Guides from client work

Guides on WHMCS, web design, SaaS and AI.

Step-by-step guides written from my own client work and checked against the official documentation. Each one says when it was last reviewed, and what I sell when it matters.

124 guides · 6 topics

All articles 124 Hosting 13 Hiring 17 WHMCS 38 Security 9 Development 21 AI 26

Best WHMCS Addons, Modules and Developers: A Buyer's Guide

No single WHMCS addon is best. This buyer's guide sorts modules by job, names the vendors and module developers behind them, and gives a checklist to run before you pay.

Shahid Malla · Dec 28, 2025 · 12 min

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WhatsApp Chatbot Cost: Build, Meta Fees and AI Running Costs

The three bills behind a WhatsApp AI chatbot: the build, Meta's per-message fees with US, UK and EU rates, and AI model usage, worked through for one month.

Shahid Malla Oct 28, 2026

12 min

How to Get Your First Freelance Client as a Developer

A working method for your first freelance client as a developer: the five routes first clients come from, the proof buyers check, how to size and price the first job, what to put in writing, and when to walk away.

Shahid Malla Oct 28, 2026

13 min

Is Your Website AI-Ready? A Checklist for AI Search and AI Agents

A checklist for an AI-ready website: crawler access, the newer Search Console and Cloudflare AI settings, pages AI can read, forms agents can use, and how to measure it.

Shahid Malla Oct 27, 2026

12 min

ZDI-CAN-33367: Check and Mitigate the Linux Kernel Root Zero-Day

ZDI-CAN-33367, the skb_zerocopy Linux kernel zero-day, for hosting teams: who is exposed, the one-line check, the mitigation and what it breaks, and the fixed kernels and livepatches to install.

Shahid Malla Oct 27, 2026

11 min

How to Get Top Rated on Upwork: Job Success Score and Requirements

The Upwork Top Rated requirements, taken from Upwork's help center: the eight criteria, the Rising Talent shortcut, how the Job Success Score is calculated daily, and what makes a badge disappear.

Shahid Malla Oct 27, 2026

11 min

How to Set Up DMARC: Records, Policies and Reports, Step by Step

How to set up DMARC under the new RFC 9989: inventory senders, align SPF and DKIM, publish p=none with reports, read them, then move to quarantine and reject. Includes Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and cPanel notes.

Shahid Malla Oct 26, 2026

12 min

How to Become a Top Rated Seller on Fiverr: The Real Criteria

The real Fiverr Top Rated seller requirements, from Fiverr's help center: the six metrics, the manual review, priority review categories, how status lasts, and how it compares with Upwork's badges.

Shahid Malla Oct 26, 2026

12 min

WHMCS Dark Mode: Child Theme or Ready-Made Theme?

How to add a WHMCS dark mode: what Twenty-One, Nexus and the order forms offer today, a child theme with CSS variables, a toggle that remembers the choice, contrast checks and when a ready-made dark theme fits.

Shahid Malla Oct 26, 2026

11 min

What Is a RAG Chatbot? How It Answers From Your Own Documents

A RAG chatbot looks up your own documents before it answers. I explain each step in plain words, when fine-tuning or a long prompt fits better, why RAG answers go wrong, and what to ask about data and cost.

Shahid Malla Oct 25, 2026

11 min

WHMCS MCP Server: Connect Claude or ChatGPT to WHMCS Safely

What a WHMCS MCP server does, the Marketplace modules, open-source packages and hosted service that exist today, which WHMCS API actions to expose first, and a safety model built on API roles, approvals and audit logs.

Shahid Malla Oct 25, 2026

11 min

WHMCS Tax Setup: UK and EU VAT, Australian GST and US Sales Tax

How to set up tax in WHMCS 9.1 for UK VAT, EU VAT, Australian GST and US state sales tax: tax rules, inclusive or exclusive prices, VAT number checks, paid invoice numbering and launch checks.

Shahid Malla Oct 25, 2026

11 min

Vibe Coding Tools Compared: Which One Fits Your Project?

A dated comparison of the vibe coding tools people use: browser app builders versus coding agents, entry plan prices from each vendor's own page, what you can export, and when to bring in a developer.

Shahid Malla Oct 24, 2026

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