Mobelux

Free Strategy Sessions I got into software services for one main reason. To try and help solve challenging problems through the use of well designed software. To help people in that journey still remains core to me and my reasons for continuing to provide software services. With the new year right around the corner, one of the things we are offering are free strategy sessions. What exactly is a strategy session and why might you need one? A strategy session is an initial call or meeting where we do an intake with you and do our best to understand the current situation and challenges that you might be facing from a digital product perspective. This could be your website, app, or digitally connected interface. It might be design or development related. It might be process related. It might simply be figuring out requirements and a roadmap to improve next year. After we do what we can to understand the need(s), we will put some thought together and follow back up with recommendations from our perspective. Don't worry, this is not a "pay for an answer" gimmick where we trick you into trying to buy something. This is truly a session with someone that wants to understand and hopefully make your life a little easier. Maybe you simply need a sounding board from someone outside your organization about your core product and technology needs. Having someone outside your company can offer a fresh perspective or simply be someone to help talk through potential options on some immediate needs. It just might be an easy way to learn what others in your industry might be doing with a similar challenge. We've worked with over 200 companies and we've seen quite a few different approaches to software solutions. We may not have an immediate answer, but we might have a viewpoint from having helped someone in a similar situation that could help bring that clarity you are looking for. Areas we have been spending quite a bit of time on lately include not just design and technical answers, but process and creation solutions. What should you be expecting from your design and development team? How are you communicating with them? Is your development team as good as they say they are? Could some simple solutions change how you are working and make everyone's life a little easier? We know developing software is hard. We just want to help make it a little easier. So reach out and let us know if you want to set up a call. No obligation. 

The world of software development is changing. 10-15 years ago we lived in the era where custom software and custom platforms were the norm. So much had to be built from scratch and building software to adapt to your processes was the best thing to do. That is not the case any more. There are so many great tools to integrate with. What used to be heavily frowned upon is now considered smart. Stripe was one of the first to show a better way that was less risky. Frontend frameworks, marketing engines and other commerce solutions soon followed. The best ones are the ones that do the bulk of the hard work for you but still allow you to adapt their solutions to your company and processes. Selling online, better start with Shopify. Creating a small marketing site with a blog or even some simple commerce, SquareSpace can make your life so much easier. And when it comes to support? Well, the latest solution we are excited to be working with is ZenDesk. We have built multiple Support systems over the last 15 years of providing software services. We are now moving quite a few of our clients over to the ZenDesk ecosystem for their Support toolset. Why do we like it so much? Below are just a few reasons: - Custom workflows - Macros for tagging - Macros for canned responses - Keyboard shortcuts - AI Chatbot (really cool) - Live Chat support for your customers - Easy integration into sites (like Shopify) - Custom form creation - Open APIs to build more complex add ons when needed. (We just built to handle return orders.) These are just a few and there are quite a few more I'm sure will stand out to you. So if you are in the process of evaluating your tools and technologies, be sure to take a look at ZenDesk for your support solutions. Let us know what other Support Tools you have come to love over the past few years. I'd love to hear them!

It's that time of year to be reflective on how to improve your product strategy for the holiday season and 2025. Garrett's latest post talks about the importance of overcoming your fear to ask for help.

Have you Dockerized your product workflow? I used to think everybody was doing it until it came up again this year with several new clients of ours. This may be a conversation you want to have with your development team. We have found that many of the typical development headaches have been significantly reduced with this one key process change. Often times it is something your dev team wants to do but are hesitant to make key workflow changes so as to not push back any immediate asks. Here are a few key benefits so you can help ensure they have taken the time to improve their workflow. - Consistency Across Environments. No more "works on my machine" problem. Docker ensures that the software runs consistently across different environments (development, testing, staging, production). Since everything is packaged into containers, there are fewer discrepancies between environments. - Simplified Dependency Management. Docker containers include all the necessary libraries, tools, and dependencies required to run the software. This means different projects with conflicting dependencies can run on the same machine without interference. This also enables version control of environments. - Portability. Linux, Windows, macOS - docker containers can run on any machine that supports Docker. Let your developers work on the machine they prefer. This also allows the ability to move code from local machines to cloud platforms with little or no changes. - Scalability and Microservices. Docker allows you to easily run, manage and scale microservices. Each service can also run in its own container, enabling easier scaling, isolation, and updates. Kubernetes or Docker Swarm can also be easily leveraged when moving to production. - Faster Onboarding and Collaboration. The ability to get a new developer up and running quickly without needing to install and configure multiple tools and libraries manually is a time saver. Ensure that team members are all working in a consistent environment. If you need help and want someone to walk you through the process, feel free to reach out. We would love to help.

Introducing MOGO 💥 Did You Know™ Mobelux has a long history of making games? We were on a call a little while back and it dawned on us that we had never really talked about that before, so instead of just telling you about it, we decided to make you one. Introducing MOGO! Mo has escaped and only you can catch him. Swipe on mobile (or use the arrow keys on desktop) to move your marble and catch Mo before he escapes (collect the star for an added challenge). Play MOGO now!

A new website appears! After years of noble service, our website was starting to feel like a different company than we are now. So, in an effort to simplify our offerings and message we've introduced a new website that speaks directly to the things we do best and introduces an ever-so-slight brand realignment. We've also put together a downloadable PDF of our ever-evolving portfolio we call THE WORK. We'd love for you to check it out!

✨ New from our head of engineering Jeremy Greenwood: learn how Mobelux uses #swift in every facet of the development process, from our apps, to our tools, and even our web projects. https://lnkd.in/ej7JzM6X