Buying Software

Cost, process and partner selection for people about to commission software.

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    What a Trades Website Must Do on a Phone Before Scrolling

    What a tradesperson's site needs on the first phone screen, and the speed and tap-size targets Google publishes for it. Sourced from Google's own pages.

    Buying Software5 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Google Business Profile vs Website for UK Tradespeople

    What Google says a Business Profile does for local ranking, what only a website can do, and how a plumber or mechanic should split the work between them.

    Buying Software4 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Why Get a Website Demo Before Paying a Web Designer?

    Why see a website demo before paying a web designer: judge the design, test it on your phone and ask the right questions before committing to a full build.

    Buying Software8 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    WordPress or Next.js for a Small Business Website?

    How to choose between WordPress and Next.js for a small business site: who edits it, what it must do, and what each platform's own documentation says.

    Buying Software3 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Hiring a Pakistan Dev Team: Questions for UK Founders

    Time zones, code ownership, data and quality: what UK founders should get in writing before hiring a Pakistan software team, from both sides of the debate.

    Buying Software3 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Custom Software or Off-the-Shelf SaaS? A Five-Year View

    Build what differentiates, buy what is a commodity. A five-year cost method and the vendor cost claims not to rely on, with a test for your own business.

    Buying Software4 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Own Ordering App or Delivery Marketplace? Do the Maths

    A break-even method for UK takeaways: work out what each order saves on your own app, using your contract rate, a real menu basket and published card fees.

    Buying Software4 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Choosing a Software Partner: Checks You Can Verify

    Split your vendor checks into what you can verify yourself in an hour and what to make the vendor produce, with the red flags the 2026 guides agree on.

    Buying Software4 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    How to Cut an MVP Down to a Version You Can Ship

    Signs your MVP is too big, a five-step way to cut it, and the parts you should never cut, from 2026 guides and our MVP service approach.

    Buying Software3 min readMudabbir Hasan

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    Paid Technical Discovery: What You Get and When to Skip It

    What a software discovery phase produces, how Technical Discovery differs from a Product Discovery Sprint, and when small projects can skip both.

    Buying Software4 min readMudabbir Hasan