https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum Doki Forum: questions and discussions on websites, e-commerce, security, advertising and SEO. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/doki-process-pricing-and-code-ownership https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/doki-process-pricing-and-code-ownership Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We started this thread to answer frequently asked questions from people considering working with Doki, all in one place. Feel free to drop your questions here; as the Doki team, we'll be responding right in this thread. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-is-an-ats-friendly-cv https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-is-an-ats-friendly-cv Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partner and business search We are a 14-person software and consulting firm. This month, we started using a cloud-based applicant tracking system for the first time to streamline our hiring process. We added a note to our job posting saying "Please upload an ATS-friendly CV" because we wanted the system to parse and filter… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/building-a-dealer-network-growth https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/building-a-dealer-network-growth Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Startup stories Finding direct customers is slow. I sold to dealers, dealers sell to the end customer. Growth accelerated 5x. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/self-hosted-ecommerce-vs-saas-platform https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/self-hosted-ecommerce-vs-saas-platform Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies 100-500 products. open source (self-hosted) or ready-made SaaS? https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/freelancer-vs-agency-for-web-design https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/freelancer-vs-agency-for-web-design Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies What's the difference? 10 pages, simple, 1 month. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-much-to-pay-freelancer-rates https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-much-to-pay-freelancer-rates Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partner and business search There's a project, a Flutter app, estimated 40-50 hours of work. I want to give it to my freelancer friend. But he's confused about pricing. While researching, he saw a very wide range: from 500 lira/hour to 2000 lira/hour. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/turnkey-dealership-platform-vs-custom-software https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/turnkey-dealership-platform-vs-custom-software Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We run a used car dealership in Houston, Texas with an inventory of about 35-40 vehicles. Most of our leads currently come from local listing portals and social media ads; we pay around $1,400 a month in portal listing fees, but our own website is basically non-existent. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-to-rank-higher-google-maps https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-to-rank-higher-google-maps Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We have 5 branches in Istanbul. The Beşiktaş branch shows 'special customer at 10 km' instead, but the correct location should show at 100 m. How is map ranking controlled? https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/reporting-fake-business-listing-spam-on-maps https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/reporting-fake-business-listing-spam-on-maps Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth one person opened 'ABC Restaurant', 'XYZ Cafe', 'DEF Tailor' — 10 different business profiles. looks like spam. can I report it to Google? https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/is-penetration-testing-mandatory-for-smes https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/is-penetration-testing-mandatory-for-smes Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cybersecurity We are a 40-person B2B logistics and warehousing software company. We've been operating independently for four years and have never commissioned an official penetration test. Last week, during vendor onboarding discussions with a major retail chain, they requested a certified pentest report from… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/landing-page-vs-website-for-ads https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/landing-page-vs-website-for-ads Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We manufacture industrial kitchen equipment and stainless steel prep tables in Bursa. Our products aren't geared toward end consumers, but rather businesses opening hotels, cafes, and restaurants. We started search engine ads last month with an ad budget of around 30,000 TL per month. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/choosing-mobile-framework-react-native-flutter-native https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/choosing-mobile-framework-react-native-flutter-native Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We run a small wholesale food distribution company in the US (New Jersey). We want to build our first mobile app so our clients (mostly restaurants) can place orders, view past invoices, and track delivery status. We talked to three different software agencies and all three pitched completely… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/payment-gateway-api-integration-cost https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/payment-gateway-api-integration-cost Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We're a 12-person company in Mexico manufacturing and selling wholesale/retail office furniture. We signed a 140.000 MXN contract with a local dev agency to modernize our existing e-commerce site. The design and catalog phases are done, and now we're onto the checkout step. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/forced-password-rotation-every-90-days https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/forced-password-rotation-every-90-days Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cybersecurity Consultant said 'passwords should be changed every 3 months'. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/penetration-testing-process-and-preparation-steps https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/penetration-testing-process-and-preparation-steps Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cybersecurity We are a 15-person B2B SaaS startup. We are on the verge of signing an annual enterprise contract with a large retail chain, but their security team made it a mandatory contractual condition that we provide an up-to-date penetration testing report from an accredited third-party vendor. We have… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ai-generated-ad-creatives-best-practices https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ai-generated-ad-creatives-best-practices Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We are a boutique e-commerce brand selling natural skincare products in the French market. We spend around 2,500 euros a month on social media ads. Up until recently, we were paying freelance designers 40–60 euros per creative, but to quickly test campaign variations, we started generating all our… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/choosing-an-seo-agency-questions-to-ask https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/choosing-an-seo-agency-questions-to-ask Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We are an 8-person team in Kadıköy manufacturing and selling commercial kitchen equipment via e-commerce. We set aside a monthly SEO budget of 25,000 TL to grow our revenue through digital channels. Next week, we have introductory meetings lined up with three different SEO agencies. Last year, we… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-repair-shop-software-enough https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-repair-shop-software-enough Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Does this make sense to you? We just opened a small electronics repair shop in Yekaterinburg fixing smartphones, tablets, and laptops, run by two techs. We take in around 6 to 8 devices a day on average. Up until now, we've tried tracking incoming jobs, repair notes, and client phone numbers in basic spreadsheets, but things… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/custom-vs-off-the-shelf-order-management-software https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/custom-vs-off-the-shelf-order-management-software Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We are a wholesale distributor of commercial kitchen equipment and spare parts based in Germany. We have 14 employees and process around 450-500 B2B orders per month. Right now, orders come in partly by email, partly by phone, and we try to track warehouse inventory on a simple spreadsheet. In… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ux-design-separate-line-item-on-quote https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ux-design-separate-line-item-on-quote Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We are a mid-sized B2B industrial packaging manufacturer. We're collecting proposals from agencies to revamp our corporate website and online product catalog, which haven't been touched in about 6 years. One of the agencies quoted a total of 150.000 TL, but included a separate 45.000 TL line item… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-applicant-tracking-system-enough-high-volume https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-applicant-tracking-system-enough-high-volume Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partner and business search We're a 6-person digital marketing agency based in London, and we just posted our very first opening for a junior account manager. After listing it across UK job boards, our inbox got slammed with over 420 CVs in just two weeks. Emails, PDF attachments, and follow-ups are completely tangled up;… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/building-ecommerce-site-with-free-tools https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/building-ecommerce-site-with-free-tools Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Startup stories I set out with zero budget to sell handmade wallets and bags online from my small leather workshop in Florence. My main goal was to build a free e-commerce website and avoid locking myself into recurring software subscriptions until I reached a steady sales volume. At first, I went all-in on… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-ecommerce-software-when-to-switch-paid https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-ecommerce-software-when-to-switch-paid Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Does this make sense to you? Six months ago, I decided to start selling products from my small home workshop making ceramics and candles. My budget was tight, so I went with the free starter tier of a popular platform. Everything seemed great at first: zero software costs, integrated a virtual POS, and uploaded my products.… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-qr-menu-builder-limitations-experience https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-qr-menu-builder-limitations-experience Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Startup stories We run a boutique burger joint with 14 tables in Kadıköy. Last year, to cut rising costs and ditch print menu expenses, we started out using one of those free online QR menu builders. Every time we updated prices, we were paying the print shop around 1,500 TL, and we wanted to wipe that cost out… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/technical-seo-audit-warnings-which-matter https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/technical-seo-audit-warnings-which-matter Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We run a New Jersey-based e-commerce store selling handmade wooden furniture and home decor. The site has around 450 products and roughly 80 blog posts. Last month, trying to figure out why organic traffic stalled, I ran the entire site through a popular free technical SEO audit tool. https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/side-project-with-junior-ux-designer https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/side-project-with-junior-ux-designer Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partner and business search I work full-time as a backend developer at a corporate company. In the evenings, I'm building a micro-SaaS appointment and customer management system for hair salons and beauty parlors. I’ve almost wrapped up the infrastructure, database, and API layers, but since my UI skills are lacking, the… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/tax-penalty-from-accounting-error-liability https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/tax-penalty-from-accounting-error-liability Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Startup stories my accountant forgot part of the tax, filed an incomplete return. The penalty came to 80k. The accountant said 'I didn't know.' https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-ticketing-system-vs-paid https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/free-ticketing-system-vs-paid Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We run a tech service and web support business for local clients and end users in Barcelona. Our team is currently 4 people. From the start, we've handled all customer communications through two shared smartphones and WhatsApp Business. But now that daily incoming messages exceed 160, the system… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ai-landing-page-not-converting-leads https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/ai-landing-page-not-converting-leads Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We provide professional deep cleaning and floor maintenance services for commercial offices and medical clinics in Moscow. To save on web design and copywriting, I used generative AI tools to build the entire landing page for our new service; headlines, value propositions, form copy, and even the… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/do-ai-designed-ads-convert https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/do-ai-designed-ads-convert Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth I run a boutique business in Abu Dhabi selling specialty roasted coffee and gourmet treats. We sell out of our physical storefront and also ship across the UAE via our website. For the past two months, instead of paying a graphic designer for social media ads, I've been using popular AI image… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/software-house-vs-agency-vs-freelancer https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/software-house-vs-agency-vs-freelancer Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We run a custom furniture and architectural interior design workshop in Turin. We want to build a custom customer portal where clients can input dimensions, select material combinations, get an instant cost estimate, and manage quote approvals. We drew up our requirements list and gathered quotes… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/starting-a-software-company-first-year-costs-2 https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/starting-a-software-company-first-year-costs-2 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Startup stories I've been working as a senior developer at corporate companies for about eight years. The idea of starting my own business has been on my mind for a long time, and I have about 450,000 TL in cash saved up, which can keep me afloat for roughly 10 months. My plan is to generate cash flow initially… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/corporate-website-design-ideas-that-sell https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/corporate-website-design-ideas-that-sell Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We are a team of five operating in London, offering corporate logistics and customs consultancy. We've set aside a £4,500 budget to completely overhaul our current website, and next week we're handing over the design brief to the digital agency we hired. For the past two weeks, I've been browsing… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/search-ads-cost-and-how-to-start https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/search-ads-cost-and-how-to-start Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We're a small 5-person company in Moscow selling industrial packaging and boxes. Up until now, we've relied entirely on word of mouth and cold calling. Lately, though, we've noticed we're leaving online wholesale orders on the table. Other business owners around me keep talking about running… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-does-an-ecommerce-website-include https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-does-an-ecommerce-website-include Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Does this make sense to you? We've been running a wholesale and retail hardware shop in Eminönü for 18 years. There are 4 of us working here. Most of our customers are local tradesmen or familiar repair contractors from around Anatolia placing phone orders. We get paid either via bank transfer or cash on delivery through… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/evaluating-ecommerce-design-examples-for-redesign https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/evaluating-ecommerce-design-examples-for-redesign Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We're a boutique store selling home textiles and ceramic decor in the US market. We average around 45,000 monthly visitors and about 22,000 dollars in revenue. Since our current off-the-shelf template no longer meets our needs, we've set aside an 8,000 dollar budget to redesign our storefront from… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/real-estate-website-template-vs-custom-design https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/real-estate-website-template-vs-custom-design Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We are a boutique real estate advisory firm in Bodrum focused on buying and selling luxury villas and land plots. Right now, we only have 35-40 exclusive listings active in our portfolio. Since most of our clients are investors from major metropolitan cities or abroad, we need a professional,… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/when-to-invest-in-custom-ecommerce-design https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/when-to-invest-in-custom-ecommerce-design Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies I launched my store 10 months ago using a turnkey e-commerce platform and a standard off-the-shelf e-commerce template to sell my own ceramics and home decor products. While we were getting 20-30 orders a month at first, we've now hit around 350 orders a month and roughly 280.000 TL in revenue.… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/public-tender-penetration-testing-circular-requirements https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/public-tender-penetration-testing-circular-requirements Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cybersecurity We are a team of 12 based in Ankara, developing archiving and digital record management software for public institutions. In the specifications for a ministry tender we are entering next month, providing an up-to-date penetration testing report under the Presidential Information and Communication… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/diy-aws-security-audit-checklist https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/diy-aws-security-audit-checklist Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cybersecurity We're a team of 6 based in London developing accounting middleware. Two months ago, we migrated all our on-prem databases and app servers to AWS infrastructure. We hired a freelancer for the migration and paid around 3,500 GBP to get it across the finish line; but once he wrapped up and left, no… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/no-code-app-scalability-limits https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/no-code-app-scalability-limits Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies I spent about two months building a no-code mobile app via a visual builder for a corporate lunch subscription startup I launched in Lyon. Right now in our pilot stage, 45 active corporate employees order meals, choose their daily menu, and pay without any hiccups. I pay a 65 EUR monthly… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/set-up-customer-satisfaction-survey-analyze-results https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/set-up-customer-satisfaction-survey-analyze-results Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Partner and business search We are a small-scale wholesaler based in Milan supplying custom packaging and takeout disposables to Italian restaurants. We work regularly with about 85 businesses. I wanted to put together our first customer satisfaction survey to measure our service quality, delivery speed, and product… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/create-online-product-catalog-website https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/create-online-product-catalog-website Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We are a small-scale manufacturer based in the Brescia region of Italy, producing commercial kitchen equipment and stainless steel prep tables. We have around 140 wholesale dealers across the country and neighboring areas who place regular orders. For years, we've been printing and shipping a… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/car-dealership-website-quote-items-breakdown https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/car-dealership-website-quote-items-breakdown Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We've been selling used commercial and passenger vehicles in İstoç, Istanbul for 12 years. We currently have 45 active vehicles in our lot. Up until now, we've relied on listing platforms, but with listing costs skyrocketing and our desire to build a stronger brand identity, we decided to launch… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/performance-marketing-pricing-flat-fee-vs-percentage https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/performance-marketing-pricing-flat-fee-vs-percentage Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We sell home textiles and decor both through our own e-commerce store and on marketplaces. We regularly manage an ad spend between 90,000 TL and 120.000 TL a month across search engines and social media. To scale our sales volume, we decided to partner with a professional agency and sat down with… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/references-portfolio-page-seo-value https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/references-portfolio-page-seo-value Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We're a consulting firm and want to showcase past projects. Should I create a references page? Should I list client names fully or keep them anonymous? https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/do-i-need-a-specification-document https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/do-i-need-a-specification-document Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies We agreed on the project with the agency 'verbally' (there's an email but it's long). Then the parties understood things differently (client meant 'dynamic feature', agency meant 'static page'). The lawyer said 'if there had been a written specification, there wouldn't have been a dispute.' What… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/can-seo-agency-guarantee-rankings https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/can-seo-agency-guarantee-rankings Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Software & agencies Agency said: 'your main keywords will be in top 5 within 3 months'. Is this guaranteed? If we sign a contract and they fail, what happens? https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-does-seo-consulting-include-monthly https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/what-does-seo-consulting-include-monthly Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We run a private dental clinic with four dentists in Çankaya, Ankara. We redesigned our website about a year ago. It looks modern and loads fast, but we only show up on page one of Google when someone searches our exact clinic name. For terms like "dental implants," "zirconia crowns," or "Çankaya… https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-to-prioritize-seo-audit-issues https://www.agencydoki.com/en/forum/topic/how-to-prioritize-seo-audit-issues Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT SEO and growth We run an e-commerce store in the US selling custom furniture and home decor. Our organic traffic has been flatlining for the past six months, so we paid a local agency $4,500 for an in-depth technical audit. Yesterday evening, they handed over a massive 60-page PDF report listing 340 separate…