Since 2005, we've helped top brands in China to develop and grow. Our work often involves working with international clients in China, and helping Chinese clients expand internationally. Experienced and reliable, we currently maintain over 50 websites in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
China
Unit 301, Building 3, 718 Liyuan Road near Mengzi Road ,
Shanghai,
Shanghai200023
+862153521288
$50 - $99/hr
2 - 9
2005
Service Focus
Focus of Web Development
Wordpress - 100%
Focus of Web Designing (UI/UX)
Website - 10%
Landing Page - 10%
Launch Page - 10%
Ecommerce - 10%
Corporate - 10%
Logo Design - 10%
Usability - 5%
User Experience - 5%
Digital Design - 5%
Graphic Design - 5%
Product Design - 5%
Packaging Design - 5%
Print Design - 5%
Illustration - 5%
Industry Focus
Financial & Payments - 20%
Designing - 20%
Travel & Lifestyle - 20%
Automotive - 10%
Healthcare & Medical - 10%
Real Estate - 10%
Industrial - 10%
Client Focus
40% Large Business
40% Medium Business
20% Small Business
Review Analytics of Lantern
9
Total Reviews
5.0/5
Overall Rating
0
Recent Reviews
What Users Say
Exceptional Service and Tailored Solutions for Our Website
Zita Yang
I would recommend Lantern to anyone looking to build a website.
Director at HGR Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd
Zhuoyu website creation
Jonathan Wolfberg , China Specialist at Zhuoyu
LANTERN DIGITAL - VISIONARY, ARTISTIC AND PRACTICAL
mal p
Highly recommend Lantern Digital
Carolina Kollmann
What Users Like The Most
This company is not just about results, it is about the the capability to understand your business, work with you, reimagine what your basic business process thoughts are into a web design that you look at and go...yeah...that was my.....Lantern's idea....
They were professional and delivered all the services we needed, on schedule and according to budget.
Exceptional Service and Tailored Solutions for Our Website
Our goal of this website revamp project was to create a modern, user-friendly website that reflects our Chambers' professionalism and showcases our barristers’ expertise. The team delivered beyond expectations, providing a polished design and prompt technical support. Their attention to detail, creativity, and proactive communication ensured a seamless collaboration. While a more detailed post-launch tutorial could enhance the experience, their tailored solutions, especially for managing our content-heavy updates, were invaluable. We are thrilled with the final product and highly recommend their services for anyone seeking a professional and reliable website partner.
What was the project name that you have worked with Lantern?
Website Revamp
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Development
Describe your project in brief
Our goal was to create a modern, user-friendly website that reflects our Chambers' professionalism and showcases our barristers’ expertise. The team delivered beyond expectations, providing a polished design and prompt technical support. Their attention to detail, creativity, and proactive communication ensured a seamless collaboration. While a more detailed post-launch tutorial could enhance the experience, their tailored solutions, especially for managing our content-heavy updates, were invaluable. We are thrilled with the final product and highly recommend their services for anyone seeking a professional and reliable website partner.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Their attention to detail, creativity, and proactive communication ensured a seamless collaboration
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
None
Rating Breakdown
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Schedule & Timing
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Project Detail
$200000+
Completed
Legal & Compliance
Director at HGR Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd
Posted 9 months ago
I would recommend Lantern to anyone looking to build a website.
Our existing website was outdated and required a team to start from zero. Lantern was happy to help. We gave our overall design brief and watched them turn our ideas into a website we love. The process was seamless.
What was the project name that you have worked with Lantern?
Redesign and launch of website
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Designing (UI/UX)
Describe your project in brief
We needed a complete revamp of our website. We changed everything. Lantern was able to build on our existing site and translated the design into a website we absolutely love.
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
The Lantern team understands that we run a business, we do not build websites. Their design perspectives allowed us to give a direction without having to micromanage every step. They involved us when needed but delivered a website exactly as we wanted.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
100% satisfied with the website they delivered and the process of building it.
Rating Breakdown
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Schedule & Timing
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Project Detail
$0 to $10000
Completed
Other Industries
Jonathan Wolfberg, China Specialist at Zhuoyu
Posted on Feb 28, 2024
Zhuoyu website creation
Working with Lantern, we created a new Chinese + English product website for our Zhuoyu brand, using our brand identity and product photography. Since launch, they have also provided us ongoing support.
What was the project name that you have worked with Lantern?
Zhuoyu website
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Development, Web Designing (UI/UX)
Describe your project in brief
Zhuoyu website creation
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
They were professional and delivered all the services we needed, on schedule and according to budget.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
No complaints, we were satisfied with the work.
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
Completed
Travel & Lifestyle
mal p
Posted on Jun 09, 2021
LANTERN DIGITAL - VISIONARY, ARTISTIC AND PRACTICAL
They listen and then vision it what you are seeking, these guys translate your marketing waffle to something real in terms of what you actually need as a business. Their ability to take you outside of the box or if you need stay inside it is market driven. They really get it...and they grasp and then improve your concept at speed!
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Development
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
This company is not just about results, it is about the the capability to understand your business, work with you, reimagine what your basic business process thoughts are into a web design that you look at and go...yeah...that was my.....Lantern's idea....
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
Not much really...
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
Carolina Kollmann
Posted on Mar 15, 2021
Highly recommend Lantern Digital
Super professional and quick turnaround designers. They were my providers for a few years now and no issues on my website at all. Excellent company, very helpful would definitely recommend, very quick to solve changes as well as managing the service.
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Development, Business Services, Digital Marketing
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Morgan O'Hara
Posted on Mar 04, 2021
Lantern Digital is top-notch
We shopped around for a number of web design agencies, eventually settling on Lantern. We were not disappointed. In our previous experience, web developers always had issues bringing our design vision to life. Lantern was incredible in communicating what was and wasn't possible, in proposing solutions, and in bringing to life a flawless responsive website which met all of our requirements and specs, and which is now easy for us to manage and update.
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Designing (UI/UX), Web Development
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Their professionalism and competency.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
N/A
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
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Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
alve LAGERCRANTZ
Posted on Jan 22, 2021
website
Lantern made a beautiful website and online shop for our fashion brand a couple of years back, through the process they have been very helpful and clear to explain the full process, costs, pros and cons etc.
Since then they have been maintaining the website and helped us with various updates etc. they have through the years been a very reliable partner for our brand thank you.
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Designing (UI/UX), Web Development
Rating Breakdown
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Schedule & Timing
Communication
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Yiyang Zhou
Posted on Jan 21, 2021
Website
This team is amazing, reasonable price and professional working. My studio's website was made by Lantern, they precisely expressed what I need. Also, they manage it for over 4 years, always keep a quick response. Highly recommended.
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Development
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
This team is amazing, reasonable price and professional working. My studio's website was made by Lantern, they precisely expressed what I need. Also, they manage it for over 4 years, always keep a quick response. Highly recommended.
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Koofeel Wang
Posted on Dec 29, 2020
The best website design company in Shanghai
Lantern made an outstanding custom website for me, and my inquiries went crazy. ;) I think they are very professional, good taste, quick response, reasonable price, and good service.
What service was provided as part of the project?
Web Designing (UI/UX), Web Development
What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?
Professional, good taste, quick response, reasonable price, and good service.
What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?
No complaints
Rating Breakdown
Quality
Schedule & Timing
Communication
Overall Rating
Project Detail
$10001 to $50000
Client Portfolio of Lantern
Project Industry
Travel & Lifestyle - 14.3%
Manufacturing - 14.3%
Other Industries - 25.0%
Hospitality - 3.6%
Art, Entertainment & Music - 7.1%
Real Estate - 3.6%
Healthcare & Medical - 7.1%
Business Services - 3.6%
Gaming - 3.6%
Designing - 7.1%
Education - 3.6%
Retail - 3.6%
Legal & Compliance - 3.6%
Major Industry Focus
Other Industries
Project Cost
$10001 to $50000 - 78.6%
$0 to $10000 - 17.9%
$50001 to $100000 - 3.6%
Common Project Cost
$10001 to $50000
Project Timeline
1 to 25 Weeks - 53.6%
26 to 50 Weeks - 32.1%
51 to 100 Weeks - 14.3%
Project Timeline
1 to 25 Weeks
Clients: 5
Lagardere
Tenneco
JLL
Stellar Works
Des Voeux Chambers
Portfolios: 28
Lagardère Travel Retail China Website
$10001 to $50000
24 weeks
Travel & Lifestyle
Client Background
Lagardère Travel Retail is a leading global travel retail operator specializing in luxury goods, traditional travel retail, and food services, enhancing traveler experiences across five continents.
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Design
Establish a completely localized website for client's China division.
Creative Brief
Brand Development
Design Concepts
Key Visuals
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Custom-coded layouts with parallax scrolling and inview animations.
Client Background
Zenest is a Shanghai-based PR agency offering corporate communications, crisis management, media strategy, and event planning, with a focus on bridging East and West.
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Design
Zenest is a Shanghai-based PR agency offering corporate communications, crisis management, media strategy, and event planning, with a focus on bridging East and West.
Creative Brief
Brand Development
Design Concepts
Key Visuals
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Custom-coded layouts with loading animation and page transitions.
Frontend Development (custom)
Custom CMS Development (php/mysql)
Multilingual Support (EN / ZH)
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to Zenest's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Talent First offers customized talent acquisition and HR solutions in China, specializing in executive search and workforce management.
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Design
Establish a fresh brand direction and custom design for a boutique HR firm in China.
Creative Brief
Brand Development
Design Concepts
Key Visuals
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Custom-coded layouts with parallax scrolling and inview animations.
Frontend Development (React)
Custom CMS Development (WordPress)
Embedded Videos
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to Talent First's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
One Parkvale offers a modern two-bedroom residence in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong, ideal for short stays with convenient access to nature and central Hong Kong.
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Design
Translate client-provided mockups to desktop and responsive screen sizes.
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Rates, availability and booking sections with custom backend.
Frontend Development (custom)
Custom CMS Development (php/mysql)
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to One Parkvale's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
ProHR provides strategic HR consulting and executive search services, specializing in the healthcare, luxury, retail, and manufacturing sectors to drive organizational success.
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Design
Establish a fresh brand direction and custom design for a boutique HR firm in China.
Polo Urban Rock specializes in creating innovative urban rock sculptures and landscape art, blending artistic vision with natural elements to enhance public and private spaces.
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Design
Redesign client's existing site for content flexibility and mobile responsiveness.
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Dynamic project portfolio with highly customizable page building functionality.
Frontend Development (Angular)
CMS Setup + Integration (WordPress)
Embedded Videos
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to Urban Rock's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Design + Content Updates
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Colucci & Colucci Design is a global creative design studio in Geneva, Tokyo, and Beijing, offering innovative design solutions for clients worldwide.
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Design
Collaboration with Colucci internal design team on layout, animation, and user interface.
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Dynamic project portfolio with multiple filter categories.
Frontend Development (custom)
Custom CMS Development (php/mysql)
Multilingual Support (EN / ZH)
Embedded Videos
Email Integration (Mailchimp)
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to Colucci + Colucci's team.
Website Hosting (Europe)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Design + Content Updates
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Asia Legal Resources is a boutique legal placement firm with over 20 years experience, offering unparalleled expertise in the Greater China legal market.
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Design
Provide brand direction and custom design for an legal recruitment startup.
Creative Brief
Brand Development
Design Concepts
Key Visuals
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Custom-coded layouts with parallax scrolling and page transitions.
Frontend Development (custom)
Backend Development (php/mysql)
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Support
Ongoing maintenance and support to the Asia Legal Resources team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
Design + Content Updates
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Arizon is an award-winning Shanghai architecture and interior design firm, specializing in boutique department stores and shopping centers.
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Design
Provide a minimal, elegant design for a commercial architecture studio.
Client Background
Explore CRS is a China-based recruitment agency specializing in connecting international and bilingual schools with qualified teachers across Asia and the Middle East.
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Design
Provide brand direction and custom design for an education recruitment startup.
Creative Brief
Brand Development
Design Concepts
Key Visuals
Page Mockups
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Responsive Web Design
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Development
Third-party CRM setup and integration with user profiles, applications, and job placements.
Client Background
ZS-Tech is a multinational high-tech corporation that devotes itself to the research and development, production, and sales of superior lab-grown diamonds.
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Design
Establish a fresh brand direction and custom design for a modern industrial website.
Development
Products database, with dynamically generated location pages.
Frontend Development (React)
Performance Optimization (Gatsby)
CMS Setup + Integration ((Netlify CMS)
Multilingual Support (EN / ZH)
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to ZS Tech's team.
Website Hosting (Mainland China + USA)
Continuous Deployment (Buddy CI)
ICP License Application
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Design + Content Updates
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Z DIAMOND offers a modern approach to celebrating life's most cherished international standards and maximizing the advantages of products and technologies.
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Design
Establish a compelling new brand direction and sophisticated custom page layouts.
Client Background
Gaoyi is a premier printing and packaging firm, offering comprehensive, one-stop solutions for total printing and packaging needs to top global multinational corporations.
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Design
Establish a fresh brand direction and custom design for a modern industrial website.
Client Background
Des Voeux Chambers (DVC) is Hong Kong's largest set of barrister chambers, renowned for its exceptional legal expertise and comprehensive services.
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Design
Establish a compelling new brand direction and sophisticated custom page layouts.
Client Background
A member of United Imaging Healthcare Technology Group, United Imaging Intelligence (UII) uses AI to make imaging faster, better, and safer.
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Design
Collaboration with UII internal design team on layout, animation, and user interface.
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
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Develop
Custom animation + video integrated with dynamic content pages.
Frontend Development (React)
Performance Optimization (NextJS)
CMS Setup + Integration (WordPress)
Multilingual Support (EN / ZH)
Embedded Videos
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Support
CMS for regular updates, with ongoing support to UII's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
Continuous Deployment (Buddy CI)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
CMS Training
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Sirloin is a label founded by a Japanese-Swedish duo, celebrating the importance of laziness and stupid elegance based on humorous criticism of everyday life.
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Design
Collaboration with Sirloin internal design team on layout, animation, and user interface.
Content Editing
Component UI/UX
Animation Design
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Develop
Collection + product database, with custom e-commerce integration.
Frontend Development (Custom)
Backend Development (PHP/MySQL)
Ecommerce Integration (Shopify)
Embedded Videos (Wistia)
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Support
Seasonal content updates, with ongoing support to Sirloin's team.
Website Hosting (Hong Kong)
Continuous Deployment (Buddy CI)
On-Page SEO
Google Analytics Setup
Design + Content Updates
Ongoing Maintenance + Support
Client Background
Zhuoyu designs + crafts pieces for tearoom environments. Through furniture and accessories, Zhuoyu focuses on the modern tea connoisseur.
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Design
Original concept bringing the brand to life with animation and video.
Project Background
Stellar Works stands for a renaissance of refined culture and Asian aesthetics, representing a commitment to bridging the gap between old and new, east and west.
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Design
Ongoing work with Stellar Works team to create new site content and functionality.
Client Background
Daya Voyage provides unforgettable traveling + boarding experiences all over the globe, inspiring guests to find their inner joyfulness.
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Design
Original concept bringing the brand to life with animation and video.
Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the organization.
Lantern is a web agency in Shanghai, China. We provide mostly websites and web apps, and all related services including design, development, and support.
As Lantern’s Director, I lead the creative and technical parts of our projects and present them to clients at key delivery points.
What is the story behind starting this company?
In 2005, I moved from the U.S. to China, and – with a partner – we worked as a studio out of a residential apartment. During that time, there were few Western agencies of any type, and we had an opportunity to work with some major brands such as McKinsey, Porsche, and L.E.K.
In 2008, I officially registered Lantern in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Sometime around 2012, we shifted our business focus to mostly web and digital.
What are your company’s business model–in house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
All of our design and coding is done in-house. We work with third-party vendors for some content (photos, videos, translation) and hosting services.
How does your company differentiate itself from the competition?
We’re one of only a few Western web agencies in China that can reliably and consistently deliver work at a certain standard. As such, our work usually involves working with international companies doing business in China, or with Chinese companies who want to market themselves internationally.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?
We don’t target a specific industry – though, over time, our portfolio has developed most in corporate, high-tech, healthcare, fashion, and other design industries such as furniture and architecture.
As for repeat business, our standard service agreement includes ongoing support and maintenance for at least three years – so in that sense, all of our clients are ongoing clients. We do sometimes have clients return for another project for themselves or some other department or affiliate in their group.
Please share some of the services that you offer for which clients approach you the most for?
Websites, web apps, platforms, minisites, campaigns. China website localization for Western companies. Sometimes branding and graphic design if it’s part of a larger web project.
What is your customer satisfaction rate according to you? What steps do you take to cater to your customer’s needs and requirements?
Upon receiving initial inquiries, our first question is to ask whether the client’s needs are truly a good fit for what we can offer. From there, we provide a clear working process, scope, design expectations, and technical specifications. Once work begins, we make sure to deliver on or exceed those expectations at every delivery. As for satisfaction, most of our clients stay with us for at least three years, and some have been with us for more than ten years.
What kind of support system do you offer to your clients for catering to their queries and issues?
We’re available Monday to Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM China time, for instant feedback and support on most issues. Our clients can reach us outside those hours for emergencies, but this is rare, as we have multiple backup systems in place.
What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)
For the initial scope of work, we provide an itemized proposal with a fixed cost, based on the estimated work days required. For work that goes beyond this scope, or is requested after launch, we quote at a daily rate. We also provide a yearly hosting + support service.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
Starting at $10,000 USD for new projects.
What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2022?
From $10,000 to $50,000 USD for the initial scope of work.
Where do you see your company in the next 10 years?
At some point I’ll be returning to the U.S., so I’ll be looking at how our agency will transition through that – or I may end up traveling back and forth.
