01Notes from Thimphu
Journal
Notes on design, the web and running a business online in Bhutan.
Latest · 10 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Designing for the phones people in Bhutan actually use
Mid-range Android, prepaid data on TashiCell and B-Mobile, a 390px screen and a thumb: the constraints we design to, and the patterns that survive them.
23 Jul 2026 · 6 min
Hosting in Bhutan vs abroad: what actually matters
Latency for visitors in Thimphu, backups, TLS, a CDN, paying in Nu. instead of dollars, and the handful of cases where the server really has to be in Bhutan.
18 Jun 2026 · 6 min
How much does a website cost in Bhutan in 2026?
Starting prices in Nu. for WordPress sites, branding, hosting, domains and AI-assistant sites, what moves the price up or down, and what to ask before you sign.
14 May 2026 · 6 min
What an AI assistant on your site can and cannot do
An honest scope for a website assistant: what it answers from, when it hands over to WhatsApp, the things it must never do, and what it costs to run.
9 Apr 2026 · 6 min
Wix to WordPress: a 12-point migration checklist
The 12 things that go wrong when a site moves off Wix, and how to do each one so your rankings, forms, images and email survive the move.
12 Mar 2026 · 6 min
Why your Bhutanese business needs a .bt domain
What a .bt address signals, how registration actually works, what to do about DNS and email, and the cases where a .com is still the right call.