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We work with startups and enterprise clients to create amazing mobile apps that users love, across iPhone, iPad, Android and the Web...
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- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- IoT
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Vault Innovation Group is an award-winning digital solutions agency headquartered in Chicago, dedicated to building technology that drives growth.We specialize in custom software development and digital product innovation, helping organizations transform ideas into scalable solutions. From startups looking to...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Adjective & Co. is a boutique branding and advertising agency based in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with a satellite office in New York. Since 2013, the agency has championed creative, strategic brand development and integrated marketing campaigns rooted in authenticity and big ideas, earning recognition from Ad...
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- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Offering Branding, Digital, And Music Marketing Services. We launch brands and make good companies better. We're a full service advertising agency. Full Service means that well do whatever it takes to get your brand where you want it to be...
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- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Public Relations
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- Location
- Pasadena, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $170/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Foundry invest in new technology, innovation and top- notch execution to create relevant and engaging content or build an entire brand from scratch...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Public Relations
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Where do you want your brand to take you? vitalink is a small band of marketers who dare to go big...and help you soar. We make sure your brand and messaging are just right, then combine new tools with the tried and true to deliver results. We work with universities, government agencies, non-profits, member...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Advertising
- Web Design
- Public Relations
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Raleigh , North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Ana Couto is a Brazilian strategic branding consultancy with more than 30 years of experience focused on increasing the value of people and organizations. The company helps brands build relevance and create their own competitive space through strategic branding, marketing impact, and business-focused brand...
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Advertising
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- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
No matter the industry or medium, we love a challenge. Here’s how we’ve helped our partners tackle theirs over the years...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
SMAKK Studios is a forward-thinking agency dedicated to uplifting global well-being through strategic branding and eCommerce solutions. With a focus on sustainability and social impact, they help brands connect authentically with their audiences and drive meaningful change. SMAKK Studios' holistic approach...
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $165/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Since 1992, healthcare organizations of all types and sizes have called on us to make their companies healthier. With the strategy-first approach we bring to every healthcare digital marketing, branding, and advertising engagement, we deliver data-driven insights to change the way healthcare brands position...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Advertising
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $154/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Brands to life® is a Melbourne based creative agency. We define unique strategies that breathe new life into brands. We create ideas and experiences that spark emotion, intensify engagement and change behaviour. Life. It could be just the thing your brand needs...
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- Branding
- Video Production
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
ifour is a multiple award-winning creative agency based in the UK but working internationally.Underpinning everything is a deep understanding of brand communications. This combined with our genuine partnership approach means that we are proud to develop long-lasting and solid relationships with all of our...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Web Development
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
From The Future works with sophisticated brands to fix broken, boring, and ineffective digital strategies. We approach delivering effective digital strategy designed to accelerate growth by integrating marketing from all channels that prove ROI for specific brands...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce
- Web Development
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Welcome to JustCoded! We build innovative solutions for FinTech and co-create bold digital products for growing startups in a variety of industries: e-commerce, digital services, real estate, travel, and others. JustCoded was founded in 2007, and today we are more than 70 people under one roof:Backend and...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 17 Projects Listed
As a well-renowned creative agency, LaviniaNext professionals are Idea & Solution Makers, offering their market experience in Strategy, Creativity, Technology, Branded TV, Content, Events, Social Media and E-Learning...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
We are an award-winning strategic brand agency. Founded in 1985, we have partnered with clients across almost every sector, helping make their brands matter by creating solutions to branding challenges that drive business success...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Redonk is a B2B digital experience agency. Since 2002 we've helped companies that sell complicated things make their products easier to buy and harder to forget. Our five practices cover strategy, brand, web, product design and marketing - all delivered . by an experienced team...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Plano, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We’re Journey - Your next digital agency. We design, code, communicate and market great brands and companies to the world...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- eCommerce
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- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $170/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Inchoo is a full-service eCommerce development agency. Their purpose is to help merchants start and grow their online businesses, capturing the unique story of each and every business to develop a customized strategy for success...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce
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- Location
- Osijek, Croatia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
A full digital group at your service. With knowledge, experience and cutting-edge technology, we help businesses achieve their goals...
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Athens, Greece
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Apriorit is a leader in smart contract development, cybersecurity services, along with advanced data management technologies. Other services offered by this IT firm include SaaS engineering, Driver development, system programming, professional reverse engineering, blockchain, AI&ML and more...
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- Software Development
- Blockchain
- IT Services
- Cybersecurity
- Web Development
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- Location
- Lynn, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Conceptualize is a small, yet powerful digital agency based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which concentrates on Digital Strategy, UX, bespoke web design and development of websites, mobile apps and web apps along with digital & inbound marketing...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
- Product Design
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
We are proud to have so many successful stories, as we are dedicated Digital Marketing Agency to grow with our customers and we do appreciate and highly consider our client's needs and expectations, so we are keeping our consultancy as an add on regardless we win the deal or not...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Cairo, Egypt
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Transfuture is an award winning Brooklyn-based design consultancy creating high-impact websites for organizations working at the intersection of architecture, transportation, education, and engineering. We turn mission-driven ideas into digital experiences that drive growth and build authority...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Product Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Emsoho Technologies specializes in digital transformation to improve overall business performance. Emsoho offers artificial intelligence (AI) services, SaaS, mobile applications, and comprehensive digital strategies for e-commerce firms, healthcare enterprises, real estate companies, and more...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- IT Services
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
First Person is a creative partner that embraces your business challenge to create a direct connection with your audience that strikes at the essential, emotional and expandable core of a brand story...
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- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
creative digital agency...
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- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Milan, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
We help brands connect on a more human level, finding new ways to tell their story and creating new experiences designed to better serve their audiences and inspire action. So that the moments people spend with your brand matter more...
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Package Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $165/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
In todays competitive world, a winning brand is a game-changer. ColorJar gives brands the edge they need to achieve top performance and become a champion in their category...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
KOMBIND is an independent branding agency servicing existing and emerging brands. We integrate business, technology and brand strategy to craft intelligent ideas into engaging and meaningful brand experiences...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- eCommerce
- Content Marketing
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
North Street is a creative services, branding, and design agency. Our mission is to engineer the thoughtful transformation and success of great organizations...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Your Secure Software Development & Design Partner. We build high-trust products efficiently for technology leaders...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Software Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Thinking, writing and planning earth-shattering brand stories are just a part of what we do. For more than 8 years, we have been using graphic design, strategy, branding and websites to bring dreams to life...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
TechArk Solutions is a customer-experience agency that designs and develops award-winning mobile apps and websites for your business. We deliver world-class online marketing, meaningful user experiences and process automation solutions. Call us now!...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $49/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Appsky is a human-centered creative agency that specializes in design, software, & consulting. We are based in Omaha, NE and focus on building custom solutions for hybrid mobile apps and progressive web apps (PWAs), WordPress websites and e-commerce, and full graphic design and branding...
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- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Software Development
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- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $88/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Kyros Digital is a custom software development agency that builds very unique solutions for businesses. We are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and have a team of 7 very skilled individuals that will help design and develop your next project...
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- Blockchain
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Wearables
- IoT
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- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
We are striving to become one of the leaders in automated visual security apps and deep learning face recognithion!...
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- Software Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We are creative business marketing strategists. Our exceptional strength in branding and corporate identity has earned us over 1,500 communication awards for many Fortune 500 companies. From healthcare, professional services, technology, manufacturing, distribution, energy and more - our unique ability to...
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- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Advertising
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Pare & Co is an AI-native digital consultancy. We build websites, platforms, and digital products — and the intelligence inside them — for the organizations people depend on most...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Location
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Diff is a full-service e-commerce agency that provides retailers with end-to-end solutions to drive their online business growth...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
We are a team of experienced professionals with an outstanding expertise in various fields...
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- Software Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- IoT
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- Location
- Sheridan, Wyoming
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $45/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Working in over 35 countries around the world from our offices in London, Amsterdam, New York and Singapore, 1HQ specialises in innovation, branding, packaging and 3D structure...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Windsor, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
COAX Software
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.COAX Software delivers smart software solutions for travel, transport & logisticsconnecting strategy, delivery, and growth to ship reliable, scalable, ROI-positive software...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Three29 is a B2B digital marketing agency based out of Sacramento, CA and Jacksonville FL...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Airfleet creates and optimizes revenue generating websites for tech b2b marketers. Our services include SEO, CRO, Design, Development and Marketing Automation. We've created the first website platform for tech b2b marketers to easily scale their marketing...
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- Design Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
- CRO
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- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Flux Technologies Inc. is an all-inclusive software design & development boutique providing full life-cycle consulting services. By leveraging years of experience Flux is able to identify requirements and provide custom-made solutions through transparent collaboration and strategic partnership...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $45/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Wve Labs is a digital product company bringing strategy, design, and engineering together to create mobile apps, web platforms, and custom software. Since 2015, we have partnered with startups, growth companies, and global organizations to design, build, and scale digital products...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Costa Mesa, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Global4Net is a team of hotheads that have been specializing in advanced Magento-based e-commerce solutions for trade and distribution since 2010...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce
- Location
- Wroclaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
The company’s IT services have been tailored to suit each and every individual organization. Vector Software applies substantiated development practices to ensure that projects and services are delivered on time, within budget and with the finest quality to maximize client satisfaction...
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- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Lviv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Nublue is an Agile, North West based ecommerce agency and managed hosting provider, specialising in Magento...
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- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- IT Services
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- Location
- Lancaster, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $155/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
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Frequently Asked Questions About Website Design Companies
What services do web design agencies offer?
Web design agencies provide a range of services to plan, create, and improve business websites. Their core services include:Â
- Custom website design tailored to your brand and goalsÂ
- Responsive web design to ensure the site works on desktop, tablet, and mobileÂ
- UI/UX design to make the site easy to useÂ
- Website development to turn designs into functional websitesÂ
- Landing page design for campaigns and conversionsÂ
- Website redesign to improve outdated or underperforming sitesÂ
Beyond these core services, many web design companies also support digital marketing, including search engine optimization, content marketing, and email marketing to help improve visibility in search engines and attract potential customers. Â
Some also offer brand identity, graphic design, and ongoing web design services like maintenance, updates, and performance improvements to strengthen your online presence over time.Â
How much do website design companies charge for their services?
Professional web design services typically cost $5,000 to $60,000+. Basic business websites may range from $5,000 to $15,000, custom websites from $15,000 to $30,000, and complex or e-commerce projects from $30,000 to $60,000+. Costs depend on scope, customization, features, and development needs.
How long does it take to build a website?
A typical website design company timeline ranges from a few days to several months, depending on scope, content readiness, and required web development.Â
- Simple brochure website (1 to 5 pages): 1 to 2 weeks Â
- Small business website (5 to 15 pages, blog, forms): 4 to 8 weeks Â
- eCommerce website (standard features, 10 to 100 products): 8 to 16 weeks Â
- Large-scale custom website (bespoke features, integrations): 4 to 6+ monthsÂ
- Custom web application: 6 to 12+ months Â
Most delays come from two things: missing content (copy, images, product data) and an unclear scope that expands during the web design project. Â
If content is ready and approvals are fast, timelines compress. If content is late and feedback is slow, timelines stretch.Â
What are the hidden costs of web design?
Hidden web design costs usually show up in two phases: before launch and after launch.Â
Pre-launch hidden costsÂ
- Stock photos, fonts, and premium plugins (one-time fees plus renewals)Â
- Scope creep and extra revisions beyond what the contract includesÂ
- Content creation (copywriting, product descriptions, graphics)Â
- Content migration from an old site (formatting, redirects, image cleanup)Â
- Integrations (CRM, booking, payments, analytics) that require extra setup and testingÂ
Post-launch hidden costsÂ
- Web hosting and domain renewal (often increases as traffic grows)Â
- SSL certificate upgrades for ecommerce or higher trust requirementsÂ
- Website maintenance and security (updates, backups, monitoring, fixes)Â
- Email hosting (Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 per user)Â
These costs appear because a website build quote often covers only the core design and development. Anything tied to licensing, content production, ongoing ownership, or changes outside the original scope gets billed separately unless the statement of work includes it.Â
What is the difference between web design and web development?
Web design defines the visual interface and user experience of a website, while web development implements that design through code and technical functionality.Â
| Aspect | Web design | Web development |
| Core responsibility | Defines the design, layout, and user experience | Builds and maintains the website through code |
| Primary objective | Ensure the site is clear, engaging, and aligned with brand identity | Ensure the site works correctly, loads fast, and supports required features |
| Deliverables | Wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and visual systems | Front-end interfaces, back-end systems, and integrations |
| Key disciplines | UX design, UI design, responsive web design | Front-end, back-end, and full-stack web development |
| Business impact | Influences perception, usability, and user engagement | Enables functionality, performance, and scalability |
Web design's main focus:Â
- Structure and site designÂ
- Visual hierarchy and interface clarityÂ
- User experience and UX designÂ
- Mobile and responsive designÂ
- Conversion-focused landing page designÂ
Web development's main focus:Â
- Coding and website developmentÂ
- Front-end implementation (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)Â
- Back-end systems and databasesÂ
- Integrations, security, and performanceÂ
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