Merixstudio blog posts

Company insights, digital product design and development expert knowledge sharing

February 6, 2024

How to build a sales-accelerating platform for residential and commercial PV installers?

They say that a salesperson without enthusiasm is just another clerk. While making deals is a craft in its own right, there’s more to it than meets the eye. The 'how' of the sales process matters tremendously. And just like enthusiasm powers the efforts, good tools make for a smoother ride. If you’re in a solar photovoltaic (PV) niche, performant software should be as important for you as talented salespeople. So, let’s look at how to build a sales-accelerating platform for residential and commercial PV installers.

May 9, 2025

How to keep a mobile app stable as it grows?

When your users rate your mobile app low on the stability scale, it’s not only the question of technical issues that is brought to the fore. Low app ratings affect your business acutely, making the extent to which your users can rely on the product at hand a crucial issue for tech executives and their developer teams. How to develop technically stable mobile apps that are worthy of user appreciation and support your ROI at the same time? Let’s find out!

March 19, 2025

How to secure Flutter apps? Key insights

Feeling that you and your developer teams could do a better job of securing your platforms from attacks? You’ve come to the right place! Explore our security tips for Flutter apps as well as native Android and iOS apps.

2020-11-12

A month filled with sharing of what we have - summary of October

Hello there, how everyone’s doing during these colder times? Hopefully good, with plenty of well-deserved chill and spending your hours after work on the stuff you love. I know that my coworkers deserve to rest after everything they do! We’ve been up to some exciting stuff this month, check out what exactly in the summary below!

2020-10-28

Outsourcing software development: are early-stage startups & software houses a match made in heaven?

When you look at them from the back seat, early startup entrepreneurs seem to have it all. But when you’re holding the steering wheel yourself, you realize how much effort it takes to prepare the company strategy, plan the product development, build a prototype or an MVP to raise money, and hire the right talents to make it all happen. After all, as Neil Patel used to say, “there is no such thing as a solo entrepreneur”, meaning that a successful business needs much more than a single man can offer. Bearing that in mind, let’s delve into the ins and outs of outsourcing software development from the startup’s point of view.

2020-10-21

Real-time communication with WebSocket and Node.js

Real-time communication definitely gained popularity in remote-first times. There're number of technologies supporting development of RTM apps. One of the most effective tech stack for this purpose combines WebSockets and Node.js. Here's a step-by-step guide on creating a real-time communication app using these solutions.