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Local and main-street businesses
Most of our work is with owner-run businesses that serve their own community. We become the tech department they never had.
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Applied technology institute
Technology that works for your business
Websites, apps, search and systems. Designed, built and run for you.
§ 01 Practice
What we take off your plate
One team for everything technical in your business. Pick a single piece, or hand us the whole thing.
A site that explains what you do in plain words, loads fast on a phone and turns visitors into calls, bookings and orders. We write, design, build and host it, and keep it current.
- Brand, copy and page design
- Booking, ordering and contact flows
- Hosting, domains and email set up in your name
- Accessibility and speed checks before launch
Being found by the people already searching for what you sell. We fix the technical foundations, build your local presence and report progress in numbers you can follow.
- Technical audit and fixes
- Google Business Profile and map listings
- Service pages written for real searches
- Progress reporting in plain language
Customer apps for ordering, booking and loyalty, and internal tools your staff use every day. Designed around the job, built to last, published and maintained by us.
- iPhone and Android apps
- Web apps and customer portals
- App Store and Google Play publishing
- Updates for new OS releases
The repetitive work that eats your week, done by software instead. We connect the tools you already pay for and replace the spreadsheets that keep breaking.
- Scheduling, invoicing and payments
- Inventory and order tracking
- Customer records and follow-ups
- Connecting the tools you already use
Know what is working without digging through five apps. One page with the numbers that matter to you, updated on its own.
- Sales, traffic and booking dashboards
- Analytics set up correctly from day one
- Reports that are easy to read
Someone to call when something stops working. We look after your devices, accounts and backups.
- Accounts, passwords and backups
- Security basics and updates
- Support when you need it
§ 02 Method
How an engagement runs
Four steps, from understanding what you need to keeping it running.
Step 01
Study
We learn what your business does and what you need, then find where technology would save you time or bring in customers.
You receiveClear recommendations
Step 02
Plan
A clear proposal: what we will build, why, and what it costs. No jargon.
You receiveScope, timeline and price
Step 03
Build
We design and build it, and show you progress along the way, so there are no surprises at launch.
You receiveProgress you can review
Step 04
Run
After launch we stay on to keep it working, fix what breaks and improve what works.
You receiveOngoing support
§ 03 Industries
Every industry runs better with the right tools
We’ve worked with businesses across many fields. The technology changes from one to the next. The goal stays the same: less busywork, more customers.
03.1
Restaurants and hospitality
Online ordering, reservations, menus that update themselves.
03.2
Retail
Online stores, inventory that matches the shelf, loyalty programs.
03.3
Trades and home services
Quote requests, scheduling, invoicing from the job site.
03.4
Clinics and practices
Appointment booking, intake forms, reminders that cut no-shows.
03.5
Professional services
Client portals, document handling and secure intake for firms.
03.6
Real estate
Listing sites, lead capture and follow-up that runs itself.
03.7
Nonprofits and schools
Donations, sign-ups, volunteer schedules and simple websites.
§ 04 Institute
A research center that builds
Our work is figuring out how technology fits into each industry, then putting it in place. Businesses come to us because they want it done properly and don’t want to become experts themselves. That trust is the thing we protect most.
4.1
Plain language
We explain every decision in words you’d use yourself. If we can’t explain why you need something, you don’t need it.
4.2
You own everything
Domains, code, accounts and data are set up in your name. You are never locked in to us.
4.3
One team, start to finish
The people who study your business are the people who build for it and support it afterwards.
4.4
We stay after launch
Technology is only useful if it keeps working. We measure, maintain and improve what we build.
§ 05 Contact
Tell us what’s slowing your business down
You don’t need to know the technical terms. Describe the problem in your own words and we’ll come back with what we’d do about it.
A written plan and price before any work starts
Your accounts and data stay in your name
Businesses of any size, in any industry