Name

CI Web Design

Legal name

CI Web Design Inc.

Website

https://ciwebstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Design and Development Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Web design services
• Web development
• Search engine optimization
• Cloud hosting services
• Digital marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dearborn Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Web Design and Development Services: Custom website design, development, and application building services contracted on fixed price or hourly basis. Includes CMS-based websites, WordPress development, and e-commerce solutions.
2. SEO and Internet Marketing Services: Search engine optimization, pay-per-click management, social media marketing, email marketing, and branding services. Offered as ongoing marketing campaigns and strategy consulting.
3. Hosting and Maintenance Services: Managed server hosting including ColdFusion cloud hosting, cloud hosting, domain registration, and ongoing website maintenance. Hosting reliability and flexibility for business online success.
4. IT Consulting Services: Strategic IT planning, security consulting, backup and disaster recovery, server deployment, and technology roadmap development for small and medium businesses.
5. Database Development Services: Database design and development using Microsoft Access, MSSQL, and MySQL platforms with flexible, scalable, and secure database solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CI Web Design is a full-service web design, development, and digital marketing agency that delivers custom websites, e-commerce stores, content management systems, WordPress sites, custom web applications, and Rich Internet Applications. The firm also provides SEO, pay-per-click, social media, email, and search engine marketing services, alongside managed hosting, ColdFusion cloud hosting, cloud hosting, domain registration, database development, and IT consulting. Services are contracted on fixed-price or hourly terms with a 10-step development process and ongoing maintenance.

Product overview

CI Web Design Inc. is a full-service Michigan-based web design, development, and marketing company established in 2001. The company offers an integrated suite of services organized into three main categories: Web Design & Development (including custom website design, e-commerce solutions, content management systems, WordPress development, flash/multimedia, rich internet applications, custom web applications, e-learning, and portal/intranet solutions); Internet Marketing (including SEO, PPC management, social media marketing, email marketing, search engine marketing, branding, and web strategy consulting); and IT Services (including database development using Microsoft Access/MSSQL/MySQL, IT consulting, hosting & maintenance, ColdFusion cloud hosting, cloud hosting, domain registration, and network design & support). The company also provides social networking website development and ColdFusion-based hosting as part of its infrastructure offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design Custom website design services for corporate websites, refreshed brand images, and new site launches, delivered through a 10-step development process from consultation through launch and ongoing maintenance. Targets small and medium businesses as well as Fortune 500 enterprises and non-profits.
• Web Development Custom web development of robust, scalable, and flexible applications that integrate with clients' existing business processes and technologies, contracted on fixed-price or hourly basis with detailed specifications.
• E-commerce Solutions Cost-effective, fully customizable e-commerce solutions tailored to client specifications and branding, with emphasis on usability, layout, and checkout optimization to increase sales.
• Content Management Systems (CMS) Database-driven CMS platforms that enable organizations to create and manage hundreds or thousands of pages without designer assistance, featuring multi-user access, CSS design flexibility, and search-engine friendly pages.
• WordPress Design and Development Customization of WordPress blogs and integration into existing websites, including theme development, brand integration, SEO, e-commerce integration, and third-party plugin integration.
• Flash and Multimedia Web Design Flash website design, banner ads, online demos, tutorials, and Flash/HTML hybrid websites, including advanced Flash programming using Flex, Air, and Ajax for Rich Internet Applications.
• Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) Web applications that function like desktop apps, reducing or eliminating page refreshes, built using Flex, Air, and Ajax technologies to increase customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.
• Custom Web Applications Tailored web applications that grow and adapt to specific business needs, seamlessly integrated with existing business processes and technologies.
• Social Networking Websites Social network website packages enabling deployment of social networks, niche communities, and dating sites, with mobile and Flash apps, fully customizable and scalable.
• E-Learning Design and Development Interactive e-learning courses with audio, visual graphics, testing, and printable exercises with PDF downloadable files, including strategic advice on e-learning technologies for corporate training.
• Portal, Intranet, and Extranet Development Corporate portal, intranet, and extranet development for information sharing, collaboration, inventory control, purchasing, workflow management, HR management, and operations.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Organic SEO services including keyword research, competitive analysis, website code optimization, copywriting, content analysis, link building, online PR, local search optimization, mobile SEO, and web analytics, with a results guarantee.
• Pay Per Click (PPC) Management PPC advertising management on Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search Marketing, and Bing, including bid management, ongoing optimization, and landing page testing.
• Social Media Marketing Social media marketing campaigns targeting specific audiences on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Flickr to generate conversations, drive qualified traffic, and encourage sharing.
• Email and Newsletter Marketing Opt-in email marketing campaigns including HTML newsletter design, customer relationship building, and brand promotion to targeted audiences.
• Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Comprehensive SEM services encompassing organic SEO, paid search advertising, contextual advertising, web analytics, and RSS feeds to improve website traffic quality and conversion rates.
• Branding Online branding services including brand identity creation, positioning strategies, and short- and long-term branding campaigns conducted both online and offline.
• Web Strategy Consulting Strategy consulting for website analysis, goal definition, budget assessment, and realistic planning tailored to unique business needs, including site architecture development and technical recommendations.
• Database Development Database solutions using Microsoft Access, MSSQL, and MySQL for flexible, scalable, and secure data storage and accessibility integrated with online business processes.
• IT Consulting IT strategic planning for small and medium businesses including cost cutting, security, backup/disaster recovery, server deployment, and remote access services.
• Hosting and Maintenance Managed server solutions with 24/7 technical support, OS patches, security updates, intrusion detection, DDoS mitigation, and data backup, delivered through the Urban Server Series at enterprise-level quality.
• ColdFusion Cloud Hosting ColdFusion 9 cloud hosting with timely updates, backups every 4 hours, and immediate security gap resolution, based on Adobe ColdFusion 9 with hardened Linux kernel security, network intrusion detection, and DDoS mitigation.
• Cloud Hosting Cloud-hosted websites and applications stored across multiple connected servers with virtually unlimited processing power and scalable on the fly, on a pay-per-use model built on the CA 3Tera AppLogic system.
• Domain Name Registration Domain name registration services with advice on available variations and complete domain ownership and control.
• Network Design and Support Network design with optimized cost of ownership, incorporating short- and long-term business objectives, including new network installation, server maintenance, backup, disaster recovery, and antivirus protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved Google first page rankings for keywords including interior design michigan, interior designer michigan, best interior designer mi, interior decorators mi
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Adobe SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationUses Adobe ColdFusion 9 as the primary application development platform for building rich web applications. ColdFusion runs on top of the Java Virtual Machine and is used by over 800,000 developers and powers applications in over 75 of the Fortune 100 companies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• WebFX: Large full-service digital marketing and web design agency offering SEO, web design, PPC, and hosting — direct comparability with CI Web Design across the same integrated design+marketing+hosting stack, but operating at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• SmartSites: Web design and SEO agency serving SMBs across the U.S. with website development, search marketing, and PPC services — closely aligned on service offering, customer profile, and pricing methodology as CI Web Design.
• Coalition Technologies: SEO- and web design-focused digital agency delivering custom websites alongside PPC and conversion-rate optimization; comparable on the web-design-plus-performance-marketing intersection.
• The Creative Momentum: Full-service web design and digital agency providing custom web design, development, branding, SEO, and digital marketing; comparable SMB-to-mid-market focus and bundled service approach.
• HigherVisibility: Digital marketing agency offering SEO, web design, PPC, and social media marketing — directly overlaps CI Web Design's SEO-led, performance-marketing value proposition.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Full-service web design and digital marketing agency covering SEO, web design, PPC, social media, and hosting — same horizontal service mix and SMB/mid-market focus as CI Web Design.
• Blue Fountain Media: Digital agency specializing in custom web design, development, and integrated digital marketing for SMB through enterprise clients; comparable in service mix (design, dev, branding, SEO) and customer targeting to CI Web Design.
• OuterBox Solutions: Digital agency providing custom web design, e-commerce development, SEO, and hosting — directly comparable integrated offering with particular strength in e-commerce site builds.
• Lounge Lizard: Digital creative agency offering web design, web development, SEO, PPC, and branding services to mid-market and enterprise clients; comparable positioning on integrated design-and-marketing engagements.

Regional players

• Mainstreethost: Buffalo, NY-based digital agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, and hosting services — closely comparable regional full-service digital agency with adjacent Midwest/Upstate footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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