E-commerce
Rami Silks
Full-stack e-commerce platform for traditional Indian clothing with AWS integration and advanced analytics
Next.jsNode.jsMongoDBAWS S3
Columbus, OH
Web, app and AI automation development for Columbus businesses
Ohio's growth story — and a market where the technical bar is still low enough to clear easily.
Columbus is Ohio's growth story. It combines insurance and financial services, a set of national retail headquarters, state government, and Ohio State University — one of the largest universities in the country — into an unusually stable and diversified economy. Intel's semiconductor investment in Licking County has begun pulling a new technical supply chain into the region.
Free quote for your Columbus 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 ColumbusWebsites 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 Columbus?
Mana Studio builds websites, mobile apps, ecommerce stores, AI automation and SEO for Columbus 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 Columbus and we say so rather than renting a virtual address; what is local is the work — your Google Business Profile, the Columbus search terms we target, the competitors we benchmark you against, and schema that tells Google exactly which parts of Columbus you serve.
Doing business in Columbus
What makes Columbus its own market
Costs are low, search competition is moderate, and a great deal of the existing local web presence is genuinely old. Columbus buyers are also price-sensitive and sceptical of agencies in a way coastal buyers aren't — many have been burned by a local shop that took a deposit and disappeared. Published fixed pricing and real work you can open right now do more here than any pitch.
What anchors the local economy
- The Ohio State University and the Wexner Medical Center
- The Intel semiconductor investment in Licking County
- The insurance and financial services corporate cluster
- The Short North Arts District and downtown commercial core
- Rickenbacker International Airport's cargo and logistics operations
Business districts we work across
Downtown & the Arena DistrictShort NorthGerman VillageEastonDublinWestervilleGrandview HeightsNew Albany
Who we build for
Columbus 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.
Insurance & financial services
Lead capture, quote tools, intake automation
Retail HQs & consumer brands
E-commerce, brand sites, product content
Healthcare & practices
Booking, patient portals, suburb SEO
Logistics & distribution
B2B portals, quoting, tracking
Higher education & student services
Enrolment flows, seasonal campaigns, housing
Construction & home services
Quote funnels, suburb SEO, seasonal scheduling
The Columbus problem
What's actually costing Columbus businesses customers
Three things we see repeatedly in this market specifically — not a generic list.
A market where the technical bar is genuinely low
A large share of Columbus businesses are running slow, dated sites. That means a properly built, fast site is still a real differentiator here — which is no longer true in most large US metros and won't stay true here indefinitely.
Buyers who have been burned by a local agency before
Columbus business owners are sceptical, often for good reason. What answers that isn't a better pitch — it's published fixed pricing, a written scope, code you own from day one, and live client work they can open and judge themselves.
Suburbs with real identity and buying power
Dublin, Westerville, New Albany and Grandview Heights are distinct suburbs with high incomes and their own search behaviour. A single Columbus page misses most of the metro's commercial volume.
What we'd do about it
Where the leverage is in Columbus
The services that move the needle most in this market, and why.
Fast builds in a market where speed still differentiates
Websites from $169Next.js, green Core Web Vitals and real schema — genuinely still a competitive advantage in Columbus rather than a baseline.
Suburb-level targeting
SEO from $299Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Grandview Heights and Easton as their own markets, at moderate competition and low cost.
Automation for insurance and financial operations
AI Automation from $499Quote intake, document collection, eligibility checks and follow-up — the processing volume that defines Columbus's largest sector.
Pricing in USD
What we build for Columbus 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 Columbus project looks like
An insurance agency: a fast site with online quote intake, document collection and eligibility pre-checks automated, suburb pages for Dublin, Westerville and New Albany, and review capture running after each policy bind.
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 Columbus businesses and their customers search
The terms this page targets, published rather than hidden.
These are the Columbus 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
Columbus — your questions answered
The local questions first, then the ones we get from everywhere.
I've been burned by a web agency before. Why would this be different?+
Because the things that go wrong are structural, and we remove them upfront rather than promising better behaviour. The price is fixed in writing before work starts. You own the domain, hosting, repository and every asset from day one — not at handover — so if you walk away there's nothing to extract from us. Payment is milestone-based against deliverables you approve. And you can open real client sites we've built below and judge the work rather than the pitch.
Should I target Columbus or the suburbs?+
The suburbs you actually serve. Dublin, Westerville, New Albany and Grandview Heights have distinct identities, high incomes and their own search volume — residents there identify with their suburb, not with Columbus. Separate pages for the ones you cover will outperform one city page.
Is a fast website really a differentiator here?+
In Columbus, still yes — which surprises people. A large share of local sites are slow and poor on mobile, so page speed and Core Web Vitals genuinely move rankings and conversions here in a way they no longer do in markets where every competitor has already fixed it. That advantage has a shelf life, which is an argument for doing it now.
Does the Intel investment change anything for local businesses?+
Gradually, and mostly through the supply chain and the people. A semiconductor supply chain brings technical suppliers, contractors and services into Licking County and the eastern suburbs, plus a workforce with higher incomes and higher expectations. For local service businesses in New Albany and the east side, that's a growing customer base arriving without existing provider relationships.
Are you actually based in Columbus?+
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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 OH?+
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 Columbus?+
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 Ohio
Major markets in other states
Free consultation
Let's get your Columbus business found
One free call. We'll tell you which Columbus 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.