Falcon blog

How to plan a project. Managing changes in a web project

Мы поговорим о планировании возможностей будущего продукта, неверных шагах, заблуждениях, которые вы можете упустить при проработке своего веб-проекта. Это можно отнести к любому IT-проекту: создание сайта, мобильного приложения, программы и др.

What is a personal cabinet on the site?

The personal cabinet is the user's workplace on the site. The system knows who this particular user is and provides him with only the necessary tools to work with. The task of the system is to speed up and simplify the user's work to achieve their goals. Let's look at this chain in more detail.

How to improve the site content. Optimizing your product catalog or blog articles

Why improve your content? Content is your rays of light that customers fly to. Next, we will look at various aspects of improving content and give specific recommendations for improving content, rather than"write interesting content".

How we make a web project. From the idea of the site to the support of the finished product

In this article, we will describe in detail the features of our approach to working on a web project. We always try to stick to the same scheme, which simplifies project management, reduces risks and gives an optimal result.

What to do when a startup fails?

According to statistics, the vast majority of web projects fail. Probably, your project is also in stagnation. In this article, we will focus on finding ways to further develop the project and offer options for saving it.

Creating a complex website with personal accounts. Roadmap for an IT startup

In this article, we will put together all our best practices in the process of creating a website. Use this article as a starting point for creating a complex functional website with personal accounts.

Creating an order management system in the form of personal accounts on the site

In this article, we will look at why you need an order management system, what the order system consists of, how to create your own order management system, and show our basic version of such a system.

How to protect the site? Ensuring the site’s information security

In this article, we will consider such an important component of the site's work as information security. We will define the main principles, threats, and recommendations for improving the level of site security.

What is a platform business, creating a marketplace platform for the industry. Business Model Platform

What is going on? Why did some upstarts take over the market without having major resources in the form of real estate, equipment, or human resources? There was a platform revolution that changed the world. In this article, we will analyze this phenomenon and think about how you can use it for yourself

Mistakes of the site owners. What problems does the project manager face?

The success of each project is unique and relies on the unique advantages of a team led by its manager. But the errors in the projects are almost always the same. Check yourself for these errors, and it will have a positive impact on your web project.

Good and bad sites. What's the difference? 12 factors for evaluating the quality of a website

A good website is not an abstract concept. The site can be broken down into components and evaluated according to a set of criteria. Here we will define these criteria so that you can independently understand which site is good and which is bad.

Creation of an automated workplace for staff, development of a personal account for employees

Everyone should have a good place to work. And it's not just the chair, the desk, the computer, and the conditions in the office. This is also the information system with which he interacts 8 hours a day. In this article, we will discuss how to reach a new level of work organization - the work of an employee in the personal account.

Creating your own IT product - how can we help you go this way

We won't tell you what is right and what is not necessary to do when creating your product. If you have an idea to make a standard solution and sell it as a ready-made box with modifications for the client, then we can offer to consider our Falcon Space platform as the basis of your solution.

How to start a business for a developer

At some stage, every employee thinks about starting their own business, if they feel like a professional in their field. Why not? Let's look at the nuances of starting a business in the IT industry.

Why are sites being closed?

By the nature of my activity (web application development), I had to observe successful and failed projects.. Most of them are failures. And this has nothing to do with the technical factor. In this article, we will analyze the main factors that lead to the unsuccessful completion of the project. We do not pretend to be objective at all, we just analyze the results of projects, do a retrospective and get some conclusions.

How to create a CRM for transport logistics for cargo delivery

In this article, we will consider our Falcon Cargo solution for accounting for requests for cargo transportation.

How to create a rental site site. A platform for clients and owners

We describe our solution for the rental site-a catalog of objects, personal accounts of the owner and the client.

Design capabilities in Falcon Space

In this article, we will touch on the issue of portal design, and how we take it on the Falcon Space platform.

How to maximize impact of Falcon Space

Let's say you run a website on the Falcon Space platform, but do you use all the features? In this article, we will look at some of the features that can be implemented fairly quickly in the system, which can improve the characteristics of your project in terms of convenience and clarity for users, as well as the functionality of individual elements.

About remote interaction between the customer and the contractor

It is very likely that the 2020 pandemic will eventually force the transition to online interaction. Most companies will be fully digitized by 2030 and conduct business with contractors through their online information systems. On the one hand, you can immediately see a lot of benefits from this, but it is somehow scary and afraid to send money to people you have never seen, and suddenly they will disappear, etc. Let's look at these aspects in more detail.

Towards own product. From custom development to own platform

In this article, I will touch on some of the problems of custom development and how we solve these problems, and how we gradually moved to creating our own product-a web platform with an approach where SQL is at the top of the list.

Basic concepts in web development

Let's look at the key concepts in the IT field regarding the creation of websites. We will not dig deep into every concept. The main focus is on the question WHY - Why do I need it to create my site.

Why we don't have an office and how to switch to remote work

Все больше и больше компаний переходят на дистанционный режим. После введения режима самоизоляции, мы решили съехать с офиса из-за ограничений. В целом, эта ситуация подтолкнула нас к идее, что офис нам в принципе не нужен.

Technical requirement for creating a system or website - easy about difficult things

Most customers are very superficial attitude to the creation of technical requirement (TR) for the project. This is the root of many problems. Therefore, let's analyze in detail what problems the TR solves and how it should be fixed.

Execution load testing through loader.io

We are trying to test the page after migrating to the platform .NET Core

How to improve the reliability of the website. Introduction of automated testing as a solution to the problem of sudden breakdowns

Regular site testing is necessary, but it is too expensive. We will tell you how to get out of this situation and set up automatic verification.

Reducing the cost of ownership of an IT product

The starting version of the project may cost, for example, 200 thousand, but in 2 years the cost of developing the project in technical terms can exceed 1 million. Why is this happening? How can it be foreseen at the very beginning of the project the future development and maintenance costs of the project? Read the answers to these questions.

How to make a convenient website

The article discusses the nuances that interfere with the user's comfortable daily work on the site.

How to create a quick site

Article about a conceptual approach that will allow you to create fast sites.

Web Analytics for the marketplace. Basis of site analysis

We will talk about the main thing - what to measure and what parameters are important, and what to do about it.

External promotion of the marketplace. Working with other sites to increase the traffic of the marketplace

Internal optimization of the site. SEO for the marketplace

In this article, we will look at the main conceptual questions about internal optimization of the marketplace site.

How to create content for the marketplace. Сontent management of the trading platform

Content can teach, entertain, solve problems, satisfy curiosity, help buy, help sell, find the other half. These and many other tasks cannot be solved without high-quality content on the site. Let's look in more detail at ways to create such content for the marketplace

Marketing of the marketplace. What does the platform sell and to whom?

When creating a platform, we must firmly understand what we are betting on and why the consumer will eventually work on it, and not in the old-fashioned way, as they did before creating the platform. In this article, we will look at ways to attract and retain customers.

How to promote the site. First steps to promote the marketplace

In this article, we will offer our vision of how to take the first steps to promote the marketplace. If you plan to make a marketplace,then at least you should learn and know the main activities that you will have to implement after the implementation of the marketplace engine.

Product owner. Course on creating your own software product

A short course for people planning to create their own product and for those who have already faced the pitfalls of implementing the project in practice. After reading this guide, you will be able to formulate more clearly how and where to move your product.

Adaptive website or mobile app? Do I need a mobile app?

Let's compare two approaches : creating a site with adaptive design and PWA support, and creating a native mobile app (IOS, Android)

CMS on MS SQL. How to make a web wrapper for a SQL Server database

Создание учетной системы в виде личных кабинетов на базе SQL Server с полным управлением через SQL

How to implement CRM - from Excel to the current system. Our case

CRM is a program for accounting for customer interaction. If you have more than 10 customers, then it is difficult to mention all the details of interaction with each. It is even more difficult to contact them on time at the right time (a spoon is on the way to lunch). In this article, I will talk about our CRM implementation path...

How to create a marketplace of goods

We consider the process of creating a product platform based on our Falcon Space platform. At the end of the article - a link to the demo solution.

Site load testing-experiments with the Falcon Space demo catalog

Alternative to Excel for accounting. Why CRM is better than Excel

Escape from Excel, or how to switch from accounting in Excel to your accounting system in the form of personal accounts

How to create a CRM with the ability to customize and expansion

In this article, we analyze the creation of a CRM based on Falcon. How much does the CRM cost, features of the CRM system, etc.

How do I create a client service in the form of a client's personal account?

Develop a personal user profile for the site in which he will be able to interact with the company through its interface

How to create a service platform. How to make an auction online

The article discusses in detail the issue of creating a service platform based on a ready-made basic Falcon Space solution that allows you to adapt the platform's capabilities to suit yourself.

How to start an Internet startup

A lot of people and companies have their own idea of the project, but do not dare to implement it for various reasons. Let's look at this situation in more detail.

Working with a partner is a delicate thing. How to choose a business partner

Let's look at the main aspects of a partnership for a certain web project. What partners do you need? What should be considered in the partnership? How to avoid problems between partners?

How do I choose a programmer or contractor for a project?

Choosing programmers or promoters is very similar to choosing a doctor. Yes, this is less critical than health, but in both situations, you have a poor understanding of the details of your needs. Even worse, you understand how to meet these needs. You only have a clear understanding: I want a website, a system, a portal (I want to be healthy in the analogy with a doctor).

Key points before starting a project