Guides
The analysis I'd do for you, written down so you can do it yourself — costs, checklists and a calculator, with the arithmetic shown.
Work it out for yourself
Everything here is written to be useful whether or not you ever hire me. Each guide contains something you can actually apply — a cost table, a scoring rubric, an export procedure — rather than a list of vague advantages. If they save you from a bad rebuild, that's a good outcome too.
What custom business software actually costs
Real price bands for custom small-business software in 2026, what moves a quote up or down, and three worked examples with the arithmetic shown.
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The per-seat trap
Per-seat software bills grow with headcount whether or not the value does. Here is what a 5, 15 and 40-person business pays across a typical stack, and where the crossover point sits.
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Build vs buy: a scoring checklist
Ten questions, scored, that tell you whether to replace a subscription with custom software or keep paying for it. Most businesses should keep paying for most of their stack — this shows you which parts.
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Break-even calculator
Enter what you pay per month and what a replacement would cost. See the month you break even, the five-year difference, and whether the numbers justify the work.
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Audit your software subscriptions in 45 minutes
The exact columns to build, the six questions to ask about each line item, and the red flags that mean a tool is costing you more than it returns. Do it yourself with a spreadsheet.
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Getting your data out
Export paths for the tools small businesses most often leave — and what each export format silently drops on the way out.
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Owning custom software
The honest annual cost of running software you own — hosting, patching, support — and a straight answer to "what happens if my developer disappears?"
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Local developer vs offshore agency
Where offshore genuinely wins, where it genuinely does not, and the total-cost math small businesses usually get wrong in both directions.
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