Field guides
Long-form write-ups on the problems the SilentCoreTech modules were built for. No gated PDFs, no email wall — the whole thing is on the page.
AI agents · 9 min read
How to control LLM costs in AI agent workflows
How to price an n8n or LangGraph pipeline before it runs, and the guardrails that stop agent workflows from burning your project margin.
E-commerce · 10 min read
Shopify inventory forecasting: stockouts, dead stock and expiry
Forecast demand from your own Shopify data, set reorder points that account for lead time, and learn when reordering is the wrong move.
Data · 8 min read
Reliable web scraping with Apify actors
Run data collection that stays reliable and cheap: pay-per-result pricing, delta monitoring, staying within the rules, and wiring output into your stack.
Finance · 7 min read
Profit margin vs markup: pricing products correctly
The formulas, the confusion that costs money, landed cost, breakeven and the discount math that quietly erases a quarter's profit.
Agencies · 8 min read
Recovering unbilled agency work and scope creep
Where agency revenue leaks, how to build the evidence trail before you ask for money, and how to write change orders clients sign without friction.
Agencies · 6 min read
How to track retainer overages in monday.com
A practical method for comparing retainer allowance, dated delivery, and the commercial conversation before the month closes.
Agencies · 6 min read
How to reconcile billable hours and invoices
Separate delivered value, billed value, and collected cash so an agency can see what still needs reconciliation.
Agencies · 6 min read
How to track fixed-fee revisions in monday.com
Detect extra revision rounds on fixed-fee work without turning an uncertain scope signal into an automatic charge.
Agencies · 5 min read
T&M cap vs. delivery: a practical reconciliation
Compare time-and-materials delivery with a not-to-exceed cap while keeping exposure separate from an automatic receivable.
Agencies · 7 min read
How to track approvals, invoices, and payments for agency work
Build a simple recovery ledger that follows a case from evidence to decision, invoice, partial payments, and closure.