https://molochindustries.com/blog/ Field Notes from moloch.Industries on design, systems, and useful digital work. en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://molochindustries.com/blog/automation-account-for-every-record/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/automation-account-for-every-record/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT An automation can finish without accounting for every input. Reconcile each run into drafted, held, and visibly unaccounted business records. https://molochindustries.com/blog/find-business-rules-before-spreadsheet-migration/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/find-business-rules-before-spreadsheet-migration/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Before replacing a spreadsheet with custom software, trace its edits, exceptions, decisions, and proof so the new system preserves how the work gets done. https://molochindustries.com/blog/test-website-accessibility-with-a-keyboard/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/test-website-accessibility-with-a-keyboard/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Use a keyboard-only walkthrough to test whether customers can navigate, complete your website's main task, recover from errors, and see what happens next. https://molochindustries.com/blog/your-contact-form-is-not-the-handoff/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/your-contact-form-is-not-the-handoff/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Your contact form can show success while the lead disappears. Trace delivery, assignment, response, alerts, and recovery before an inquiry goes missing. https://molochindustries.com/blog/another-subscription-or-custom-software/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/another-subscription-or-custom-software/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A practical build-versus-buy guide for deciding whether your business needs another subscription, an integration, or custom software. https://molochindustries.com/blog/before-you-redesign-your-website/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/before-you-redesign-your-website/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Before redesigning your website, document the traffic, forms, URLs, integrations, and customer paths that the new site must preserve. https://molochindustries.com/blog/start-with-the-work-everyone-hates/ https://molochindustries.com/blog/start-with-the-work-everyone-hates/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Find the best first automation by measuring repetitive work, stable rules, errors, exceptions, risk, and the result your team needs.