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Practical notes on fleets, estates, websites and software projects, written for the people who run them.
Affordable websites in Nigeria: how to get a good business website without overpaying
How Nigerian businesses can get an affordable website that still works: what you're really paying for, where the hidden costs are, and how to keep running costs down.
Read it: Affordable websites in Nigeria: how to get a good business website without overpayingBuying a website in Nigeria: template, website builder or a site built for you?
The three ways to buy a business website in Nigeria, a template, a website builder or a site built for you, with what each costs you in time, control and money.
Read it: Buying a website in Nigeria: template, website builder or a site built for you?Car tracker or fleet management platform? What Nigerian businesses need
The difference between a car tracker and a fleet management platform, what each is good for, and how a Nigerian business with one van or one hundred should choose.
Read it: Car tracker or fleet management platform? What Nigerian businesses needHow to choose a fleet tracking system for a Nigerian business
What to look for in a fleet tracking system, which questions to ask suppliers, and the hidden costs to plan for before you sign anything.
Read it: How to choose a fleet tracking system for a Nigerian businessHow to choose a software development company in Nigeria: 12 questions to ask
Twelve questions to ask any software development company in Nigeria before you sign: how they work, who owns the code, testing, support, pricing changes and more.
Read it: How to choose a software development company in Nigeria: 12 questions to askHow much does custom software cost in Nigeria? What really drives the price
What decides the price of custom software in Nigeria: scope, users, integrations, design, testing and support, and how to get a quote you can hold a developer to.
Read it: How much does custom software cost in Nigeria? What really drives the priceEstate visitor codes versus paper logbooks: how one-time codes work
How one-time visitor codes work at an estate gate, how they compare with a paper logbook, and what residents and guards need from each.
Read it: Estate visitor codes versus paper logbooks: how one-time codes workEstate visitor management systems in Nigeria: how they work and what to look for
How estate visitor management and gate access systems work in Nigeria, what residents, guards and managers need, and what to ask before your estate chooses one.
Read it: Estate visitor management systems in Nigeria: how they work and what to look forGeofences explained: what zone alerts can and can't tell you
What a geofence is, how zone alerts work, where they help a fleet, and the honest limits you should know about before relying on them.
Read it: Geofences explained: what zone alerts can and can't tell youInheriting software from a developer who left: a rescue checklist
Your developer has gone and the software is yours. A step by step checklist to get access, understand what you have and keep it running.
Read it: Inheriting software from a developer who left: a rescue checklistPrivacy notices, cookies and contact forms: NDPA basics for small business websites
General information on what the Nigeria Data Protection Act means for a small business website: privacy notices, cookies and contact forms.
Read it: Privacy notices, cookies and contact forms: NDPA basics for small business websitesHow to plan a software project in Nigeria, step by step
A practical plan for a software project in Nigeria: define the problem, write requirements, choose a team, build in stages, test on real phones, launch and look after it.
Read it: How to plan a software project in Nigeria, step by stepWrite down what you need before you pay for software
A simple way for small businesses to write down what they need from software before paying anyone, so the result fits and the price holds.
Read it: Write down what you need before you pay for softwareHow to write a software requirements specification (SRS): a plain guide
A plain guide to writing a software requirements specification: what goes in it, how to write requirements you can check, and a simple outline to follow.
Read it: How to write a software requirements specification (SRS): a plain guideTesting on the phones your customers actually use
Why software that works on a fast laptop can fail on a budget Android phone with patchy data, and how to test for the phones your customers use.
Read it: Testing on the phones your customers actually useWhat a website admin panel should let you do without a developer
A checklist of the everyday changes your team should be able to make to your business website alone, and the ones that still need a developer.
Read it: What a website admin panel should let you do without a developer