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Cases, processes and tools for business owners in Mexico. No hard sell.

Custom software from a Mexican team: what to check

Before a team in Mexico builds your system: what to settle on scope, code ownership, data location, shared hours and currency, and what Walabi charges.

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CRM

CRM for a business in Mexico: what to ask before you buy

What a CRM changes day to day, what to check when the team is in Mexico, and the questions to ask a provider about fields, connections, support and cost.

May 19, 20265 min read

Restaurantes

How to choose restaurant software in Mexico

Choosing restaurant software in Mexico: what it must cover, CFDI invoicing, cloud or local, and what to ask a provider before you sign anything.

May 19, 20265 min read

Restaurantes

Restaurant POS system in Mexico: what to look for

What a restaurant POS in Mexico should include, what to ask before you sign, and what changes when you run the restaurant from another country.

May 19, 20266 min read

How to create a WhatsApp Business catalog (and why it helps)

How to create a WhatsApp Business catalog: steps, what WhatsApp reviews, how to share items outside the app and what to ask before you automate.

May 19, 20266 min read

How to set up automatic replies in WhatsApp Business

Steps to turn on the greeting message, the away message, and quick replies in WhatsApp Business, verified against WhatsApp's official help center.

May 19, 20265 min read

What a WhatsApp bot costs if you hire a team in Mexico

What a WhatsApp bot costs when you hire a builder in Mexico: what Meta charges for the messages, what Walabi charges, and what to settle before you sign.

May 19, 20266 min read

AI for inventory in Mexico: what to ask before you buy

What AI for inventory does with your sales history, the data it needs, and what to ask before you have one built for a business in Mexico.

May 19, 20266 min read

Which WhatsApp messages to automate, and which not to

How to decide which WhatsApp Business messages can go out on their own, which need a person, and what to settle first if you read the chats from abroad.

May 19, 20265 min read

WhatsApp Business auto-replies for bilingual businesses

Copy-paste WhatsApp Business auto-replies for a business in Mexico answering in English and Spanish: what the app sends on its own, and what you send.

May 19, 20266 min read

Hospitalidad

NFC for hotels and restaurants: how it works

What a tap actually does in a hotel or restaurant, which phones read it without an app, and what to ask a provider before you sign.

May 17, 20266 min read

Automatización

How to start automating a business you run in Mexico

For owners operating in Mexico: how to pick the first process to automate, what to settle before the call, and what to measure in the first weeks.

May 14, 20264 min read

Estrategia

Custom software vs. SaaS: how to decide

Choose a SaaS subscription or a custom build: a full-year cost check, a criteria table, and what to ask a provider based in Mexico before signing.

May 10, 20263 min read

Finanzas

Automated collections and the CFDI de pago in Mexico

Collections in Mexico, end to end: reminder, payment link, reconciliation, and the CFDI de pago the SAT requires on invoices flagged PPD.

May 7, 20265 min read

IA y privacidad

WhatsApp AI bot data residency: what to ask a vendor

In which country does the model process your customers' messages? What to put in the contract with a vendor in Mexico, and what Mexican data law covers.

May 3, 20265 min read

CRM

Custom CRM vs Salesforce: what to compare before you build

Salesforce's Starter Suite starts at $25 USD per user a month. Before building a custom CRM in Mexico, compare cost, timing, code ownership and exit terms.

April 28, 20264 min read

Facturación

CFDI 4.0: Mexico's e-invoice rules for foreign-run companies

CFDI 4.0 for foreign-run companies in Mexico: what the SAT checks against the RFC, the generic RFC for foreign clients and how to automate stamping.

April 21, 20264 min read

Restaurantes

WhatsApp orders for a restaurant in Mexico, step by step

If your kitchen is in Mexico: how WhatsApp orders run through menu, confirmation, kitchen ticket and record, and what to ask a provider.

April 14, 20264 min read