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Middlesbrough · Tees Valley

Digitising UK towns, one business at a time.

We help businesses of every size get found, get connected and get more done online, with websites, apps and practical AI, plus our own products, TownsConnect™ and TownsMarketing™.

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  • Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
  • NVIDIA Inception
  • Based in the Victoria Building, Middlesbrough
WebsitesMobile appsCustom softwarePractical AITownsConnect™TownsMarketing™Made in Teesside

Who we are

We’re a studio Made in Teesside based in Middlesbrough, building websites, apps and software ✓ One team from idea to launch for businesses of every size across the UK. For founders, teams and anyone who’d rather run their business ✓ No jargon than wrestle with tech.

Let's talk30 minutes · No pressureBook a free call30 minutes to understand what you need. You get a fixed quote and plan before any work starts.Fresh buildsClient projects · TownsMarketing · TownsConnectSee our workUrban Crust Coffee website on a phone, a recent client build

01 / Our mission

To digitise UK towns by helping every local business get the most from technology, software and AI.

How we do it

Build → Connect → Promote
  1. Build

    The studio

    We build websites, mobile apps, custom software and AI agents for businesses of every size, from start-ups to large organisations. This is where each business starts.

  2. Connect

    TownsConnect™

    TownsConnect™ links those businesses together as a town's business network: profiles, events, posts and live rooms.

  3. Promote

    TownsMarketing™

    TownsMarketing™ helps businesses promote themselves, with AI agents that write and design their ads and campaigns.

Each business we help makes its town a little more digital.

Your next step

Ready for your next step online?

Start with a free 30-minute call. You get a fixed quote and plan before any work starts.

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02 / Services

Websites, apps and software that help your business grow

We design and build websites, mobile apps and custom software for businesses of every size, from start-ups to large organisations. AI is changing how customers find businesses and how work gets done. Add it to any project and make sure your business keeps up.

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02.2

Mobile apps

For your customers or your team.

  • iPhone and Android
  • Customer apps
  • Team apps
  • Bookings and payments
  • App Store publishing
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+ Practical AIDon't let your business fall behind. Add AI to any project.AI agentsAnswering enquiriesPreparing quotesDrafting ads and campaignsCutting admin

02.1 / Websites

Gets you found

Websites that bring in enquiries.

Fast, mobile-friendly sites that turn visitors into calls, bookings and sales. Brochure sites, booking sites and online shops.

From £599

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BROCHURE

Brochure site

Who you are, what you do and how to get in touch, so new customers can find you and call.

BOOKING

Booking site

Customers pick a time and book online, day or night, without phoning you.

SHOP

Online shop

Sell your products online with secure checkout and orders straight to your inbox.

What you get

  • Designed around what you want customers to do: call, book or buy
  • Fast on phones and set up to be found on Google
  • Enquiry forms, bookings or checkout built in
  • Easy for you to update yourself
  • Hosting, domain and launch handled for you

Good for

  • Start-ups
  • Small businesses
  • Growing and medium-sized businesses
  • Larger organisations
  • Salons and clinics
  • Restaurants and cafés
  • Trades
  • Everyday local services
Team planning a mobile app on a whiteboard, with App Store and Google Play icons

02.2 / Mobile apps

iOS + Android

An app for your customers, or for your team.

Apps your customers use to book, order and come back, or tools your team use on the go. One app, built for iPhone and Android.

From £5,000

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For your customers

  • Bookings and appointments
  • Ordering and payments
  • Loyalty and rewards
  • Notifications for offers and reminders

For your team

  • Job lists and schedules
  • Checklists and forms
  • Photos and notes from site

What you get

  • One app for iPhone and Android
  • Published to the App Store and Google Play for you
  • Connected to your website and existing systems
  • Updates and fixes after launch

02.3 / Custom software

Built around you

Software built around how your business actually works.

Booking systems, customer portals, dashboards and internal tools that replace spreadsheets, paperwork and apps that don't talk to each other.

From £5,000. Fixed quote after a free call.

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01

Booking systems

Calendars, staff, rooms and payments in one place.

02

Customer portals

Customers log in to see orders, quotes, documents and progress.

03

Dashboards

The numbers that matter to your business, on one screen.

04

Internal tools

Replace spreadsheets and paper with a tool built for your team.

Signs you need it

  • You copy the same information between spreadsheets
  • Customers phone or email to ask how things are going
  • You pay for several tools that do not talk to each other
  • Admin eats into your evenings

What you get

  • Built around your process, not the other way round
  • Connects to the tools you already use
  • AI added where it saves you time
  • You own what we build

02.4 / Support and care

We've got it

We keep it running, so you don't have to.

Hosting, updates and fixes so your site or app keeps running.

From £49 a month

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01

Hosting

Fast, secure hosting for your site or app, managed by us.

02

Updates

Security and software updates applied before they become problems.

03

Fixes

If something breaks, tell us and we fix it.

04

Backups

Regular backups, so nothing is lost.

03 / Practical AI

Agents at work

Not just chatbots.

Businesses using AI well are already getting ahead. Add AI agents to any project and put them to real work: drafting ads and marketing campaigns, answering enquiries, preparing quotes and cutting admin. You stay in charge, and nothing goes out without your approval. We already run our own, such as the marketing agent inside TownsMarketing.

  • Drafting ads
  • Answering enquiries
  • Preparing quotes
  • Cutting admin

04 / Our products

Two products we build and run ourselves

We use them every day, so we know what it takes to launch software and keep it running.

Live · townsmarketing.com

TownsMarketing™

Describe your offer in one sentence. Our AI agents write the headline and design the ad, you approve it, and it goes live for local people to find. Your first ad is free.

Make a free ad (opens in a new tab)How TownsMarketing™ works
townsmarketing / ad-agentEXAMPLE
Your offer, in one sentence
Free coffee with any breakfast before 10am, this week only
  1. Writing the headline
  2. Designing the ad
  3. Approved by you
  4. Live for local people
THIS WEEK ONLYFree coffee with your breakfast
Before 10am · Your caféLive
Business owner talking with local businesses in a live video room
Live · townsconnect.com

TownsConnect™

A business network for your town, with profiles, events, posts and live video rooms, so you can meet local businesses without being at every breakfast meeting.

Join TownsConnect™ (opens in a new tab)Inside TownsConnect™

05 / Work

Selected work

06 / Why us

Why Digital Towns

  1. One team from idea to launch.

    Design, websites, apps, software and hosting in one place.

  2. A team with a long track record.

    Our developers have worked together for over 10 years.

  3. Local and easy to reach.

    We are based in the Victoria Building, Middlesbrough, and happy to meet in person.

  4. We run our own products.

    TownsConnect™ and TownsMarketing™ are live, so we know what it takes to launch something and keep it running.

  5. Clear prices.

    You get a fixed quote and plan before any work starts.

Built to last

Part of Microsoft for Startups and NVIDIA Inception.

Digital Towns® has been accepted into Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub and the NVIDIA Inception programme.

  • Digital Towns® registered trademark
Proud to collaborate with Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
NVIDIA Inception Program
NVIDIA Inception programme member

07 / Process

How we work

  1. 30 MIN

    Free call

    30 minutes to understand what you need.

  2. FIXED PRICE

    Fixed quote and plan

    What we will build, what it costs and when it will be ready.

  3. CHECK-INS

    Design and build

    Regular check-ins so you see progress as it happens.

  4. LIVE

    Launch and support

    We put it live and stay on hand afterwards.

Got a project in mind?

Tell us what you need and we will come back to you with next steps.

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