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Tame the digital landscape
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... View all reviews
Top Services:
- 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
From accounts to creative, the 50 professionals of Trilix make it our mission to fuse passion with the purpose for our clients... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Advertising
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Professional Web & Marketing Solutions
Professional Website Development Company & Digital Marketing Agency that strive to be on your side, when you need it. We love to help your business grow. In the Digital world, your Online presence is vital & it has to be done the right way. Software & Digital Marketing are playing huge role in achieving... View Blue Bee WEB, Inc profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Branding
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Design. Development. Hosting.
Since 2005 we have been providing quality web design, web development, web hosting, web engineering, and customized web solutions to Sarasota, Bradenton, Palmetto, Lakewood Ranch, Orlando, St Petersburg, and Tampa Bay areas... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Sarasota, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
FirstPage Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency that specializes in both onsite and offsite Search Engine Optimization... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Savannah, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
We are your one-stop-shop!
We are the experts in our industry which saves you hours of trying to build your own website and web marketing campaigns... View SurfYourName profile
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Expanding Your Reach Into the Arab World
IstiZada helps companies increase their success with Arab customers by creating digital marketing campaigns designed to engage Arabs... View IstiZada profile
Top Services:
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Beavercreek, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
creating peace of (digital) mind
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... View all reviews
Top Services:
- 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
Web Design Agency USA
Social media marketing is another asset that helps our clients in engaging more people on their brand's social media site. Premium web expert's team will keep track of your competitor's website... View Premium Web Experts profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Logo Design
- Branding
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $244/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We Grow Brands
Idyllwild Advertising, is an expert, boutique digital advertising agency founded on the principles of creativity, accessibility, and accountability. We grow clients in a wide variety of sectors, including healthcare, tourism, building, landscaping, restaurants, manufacturing, and more... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- Branding
- Web Development
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- Location
- Sandy, Utah
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
The best digital prospects.
Our long term relations with clients prove our competencies in various fields like communication strategies, web design, digital campaigns, PPC, social media etc... View Zjednoczenie.com profile
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Gdansk, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Founded in 2005, Immense Networks provides quality in-business solutions to the Baton Rouge, Northshore, and New Orleans areas of Louisiana... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Managed Services
- Cybersecurity
- IT Services
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
brings Life to marketing
We help others find your business through websites, marketing, and software to generate the leads you need... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Angora, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Our marketing services help small businesses grow.
We are a small business working with small businesses. Our focus is on what matters most to small businesses: a return on investment, relationships, and customers... View Fisher Green Creative profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Email Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Portland, Maine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $85/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We Help Companies Get Found.
Range Marketing offers full spectrum Website Design and development, taking your business website from concept to production. We are an innovative group of marketers based in Buffalo, N.Y... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Buffalo, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
Scaling business with social impact.
We invest in and nurture profitable, progressive ventures dedicated to positively impacting the world. We believe market-rate returns can (and should) be coupled with virtuous supply chains, job creation, protecting the planet and freedom for disenfranchised communities... View Just Business profile
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Video Production
- Web Development
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- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Web design & full service marketing agency in Oxford since 1998
Based in the very heart of Oxford, Rare Form is a full service marketing agency that specialises in web design. Since 1998 we have worked with every level of client from small businesses to large well known brands to create websites that work to meet their goals, and create a high ROI... View Rare Form New Media profile
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Cultivate High Quality
Aroluxe is a full service marketing agency that provides web design, SEO, social media management, traditional marketing, and paid search marketing services. We offer full service plans as well as a la carte products to serve specific needs. Contact us to find out how we can help you cultivate high quality... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Branding
- Logo Design
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Application & Software Development Company
Limeup is a global application and software development company that turns complex ideas into powerful digital solutions. We help B2B and enterprise clients build high-quality digital products that enable scalable growth... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
- Blockchain
- Web Development
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Digital Strategies That Drive Real Results. 216 Marketing.
Digital marketing, SEO, PPC, web development & anything marketing in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Fairview Park, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We build websites that move people to action and help you reach your goals.
EvenVision crafts custom digital solutions, designs, builds & measures successes & experiences that hundreds of thousands love to use around the world... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Web Design
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- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
A Digital Marketing Agency Using AI To Fuel Your Growth
WSI Smart Marketing is an innovative digital marketing agency with offices in over 80 countries. We help entrepreneurs and business leaders cost-effectively unlock the full potential of their business by leveraging the Internet and its many unrecognized opportunities... View all reviews
Top Services:
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Web Design
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- Location
- Santa Rosa, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
SEO 1 Click Agency of Vancouver is a leading SEO company in the Greater Vancouver area and beyond. We provide premier digital marketing, SEO, PPC, and website development services across Canada and the USA. Call us for more info!... View SEO 1 Click profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- eCommerce
- Web Development
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- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Building Better Brands Through Digital Expertise
Alt Media Studios' is a Certified Google Partner in web development and digital marketing based in Cleveland, Ohio. Whether you need an improved website, mobile presence, or general digital marketing (SEO, social media, email marketing), we can create a custom solution for your company. Our package of... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- Software Development
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- Location
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Primal Space is a digital agency based in Scotland. Primarily specializing in WordPress website design & development and offering a wide range of other digital services... View Primal Space profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
A strategic, digital marketing agency providing consultancy, SEO, web-development and brand design services. Putting the human back in the digital... View all reviews
Top Services:
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Digital Marketing Specialists
We are a digital marketing agency based in Japan. We have over 30 years experience working with small, medium and large enterprises. We specialise in SEO, SEM, Website Design and optimisation as well as many other services. If you would like to find out how we can help your business internationally or in... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Web Development
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- Location
- Himeji, Japan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
IT Solutions for your Business
Chiron LLC is the IT Consulting Company which focuses on the Web Development; Custom Web and Mobile Solutions built on OutSystems; Building Collaboration environments with Business Processes automation and integration of different application between each other... View Chiron LLC profile
Top Services:
- Software Testing
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- IT Services
- Managed Services
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $106/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Ready to jump into the digital (r)evolution?
Our mission is to provide companies with digital marketing solutions that guarantee short, medium and long term ROI... View Differens / DIGITAL / MARKETING / INNOVATION profile
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Services
- Video Production
- Web Development
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- Location
- Ancona, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital transformation, unified UX and IT Consulting.
Transforming any organisations legacy software or systems to the latest technological platform. Digitising and automating and manual processes to optimise the productivity in terms of reduction of costs and better efficiency. Creating system designs for better user experience... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Humantek Art is a platform where your imagination meets reality.
Humantek Art is a platform where your imagination meets reality. Our focus revolves around the idea of serving robust and impeccable solutions to your needs. Our team of polished designers inserts every effort to refine the concept and portray it digitally... View HumanTek Art profile
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Smethwick, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
Shaping the future of digital experience
SQLI Digital Experience is a digital services company with international reach. We are creative technologists, combining our creativity and technical expertise to reinvent digital services.We are defining whats next, mapping future journeys, writing future stories, visualising future... View all reviews
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Design Services
- Digital Marketing
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
All Your Media Under One Tree
Connect Everything. We are a comprehensive marketing and advertising firm capable of handling all aspects of your brand.We believe that marketing plans are far more powerful when theyre integrated into everything companies do, say, and think. But without clear goals, honest leadership, and out-of-the-box... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Branding
- Media Buying
- Digital Strategy
- Web Development
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- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
Website Design Company in Toronto
Cube InfoTech specializes in creating stunning websites that are non for not just good conversions and appealing designs, but also for awesome user experience... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- CRO
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Pickering, Canada
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Your success is our success!
Converset Design is a boutique web design and digital marketing agency. We have set ourselves apart from other agencies by servicing small to mid-size businesses and focusing on building long term partnerships with people. You don't have to outsource your web design, branding and marketing to an agency that... View Converset Design profile
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Web Development
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- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Fes Best Agency For Web Design & Development
Howdy Code is a web digital agency based in Fes, Morocco that is renowned globally for its remote services in web development, mobile development, SEO, digital marketing and IT services... View all reviews
Top Services:
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Fes, Morocco
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Pulsion Technology is a UK-based AI and software development consultancy delivering custom software, mobile applications, AI solutions, AI agents and automation services across the public and private sectors... View all reviews
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IoT
- Web Development
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- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Origin is an established digital marketing and branding agency based in Chiswick, West London. we design and develop bespoke websites, online platforms and marketing campaigns to help you stand out from your competitors, communicate your brand, and project your passion for your business... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Autonomous AI systems that do real work
Production-grade autonomous AI for real business operations... View all reviews
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At Imagine It Studios, we level the playing field. Imagine the possibilities!... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- SEO
- Email Marketing
- Show more
- Location
- McAllen, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude
Nichetech is a full service Mobile App and web app development company providing affordable and sustainable solutions to the businesses across the globe, We have worked on over 1200 projects since our inception in 2011. We are a team of enthusiastic software professionals with experience of working with large... View Nichetech profile
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Wearables
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $21/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
EXPERTISE YOU CAN TRUST
We create digital products that help orgnaisations grow business, improve efficiency, and stay relevant. Talk to us about your next digital transformation project. A premium digital agency offering Software Development, Product Design, and Digital Marketing... View Amber profile
Top Services:
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Show more
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Boost Innovation.
We boost the innovation by combining IT, AgTech, Engineering, and Design solutions to drive your business to the next stage. Each practice area is designed to go along with the necesity of your company, overcoming cultural and technological barriers to pursuit the innovation... View ADVITERS profile
Top Services:
- IoT
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Product Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Connecting brands with the people who want them.
Orbit Marketing is a specialist digital and Chat Marketing agency. We believe all businesses should have access to fun, effective and professional marketing without the need for a corporate-sized budget... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Forster, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Helping Businesses across Domains Grow
Incite Response leverages the world-renowned open-source platform, WordPress, to provide state of the art digital marketing services. Our team works hard to build robust websites and create a secure online presence that generates real results for our clients. We strive to remain at the cutting edge in this... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- Bellevue, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Supercharging Your Digital Transformation
Iron Creative is a powerhouse in digital brand development, creating unforgettable experiences for B2B tech customers and optimizing the virtual retail landscape of fashion and lifestyle brands. We help businesses supercharge their customer journeys while strengthening long-lasting relationships with... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Video Production
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Show more
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Watch Your Business Grow
Grow your business with 4HK- For Hong Kong. Our experienced agency provides digital marketing services and insights to help you unlock success & reach those KPIs. Performance, data-driven strategies? Check! Creative solutions tailored especially for you? Done deal! Let us show what we can do together by... View all reviews
Top Services:
- PPC
- SEO
- Media Buying
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- Show more
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Gearing You Up for Success
eSterling is passionate about crafting attractive and effective websites that help businesses gain a competitive edge. Our 20 years in business and expert team members have gained us extensive knowledge to draw upon to help businesses succeed and create strong client relationships... View all reviews
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Show more
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Web Development Specializations
- Angular Development
- Backend Development
- Bubble
- CakePHP
- Casino
- Companies for Fintech
- Contentful
- Drupal
- Front End
- Headless CMS
- Jamstack Development
- Joomla Development
- Next.js
- No Code Development
- Pegasystems
- Podia
- Property Management
- React.JS
- Ruby on Rails
- Sitecore
- Small Businesses Website Development
- TYPO3
- Umbraco
- Webflow
- WordPress
- Zoho Creator
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Everything You Need to Know About Website Development Companies
How can a custom web development company help your business grow?
A custom web development company can help your business grow by building a site or web platform that aligns with your brand, customer journey, and internal systems, so marketing, sales, and operations can scale efficiently.
In practice, a top web development company drives growth through
- Conversion-focused user experience: Streamlining key journeys, such as lead capture, checkouts, and user onboarding, to reduce drop-offs across mobile and desktop.
- Performance and reliability: Improving speed, stability, and uptime by writing clean code, implementing cache solutions, and monitoring Core Web Vitals.
- Compliance and risk reduction: Building with accessibility and privacy requirements in mind, such as WCAG and GDPR, which protects brand reputation and reduces legal risk.
- Integration and automation: Connecting the website to systems like CRM, marketing automations, and analytics tools for seamless data exchange and faster business decisions.
- Scalability: Architecting the site to support more traffic, content, and future features without requiring constant rebuild.
These improvements have a measurable business impact.
According to The Trillion Dollar UX Problem study, 27% of US online shoppers abandoned their carts due to a complex checkout process. Moreover, the report found that eCommerce businesses are losing 35% of potential revenue due to poor UX.
On the other hand, businesses implementing responsive design on their website have increased conversion rates by 11%, engagement rate by 20%, and sales by 62%.
How long does it take to build a website?
Building a website can take anywhere between one week and over 6 months, depending on your goals, platform type, project scope and complexity, integration and compliance requirements, tech stack, development methodology (Waterfall or Agile), and feedback loop.
Here's an approximate timeline of different web development services:
- Single-page websites can take 1-2 weeks when using pre-built templates on CMS platforms and 1-2 months for custom-coded solutions.
- Small eCommerce sites need 2-4 months to build, which includes custom designs, wireframes, and payment and inventory management integrations. However, the product catalog volume can lengthen the software development timeline.
- Enterprise builds may take over 6 months, which typically includes advanced features (e.g., AI-powered personalization, real-time data dashboard), complex designs (e.g., motion UI), and custom system integrations for your business intelligence system, customer relationship management system, and data analytics tools.
- Web apps can take 3-5 months for a basic customer portal or booking system, and over 10 months for complex applications, such as SaaS or blockchain apps.
Below is a web development process breakdown:
| Planning and discovery (1-3 weeks) |
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| Design (2-6 weeks) |
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| Development (1-3+ months) |
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| Testing and quality assurance (2-4+ weeks) |
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| Launch (1-2 weeks) |
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How do you choose the best website development agency for your business?
To choose the best website development agency for your business, consider following these steps to ensure it has the experience and capabilities to fulfill your project requirements:
- Define your needs
Outline your business goals, success metrics, target audiences and systems, priority features and functions, compliance requirements, timeline, and budget. - Shortlists specialists
Search for companies with experience in your industry, target market, and technical requirements by reviewing their case studies. Also, identify companies that detail their processes and measurable results to confirm a strategic mindset. - Evaluate deliverability and reliability
Examine their client reviews and references to gain insight into the company's work culture, project management skills, and overall client service quality. - Issue a request for proposal (RFP)
Detail your technical requirements, budget bands, timeline, limitations, and goals in your proposal to avoid scope creep. Compare proposals from agencies and choose those that offer the best value for money. - Set up a discovery call
Interview the development team working on your project to clarify processes, project deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria. Use this time to observe team dynamics, responsiveness, and professionalism. - Run a pilot project
Before signing a full-development contract, consider requesting a minimum viable product (MVP) or a prototype to further verify agency compatibility, product quality, and deliverability.
Why People Trust DesignRush
Rated 4.8 on Google and 4.7 on Trustpilot, DesignRush Agency Directory is a reliable resource for finding web development companies. We owe this to our executive selection team, which follows a strict screening process when featuring agencies on the platform, assessing key performance indicators, like portfolio, client reviews, and industry reputation.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Website Development Companies
What tech stack do they often use?
Website development companies use a wide range of languages, frameworks, tools, and technologies to design and engineer digital solutions. These include:Â
- Front-end development: HTL, CSS, JavaScript, Tailwind, React, Angular, Vue.jsÂ
- Back-end: Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby, RESTful APIs, GraphQLÂ
- Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, MongoDBÂ
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud PlatformÂ
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Git, JenkinsÂ
- CMS: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, WebflowÂ
- eCommerce: Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Adobe CommerceÂ
Additionally, many website development agencies specialize in specific stacks, such as:Â
- MERN/MEAN Stack, which uses MongoDB, Node.js, Express.js, and React/Angular. Companies often use this for simple UI designs and single-page app development.Â
- Serverless Stack depends on cloud platforms, resulting in cost-effective scalability.Â
- Ruby on Rails is ideal for complex mobile app development by leveraging HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Â
- Python Stack is often used to build AI-driven solutions due to available libraries like TensorFlow and PyTorch.Â
- LAMP is known for its reliability and competitive costs and uses Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
How are website development companies using AI?
Web application development companies are using AI to improve the software development process, provide better user experiences, and implement advanced features and functions. Â
For instance, developer teams are using AI assistants to streamline routine coding tasks, generate documentation, and automate testing. In doing so, they experience up to 50% higher productivity. Â
Additionally, custom website development companies may be leveraging AI-driven analytics to identify drop-off points and friction in user journeys. They may also be implementing AI-powered recommendation engines and smarter search features for a more personalized user experience.Â
What is the difference between templates and custom website development?
Template websites use pre-built themes and components (e.g., designs, layouts, and features), making it more affordable and faster to build. While these allow some level of customization, it is often limited to the platform or chosen theme.Â
Conversely, custom website development tailors the digital solution to client requirements to match brand standards, user journeys, integrations, and performance and security needs.Â
Below is a cost-benefit analysis:Â
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What are the top web development companies?
We've handpicked a list of our top web development companies across price points, so you can identify a vendor that aligns with your budget.Â
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| Low budget: $25,000-$50,000 |
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Beyond project budget, you can filter your search on our directory by location, such as web development companies in New York or San Francisco. You can also compare agency profiles by technical expertise, agency reviews, client types, and team size.Â
About The Author and Expert Reviewer
Robert de Wit has a diverse background in advertising, marketing, IT, and healthcare. With a history as both a copywriter and a video game journalist, he specializes in SEO, long-form content creation, and crafting compelling copy that drives results. Currently, he writes about website and interface design at DesignRush, delivering the latest industry insights and analysis.
Sergio is a technology leader with over six years of experience managing global teams and delivering projects across fintech, sportstech, and B2B platforms. At DesignRush, he drove product growth and development execution, building tools that speed up processes by 95% and cut costs by 35% while maintaining full uptime.


















































