Websites
Modern, responsive websites and landing pages built around clarity, trust and a clear next step.
Explore WebsitesFounder-led digital studio
Build a digital presence that works harder for your business.
We design websites, mobile apps, practical AI and business automations for small and growing businesses, so customers understand you faster and your team spends less time on repetitive work.
WebsitesMobile appsAIAutomationSEOUI/UX
Who we help
Built for businesses that are ready to move forward.
Start from a website problem, a customer problem, a workflow problem or a product idea. The size of the business matters less than the clarity of the problem.
Local & small businesses
Shops, cafés, clinics and service businesses that need to be found, trusted and contacted.
Growing SMBs
Businesses outgrowing WhatsApp-and-spreadsheet operations and ready for proper systems.
Mid-sized teams
Teams that need portals, integrations, automation or AI across departments.
Founders & startups
Founders who need a credible launch, an MVP or a working prototype, fast.
Product teams
Teams that need extra design and build capacity for apps, dashboards and AI features.
What are you trying to fix?
Pick the one that sounds most like you.
Each one opens the part of Orbit Hive that fixes it.
My business isn’t easy to find online.SEO & Local Search
My website looks outdated or doesn’t work well on phones.Websites
Customers keep asking the same questions.AI Solutions
Too much of our work is manual.Automation
Leads are scattered across WhatsApp, calls and forms.Automation
We want to use AI but don’t know where to start.AI Opportunity
We need a portal, dashboard or mobile app.Apps & UI/UX
Our tools don’t talk to each other.Integrations
We want to sell online.E-commerce
We have an idea that needs to become something real.Product & MVP
What Orbit Hive builds
One part, or a connected system.
A website brings customers in. AI helps answer them. Automation and integrations make sure nobody is forgotten. Apps and good design tie it together. Start with any one of them.
DiscoverWebsite & appCustomerAIAutomationBusiness
E-commerce
Online stores and B2B ordering with UPI, cards, shipping, inventory and WhatsApp order updates.
Explore E-commerceMobile Apps
Android and iOS apps for customers and teams: ordering, booking, loyalty, field work and internal tools.
Explore Mobile AppsAI Solutions
Practical AI assistants, knowledge tools, search, document workflows and customer-support experiences.
Explore AI SolutionsBusiness Automation
Automations that connect enquiries, follow-ups, data, notifications and repetitive operations.
Explore Business AutomationIntegrations & APIs
Connect WhatsApp Business API, CRMs, payment gateways, sheets and accounting tools so data flows by itself.
Explore Integrations & APIsSEO & Growth
SEO foundations, Google Business Profile, analytics and content that help the right customers find you.
Explore SEO & GrowthDigital Experiences
UI/UX, prototypes and digital interfaces designed around real user journeys.
Explore Digital ExperiencesChoose your starting path
What would you like help with?
Pick a path and the form opens ready for it. No commitment, just a conversation.
I want to use AI
- AI assistant
- Knowledge search
- Document workflows
- Customer support
I want to automate work
- Lead handling
- Follow-ups & reminders
- Integrations
- Internal workflows
I’m not sure yet
- Tell us what’s slowing the business down
- We’ll suggest a sensible first step
Mobile-first · WhatsApp-ready
Built for the phone in their hand
Your customer decides in the first ten seconds.
Most customers meet a business on a phone, often through WhatsApp or a search. We design pages and apps that load fast, answer the obvious questions first and make the next step a single tap: order, book or enquire.
- Clear offer, prices and timings up front
- One-tap WhatsApp, call-back or booking
- Easy for you to update without a developer
Selected work
Show, don’t claim.
Working builds from the Orbit Hive lab. Read the case study, open the live demo, or take a quick look without leaving the page.
Nila Kaapi Co. — café menu with WhatsApp ordering
A mobile-first menu where customers build an order and send it straight to the café on WhatsApp.
Best forRestaurants, cafés, bakeries and small retailers
Aaranya Homes — builder website with a customer progress portal
Package comparison, project stories and a portal where home buyers see weekly construction photos.
Best forBuilders, real estate and project-based businesses
SmileCare Dental — clinic website redesign
A deliberately dated “before” page and a redesigned clinic site with WhatsApp appointment requests.
Best forClinics, salons and appointment-based businesses
AI Opportunity Explorer — guided idea finder
Five questions about a business return practical AI and automation ideas, effort levels and what to check first.
Best forLead capture for consultants and service businesses
FAQ Assistant — answers with sources and human handoff
A demo assistant that answers only from approved information, cites its source and hands off when unsure.
Best forAny business answering repeat customer questions
Enquiry-to-follow-up workflow blueprint
A reusable automation blueprint: capture, qualify, notify, record and follow up, with a human check for exceptions.
Best forBusinesses with enquiries across many channels
Nothing in this category yet.
AI opportunity
Not sure where AI fits into your business?
Answer a few practical questions and explore where AI or automation may be worth considering: answering FAQs, sorting enquiries, pulling data from documents, drafting content, summarising the week.
“Start with one repetitive task, one customer pain point or one information problem, and see whether technology can make it easier.”
- Customer FAQs
- Lead qualification
- Appointments
- Document extraction
- Knowledge search
- Summaries
A rules-based discovery tool, not an AI model. Ideas are exploratory and need validating against how your business really works.
See how this applies to a business like yours
From corner shops to mid-sized teams.
Example scenarios showing common problems and sensible first projects. These are illustrations, not client results.
Local retail shop
Common problemCustomers ask “do you have it?” and “how much?” on WhatsApp all day.
Practical solutionA catalogue site that updates from one sheet
A sensible first projectWebsite + catalogue sheet + WhatsApp setup
Restaurant or café
Common problemThe menu lives in photos on Instagram, and orders arrive as messy messages.
Practical solutionA mobile menu with WhatsApp ordering
A sensible first projectWebsite + WhatsApp ordering + FAQ assistant
Clinic or appointments
Common problemPatients call to ask timings and book, often after hours.
Practical solutionClear clinic site with appointment requests
A sensible first projectWebsite + booking + reminders
Professional services
Common problemReferrals check you online, and there’s little to show them.
Practical solutionA focused personal-brand or firm website
A sensible first projectWebsite + qualification flow + document automation
Small manufacturer or trader
Common problemBuyers want specs and quotes quickly; quotes take hours to prepare.
Practical solutionProduct catalogue website with enquiry cart
A sensible first projectWebsite + RFQ flow + quote automation
Real estate and builders
Common problemLeads arrive from many portals and follow-ups slip.
Practical solutionProject pages with clear pricing and specs
A sensible first projectWebsite + lead automation + portal
Home services
Common problemCalls come in while you’re on a job, and some never get returned.
Practical solutionService website with request form
A sensible first projectWebsite + request routing + review automation
Education and training
Common problemParents and students ask the same questions about batches and fees.
Practical solutionCourse pages with clear batches and fees
A sensible first projectWebsite + FAQ assistant + follow-up automation
Startups and founders
Common problemYou need a credible product story and a working prototype, fast.
Practical solutionProduct website and launch landing page
A sensible first projectLanding page + prototype + AI discovery
Growing SMB
Common problemThe business has outgrown WhatsApp groups and spreadsheets.
Practical solutionAn internal dashboard or tool
A sensible first projectIntegrations + dashboard + automation
Mid-sized business
Common problemDepartments run on different tools, and reporting takes days.
Practical solutionKnowledge search over SOPs and policies
A sensible first projectAI knowledge search + automation + dashboards
What you get
What you get when you work with Orbit Hive.
The same basics on every project, whatever its size.
Clear scope
What we’re building, what we’re not, what it costs and when, in writing before work starts.
A working preview
You review a real, clickable version before anything goes live.
Built for every screen
Designed and tested on phones, tablets and desktops.
Business-ready setup
Domain, hosting, analytics, forms and integrations, as scoped.
Launch support
Final checks, go-live, and fixes for issues found after launch.
Handover
A walkthrough and notes, so you know what was built and how to use it.
You own it
Your domain, code, content and data stay yours.
Optional ongoing care
Updates, monitoring and improvements, only if you want them.
Ways to work with us
Start small, or build the whole system.
Every project is scoped and quoted in writing after a short conversation, before any work starts.
Business website + setup
Multi-page site, SEO foundations, analytics and enquiry workflow.
Request a scopeHow we work
Discover → Define → Design → Build → Launch → Improve
Small steps, written decisions and a working preview before anything goes live.
Discover
Understand the business, the audience and the real problem.
You provideAn honest picture of how things work now, examples and access to existing assets.
You receiveA short written summary of goals, problems and priorities.
Define
Agree the scope, structure and what success looks like.
You provideFeedback on priorities, budget range and timeline.
You receiveA scoped plan with deliverables, timeline and costs in writing.
Design
Shape the content, flows and visual direction.
You provideContent, photos, approvals and one person to give consolidated feedback.
You receiveApproved designs or workflow specifications.
Build
Implement, integrate and test.
You provideAccess to the accounts and tools that need connecting; test data where needed.
You receiveA working version on a preview link.
Launch
Go live with analytics, domain and final QA.
You provideFinal approval and any last content.
You receiveA live website, assistant or workflow, plus handover notes.
Improve
Maintain, measure and improve over time.
You provideFeedback from customers and your team.
You receiveSmall, regular improvements, or the next automation when the first one is reliable.
Why Orbit Hive
A small studio that thinks about the business first.
Business-first
We start with the problem, not the technology. Sometimes the answer is AI; often it’s a clearer page.
Design + technology together
The person designing your experience is also building it, so nothing is lost in handover.
Practical AI
We use AI where it genuinely helps, with human handoff and honest limits.
Transparent scope
Every project is scoped and quoted in writing before work starts. No surprises.
Real demos
You can open and use our work instead of reading claims about it.
Ownership
Your domain, code, content and data stay yours. No lock-in.
Who you’ll work with
Ashfaque Rifaye
Founder · Design & Development
Orbit Hive is founder-led. You won’t be handed from a salesperson to a delivery team you’ve never met: the founder leads the design and development of your project.
Orbit Hive – Digital Labs was started to connect design, business thinking and practical technology for businesses that don’t have an in-house tech team. The idea is simple: ideas should become useful digital experiences.
“Digital Labs” means we prototype, test and prove things work small before scaling them, whether that’s a website, an app, an automation or an AI feature.
Thinking about working with Orbit Hive?
From first message to launch
- Tell us what you want to improveA short form or a WhatsApp message is enough.
- We talk it throughA conversation about your business, customers and current setup.
- We recommend a first versionThe smallest thing that solves the real problem.
- You get a written scopeDeliverables, timeline and cost, before any commitment.
- Work starts after your approvalNothing begins until you say yes.
- You review a working previewFeedback rounds on a real, clickable version.
- We launchGo-live, final checks and a handover walkthrough.
- Ongoing support if you want itCare plans for updates, monitoring and improvements.
Insights
Practical notes on websites, AI and automation.
AI for SMBs
Stop answering the same customer question twice
A practical, step-by-step way to reduce repetitive customer questions, starting with your website and ending (maybe) with an AI assistant.
Website strategyWhat makes a good small-business website
Eight practical qualities that separate a website that brings enquiries from one that just exists, and how to check your own site.
AI for SMBsWhere AI actually fits in a small business (and where it doesn’t)
You don’t need an “AI transformation”. Start with one repetitive task, check a few readiness questions, and prove it works small.
Tell us what you’re trying to fix.
A few lines are enough. We’ll reply personally, usually within one working day, with questions or a sensible first step.