
Web apps and CRMs9 min read
Internal tools replace the spreadsheets and chat threads that run your operations. Here is how to spot the need and choose between building, low-code and buying.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
When HubSpot or Zoho style tools are enough, when a custom CRM pays off, and how to compare the real 3-year cost before you decide.
WordPress9 min read
A premium theme gets you live quickly and cheaply. A custom theme fits your business exactly and stays lean. Here is how to decide which one is worth your money.
WordPress9 min read
A practical way to decide between an existing WordPress plugin and a custom one, with a decision table and a checklist for vetting plugins before you install them.
Hiring and planning8 min read
Twelve plain questions that show you who will build your website or web app, what you will own at the end, and how the work will be checked, plus a scoring table.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
Spreadsheets, BI tools or a custom dashboard? How to tell which one your business needs, what a good dashboard shows, and what makes one cheap or expensive.
WordPress10 min read
A redesign is worth it when the site loses enquiries, not just when it looks old. Here is how to tell, what the work includes, what it costs and how to keep rankings.
Hiring and planning11 min read
Three ways to get a website or software built, compared on cost, speed, risk and continuity, with a table and a plain guide to which one suits each stage of a business.
Web apps and CRMs11 min read
Duplicate files, broken formulas and a weekly report nobody trusts: how to tell when spreadsheets are holding the business back, and how to move without disruption.
Hiring and planning10 min read
Domain, hosting, licences, design, development and upkeep: where the money goes on a WordPress website in India, and how to read a quote before you sign.
Web apps and CRMs10 min read
A buyer's checklist for small Indian businesses: the few CRM features that matter, the questions to ask every vendor, and the mistakes that waste a year.
WordPress10 min read
Wix and Squarespace are quick to start. WordPress is yours to keep and extend. Here is how ownership, three-year cost and limits compare for a growing business.