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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cPanel Email Going to Spam: How to Diagnose and Fix It

How I diagnose cPanel mail that lands in spam, checked against cPanel's docs and the Gmail and Yahoo sender requirements: headers, reverse DNS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, blocklists and the Exim queue.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

11 min

How to Start a Web Hosting Business with WHMCS: Step by Step

A hosting CTO's plan in order: choose reseller, VPS or dedicated, budget the WHMCS and cPanel licenses, cover legal and abuse basics, automate WHMCS, then win your first customers.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

11 min

WHMCS Alternatives: Prices, Importers and Best Fit

Seven WHMCS alternatives with prices read on each vendor's site, the best fit by situation, which ones import WHMCS data, and what never moves cleanly.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

10 min

How Much Does a WHMCS Developer Cost? Hourly Rates Explained

What a WHMCS developer costs per hour: my own rate, three public listings with their sources, six things that change the price and a quote checklist.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

9 min

WHMCS Developer vs Agency vs Ready-Made Module: Which to Choose

Four ways to get WHMCS work done, compared in one table: a freelance developer, an agency, a vendor module and an in-house hire, with honest notes on when a freelancer is the wrong choice.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

10 min

WHMCS Proxmox Integration: Modules, API Tokens and Checks

What a WHMCS Proxmox integration has to do, which modules the WHMCS Marketplace lists, how a custom module calls the Proxmox VE API with a scoped token, and what to check before you choose.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

10 min

WHMCS Domain Registrar Setup: Modules, Pricing, Sync and Errors

Domain registrar setup in WHMCS, checked against the official documentation: activating a module, TLD pricing and terms, the lookup provider, domain sync, registration on payment, transfers, premium domains and errors.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

11 min

WHMCS Invoice Template Customization: Files, Logo, PDF, Settings

The WHMCS invoice template checked against the official docs: viewinvoice.tpl and invoicepdf.tpl, the logo, Pay To Text, child themes, numbering, proforma invoices, tax IDs, custom fields and testing.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

9 min

What Is WHMCS? What It Does and How It Differs From cPanel

A plain explanation of WHMCS for founders: what it automates, a WHMCS vs cPanel and WHM comparison table, who needs it and who does not, its limits, and how the monthly license works.

Shahid Malla Oct 10, 2026

8 min

How Much Does Custom WHMCS Module Development Cost?

What a custom WHMCS module costs: hours times rate, five ready-made module prices and twenty fixed-price offers, what each module type involves, and what cheap quotes leave out.

Shahid Malla Oct 9, 2026

9 min

How to Set Up WHMCS for SaaS and Subscription Billing

How to bill a SaaS or software product with WHMCS: plans and cycles, provisioning through a custom module or the Software Licensing addon, upgrades, usage charges, cancellations, dunning and when to use something else.

Shahid Malla Oct 9, 2026

10 min

AI Chatbot vs AI Agent: Which Does Your Business Need?

A chatbot answers from your content and an agent calls tools that change things. How tool calls work per the provider docs, the workflow option between them, how each is billed, and a decision table.

Shahid Malla Oct 9, 2026

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