Plain-English answers to the questions business owners and founders ask before building software: what it costs, what you actually need, how to choose, and how to avoid expensive mistakes.
A marketplace website design case study: how I designed BoyaxDev, a UI prototype for buying ready-made websites, from faceted search to a gated NDA flow.
October 8, 2026 · 10 min read
The best website builder for small business in 2026: Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, WordPress.com and Webflow compared with official prices, fees and free plans.
October 1, 2026 · 11 min read
HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive, Freshsales, Salesforce and Bitrix24 compared for small teams: real 2026 prices from official pages, free plans, hidden costs, and which one fits your business.
September 29, 2026 · 12 min read
Datadog, Grafana Cloud, New Relic, Better Stack and PagerDuty compared with real 2026 prices, plus when a custom operations dashboard makes more sense, with a live demo you can click.
September 29, 2026 · 11 min read
Calendly, Acuity, Setmore, SimplyBook.me and Cal.com compared for small businesses: real 2026 prices from official pages, free plans, no-show tools, and which one fits your business.
September 29, 2026 · 10 min read
How I designed and built an evidence-based gear review site with Next.js and Sanity CMS, including the problems I solved, the decisions behind them, and the lessons you can apply to your own content site.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
A transparent walkthrough of how I take a project from a first conversation to a launched product, with what happens at each step, what you'll see, and what I'll need from you.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
What actually drives the price of a custom CRM, how to estimate it before you talk to a developer, when an off-the-shelf tool is the smarter choice, and how to keep costs under control.
September 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Three realistic ways to launch a crypto or DeFi trading platform in 2026: build your own exchange, build a front end on existing protocols, or start from a white-label terminal. What each takes, how front ends earn, and the legal questions to ask first.
September 29, 2026 · 10 min read
How an online booking system reduces no-shows and missed calls, the features that actually matter, how deposits and reminders work, and when to use a ready-made tool vs. a custom system.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Spreadsheets are a great place to start, until they quietly start costing you clients. Here are seven warning signs, a simple test, and a step-by-step plan for switching without chaos.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
A practical, non-hype comparison of Supabase and Firebase for founders and small teams, covering data model, security, pricing model, lock-in, and a simple guide to which one fits your product.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
A clear explanation of the difference between a website, a web app and a mobile app, with a simple decision guide and the most expensive mistake businesses make when choosing.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
A practical checklist, a one-page project brief template, the questions to ask, and the red flags to watch for, so your software project starts clear and stays on budget.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read