E-commerce
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Full-stack e-commerce platform for traditional Indian clothing with AWS integration and advanced analytics
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Durham–Chapel Hill, NC
Web, app and custom software development for Durham businesses
A separate Triangle market with a startup density Raleigh doesn't have.
Durham is not a Raleigh suburb and shouldn't be marketed as one. Duke University and Duke Health dominate the local economy, and the city built a genuine biotech and startup scene — concentrated around American Tobacco Campus and downtown — with a character distinct from Raleigh's government-and-corporate profile. The old tobacco warehouses became one of the more successful adaptive-reuse startup districts in the Southeast.
Free quote for your Durham business
Fixed price in writing, within 24 hours.
Your details stay private. We never sell or share them.
A real quote in 24 hours — not a sales sequence.
Serving all of Durham–Chapel HillWebsites from $169Apps from $1,049SEO from $299/moFixed price in writingYou own the code
The short answer
Who builds websites and apps for businesses in Durham?
Mana Studio builds websites, mobile apps, ecommerce stores, AI automation and SEO for Durham businesses, working remotely from India with published fixed prices — a landing page at $169, a full business website at $499, ecommerce from $1,249, app MVPs from $1,049 and local SEO at $299 a month. We are not based in Durham and we say so rather than renting a virtual address; what is local is the work — your Google Business Profile, the Durham search terms we target, the competitors we benchmark you against, and schema that tells Google exactly which parts of Durham–Chapel Hill you serve.
Doing business in Durham
What makes Durham its own market
Durham also has a more independent, more locally-loyal small-business culture than Raleigh, with a strong restaurant scene and a substantial Black-owned business economy. Search competition is soft, and the city's distinct identity means Durham-specific targeting is both cheap and effective.
What anchors the local economy
- Duke University and Duke University Health System
- The American Tobacco Campus and downtown startup district
- Research Triangle Park's Durham County side
- North Carolina Central University
- The Durham Performing Arts Center and downtown commercial core
Business districts we work across
Downtown DurhamAmerican Tobacco CampusNinth StreetBrightleafDuke Campus areaSouth DurhamHope ValleyChapel Hill
Who we build for
Durham industries — and what each one usually needs first
We'll tell you honestly which of these applies to you, including when it's less than you came to buy.
Biotech & life sciences startups
Capability sites, investor pages, technical content
Healthcare & medical practices
Booking, patient portals, local SEO
Software & startups
Marketing sites, MVPs, product design
Restaurants & independent retail
Ordering, reservations, district SEO
Higher education & research services
Programme sites, lab tools, enrolment
Construction & home services
Quote funnels, area SEO, scheduling
The Durham problem
What's actually costing Durham businesses customers
Three things we see repeatedly in this market specifically — not a generic list.
Being folded into Raleigh in every regional campaign
Durham has its own identity, its own residents' loyalty and its own search volume. Campaigns targeting Raleigh or "the Triangle" compete for terms Durham residents don't type and skip the ones they do.
Biotech startups that can't explain themselves to non-scientists
Durham produces technically outstanding early-stage companies whose sites are written for people who already understand the field. That fails with investors, partners and anyone searching for the problem rather than the technology.
Independent businesses relying entirely on local loyalty
Durham's customers genuinely prefer independents, which makes owners under-invest in search. But the city's population has been growing steadily, and new arrivals find businesses by searching rather than by asking a neighbour.
What we'd do about it
Where the leverage is in Durham
The services that move the needle most in this market, and why.
Explaining early-stage science commercially
Websites from $169Structuring the site around the problem and the evidence rather than the technology, so investors, partners and customers can evaluate you without a PhD in your field.
Software for labs and research services
Mobile Apps from $1,049Sample and study tracking, lab workflow tools and data delivery portals for the Duke- and RTP-adjacent research economy.
Durham-specific targeting
SEO from $299Durham, Chapel Hill and the downtown districts as their own markets — cheap, uncontested and what local residents actually search.
Pricing in USD
What we build for Durham businesses
Published fixed prices — the number in the proposal is the number on the invoice. Click any service for the full package breakdown.
From
$169
Website Development
Fast, mobile-first websites built on Next.js — designed to rank on Google and turn visitors into booked calls.
- Custom design — never a recycled template
- Next.js build: 90+ PageSpeed, Core Web Vitals green
- On-page SEO, schema markup and sitemap done at build time
- Click-to-call, WhatsApp and booking-form wiring
Launch in 7–21 daysSee pricing
From
$1,049
App Development
iOS and Android apps from one React Native codebase — shipped to both stores, not left in a demo folder.
- One React Native codebase → iOS + Android
- Backend API, database and admin dashboard
- Stripe / in-app purchase payments
- Push notifications and deep links
MVP in 6–10 weeksSee pricing
From
$29
AI Videos
Scroll-stopping ads, reels and product videos produced with AI — no film crew, no studio day, no $5,000 invoice.
- AI-generated ad creatives and product videos
- Reels & Shorts cut for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
- AI avatar spokespeople and voiceover in English
- Captions, hooks and thumbnails included
First cut in 48 hoursSee pricing
From
$299
SEO
Get found by US customers who are already searching for exactly what you sell — locally and nationally.
- Technical SEO audit and hands-on fixes
- Google Business Profile optimisation for the map pack
- Keyword research aimed at buyers, not browsers
- On-page optimisation and content that ranks
Map-pack wins in 30–90 daysSee pricing
From
$499
AI Automation
We find the manual work eating your team's week and automate it — quoting, invoicing, onboarding, reporting, data entry. Built on your existing tools, not a platform you have to migrate to.
- A mapped audit of where your hours actually go
- Automations built on the tools you already pay for
- AI steps for the judgement work rules can't handle
- Error alerts to a human when something looks wrong
Live in 2–5 weeksSee pricing
From
$399
Workflow Automation
The repetitive steps between your apps, handled automatically — quotes to invoices, forms to CRM, orders to fulfilment, approvals to payment.
- A written map of the process before we build it
- Automated handoffs between your existing tools
- Conditional logic for the exceptions
- Approval steps wherever a human should decide
First workflow live in 10 daysSee pricing
From
$899
AI Agents
Custom AI agents that do real work inside your business — reading documents, researching leads, drafting replies, updating records — with guardrails and a human check where it matters.
- An agent scoped to one job it can do reliably
- Connected to your real tools and data
- Guardrails on what it may and may not do
- Human approval before anything irreversible
First agent live in 3 weeksSee pricing
From
$699
AI Voice Agents
An AI receptionist that answers every call, books appointments straight into your calendar, and texts you the ones that need a human. No more missed calls after hours.
- A natural-sounding agent trained on your business
- Books directly into your real calendar
- Answers your actual FAQs, hours and pricing
- Warm transfer to a human when asked
Answering calls in 2–3 weeksSee pricing
From
$299
AI Chatbots
A chatbot that actually knows your business — trained on your documents, pricing and policies — answering support questions and capturing leads instead of frustrating people.
- Trained on your real documents and pages
- Says 'I don't know' instead of inventing answers
- Captures the lead before the visitor leaves
- Hands off to your team with the full transcript
Live in 7–14 daysSee pricing
Pay byWire / ACH transferCredit card (Stripe)PayPalZelleWise— invoiced in USD
A typical project
What a typical Durham project looks like
An early-stage biotech: a site structured so non-specialist investors and partners can evaluate the work, technical depth behind it reviewed by their scientists, a data room path, and a sample-tracking tool replacing a critical spreadsheet.
An illustrative scope, not a named client.
Our Work
Real client work you can open right now
Live sites and products we've actually shipped. We'd rather you judged the work than the pitch.
Logistics website
Dwaraka Packers & Movers – Sirisilla
After the successful launch of the first website, the client partnered with Mana Studio again to develop a dedicated website for their Sirisilla branch.
Next.jsReact.jsJavaScript (ES6+)HTML5
logistics website
Dwaraka Packers and Movers
A modern, SEO-optimized website designed and developed by Mana Studio for a professional packers and movers company. From UI/UX design to full-stack development, we built a fast, mobile-friendly, and conversion-focused website that helps generate leads, build customer trust, and strengthen the brand's online presence.
Next.js React.js JavaScript (ES6+) HTML5 CSS3
Automotive PWA
Sri Laxmi Carz
Pre-owned car dealership platform for a trusted dealer in Warangal — live inventory browsing, certified listings, and an installable PWA with offline access and instant new-arrival notifications
Next.jsPWASEOPush Notifications
Job Portal
Sarkari Job Samachar
Comprehensive job portal for government job seekers with real-time updates and notifications
Next.jsAppwriteSEOContent Management
Algo Trading
AlgoEdge
Automated PNL reporting platform for Tradetron Creators — real-time MTM tracking, drawdown alerts, and Telegram summaries
Tradetron APITelegram Bot
Search intent
What Durham businesses and their customers search
The terms this page targets, published rather than hidden.
These are the Durham searches this page is built and optimised for. The service-plus-city terms carry the commercial intent; the district-level ones convert best of all, because they match how people here actually describe where they are.
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The guarantees
What every project comes with
A fraction of US agency rates
Same senior engineers, without the $150/hour Manhattan overhead. Fixed quotes in USD, agreed before we start.
We work your hours
Daily overlap with US Eastern, Central and Pacific. Calls at 9am your time, not 9am ours.
Fluent English, direct access
You talk to the people building it — no account manager relay, no translation gap.
NDA signed before you share anything
Send yours or use ours, signed same-day at no cost. Your idea, code and data stay yours.
Fixed price, in writing
A dated proposal with scope, milestones and the final number. No hourly meter, no surprise invoices.
You own everything, always
Code, designs, hosting, domains and logins handed over in full. Nothing is locked to us.
How it works
From first message to launch
01
Free 30-minute call
Tell us what you need. We ask the questions that actually change the price, and tell you honestly if we're the wrong fit.
02
Fixed proposal in 24 hours
Scope, milestones, timeline and the exact USD number — in writing, before you pay anything.
03
NDA + 40% to start
We sign the NDA, take 40% upfront and assign your team. The rest is tied to milestones you approve.
04
Weekly demos, live preview link
A working link you can open any time, plus a weekly call. You see progress, not status reports.
05
Launch and full handover
We deploy, monitor, and hand over every login. Then we stick around — most clients stay on a retainer.
FAQ
Durham — your questions answered
The local questions first, then the ones we get from everywhere.
Is Durham a separate market from Raleigh?+
Yes, genuinely. Different city, different economy — Duke and biotech startups rather than state government and corporates — and residents identify strongly with Durham. A Raleigh page won't rank for Durham terms. Because regional campaigns routinely conflate them, Durham terms are cheaper and less contested than they should be.
We're an early-stage biotech. What should our site do?+
Let a non-specialist evaluate you. The common failure is a site written for people already in your field, which fails with investors, potential partners and anyone searching for the problem you solve rather than your technology. We'd structure it around the problem, the evidence and the stage you're at — with technical depth available behind that for the readers who want it. Your scientists review anything scientific before it publishes.
Do you build lab or research software?+
Yes — sample and study tracking, workflow tools, scheduling and data delivery portals. The pattern we see constantly around Duke and RTP is genuinely important research workflows running on spreadsheets that one person understands. That's a real operational risk and a solvable one.
Are you actually based in Durham?+
No — and we say so on the page rather than renting a virtual office address to imply otherwise. Our team is in Hyderabad and Warangal, India, and we work with Durham businesses remotely: video calls, WhatsApp, and a live preview link you can open at any point during the build. What is genuinely local is the work itself — your Google Business Profile, the Durham search terms we target, the competitors we benchmark you against, and the schema that tells Google exactly which area you serve.
How do I pay you from NC?+
Wire or ACH, Zelle, credit card through Stripe, PayPal or Wise — invoiced in USD, with a proper invoice for your accountant. Payment is milestone-based: 40% to begin, the remainder as you approve deliverables. There is no retainer and no minimum contract on the build work.
What are your hours compared to Durham?+
India runs 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead depending on your time zone and the season, which works in your favour more than against it: work happens while you sleep, and you review it in the morning. Calls are scheduled for your evening, which is our morning. Anything urgent gets a WhatsApp reply the same day.
What if the project goes wrong?+
You own the code, the domain, the hosting account and every asset from the first day — not at handover, from the beginning. If you stop working with us, everything is already yours and there is nothing to extract. The price is fixed in writing before work starts, so the number in the proposal is the number on the invoice. Websites start at $169.
Nearby cities we also work in
Elsewhere in North Carolina
Major markets in other states
Free consultation
Let's get your Durham business found
One free call. We'll tell you which Durham terms are actually winnable for you — including when the honest answer is that your category is already saturated and your money is better spent elsewhere.
Prefer to talk now? +91 86885 48048 — we call US numbers back same day.