Top Rated Ohio Web Design Company
We create stunning sites that drive more traffic, leads, and sales for your business.
Since 2010, The Media Captain has built hundreds for all business types [view our extensive portfolio]. Don’t take our word for it. UpCity named The Media Captain the “Top Web Designer in Columbus.” Our team of designers, developers, marketing experts, and project managers will build you a stunning site that provides a great user experience for current and prospective customers.
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Our Web Design Experience
- Voted a Top 1% Web Design Agency in the U.S. by UpCity
- Successfully launched hundreds of websites since our inception in 2010
- We offer website hosting plus site maintenance and security updates
- Designers, developers, project managers, and marketing experts in-house
- Extensive experience with WordPress sites
- Diversified clientele across eCommerce, B2C and B2B
- Ability to customize plugins and pages to appease the client’s vision
- Unique designs to make your site extremely customized
- Organized project management board to monitor your site’s progress
- Clients maintain 100% ownership of their website and assets
Web Design Platforms and Technologies
When building a new website, there are different platforms and technologies to choose from. Learn more about our skill set across the development realm. You can also learn more about our website hosting and marketing packages, which complement our development services.
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The majority of websites we build are within WordPress. Learn why we love WordPress sites and recommend them so often to clients.
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In addition to providing design support on the website, we help many clients with their branding and design collateral post site launch.
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If you already have a website you’re happy with and need a confident development team to handle the maintenance, we can help. We offer smaller development packages in 5 and 10-hour increments for businesses needing one-off support requests.
& Shopify
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WooCommerce and Shopify are two of the most popular eCommerce platforms. We have vast experience with each of them.
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Your website is a key extension of your business. Your website must be operating and functioning properly 24/7/365. The Media Captain confidently hosts hundreds of sites.
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Most clients desire to drive sales and leads from their website. While we set up a strong foundation for SEO and marketing, we have packages post-site launch to drive more business for your brand.
Satisfied Columbus Web Design Clients
How our Web Design Services Transformed Businesses
Before Signing Your Contract
We start our process by understanding both your business objectives and the technical requirements for your website. This allows us to match the right team members to your project and provide accurate scope and planning.
- Initial free consultation to understand your vision, design preferences, and technical requirements while introducing our proven agency process and keys to success.
- Drawing from our experience developing hundreds of websites, we assess your project scope based on page count, technical complexity, and design requirements to provide accurate timeline and cost estimates. We’ll send you a quote to review via email and schedule a meeting to go through this together.
- During our quote review meeting, we’ll present the detailed project scope and pricing while discussing hosting options, ADA compliance requirements, and recommended maintenance packages. You’ll leave with clear understanding of project timeline, costs, and the key factors driving our proposal.
- Once signed, our 5-7 day onboarding process begins:
- Assign your dedicated project manager, designer, and developer
- Gather essential credentials and access
- Integrate you into Monday.com for real-time progress tracking
- Prepare URL structure for kick-off meeting
- Begin bi-weekly progress meetings
Web Design Pricing
- Our team determines project pricing based on complexity, page count, custom features, and technical requirements. This is based on estimated hours needed for completion. 95% of projects finish within estimated hours.
- Base pricing starts at $6,500 ($175/hour) for simple websites under ten pages, with more complex projects significantly higher.
- The baseline price applies even if we complete the project under the estimated hours.
- Additional time billed at $150/hour with written approval
- Track progress through our project management software; your manager will alert if trending over estimates
- If you have a one-page landing page, we will quote this based on the hours we anticipate it taking, and in this case, we would take on the project for less than $6,500. Most landing page projects fall within a 10-15 hour scope.
Recommended Add-Ons to Website Development:
Hosting & Maintenance
We will host your website on our secure server. This will ensure your site is running smoothly 24/7/365. We will take daily backups of your site in case issues arise. We will also update plugins to keep your site up-to-date with the latest WordPress technology.
- Starting at $65/month
- Pricing is determined based on the size of the website and the server space required
- WordPress plugin updates and security monitoring
- Dedicated server hosting
ADA Compliance
The Media Captain’s team will install ADA compliant technology on clients website, ensuring all requirements are adhered to.
- Pricing starts at $620/year
- Pricing is determined based on the sizes and number of pages on the website.
Photo/Video Shoot
For our Columbus clients, we recommend enhanced photography and videography to accompany your website. We will send a trusted photographer/videographer to your location for a 90-minute shoot.
- Pricing starts at $750 for a 90-minute shoot and 45 minutes of editing.
- Constant touchpoints throughout the project knowing that progress is being made toward achieving a completed website
- Project management software gives you the ability to check in on hours and site progress
- Improved look and feel
- Your website to serve as better sales collateral for your business
- Enhanced website structure and organization
- Strong SEO foundation based on the website structure and organization
- Compatibility across desktop, mobile, and tablet
- Piece of mind knowing your site will be up and running 24/7/365 with the technical support of The Media Captain’s team
- Content management system that your team can easily manage to make updates and modifications
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We require a 35% down payment before beginning a development project.
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On average, websites with under 20 pages take our team 2-3 months to complete. During our sales meetings, we will provide you with an estimated timeline for launch.
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We have access to a stock photography library that can be used for assets on your site.
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When clients come prepared with verbiage, this does expedite the process.
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We do offer content writing, but there is an additional fee.
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There are bi-weekly meetings between The Media Captain and the client to provide status updates and brainstorm on key action items.
After Signing Your Contract
Below is what you can expect with our web design process after signing a contract with The Media Captain. This includes our onboarding process when your site will launch, and when you can expect your site to launch.
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Preliminary sales meetings to scope out work, pricing, and timeline
- Onboard your account to coordinate the following:
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Billing
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Meeting times
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Credential gathering
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Client intake form
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- Assign your team a project manager, designer, developer, and marketing strategist.
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While you go through onboarding, our team meets on your account to get acclimated with all aspects of your project
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- We will need access to the following:
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Domain registrar
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Hosting
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Website Credentials
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Google Analytics
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Google Search Console
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Photo and video assets
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Brand standards
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Creation of a project management board, where communication and key initiatives will be documented between our team and yours.
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Kick-off meeting
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URL structure and user experience flow showcasing the different pages on the site and all pathways to those specific pages.
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Wireframe of the homepage and core product pages before beginning development work.
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Mock-up of homepage and core product pages before beginning development work
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Create a development URL
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Begin turning mock-ups into development pages
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Test pages for mobile, desktop, and tablet
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Continuation of mock-ups and development
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SEO optimization of title tags, headlines, and other key items
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Remove all unneeded pages and media
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Add Recaptcha
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Test Contact Form
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301 redirects
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Move pixels or create new ones if needed
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Site load speed testing
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Google Analytics integration
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Migrate and launch the site after coordinating with the client
Our Process:
URL Structure, Wireframe, Mock-Up & Development
We create wireframes and mock-ups so the client is happy with the look and feel before going into development. It’s important to understand and visualize what this process looks like. Below are examples so you can better understand our process.
URL Structure
Just like a house needs a solid foundation so does a website. We create a URL structure, user flow and visual sitemap to ensure the website architecture is in place.
Wireframe
We create a skeleton of each important page to organize the layout. We get the sign-off from the Client before proceeding onward.
Mockup
We bring your site to life by placing imagery and text on the page so you can see how it will look on the actual website.
Development
We create a link where you can start viewing how the site will look across all devices.
Looking for a new website? Contact Us!
Contact The Media Captain to speak with our team of marketing and web design experts. We look forward to learning more about your business while guiding you in the right direction on a web marketing strategy.