Field Notes
Written down, so you don't have to ask.
The questions owners ask us most, answered properly: with our own prices, the sums, and what we'd do in your shoes.
Fine weight, wastage and the two-column khata, explained
Fine weight from gross, purity and wastage, why the trade cuts instead of rounding, making charges, old gold, GST, and keeping metal and money in one book.
Your own online store or a platform? The fee maths for Indian brands
The three fees a store platform charges, the one fee both options share, a worked example at ₹1 lakh a month in sales, and when a platform is the right call.
What a website costs in India, and what you’re actually paying for
Our own website prices, what goes into a quote, the costs that arrive in year two, and six questions to ask anyone before you pay a deposit.
Diary, Excel or a billing system — when should a small business switch?
Five signs a diary or spreadsheet has stopped being cheap, what a billing system changes for each one, what it costs, and when to stay exactly as you are.