Reji Modiyil

I started in technology more than 25 years ago. Since then I’ve built, sold, supported, hosted, automated, and scaled digital businesses across India, Bahrain, and the US. Today I’m focused on helping businesses: • Implement AI practically • Automate repetitive work • Build reliable business systems • Improve customer experience • Scale through technology Building: • AutoChat • Hostao • COKIQ Here I share lessons from real projects, real failures, and real implementations. Follow if you’re interested in AI, Automation, SaaS, Hosting, and Digital Transformation.

Website Cost in Bahrain: What Drives the Price of a Business Website (2026) reji.​pro/blog/website-cost-bahrain-what-drives-price

SEO ROI Calculator: How to Work Out What SEO Returns for a GCC Business reji.​pro/blog/seo-roi-calculator-gcc-business

AI-Generated Content and SEO: What Google Allows (GCC Guide) reji.​pro/blog/ai-generated-content-seo-google-guidance-gcc

Patch your website tonight — critical PHP flaws (CVSS 9.​2) allow remote code execution with no login. About 70% of websites run PHP. Patches are out. 15 minutes tonight. youtu.​be/IKou7nNEE7c open.​spotify.​com/episode/3fNEYHVfcGooDZS5x94XAz #PHP #CyberSecurity #Malayalam

Bilingual Website SEO in the GCC: Setting Up Arabic and English Pages reji.​pro/blog/bilingual-website-seo-arabic-english-gcc

Weekly AI Briefing is live — in Malayalam, with me and Feby. Kimi K3.​1 Pro, Meta Muse at 10M setups, PHP2Shell and more. YouTube: youtu.​be/IKou7nNEE7c Spotify: open.​spotify.​com/episode/3fNEYHVfcGooDZS5x94XAz #WeeklyAIBriefing

AI Chatbot for Customer Service: A GCC Pre-Launch Checklist reji.​pro/blog/ai-chatbot-customer-service-checklist-gcc

How to Choose an SEO Agency in Bahrain: 12 Questions to Ask reji.​pro/blog/how-to-choose-seo-agency-bahrain

AI Workflow Ownership Map: A Checklist for Founders (2026) reji.​pro/blog/ai-workflow-ownership-map-checklist-founders

From Oct 21, Indian telcos have to sell voice + SMS only packs in monthly sizes, not just the 84-day and yearly ones. Airtel went first this weekend: ₹185 for 28 days, unlimited calls, 300 SMS, no data. Good for customers. But if your business sends OTPs or payment reminders only on WhatsApp, look at who this hits. Most dual-SIM users will be fine. WhatsApp follows the number, not the SIM, so data on the second SIM keeps it working. The ones you lose are single-SIM, low-usage customers: parents, older shop owners, people who recharge mainly to keep the number alive. Often the exact people a reminder is for. And it won't show up anywhere obvious. The message sits on one grey tick, Meta only bills delivered messages, so the invoice looks fine. You see it a month later as a missed renewal. What I'd set up this week: - OTP: show "send by SMS" after 30 seconds instead of WhatsApp-only - Reminders: if there's no delivered status in 3 to 4 hours, send the SMS version - Keep your DLT templates active, even if you moved everything to WhatsApp - Track what share of messages stay on "sent" each month. If it climbs after Oct 21, now you know why

🎙️ New Malayalam podcast alert! WEEKLY AI BRIEFING — the week's AI news in simple Malayalam, what it means for YOUR business, every Sunday morning. First episode: Oct 25. Follow now! #WeeklyAIBriefing

🎙️ New Malayalam podcast alert! WEEKLY AI BRIEFING — the week's AI news in simple Malayalam, what it means for YOUR business, every Sunday morning. First episode: Oct 25. Follow now! #WeeklyAIBriefing

Google Ads starts enforcing its updated business name rule tomorrow, Oct 19. The news is the loosening: the name on your ad can now differ from your domain, if it's your recognised brand, Google can verify your link to the domain owner, and you sell directly on that site. The line I'd read twice is still on the policy page today. Once you've done Advertiser Verification, the business name must match your domain or the name you verified with. For most companies in the Gulf and India, that's the legal name from the trade licence or GST certificate you uploaded. Think "Al Noor Technical Services Co. L.L.C." The field allows 25 characters. Google's way out for a name that's too long or doesn't match is Brand Verification. That needs an active registered trademark. Plenty of small businesses have a licence, a domain and a logo, and never filed one. What I'd check this week: - The business name on your live ads. Generic or location names like "Dubai AC Repair" aren't allowed, and neither is "Sale at..." - Whether it matches your domain or your verified name. - If your trading brand fits neither, start the trademark filing now. Registration takes months. Resellers don't get the new exception. If you only sell Brand X, "Brand X" alone can't be your ad name.

Most UAE e-invoicing posts on my feed this week are providers saying "appoint us before Oct 30". Fair enough. That deadline is real for companies with AED 50m+ revenue, and go-live is Jan 1. But I'd choose an e-invoicing provider the way I'd choose hosting, because that's what it is: infrastructure your billing now depends on. The clause most people skip: if your system or your provider's system fails, you have to notify the FTA within 2 business days. Late notice is AED 1,000 a day, and it applies to the receiving side too, not just the issuer. So before signing, I'd ask: - Are you on the MoF accredited list today, with a number? Since Oct 1, pre-approval alone doesn't count. - When you have an outage, how fast do you tell me, and in writing? - Do you draft the FTA notice, or do I? - While you're down, are my invoices queued and retried, or do I resend them? - Can I see your incident history from the pilot months? A sales demo won't show you any of this. Your first outage will.