Before you build.
Hire a developer, define the work and agree the crypto payment terms. Practical guides and free worksheets, from the first brief to the source handover.
How to hire a developer and pay in crypto
Choose a developer for the website, application or integration you need. Then agree the crypto payment terms: asset, network, amount calculation, milestones and confirmation of receipt. Paying a developer in crypto does not require blockchain features in your product. The scope and source handover still need to be written down.
Planning
How to hire a developer and pay in crypto
Hire a developer for a website or app and pay in crypto. Use the free planning worksheet to define scope, payment terms, private delivery and source handover.
How to write a website development brief
Write a website development brief with a worked example, acceptance criteria and a free editable worksheet. Define the scope before estimating the build.
Custom website or website builder?
Compare a custom website and a website builder by content, integrations, ownership and running costs. A decision guide without a default sales pitch.
How to scope a SaaS MVP
Define a first SaaS release around a complete user workflow. Decide what to build, what can stay manual and what evidence should guide the next release.
Engineering
What a wallet integration actually needs
Plan a wallet integration beyond the connect button: networks, authentication, transaction states, permissions and recovery when a user changes accounts.
API integration checklist: beyond the happy path
Scope an API integration around data ownership, permissions, retries, duplicate events, provider limits and operational recovery. A practical planning checklist.
Delivery
Software handover: what you should receive
A software handover checklist covering source code, accounts, deployment, data, licences and operations. Check whether another developer can run the product.
How to prepare a codebase for a new developer
Prepare an unfinished or existing application for a developer takeover. Gather source access, setup instructions, known defects and release constraints.
Website SEO launch checklist
Check URLs, indexability, page content, redirects, metadata and performance before a website launch. A practical checklist for a new site or redesign.
Planning a confidential project launch
Plan a private client relationship around a public product. Check content, metadata, provider access and handover with a downloadable launch worksheet.
From first spec to production.