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At Markovate, we specialize in transforming businesses through cutting-edge AI and digital solutions. Our commitment is to drive innovation and operational excellence in every project...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
- Software Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We help organizations grow through open-source platforms engineered for performance, longevity, and measurable results designed and built by senior Drupal experts...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- SEO
- Software Development
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- Location
- Santa Clara, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 14 Projects Listed
Grazitti Interactive, a global leader in digital innovation, offering AI-driven solutions to drive customer success. We specialize in Salesforce, marketing automation, analytics, and more, partnering with industry giants to deliver results-oriented solutions for clients...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Mountain View, California
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Sketchy Digital is a creative studio that helps SMBs and large corporations to grow their businesses with high quality project management and scaled creation of graphic design and digital illustrations...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Walnut Creek, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 16 Projects Listed
Siege Media is a full-service GEO agency for brands that want to win in search and AI. We help high-growth startups and enterprises drive traditional search and LLM visibility through SEO/GEO consulting, content marketing, affiliate partnerships, Reddit marketing, and digital PR...
Top Services:
- AEO
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- Public Relations
- Affiliate Marketing
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Nemomakes helps countless companies, startups, founders and entrepreneurs create web and mobile products for their businesses that deliver phenomenal and tangible results...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
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- Location
- Walnut Creek, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 20 Projects Listed
Insign US is a marketing agency focused on multi-location brands.Scaling across locations is complex: each market has its own realities.We help networks manage different models (corporate and franchise), audiences, competitors, and local regulations adapting locally and staying consistent...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- Advertising
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Beverly Hills, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Visual Design Inc is the leading Digital Agency that provides customized and tailor-made solutions to our clients. We do it all from Logo,Web Development,E-Commerce,SEO to Video Animation and Mobile App to Branding! Despite the high level of our professional services, we charge extremely competitive...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
IXD Büro is a cozy European atelier specializing in custom web design and exceptional UX/UI solutions. As a boutique studio, our small, dedicated team approaches each project like true craftsmen...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Design Services
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Vital Design is a leading digital marketing agency of skilled, passionate professionals. We specialize in website development, eCommerce, SEO, paid advertising, inbound and content marketing, plus video and webinar production to deliver impactful solutions for our clients...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- PPC
- eCommerce
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Welcome to Studio Red, an award-winning industrial design firm in Menlo Park, California. Established in 1983, our approach synergizes innovation with viability, enhancing brands and pleasing users...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Package Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $198/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We are global web3.0 Software engineering company making success stories for more two decades with highly motivated and experience teams and a proven agile framework. we prioritize the commercial goal of our customer deliver the highest business value. we are a renowned blockchain app development company in...
Top Services:
- Blockchain
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Full cycle UX/UI design and development studio that crafts comprehensive digital experiences for the real users...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Here at Slam Media Lab, our mission is simple: to help you get more business, make an impact, and win online! We've done it several times, so we know what works. We hyper focus on web design & development (Webflow design & development), organic search (SEO), brand identity, and content marketing...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Walnut Creek, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
CRO.media is a Dubai-based Shopify optimization and development agency founded in 2020. With a specialized team of fewer than 50 experts, the agency delivers performance-focused Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), SEO audits, and custom Shopify development. Backed by a CRO Guarantee model, clients only pay...
Top Services:
- CRO
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Staylime provides Magento development solutions to all sizes of business...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce
- SEO
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- Location
- Redwood City, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Premium software consultancy: Scaleups & Enterprises.Blockchain | DeFi | Biotech | FinTech | EduTech | HealthTech. From stunning product design to flawless code. We help you win!...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
We are a United States based marketing and development firm that implements technologies and systems to streamline business operations, increase visibility and build long term ROI. Our services include business strategy, data analysis and web applications...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- SEO
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Oakland, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Product design & marketing experts driving growth. Founded in 2013, Wandr is an award-winning Product strategy & UX/UI design agency...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Design Services
- Product Design
- Digital Strategy
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
We're a boutique agency for the entrepreneurs, the movers, the shakers, and the change-makers. Think of us as an extension of your company, your on-call creative team. We are the raw materials of your brand: designers, coders, writers, producers, and cultivators of the creative landscape. We've helped build...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Vrinsoft is the most promising IT solution providing company, based in India which is a one-stop shop for all your business needs. We are a Microsoft certified IT company, which besides rendering professional and comprehensive business solutions also cater a range of services in mobile technologies...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- 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...
Top Services:
- 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
We are a Fremont, CA based web design and mobile application development company. You may look forward to us if your wish to convert your business into the Brand!!!!!!...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Fremont, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Clavax specializes in digital product engineering and chatbot solutions, focusing on continuous improvement and innovation to deliver customer value efficiently...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- VR/AR
- AI Development
- Software Development
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Binariks is a global technology consulting and engineering company focused on regulated industries. We architect secure, audit-ready digital platforms for Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences, and Insurance where compliance, data integrity, and operational resilience are non-negotiable...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Big Data Analytics
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IT Compliance Solution
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- Location
- Torrance, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 14 Projects Listed
Codexelle is a website design and digital marketing agency based in London, New York, and Paris, distinguished by its expertise and ambition to drive the growth of the brands and businesses we collaborate with while shaking up their competitors...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We are a Los Angeles-based web development and digital marketing firm, specializing in WordPress consulting and development, as well as SEO and marketing. We develop sites that are fast, secure, easy to manage, and that convert to sales...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Campground is a design studio that specializes in creating brands and experiences for bold companies. As a hands-on creative partner, we strengthen and invigorate brands through effective strategy and thoughtful design...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- Product Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Carlsbad, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
We are a team of 40 project managers, designers, frontend and backend developers, DevOps and QA specialist. We are able to take on any project, from ideation to launch. We analyze, design, manage, develop, deploy, test and maintain...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
The Felice Agency is a full-service branding and marketing company in Phoenix and San Diego known for Madison Avenue quality regardless of your budget...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Video Production
- Web Development
- Public Relations
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
MindK is a software development and IT consulting company that helps businesses build software products, automate business processes, and modernize technology and infrastructure...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- IT Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Double Coconut is a San Franciscobased boutique game development studio founded in 2012. The agency specializes in full-service game design and co-developmentfrom casual mobile and web titles to casino, mid-core, and Web3 games. Their projects have reached over 5 million players and generated...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Rocket Systems builds custom software and AI-powered products around real business needs. We take time to understand each clients goals and choose the right technical approach, creating reliable and scalable solutions with a strong focus on quality and long-term value...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- IoT
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Located in Los Angeles with clients worldwide, Flat 6 Concepts is a boutique luxury branding agency that caters specifically to the high-end market...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Package Design
- Web Design
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $195/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
UX/UI Design and Development | Websites and e-Commerce When you work with DesignPax, you can count on a customer-centric site with stunning visuals, clear messaging, and a rich user experience that puts your goals first...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Burbank, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Brand Orbit builds marketing and communications tools in a highly oxygenated environment of integrity and innovation. Our clients tell us their companies' programs are thriving...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Public Relations
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
We craft intuitive, valuable & empowering digital solutions for your business. We are strategists, designers, technologists, marketers, and innovators but most importantly, we are guardians of the sensibility of your business and the sensitivity of your customers...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Software Development
- IT Services
- AI Development
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Core Digital Expansion LLC
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.Core Digital Expansion is a premier full-service digital agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. We specialize in both direct-to-consumer marketing and marketing for B2B Software products. We build and optimize campaigns that will lower your customer acquisition cost and increase...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Video Production
- Location
- Culver City, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
At What if Design, we use the power of design to help tech-innovation led companies become market leaders and win over business as usual. We're a full-service design helping you communicate effectively through brand and website to crafting meaningful user experiences for enterprise-grade products...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Logo Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Xicom has been building software and mobile apps that moves businesses forward. Over 20+ years, we have grown into a trusted AI development company, delivering 1800+ projects to 750+ clients across 50+ countries, including startups, SMBs, and enterprises...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
By 2028, women are projected to control 75% of discretionary spending globally. Its never been more important for brands to capture her attention. We've been listening to and learning from female consumers for nearly two decades. AD&Co is a full-service creative agency and content studio specializing in...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Design Services
- Package Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
COTO Collective is a San Diego-based outsourced marketing department. We unite brand strategy, website design and development, CRM, sales automation, custom AI implementation, paid media, and SEO into one system - run by senior practitioners, not handed to a junior team...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Package Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Noble Intent connects client objectives to end-user experience with strategic and inclusive design and innovation.Our purpose is to create a more inclusive internetone client, one user, and one website at a time...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
CIS, established in 2003, is a global leader in IT and Staff Augmentation. Serving over 2100 clients across 100+ countries, our comprehensive services range from custom software development to digital marketing. Our recognized certifications and partnerships set us apart as a top choice in our field...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- VR/AR
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Our fields of expertise: software development, mobile app development, web development, virtual reality development, app development, app modernization and optimization services, DevOps consulting services, software testing...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IoT
- AI Development
- VR/AR
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- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
PoloSoft Technologies is an innovative service provider for enterprise software, CRM, ERP, mobile applications, IoT, Digital Transformation, Cloud technologies, Web Services, e-Commerce, GIS, LiDAR & CAD. Our IT solutions make some glorious promises to our clients that give business empowerment, greater...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
We are experts at delivering marketing solutions for lawyers and law firms...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $195/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Forix Commerce is your trusted partner for small business e-commerce success, offering innovative solutions and comprehensive services. Our expert team specializes in eCommerce development, creating captivating websites with user-centric designs and seamless functionality...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
We are a sunny-clear-skies San Diego strategy and design consultancy. For almost two decades now, we’ve been empowering brands to evolve, serve, and lead — inside and out. We dig deep to help companies cultivate brand clarity by aligning their purpose with their visuals and messaging. The result: a...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
We are a shoes-off kind of agency that reveals the business value of startups and established businesses around the globe. Our simple recipe: human-centered design and bullshit-free development.It had brought business success and awards like 5 Behance Interaction Awards during 3 years, Product of the Year...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Product Design
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- Location
- Walnut, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $45/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
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Frequently Asked Questions About Web Design Companies in California
What red flags should I watch for when evaluating web design firms in California?
The most common red flags when evaluating web design firms in California are vague contracts, portfolios with no performance data, and agencies that can't explain their process before you sign. If something feels unclear in the sales stage, it won't get clearer once the project starts.
Pay attention to:
- Portfolios with no measurable outcomes, only visuals, no conversion or performance data
- Vague contracts without milestones, revision limits, or a defined handoff process
- No post-launch support plan, or support billed at surprise hourly rates
- Designs that look templated across clients, same layout, different logo
- Pressure to sign before receiving a detailed proposal
What do California web design agencies charge that most buyers don't expect?
Most California web design agencies quote a project price that doesn't include content migration, platform licensing, or post-launch support — costs that can add thousands to the final invoice. Always ask for a line-item breakdown before signing.
- Content migration: Moving existing pages, copy, and SEO data is rarely included by default
- CMS licensing: Platforms like Webflow or Shopify carry ongoing subscription fees
- Hosting and domain management: Often invoiced separately after launch
- Extra revision rounds: Anything beyond the contracted limit is typically billed hourly
- Post-launch fixes: Many web design companies in California treat these as a separate retainer
How do I know if a California web design firm has real eCommerce or SaaS experience?
Ask for evidence, not examples. A California web design firm with genuine eCommerce or SaaS experience can show you conversion rate improvements, platform-specific expertise (Shopify, Magento, custom builds), and decisions they made about checkout UX or onboarding flows, not just what the site looks like.
If their case studies only show visual redesigns with no business metrics attached, their experience is likely surface-level. Ask for a reference you can actually call.
When does it make sense to hire a local California web design agency?
When proximity adds real value to the work. That means in-person discovery sessions, brand shoots, or ongoing collaboration that benefits from being in the same room.
It also makes sense if you're in a regulated industry, like healthcare, legal, or finance, where a California web design agency familiar with state compliance standards reduces your risk.
For fully remote projects with a clear brief and defined deliverables, geography matters far less than process and expertise.
What does a bad web design engagement look like, and how do I avoid it?
Most failed projects fail because of misaligned expectations that nobody caught early. The pattern is usually the same: no staged delivery, no named point of contact, and scope changes handled informally until costs spiral.
- Require milestone-based delivery so you're reviewing work in stages, not at the end
- Get a named project lead in writing before work starts
- Make sure the contract defines what triggers a change order
Should I start with a pilot project or commit to a full engagement upfront?
A pilot makes sense when you haven't worked with the agency before, and the full scope is large or high stakes. A smaller paid task, such as a landing page, a design audit, or a single feature, tells you how they communicate, how they handle feedback, and whether their process matches what they promised in the proposal.
That said, not every California web design firm offers pilots, and some projects don't lend themselves to it. If the agency has strong references from similar projects and a contract with clear milestones and exit clauses, committing upfront is a reasonable call.
How do I compare two web designers in California who look equally qualified on paper?
Send both a detailed brief and watch how they respond: what they ask, what they miss, how long it takes. That tells you more than their portfolio.
Then ask each one how they handle scope changes mid-project. Vague answers here become expensive problems later.
The designers who ask better questions during the proposal stage almost always run better projects.
What should I expect week by week in the first 60 days after hiring?
A well-structured engagement with web design companies in California follows a clear arc: discovery first, structure second, visuals third. Agencies that skip straight to design generate the most expensive revision cycles.
| Timeline | Phase | What Happens |
| Week 1-2 | Discovery and kickoff | Goals defined, audience clarified, technical requirements mapped, content audited |
| Week 3-4 | Wireframes and site architecture | Page structure and user flows created and approved before design starts |
| Week 5-6 | Visual design | High-fidelity mockups of key pages delivered, first feedback round collected |
| Week 7-8 | Design refinement and handoff | Final designs approved, assets prepared, development phase begins |
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