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We provide technology-driven software and application development solutions...
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- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $1000/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At Texas Marketing Consultants, we are passionate about helping businesses thrive in the digital world. Based in Boerne, Texas, we specialize in a wide range of marketing services designed to elevate your brand and connect with your audience. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your business...
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- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Boerne, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $375/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Threefifty is a leading CRO agency known for delivering rapid, measurable growth through data-driven optimization strategies. By leveraging proven insights and personalized conversion techniques, the agency helps high-profile clients maximize revenue and improve performance across digital channels...
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- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Creative Services
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $350/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Looking for a website that captivates customers? We create standout websites for brands like yours that attract more customers, outperform competitors, and help you bring in top talent...
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- Digital Services
- Reputation Management
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $350/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Internauts is a Neurodigital design studio that helps organizations create brands and digital experiences built around how people actually think, feel, and make decisions. The studio combines branding, UX/UI design, accessibility, AI-aware experiences, and cognitive design principles to reduce friction and...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $350/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
At Hounder, we are passionate about helping our clients create meaningful digital products and experiences that deliver results. We ensure projects receive the focus they need to be done correctly and on schedule – reducing cost and risk for all stakeholders involved. Our success is measured solely by how...
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- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Software Development
- CRO
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- Location
- Redlands, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
DeltaV Digital combines SEO, PPC, and web development into unified marketing strategies that deliver measurable results and maximum ROI. Every channel informs the others so nothing operates in a silo. Senior-led, US-based team with no handoffs and no black-box reporting. Real depth, real results...
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- PPC
- SEO
- CRO
- Web Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketing Maven is a dynamic digital marketing agency with a team of integrated specialists who develop customized campaigns. The agency meets diverse client needs through tailored strategies and innovative marketing solutions. Marketing Maven thrives on adapting to the evolving digital landscape, fostering...
- Location
- Camarillo, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Established in 2014, JT Digital 360 is a full-service digital marketing agency with a national reach. We assist businesses of all sizes in achieving their digital marketing goals across the United States and internationally...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Coralville, Iowa
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
A developer-led Charlottesville agency engineering custom AI agents, websites, and apps - right the first time. Trusted by brands you've heard of and by developers everywhere: our open-source tools see 2M+ downloads every week...
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- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
The race is on. We make B2B brands visible in LLMs like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews to capture high-buyer-intent traffic. We combine meaningful data, AI automation, and smart strategy to eliminate guesswork and drive results faster...
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- SEO
- CRO
- Content Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Bremerton, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $235/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketing Strategy | Web Design | Digital Marketing | SEO | Branding | Social Media Management | Content Creation...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
Nativ3 is a full service web development and digital marketing agency. If it exists on a screen, we're experts at it. We are a Minneapolis-Based Digital Marketing firm, assisting business clients worldwide with their digital products, problems, and processes. We live, work, play, and breathe in a landscape...
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- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Our purpose is to illuminate the process of software development, to bridge the experience gap of your software engineers, and elevate the efficiency or your business by offering services to perfect their development teams...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Business Consulting
- Cloud Consulting
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We Are Black Anchor Design a schedule-driven consultancy that provides strategic, comprehensive, and straightforward consultative web design and branding services for established commercial service-based businesses of all sizes...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Design Services
- Branding
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $220/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Mobirevo is a Leading custom software development agency focused on web, mobile app development & saas application development, Enterprise resource planning, and management software (ERP software development). We are a team of incredible Design & Agile software development experts in all major technology...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Wearables
- Software Development
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- Location
- North Miami Beach, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
We're a digital experience agency with a fierce commitment to keeping people at the center of our work...
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- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Cooth is a consulting-meets-creative firm that accelerates growth for startups through disruptive branding and bold marketing...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Content Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Miami Branch of Award Winning Web Design Agency Hexagon Creative founded in Detroit. We to take your web presence to the NEXT LEVEL. Hexagon Creative is an Award-winning Detroit Web Design, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design, WordPress and branding agency serving all Industries. Every six sides of the logo...
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- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Hinge is the only agency that conducts ongoing, in-depth research into the fastest-growing firms, their buyers and their employees. With two decades of data from over 50,000 firms and buyers of their services, we know which marketing strategies and techniques work exceptionally well today, which are a waste...
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- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Sayles Industries is a results driven digital marketing agency specializing in Local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, WordPress web design, lead generation, and AI powered marketing solutions. We help contractors, home service companies, law firms, and local businesses increase visibility,...
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- SEO
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Since 1997, more than 1,000 B2B and B2C companies worldwide have trusted Northwoods to lead, develop and execute more than 5,000 digital strategies, digital marketing and advertising initiatives, websites, and software projects...
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- Digital Services
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
We are a family-run agency providing business development, strategy, and marketing support for entrepreneurs and small businesses...
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- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Digital Services
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Six Feet Up helps purpose-driven visionaries solve hard problems by crafting superior and lasting software solutions...
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- Web Development
- Software Development
- Software Testing
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 16 Projects Listed
Upspire Labs is a lean, modern design studio that blends bold ideas with sharp execution to help companies move faster and think more strategically...
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- Web Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Techjays is an AI development company helping businesses reimagine how work gets done with AI. Combining AI consulting and AI development services, Techjays identifies high-value business workflows, redesigns processes around AI, and builds production-ready systems that deliver measurable outcomes...
Top Services:
- Software Testing
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Menlo Park, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We are committed to fostering exceptional client relationships. Our approach is to get a deep understanding of our clients unique business products and services to leverage our teams years of experience and collective skill to achieve success in todays challenging digital spaces...
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- Design Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Windermere, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Marshall Media offers a full-spectrum of services geared toward providing businesses in any industry with the adequate resources & knowledge for unprecedented growth...
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- Branding
- Video Production
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Jupiter, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Fifty52 partners with organizations running complex websites and web platforms. We design, build, and maintain custom digital systems and take long-term ownership of critical infrastructure rather than delivering one-off marketing sites...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Location
- Queenstown, Maryland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We are an International Digital Studio specializing in design, innovation and technology. Revelio works as a studio partner, not just a service provider. Through monthly retainers or custom projects, we support startups, growing companies, and established organizations with ongoing branding, design, and...
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- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Sheridan, Wyoming
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
No fluff, no guesswork, no wasted spend. iCatch Marketing builds high-performance lead systems that turn marketing into measurable revenue. We combine data, automation, and real-world experience across Google, Yelp, and AI-driven search to deliver consistent results. Every campaign is built for one goal: more...
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- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- SEO
- PPC
- Branding
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Todays marketing leaders face complex challenges broken workflows, scattered campaigns, and rising costs. Add multiple non-aligned agencies to the mix, and those challenges multiply. Thats why we take a different approach...
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- Video Production
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Media Buying
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- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Epic Web Studios is an exceptional team of web design and development experts located in Pennsylvania. We specialize in providing custom solutions crafted from the ground up; these systems are tailored to each organization's needs, ensuring that every problem receives its own unique solution. Instead of just...
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- Web Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Dragon Army is a digital engagement agency that grows admired brands through web, mobile, AR, VR, content, and games. We've been delivering digital product solutions for the world's biggest brands for over 11 years, across a variety of technology platforms and third-party services...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
At WrightIMC, our mission is to provide marketing solutions that are second to none. With over a decade of experience combined with cutting-edge resources and project management techniques, we strive to help grow businesses in all aspects of search - from SEO/SEM and content creation through analytics &...
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- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Branding
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- Location
- Allen, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Materiell is a Certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) that offers advanced WordPress development, enterprise WordPress managed hosting, and support services to enterprise clients across the United States...
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- Cloud Consulting
- IT Services
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Mighty Citizen is a creative agency that transforms mission-driven organizations through branding, marketing, and digital communications. They help nonprofits, associations, universities, and governments increase their impact and revenue by creating deeper connections with their audiences using data and...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
MPC Studios is an experienced and flexible web development team that offers comprehensive solutions beyond website design. With a flat monthly fee, they promise client satisfaction or no charges...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Location
- McAllen, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
NJI Media is a reputable interactive agency that specializes in creating stunning designs, web development, multimedia production and effective online communications strategies. We offer these services to various high-profile corporate, political, and non-profit organizations across the United States...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Bytagig is a trusted IT services and cybersecurity provider helping businesses manage, secure, and optimize their technology infrastructure. With a proactive approach and over 15 years of experience, they deliver reliable outsourced IT support that improves efficiency and reduces operational risk...
Top Services:
- Managed Services
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Clackamas, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Happily making life simpler for all through imagination, design and technology. Yeah, simple is good...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Software Development
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- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $195/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We solve complex problems with marketing + technology to unlock growth...
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- Design Services
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $195/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
The WordPress team you've been looking for. At Freshy, we focus on beautiful and handcrafted website design, backed by thoughtful minds with a passion for making things beautiful and functional. Freshy is a WordPress website design company and web development agency focused on WordPress CMS...
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- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Binghamton, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Specialists in strategic brand building and web design for nonprofits who change systems that help create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Logo Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Pastilla is a full-service agency based in Los Angeles. We partner with public agencies, nonprofits, and global brands to turn complex missions into clear brand and digital experiences that build trust and move communities to action...
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- Branding
- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 18 Projects Listed
US Digital Partners is a digital execution agency that helps mid-market businesses and enterprises refine and grow their brand and marketing efforts...
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- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Video Production
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- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Boulder, Colorado web design and marketing strategy agency for nonprofits, B Corps, and purpose-driven organizations. Since 2008, we've built conversion-focused WordPress websites and strategies that help good people do great things online...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Strategy
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Katava Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency helping businesses nationwide grow through strategy, branding, website design, SEO, content development, and paid media management...
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- Web Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Managed Services
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- Location
- Chester, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
ThinkPod is a digital growth agency specializing in SEO, web design, and strategy for B2B, healthcare, manufacturing, and education brands. Trusted nationwide since 2001...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We build and maintain custom websites for a variety of clients including law firms, medical practices, e-comm, and nonprofit organizations. We specialize in building, refreshing, and maintaining professional, custom websites tailored to elevate your brand and connect with your target audience...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
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Hiring Guide: How to Choose a Leading Web Development Company in the US
How do I choose the right website development company for my business?
Start by assessing your business needs. Define what you want to build and why before speaking to agencies:
- Website vs. web application
- Core features and integrations
- Target users and scalability needs
- Short-term launch goals vs. long-term roadmap
Precise requirements make it easier to identify agencies that truly align with your objectives.
For instance, an agency might suggest Squarespace, one of the best website builders for visual-heavy sites, for design brands, and WordPress for content-reliant businesses.
Next, evaluate potential website development company candidates:
- Review portfolios, case studies, and past clients
- Look for experience with similar industries, project sizes, or technical complexity
- Check independent reviews and recommendations from your professional network
Then, dig deeper through direct conversations. A strong agency welcomes questions and explains its approach clearly.
What are the benefits of hiring an agency?
Hiring a web development company may help you access expertise you can’t always build in-house. Here are the types of benefits you can expect:
- Faster delivery and time to market
Agencies bring ready-made teams and proven workflows. Companies using outsourcing complete around 40% more projects per year compared to fully in-house teams, making agencies ideal for MVPs, replatforming, or tight deadlines.
2. Access to specialized skills on demand
Around 76% of companies outsource IT functions such as coding, QA, and UI/UX design because these skills are expensive and slow to hire internally. Agencies immediately fill gaps in areas such as backend, DevOps, mobile, and integrations.
3. Predictable costs and lower overhead
In-house teams come with recruiting delays, onboarding time, benefits, and long-term salary commitments. Agencies offer scoped pricing, clearer timelines, and easier budget control for defined outcomes.
4. Operational acceleration and innovation
According to Deloitte, 78% of companies outsource to accelerate operations and innovation, while 42% do so to access specialized talent. Agencies work across industries, exposing teams to emerging tools and best practices.
5. Flexible team models across growth stages
Startups gain speed without headcount risk, scaling companies add surge capacity, and enterprises use agencies for complex or skill-specific initiatives while retaining strategic control internally.
What questions should I ask web development companies?
Use the following questions to evaluate the agencies you’re considering:
Relevant Background
- Have you worked on projects with similar goals or complexity?
- How many viable approaches do you see for this project, and why?
Services and Processes
- What is your design and development process from start to launch?
- How do you estimate delivery time, and how do you separate contingency from scope?
- How do you manage third-party APIs and existing system integrations?
- How do you handle compliance, security patches, and recovery?
Relevant to Your Project
- What happens if we request changes mid-project?
- Who owns the code, hosting, licenses, and IP after launch?
- Who owns escalation if delivery timelines or budgets slip?
- Who is the day-to-day point of contact?
How long does it take to develop a website?
It takes a website development agency 14+ weeks from planning to launch to build a standard business website:
1. Planning (2-3 weeks)
Teams define goals, features, and technical requirements early. Weak planning often leads to confusing journeys later. According to the Digital Experience Benchmark Report, 39.6% sessions are impacted by frustration, reducing visit value by 15% through higher bounce rates and lower engagement.
2. Content creation (4-6 weeks)
Copy, visuals, and assets are prepared, often in parallel with design. Content delays frequently push timelines beyond initial estimates.
3. Design (2-3 weeks)
Designers create wireframes and responsive layouts. Custom UX and extended review cycles can add time.
4. Development (varies by complexity)
Front-end and back-end work, integrations, and CMS setup happen here. More features mean longer build times.
5. Testing and review (1-2 weeks)
Teams validate performance, usability, and responsiveness.
This stage matters more than ever, as 58% of websites saw session consumption drop. This means users viewed fewer pages and spent less time on-site, making engagement-sensitive testing critical.
How do I know if my website is performing well?
You know your website is performing well when it delivers measurable business impact. Your web development agency will help you track the following metrics:
- Conversion and revenue impact
A healthy website turns visitors into customers or leads. Improvements in UX and speed should translate into higher conversion rates, lower cart abandonment, and more qualified form submissions.
For example, Walmart recorded a 2% lift in conversions for every one-second improvement in load time, showing how performance translates into revenue.
- Speed and performance signals
Page speed, Core Web Vitals, and overall site stability shape how users experience your website and how search engines evaluate it.
When pages load slowly, elements break, or layouts shift unexpectedly, users struggle to complete journeys, and the site stops supporting real business goals.
- Engagement quality, not vanity metrics
Focus on consumption (pages viewed and time spent), bounce rate, and session depth to understand real engagement.
The 2024 Digital Experience Benchmark Report shows that overall digital consumption declined by 3%, meaning users viewed fewer pages and spent less time per visit.
That drop highlights how many websites struggle to hold attention, making engagement trends a stronger indicator of experience quality.
- User experience effectiveness
When a website feels easy and intuitive to use, visitors stay longer, explore more pages, and complete key actions, directly increasing engagement quality and overall visit value.
- Operational efficiency
A strong website reduces support load by answering common questions, guiding users effectively, and enabling self-service, which in turn lowers ongoing operational costs.
How can I find top web development companies on DesignRush that fit my budget?
Rather than researching agencies one by one, DesignRush lets you compare vetted website development companies in the USA based on budget range, expertise, and past performance.
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| Low Budget: $25,000-$50,000 |
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Beyond budget, our agency directory allows you to filter agency profiles by location, area of expertise, agency reviews, client types, team size, and hourly rates.
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DesignRush sustains a directory of over 40,000 agencies categorized by service category, location, expertise, and reviews. We build our database in two ways:
- Our dedicated team of agency experts actively searches the web for top-performing companies. We then pull information from their websites, online presence, and client testimonials to verify their status and qualifications prior to listing.
- The agencies listed get notified of their profiles on the website, and they can choose to claim it or not, which suggests their availability for more collaborations.
Agencies can also reach out to DesignRush and must go through the verification process prior to being listed.
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Every agency is independently vetted before it can be listed or ranked
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FAQs About Web Development Companies
What’s the difference between web development and web design?
Web design focuses on the visual aesthetics and the functional user experience, while web development covers the aspect of building and maintaining the technical foundation that allows designs to function smoothly.
- Web design services: layout, colors, fonts, imagery, UI/UX design, accessibility, and responsive design
- Web development services: front-end and back-end coding, database, servers, APIs, scalability, security, and performance.
How do you choose between a custom-built solution and a CMS or low-code platform?
Choose a CMS or low-code platform (e.g., WordPress, Webflow, or Squarespace) when you need to launch your website fast and affordably. These platforms are also ideal for small businesses with lean teams or those that do not have a dedicated development team to maintain a complex site structure.
Consider a custom-built website if you require unique functionality, tight interactions with internal systems, or performance and scalability beyond off-the-shelf platforms. However, highly tailored websites typically require higher budgets and longer timelines.
What are the common hidden fees in a web development proposal?
The most common hidden fees in a web development proposal include hosting and infrastructure, compliance and security (e.g., SSL certificates, security audits, and plugins), and ongoing maintenance. Some companies also bill extra for copywriting, graphic design, and marketing (i.e. SEO and analytics setup), as these are typically out of the developer’s scope.
What red flags should you watch out for when looking for a web development company in the U.S.?
Spotting these red flags early helps protect your time and money:
- Generic packages and fixed pricing, suggesting templated tactics
- You can’t meet the actual team
- Extremely low quotes and unrealistic guarantees
- Inability to explain their development processes and workflows
How much do website development companies in the USA charge?
In the U.S., the agencies typically price website development projects between $12,000 and $150,000. Here's what you can expect depending on what you need:
- UI/UX design: $2,000-$15,000 per project
- Front-end and back-end development: $3,000-$15,000 per project
- Database and CMS integration: $2,000-$25,000 per year
- eCommerce functionality: $2,000-$25,000 per month
What non-negotiables should I require from my web development contract?
Your website development contract should define and specify your project's scope, requirements, and what is out of scope. It should also detail timelines, milestones, payment structures, revision policies, exit clauses, confidentiality, and data protection terms.
Significantly, your contract should clearly state that you own the intellectual property rights, code, design files, accounts, third-party assets, and licenses of the entire project.
What are the best web development companies in the USA?
The best web development companies in the USA that deliver scalable, secure, and reliable websites include:
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