Field notes · The Odd Birds journal
Plain-language notes on planning, designing and shipping websites and software — written for the people who have to make the decisions.
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Note 01LatestPlanning
Buyers want inventory, location, budget and paperwork, not just renders. What a developer's website should include, from search filters to plot pages, with Mainamati Builders as the example.
Note 02Launch
What an AI sales agent for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp includes in Bangladesh, where its answers come from, what it costs to run, and what we learned building BotBhai, a live Bangla-first sales agent.
Note 03Launch
What a 1688 sourcing website in Bangladesh includes, where the product data comes from, and what we learned building TradeOn Global, a live Bangla-first wholesale platform.
Note 04Planning
Most projects start with the wrong word. A plain way to tell whether you need a website, a web application, or a website now and an app later.
Note 05Process
The quiet first stage of a project decides most of its outcome. What discovery and definition involve, what you will be asked, and what you should have at the end.
Note 06Launch
Twenty checks worth running before a site goes live — content, mobile, speed, search and handover. Tick them off as you go; your progress stays in your browser.
Note 07Performance
A site that flies on a laptop can crawl on the phone most of your visitors carry. Where the time goes, how to measure it, and the order to fix things in.
Note 08Planning
Vague briefs get vague quotes. Nine short sections that give a team enough to estimate honestly — with a template you can copy.
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