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Writing from the studio.

Practical guides on websites, custom software, AI automation and SEO — written by the team building them in Sri Lanka.

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Industry · Featured

What should a Sri Lankan travel website include?

A practical checklist for tour operators and hotels: what travellers decide on, which enquiry flows convert, and how to stay fast on mobile data.

Buddhima Jaya Sri · 8 min read

The Colombo city skyline in January 2022

Web

How long does it take to build a business website?

A realistic stage-by-stage timeline, what usually causes delays, and what you can prepare to launch on schedule.

6 min read

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Web

Best website platforms for Sri Lankan businesses

WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or custom — what each is genuinely good at, and the limits you accept when you choose one.

7 min read

The WordPress 6.4 admin dashboard used to manage a template website

Web

Custom website vs WordPress template for Sri Lankan businesses

Where a template genuinely saves money, where it quietly starts costing you, and a simple rule for choosing.

6 min read

A commuter browsing a website on a smartphone at a railway station

Web

Signs your business website needs a redesign

The symptoms that genuinely matter, how to tell a redesign from a repair, and what to keep.

6 min read

Product designer reviewing an AI workflow at her desk in Colombo

AI

How to know if your AI feature is actually useful

A short, honest framework for deciding whether an AI feature earns its keep — or is quietly costing you trust.

6 min read

Designers reviewing interface components and colour samples together

Design

Design systems that ship — and the ones that don't

The single reason most design systems stall isn't tooling. It's ownership.

7 min read

A software team collaborating around a table in a Colombo studio

Studio

The LOMOS way — how we ship in weeks, not quarters

Our default cadence, review rituals, and the reason our clients see a working demo every Friday.

8 min read

A relaxed candidate conversation at a Sri Lankan technology studio

Culture

How we hire in 2026 (and why we don't do coding tests)

Paid trials, real portfolios, and a hard limit on interview loops.

5 min read

Lotus Tours website showing tour information and a WhatsApp enquiry path as a real website-scope example

Web Development

How much does a website cost in Sri Lanka? (2026 guide)

What a website actually costs in Sri Lanka in 2026 — by type of build, what drives the number up, and the running costs most quotes leave out.

9 min read

A Sri Lankan business owner reviewing a website proposal with a development team

Web Development

How to choose a web development company in Sri Lanka

The questions that separate a studio that ships from a vendor that disappears — and the contract terms worth insisting on.

8 min read

A designer and developer working with wireframes and code side by side

Web Development

Web design vs web development: what is the difference?

Two different jobs, two different skill sets — and the handover between them is where most projects lose time.

6 min read

A marketing specialist reviewing organic search performance in Colombo

SEO

How much does SEO cost in Sri Lanka — and what should it include?

Audit, retainer or project? What each buys, how to judge value, and why anyone guaranteeing position one is selling you a story.

9 min read

A Sri Lankan small business team using digital automation for daily operations

AI

How AI can automate a Sri Lankan business (without the hype)

Five automations that pay for themselves in weeks, the difference between rules and AI, and how to run a two-week pilot.

8 min read

A business manager and developer comparing software options together

Software

Custom software vs SaaS: which should your business build?

A three-year cost view, four questions that decide it, and why the answer is usually a hybrid.

7 min read