/BLG.04Field Notes — Page 4
Notes from the build floor
What software really costs, when custom beats off-the-shelf, and which processes to automate first — written by the team that ships the systems, not a content agency.
Cloud vs On-Premise: Where Should Your Business Software Run?
Cloud hosting or a server in your own office — how the two compare for a business in Pakistan on cost, power and internet, remote access, backups and control of your data.
A rented server · a server in your officeFIG
Website Launch Checklist: What to Check Before, On and After Go-Live
A practical launch checklist for a business website — content, forms, search and analytics, redirects, speed, security and ownership — split into what to do before launch, on the day and in the weeks after.
Before · launch day · four weeks afterFIG
Global Ecommerce Checklist: What Your Store Needs Before Selling Abroad
A market-by-market checklist for selling online across borders — currency, tax and duties, payment methods, shipping, returns, language and legal pages — with what changes in the Gulf, the UK and the USA.
One store · several marketsFIG
Daraz vs Your Own Online Store: Where Should You Sell?
Selling on a marketplace like Daraz compared with running your own online store — reach, fees, customer data, control and repeat orders — and why most sellers in Pakistan end up doing both.
Their customers · your customersFIG
ERP Development in the UAE: What to Get Right Before You Build
The decisions that shape an ERP project in the UAE — VAT and phased e-invoicing, English and Arabic documents, mainland and free zone entities, integrations, and where the team sits — with the questions to ask a developer.
Decide these before the first screenFIG
AI Automation in Dubai: What Is Worth Automating First
Which AI automations pay off for Dubai businesses — bilingual support, WhatsApp order flows and document extraction — what to check about languages and data, and how to judge an automation provider.
Bilingual · connected · hands overFIG
Web Application Development in Saudi Arabia: What Has to Be Decided First
What changes when a web application is built for Saudi users — Arabic-first design, PDPL and hosting, ZATCA invoicing, mada and STC Pay, the Sunday-to-Thursday week — and what to ask a development company.
Arabic first · right to leftFIG
ERP and CRM Development in Saudi Arabia: ZATCA, Arabic and What to Ask
What a custom ERP or bespoke CRM for a Saudi business has to be built around — ZATCA e-invoicing, Arabic-first screens and documents, PDPL and hosting, local integrations — and the questions to put to a developer.
Invoice first · Arabic firstFIG
ERP for Gujranwala Manufacturers: Components, Job-Work and the Dealer Network
What an ERP has to do for a Gujranwala manufacturer — fans, appliances, ceramics, utensils, motors — from component vendors and job-work to production, dealer credit, warranty and returns.
Components in, finished goods out, dealers paidFIG
Distribution Software for Multan: Agri Inputs, Seasonal Peaks and Rural Routes
What distribution software has to do for a Multan business — fertiliser, seed and pesticide dealers, produce traders and FMCG distributors — from seasonal stock and godowns by district to rural delivery routes, dealer credit and recovery after harvest.
Season, route and recoveryFIG