# Manish Bhanushali

> Business automation for bookings, follow-ups and reminders, plus websites and mobile apps, built by Manish Bhanushali in Ahmedabad for clients in India and abroad.

Manish Bhanushali is a founder and lead engineer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The studio builds business automation (appointment booking, enquiry replies, reminders, follow-ups), websites and mobile apps for clients in India, the UAE, the UK and the US. Contact: hello@manishbhanushali.com. Book a call: https://cal.com/manishbhanushali/discovery

## Services
- [AI automation](https://manishbhanushali.com/services/ai-automation): AI automation for sales, support and operations: WhatsApp and email assistants, lead follow-up, document processing and reports, built on n8n, Make and code.
- [Web platforms](https://manishbhanushali.com/services/web-development): Website design and development on WordPress, Webflow, Shopify and custom Next.js builds. Fast business sites, storefronts and portals that keep your rankings.
- [Mobile apps](https://manishbhanushali.com/services/mobile-app-development): Android and iOS apps for commerce, delivery and service businesses. Turn a Shopify or WooCommerce store into an app, or build customer, rider and admin apps.

## Work
- [HomeKart and Instamore](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/webkoon-commerce): A family of shopping and delivery apps for Webkoon: a local shopping app for households and a 60-minute B2B ordering app for hardware traders.
- [Northvale Capital](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/northvale-capital): A restrained, credibility-first website for an investment firm speaking to founders and limited partners.
- [Halden Clinic](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/halden-clinic): A calm, accessible website for a multi-specialty clinic, designed around getting patients to the right appointment.
- [Veyra Specialist Care](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/veyra-specialist-care): A personal practice website for a senior consultant, balancing medical authority with approachability.
- [Paz Varela Associates](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/paz-varela-associates): A bilingual-ready corporate website for a legal and advisory firm serving businesses across borders.
- [Stillpoint DBT](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/stillpoint-dbt): A gentle, clear website for a dialectical behaviour therapy practice, written for people taking a difficult first step.
- [Kaimana Coffee House](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/kaimana-coffee-house): A warm, image-rich website for an island coffee house, built for visitors deciding where to go next.
- [Studio Olen](https://manishbhanushali.com/work/studio-olen): A portfolio website for an interior and object design studio, letting the work set the tone.

## Insights
- [AEO explained: how to get your business named in AI answers](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/what-is-aeo-answer-engine-optimization): Answer engine optimization (AEO) is how you make your business easy for ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity to find, understand and quote. A plain-language guide.
- [How AI search works: how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google choose their sources](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/how-ai-search-works-chatgpt-perplexity-google): A clear explanation of how large language models answer questions, why some businesses get cited and others do not, and what training data, retrieval and crawlers mean for your website.
- [How to automate appointment booking for a clinic, step by step](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/how-to-automate-appointment-booking-for-a-clinic): A practical guide to automating clinic appointment booking: slots that cannot double book, confirmations on WhatsApp and email, Google Meet links for video visits and reminders that cut no-shows.
- [WhatsApp reminders that cut no-shows: what to send, and when](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/whatsapp-reminders-to-reduce-no-shows): How to set up WhatsApp appointment reminders that patients and customers actually act on: timing, wording, one-tap confirmation, approved templates and what to do when someone does not show.
- [WordPress, Webflow, Shopify or a custom build: how to actually choose](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/wordpress-webflow-shopify-or-custom): A practical comparison of WordPress, Webflow, Shopify and custom builds, based on who edits the site, what it must do and what it costs to run.
- [What a business website actually costs in India, and what moves the number](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/what-a-business-website-costs-in-india): An honest breakdown of what business websites cost in India, why quotes vary so widely, and the decisions that genuinely move the number up or down.
- [Turning a Shopify store into a mobile app: when it is worth it](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/shopify-store-to-mobile-app): When turning a Shopify or WooCommerce store into an Android and iOS app pays off, what it involves, and when a faster mobile site is the better investment.
- [Why your website is slow on a twelve thousand rupee phone](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/why-your-website-is-slow-on-a-cheap-phone): Most Indian visitors arrive on mid-range Android phones and imperfect connections. Here is what actually makes sites slow for them, and the fixes that matter most.
- [The five automations worth building first](https://manishbhanushali.com/insights/five-automations-worth-building-first): Practical starting points for business automation: lead response, follow-ups, document handling, reporting and handovers, with the human checks that keep them safe.

## About
- [Studio](https://manishbhanushali.com/studio): Who runs the studio and how it works with clients
- [NaapBook](https://manishbhanushali.com/naapbook): Measurements and orders for tailoring businesses
- [Contact](https://manishbhanushali.com/contact): Start a project

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