Bing Wen

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Writing about
the work.

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09
Written for
The person paying

What things actually cost, what breaks in production, and which technical decisions are worth arguing about. Written for the person paying for the software, not just the person building it.

  1. 01

    Freelancer or agency for a Singapore website?

    The real difference is not price. It is who carries the risk when someone leaves, and how much of the quote pays for people who never touch your project.

    Working with developers · Web development · Singapore

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  2. 02

    Twelve questions to ask before hiring a web developer

    The questions that separate a good quote from an expensive one, what a solid answer sounds like, and the answers that should end the conversation.

    Working with developers · Hiring · Singapore

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  3. 03

    Website grants in Singapore: PSG is becoming EDGE

    Enterprise Singapore is folding PSG, EDG and MRA into one grant in the second half of 2026. What that means if you are budgeting a website right now.

    Pricing · Singapore · Working with developers

    4 min readRead →
  4. 04

    What a freelance web developer charges in Singapore

    Quoted rates run from $30 to $200 an hour for the same job title. Where the floor comes from, and why the hourly rate is the wrong thing to compare.

    Pricing · Working with developers · Singapore

    6 min readRead →
  5. 05

    What an MVP costs in Singapore

    An MVP has no fixed price because it has no fixed size. The arithmetic that produces the number, and the three decisions that move it most.

    Pricing · Product decisions · Singapore

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  6. 06

    Wix or a custom website for a Singapore business?

    Wix is the right answer more often than developers admit. Where the line falls, the five year cost on each side, and the clause that decides if you can leave.

    Web development · Product decisions · Singapore

    5 min readRead →
  7. 07

    What a business website actually costs in Singapore

    Quotes range from $500 to $50,000 for what sounds like the same thing. Here is what drives the number, and what you are really paying for at each tier.

    Pricing · Web development · Singapore

    4 min readRead →
  8. 08

    Do you need an app, or just a website?

    Most things built as apps should have been websites. Five questions that settle it, and the honest cost difference between the two.

    Mobile apps · Product decisions

    3 min readRead →
  9. 09

    You probably do not own your website

    The domain, the hosting, the analytics: if they are registered in your developer's name, you are renting. Here is how to check, and what to do about it.

    Ownership · Working with developers

    3 min readRead →

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