Monolen

We build the software your business runs on

Monolen is an independent software business in Ontario. We design and build websites, web apps and the everyday tools your team relies on, with a fixed quote before any work starts.

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CareerHex

It’s never too late to pick the right career.

Find yours in 4 minutes.

The CareerHex quiz, shortened
Everyday activities to rate
30
Minutes, about
4
Kinds of interest
6
Careers in the full report
12

The six kinds of interest

CareerHex is a career quiz based on the Holland (RIASEC) model. The model sorts interests into six kinds, and most people are a mix of three. It is for anyone choosing or changing a career, at any age.

Our own product, made and run by Monolen.

  • Builder
  • Analyst
  • Creator
  • Helper
  • Leader
  • Organizer

Go to CareerHex careerhex.monolen.com

What we build

Three ways to work with us. Each one starts with a free conversation, and you get a fixed quote once we have scoped the work together.

Landing page

For a launch or a campaign that needs to win people over, fast.

Timeline
1 week
Pages
One, designed for phones first
Contact form
Delivered to your inbox
Hosting
Fast and static, with search basics
Revisions
One round
Get a quote for a landing page

Recommended

Business website

For businesses ready to look established online.

Timeline
2 to 3 weeks
Pages
Up to six, all custom
Content
You can edit it yourself
Set up
Search, analytics and social previews
Screens
Works on every size
Revisions
Two rounds
Start a project for a business website

Custom software

For work you want off spreadsheets: dashboards, portals and online shops.

Timeline
Scoped per project
Features
Custom, with user accounts
Data
Database and secure API
Admin
Tools and workflows
Hosting
Deployed on Azure
Support
Ongoing, if you want it
Get a quote for custom software

Live preview

Follow your project as we build it

Every project gets a live preview address from the first week. You see each step as it happens, review the work as it comes in, and use the revision rounds in your package.

  • Live preview while we build
  • Revision rounds included
  • Fixed quote, agreed before we start

Custom software, built around how you work

When spreadsheets and inboxes are holding your business together, we build the tool that replaces them.

  • Dashboards

    Your numbers in one clear view, instead of five spreadsheets.

  • Customer portals

    A place where your customers sign in, check their orders and find what they need.

  • Online shops

    Products, stock and checkout, built around the way you sell.

  • Admin tools and workflows

    Approvals, bookings and the steps your team repeats every day.

  • User accounts

    Sign-in, roles and permissions, so each person sees the right things.

  • Databases and secure APIs

    Your data stored safely, and connected to the tools you already use.

From first message to launch

Four steps, no mystery. You always know where the project stands and what comes next.

  1. Tell us what you need

    Send us an email. It is a free conversation about what you need, with no commitment.

    Free

  2. Scope and quote

    Clear deliverables, a timeline and a fixed quote. The price you agree to is the price you pay.

    Fixed quote

  3. We build, you review

    You follow progress on a live preview and give feedback as we go. Revision rounds are included.

    Live preview

  4. Go live

    Domain, hosting and search basics set up for you. A full handoff, with optional support after launch.

    Full handoff

Free preview

Need a portfolio site?

This one is for you as a person, not a company. A portfolio site that shows your work properly, without you having to design or build anything.

  • Built around your own work, not a template
  • Project case studies with images, links and write-ups
  • Designed for phones first, fast, and ready for search
  • Your own domain and hosting, set up for you
Ask for a free preview

No payment up front. You decide after you see it.

  1. Send us a few lines

    Tell us about you and the work you want to show.

  2. Get your preview

    We build a real preview of your portfolio site.

  3. Then decide

    See it live before you commit to anything.

Questions

Business
Monolen, an independent software business. In legal words, a sole proprietorship.
Based in
Ontario, Canada
We make
Websites and software for other businesses, and CareerHex, our own product
We are not
A testing company or a school
What kinds of companies do you build for?

Any kind. We start from how your company works, then scope what it needs: a landing page, a full website, or custom software.

How much does a project cost?

It depends on the scope. The first conversation is free, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts. The price you agree to is the price you pay.

Do you offer support after launch?

Yes. Every project ends with a full handoff, and ongoing support is available after launch if you want it.

I saw the name Monolen on CareerHex. Who is that?

That is us. Monolen is the business that makes CareerHex and sells its report.

Where are the terms and the privacy policy?

CareerHex has its own. Read the terms, the privacy policy and the refund policy on CareerHex.

I need help with something I bought. What do I do?

Email us at [email protected]. Tell us what happened and we will help.

Does this page track me?

No. This page sets no cookies and collects nothing. The moving sky is drawn on your own device, and nothing about it is sent anywhere.

Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you need. The first conversation is free, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.