FAQ

We’re a great fit for fast-growing small businesses and mid-sized businesses who need to take their websites to the next level, but don’t have the bandwidth or the in-house expertise to do it themselves. Let us act as an extension of your business—your “in-house, off-site” creative & technical team. We’ll treat your project and your mission like it’s our own.

We also work well with other agencies who need specialized skills or additional capacity from time-to-time. Agencies actually make up about half of our clientele—we’re able to work seamlessly with your in-house team, and provide work to the exacting standards you and your clients demand.

We pride ourselves on being dependable, resourceful, and responsive partners for all of our clients. We want to be your go-to team for the long haul.

We’ll be honest—we’re not a good fit for businesses who don’t understand the value of branding and marketing, and don’t want to invest in (or reap the rewards of) “doing it right.”

If you’re comparing us to the Design Auction sites where you get 50 recycled concepts for a dollar, or the Do-It-Yourself free website builders offered through your hosting company…we’ll save you the trouble and admit that we can’t compete with their pricing (and don’t intend to). We provide a much higher level of service. But those options can fill a need for businesses who are just starting out—and if your business takes off, you might come back to us later, when you’re ready to take a more thorough approach to your brand and your online presence. We’ll look forward to talking with you then!

Because all of our work is custom, and because each client’s needs are different, that’s a difficult question to answer. We’ll undoubtedly be higher than your uncle’s neighbor’s son who knows Photoshop or HTML. And we’ll definitely be less than the mega-agencies that are built to serve Fortune 500 clients.

For starters, we’ve provided these guidelines for creating an annual marketing budget, and for better understanding website development costs.

A typical website development project might range anywhere from $15,000 to $30,00. But we have worked on smaller projects, as well as substantially larger ones. Given a budget range and some specific goals, we’re able to find creative and effective ways to work with clients of all sizes.

We’re always happy to provide free, no-obligation quotes on your projects. Reach out today and let’s talk about making your dream project a reality.

On the front-end, we custom code HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/jQuery. And we normally use the Twitter Bootstrap framework to ensure that our websites are responsive and adaptable to different devices and screen sizes.

Powering the back-end of our websites, you’ll generally find WordPress or another PHP-based platform, providing content management and/or ecommerce capabilities. And we have the PHP chops to customize the pages and website features to your specifications, in a custom theme.

We can also build sites from the ground up, using PHP frameworks like Laravel or CodeIgniter, if the project warrants it. We’ll always gauge the best solution for your individual project, and discuss the pros and cons with you, before we get started.

We’re adaptable to most clients’ needs—we know that we need to fit into your process and work according to your schedule for this to be a successful relationship. But every relationship requires a different level of interaction. Some clients are happy to email us project specs and let us run with it. Some want to meet regularly to get to know the team involved with their project, discuss strategy, or brainstorm a little. We’re flexible! Our approach can adapt to your needs.

PixelPeople is based in Naperville, Illinois, just west of Chicago. Our remote team members are located both in the Chicago area and across the U.S. (but never offshore).

Our office is located at 50 S. Main Street, Suite 200, at the Main Street Promenade Center in the heart of downtown Naperville.

Click here for a location map or call us toll-free at 1 (877) 860-3903 for directions. See you soon!

Have a question we haven’t covered here? Please let us know—we’d be glad to help.