Website Design and Development Services
Your website should be more than just presentable; it should be exceptional. A blend of thoughtful design, captivating graphics, and compelling messaging creates a great user experience.
Our Cincinnati-based website design agency crafts smart websites and applications, designed to flow the way users process information.
PRICE RANGES:
- Straightforward company website: $15,000 – $30,000
- Medium-sized website: $30,000 – $60,000
- Complex digital hub: $60,000 – $100,000+
WEBSITES WE SPECIALIZE IN:
- Marketing websites
- eCommerce websites
- Intranets
- Government websites
- Non-profit websites
What you get with a USDP website
Website design and development has been our bread and butter since 2002. We typically follow a four-phase process with scheduled deliverables that follow an agreed upon timeline.
For each client, we handpick the right tech stack that is best for both the website and the team managing it. For projects that demand speed, flexibility, and seamless content management, we often leverage modern solutions like Svelte for ultra-efficient front-end development and Sanity as a powerful headless CMS. However, some clients are better serviced with WordPress, Shopify, or other technologies. For a full list of our preferred technologies, check out the links below.
Learn more about the tech that we use:
Phase 1: Messaging and Discovery
The strategic phase for developing your brand's digital foundation.
DELIVERABLES MAY INCLUDE:
- Internal messaging guide
- sitemap
- written website content
- SEO/AIO research
Phase 2: Website Design
The creative phase for solidifying the visual style of your web presence.
Deliverables may include:
- Design examples and inspiration
- Two homepage concepts
- Interior pages and component prototypes
- Responsive and ADA accessible designs
Phase 3: Website Development
The build phase when your website turns from a prototype into a functioning website.
Deliverables may include:
- Development unique pages and page components
- Responsive development for desktop, tablet, and mobile
- SEO best practices
- Quality assurance
Phase 4: CMS Training and Pagebuild
The final phase where we work together to get your site ready for launch.
Deliverables may include:
- Hands-on CMS training
- Blog content management overview
- New page creation training
- CMS documentation
- Collaborative pagebuild between USDP and client
Website Design Examples
The mark of a well-designed website is a seamless blend of form and function. Essential information must be presented in a way that is simultaneously incredibly clear and highly engaging. Our messaging-focused approach to design keeps this balance a priority.
Check out some of our best examples of intuitive website design:
America's River Roots Festival
The America's River Roots team partnered with us to build the website for their first-of-it's-kind festival along the banks of the Ohio river in October 2025. We worked through aggressive phases of work, building a website that would spread awareness for the festival while also allowing ticketing and river cruise bookings through a custom web app.
United Way Greater Cincinnati
United Way of Greater Cincinnati is one of our region's most impactful non-profits, and they partnered with USDP to build a new website that reflected of United Way Worldwide’s updated brand direction, while still maintaining their unique voice. In addition, we also rebuilt their 211 widget, a web app that connects residents to a variety of support services in the greater Cincinnati area.
Schneider Geospatial
Schneider Geospatial is a leading GovTech offers GIS-integrated solutions (map locations) that enhance the efficiency of local governments across the United States. However, their old branding and website made them look more like a dated public utility company. We partnered with them to create a sharp new brand a website to match.
Hamilton County Board of Elections
The Hamilton County Board of Elections (BOE) first partnered with us in 2019 with the goal of making democracy more accessible to all of their constituents. Their timing was serendipitous, as we finished the new website just in time for the historic 2020 election—a time when having an effective online tool was especially important. In addition to their public facing website, we also built a custom learning management system so that they could train their poll workers remotely.
Is a USDP website right for you?
A USDP website isn't for everyone. We want you to choose the best web partner for you, so here's an honest breakdown of what makes a client the right fit for us.
You are a good fit if:
Look elsewhere if:
Frequently asked questions about our website design and development
Sometimes it’s easier to jump straight to what’s important. Get quick answers about how we work.
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Website projects typically take between 8-24 weeks depending on their complexity. For a more detailed breakdown, check out our website project timeline guide.
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We work with small to middle-market businesses in a wide variety of industries, including but not limited to: manufacturing, construction, healthcare, professional services, education, local governments, and non-profits. Read more about our industry experience.
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We are a Sanity Agency Partner for implementation of the Sanity CMS. We are also a Google preferred partner for advertising and analytics.
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Our preferred content management system is Sanity, though we also use WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, and others, depending on the needs of the project. See our full list.
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Our preferred development framework is Sveltekit (used on our Sanity projects); however, we have a broad list of preferred frameworks that we also use, depending on the needs of the project.
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Yes. We offer managed hosting on the AWS infrastructure (such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and others). However, we are also happy to recommend other hosting solutions if they make more sense for your needs.
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We are a full-service, fully-in house, consultative agency, and are therefore sometimes more costly than small teams or web vendors.