Start Canyon
Changelog

What we shipped recently.

Start Canyon ships in milestones. New articles, comparison pages, free tools, schema upgrades, and site improvements get logged here so prospects can see what changed and when. 15 recent updates below.

New content

20 ERP comparison pages now have backing review articles

Added in-depth review articles for Acumatica and IFS Cloud — the last two comparison pages that did not yet have a paired long-form review. Every comparison page now follows the same pattern: scoreboard, when-it-fits, switching cost, FAQs, and a linked review article that goes deeper.

New content

ERP vendor red flags — 10 warning signs to watch for

A trust-building BOFU article for prospects in active vendor evaluation. Each red flag is paired with a "what to ask instead" counter-question — directly useful, not just informational.

Schema & SEO

Case study pages enriched with Service JSON-LD

Every case study now carries Service schema with serviceType, areaServed, priceSpecification, and an OfferCatalog of measurable outcomes. Improves AI search citation depth beyond the Article + BreadcrumbList baseline.

New content

"When NOT to build a custom ERP" — honest disqualification framework

Six honest scenarios where off-the-shelf or Excel is the right answer. Written by a developer who turns down ~30% of inquiries. Trust through honest qualification.

New content

High-mix low-volume ERP deep dive

Why standard ERP breaks for HMLV operations — SKU explosion, BOM setup overhead, routing variation, standard cost failure, engineer-to-order gaps — and what HMLV-friendly systems actually need.

New content

Hire-a-developer vs ERP-vendor honest comparison

Real loaded cost of a Singapore developer (S$110-180k year one), single-person risk, the cross-domain experience gap, and the hybrid pattern that combines vendor build with internal extension.

New page

/compare/excel — comparing custom ERP against the universal alternative

Almost every SG manufacturer compares custom ERP against their master Excel. Now that comparison has its own page, framing the ~S$9-15k/year hidden operational cost of Excel at SMB scale.

New page

/compare/acumatica and /compare/ifs — completing the comparison set

Two more enterprise/mid-market ERP comparisons added: Acumatica (cloud-native, consumption pricing) and IFS Cloud (asset-intensive enterprise). 20 comparison pages now cover every major ERP option Singapore manufacturers commonly evaluate.

Site improvement

RSS feed published at /rss.xml

Standard RSS 2.0 feed with the 50 most recent articles. Improves AI search ingestion (Perplexity, ChatGPT crawl RSS) and traditional feed-reader discoverability. Also added as additional Sitemap reference in robots.txt.

New page

/faq — 30 questions aggregated across 6 categories

All FAQs across the site now aggregated into a single browsable hub with FAQPage JSON-LD covering all 30 Q&A pairs. Designed for "People Also Ask" SERP features and LLM citation.

New page

/engagements — side-by-side commercial decision page

Compares all 6 engagement options (Sprint, Discovery, Workshop, Vendor Selection Support, Custom Build, Phased Programme) with "what you get" + "not for" lists and three typical paths.

New page

/glossary — 42 ERP / manufacturing terms with Singapore context

Plain-English definitions across 6 categories: ERP & systems, manufacturing operations, Singapore compliance, quality & traceability, finance & costing, procurement & supply. Each term has a "Singapore context" line. DefinedTermSet + DefinedTerm JSON-LD for AI citation.

New page

/tools — hub page for all 4 free tools

Surfaces the ERP cost estimator, readiness diagnostic, PEPPOL invoice generator, and public API in one place. Improves the conversion path from content to tool usage.

New page

12 industry pages covering all major SG manufacturing sub-sectors

Industry-specific pages for precision engineering, food & beverage, electronics, metal fabrication, packaging & labels, plastics & rubber, aerospace & MRO, marine & offshore, chemical & pharma, medical devices, automotive parts, and construction materials. Each with pain points, related articles, comparisons, case study anchor, and FAQ.

New content

6 case studies covering distinct workflow patterns

Specialty label pricing engine, custom manufacturer multi-portal ops, composite precision engineering job cards, food manufacturer batch traceability, electronics CM component traceability, metal fabricator project costing. Each case study anchored to one or more comparison and industry pages.

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