Admiral Studios

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of ReCreo

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide online services dedicated to reuse and recovery of abandoned buildings in rural Italy

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Refine web platform process design
• Fix specific issues related to the processes

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Upwork

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

SEO Optimization: Review and ensure proper indexing of all site pages. Optimize page descriptions to improve search engine previews (manual descriptions to be entered).

Content Updates: Update the footer, guidelines, and privacy policy

Payment System Modification: Remove mandatory payment to allow free matching between users. Add an optional donation request upon successful matching, with various amount options.

Donation System Addition: Create a prominent donation button on the homepage and smaller buttons on internal pages.

Feature Refinements: Implement account filtering by geographic area. Enhance resource cards with customizable descriptive fields.

Performance Optimisation: Assess and improve site performance (e.g., image compression to reduce load times).

Redirecting from Old to New Site: Verify proper redirection of key pages from the old to the new site. Check external URLs that are still pointing to the old site and manage the redirects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Outputs weee regularly checked and verified. Most of the tasks were done with limited need to follow up, compared to other similar service providers for this kind of limited-scope web developments.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Regular and precise feedback. Availability to deal with additional and unexpected minor tasks.

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their positive attitude, constructive feedback, and flexibility have stood out.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Marketing of a construction company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Supplier of building materials.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Improve SEO Ranking
• Seo Support
• Increase Organic Traffic

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Admiral Studios provides us with SEO services. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The SEO optimisations led to higher search rankings, bringing in more organic leads and helping us achieve our business goals.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was excellent. They delivered everything on time and were highly responsive to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their attention to detail really sets them apart.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

One suggestion for enhancement would be to further streamline the organization of documentation to improve project planning and overall efficiency

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Create digital sports fan experiences

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Help us turn idea to reality

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

Great culture fit

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Turning white board sketches into real quality web designs 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Creating quality designs

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Delivered on schedule, and very great and fast communicators 

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

It felt like they actually cared about their clients.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

None obvious I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Applications and Security of Atticus Technolgy

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Atticus helps non-profits by providing tailored sets of high-potential major donor prospects with in-depth profiles, curated insights, and expert engagement strategies for personalized outreach.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Improve UI/UX for a relationship identification and tracking tool.

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The project's scope including analyzing an existing application with very little UI/UX thought and transforming it into an intuitive and visually appealing experience.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

User satisfaction and ability for new users to learn the product quickly.  Both were successes.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project Management resouces were excellent - managed expectations well, good followup timing, paced with our availability.

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The team is friendly.  Every interaction feels like they are rooting for your team to succeed.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Synlo

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Managed IT Service provider

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

Create a modern webiste that stands out in a crowded field

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Referral

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Web site - requirements, design, implementation, validation and testing

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

A website that both reflected our company and stood out when compared to others. Graphically must look great

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were punctual, delivered on time, transparent and communicated. They were excellent

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their attention to detail, their skillset and the way they are constantly communicating to provide status updates

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

No. They have their ways of working, and the account management services are almost perfect.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Product Development of StreamEase

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

eCommerce business and IT development agency 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Developed Shopify App

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Develop video streaming app for Shopify. Frontened liquids for video streaming, and GCP video storing 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Shopify app ws developed, released, and pushed to production 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project was delievred based on the given timeline 

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their solution-oriented approach and project management team stood out.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

no 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director Information Services of Pan Atlantic Exchanges

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Educational Services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Software Development

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Referral

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Aleksii and his team were present for everything- from refining the original business requirements to designing the many lambda functions we need to presenting the results of the QA efforts. We now have in place live systems that encompass web interfaces, REST based information manipulation and integration with several commercial DB services. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We have systems in place used by thousands of our customers.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They met or exceeded agreed upon deadlines.  They were very pro active in communicating.

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Admiral Studios was able to work on the simple and specific requests to fit into a larger project. They were also able to complete larger, more complex independent projects.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

Even though they are in a time zone 6 hours different, they could accommodate our schedules.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Advisor of a network security company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Simple network security honeypots

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Take over backend development and operations
• Ongoing maintenance and support
• Long term partner

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

• Built and maintain full backend support

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Features launched 
• System uptime 
• Improved customer retention

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

• Team leader + developer 
• Constant communication and weekly reporting

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They’re easy to work with and have positive communication. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

None. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a marketing director of a food export company from Ukraine.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Admiral Studios?

Our challenge was to create a website that represented us on a high level to our international partners.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We work exclusively with Admiral Studios on everything. They’ve created a website for the brand and updated the website for the main company to make it a better version. They’ve also developed a website for a friend from Poland, a next-level website for our humanitarian aid organization, and websites for our smaller departments that provide community services for our clients.

Admiral Studios creates everything from scratch. The only thing we gave them was the design of the main page. Additionally, they’ve created the product and contact pages from the main page’s design. They use Node.js, React, and Laravel; they even implement their own admin panel in some cases because we don’t like WordPress.

Moreover, they’ve done a lot to develop our user system for personal education. This program helps us not to be tied to sales representatives. We can focus on hiring upright and honest people rather than professionals, and then we teach them the skills to sell.

One week ago, we gave them a ton of edits to update the website. Admiral Studios managed to do everything and launch the website with a new domain in five days.

What is the team composition?

We probably have 20 people on the team. Since we’re friends with the owner, we ask him to take on the projects personally. He has written the code for many things, but he probably has his staff working too, so they can deliver quickly.

How did you come to work with Admiral Studios?

Many people can do simple programming, but not everyone can be adequate, listen well, work fast, react to comments, and not cause problems.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve probably spent $30,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working with them in January 2019, and our relationship is ongoing. We don’t work with anybody else.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’ve increased the turnover about six times. We’ve also started a partnership with companies with a total yearly turnover of over $300 million and are currently talking to two companies with over $1 billion turnover. The online presence has helped us present ourselves on a high level.

In summary, our overall experience with Admiral Studios has been excellent; they’re great people. Teammates are upright and honest.

How did Admiral Studios perform from a project management standpoint?

We usually don’t set any budget. We use hourly rates, and Admiral Studios does whatever is necessary to finish the project and do good. Although they’re not the most affordable or most educated, they’re good people.

Moreover, it’s pretty easy to work with them. The project might take longer if we make a lot of corrections, but they finish faster than we expect them to.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re not entitled; the team is very humble. They don’t talk back to us if we say something wrong and don’t complain if something isn’t in the budget. Moreover, they don’t excessively take time to explain or correct everything. Admiral Studios just does the job and tries to bring the best results.

We’re also satisfied because they know what to do and have great taste in design; they know how to do better and what will look amazing.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It’d be great if they used AI for clients who don’t care about cybersecurity to enhance their productivity and drive down the average cost for development. They could do more for less budget because the AI would do the job for them. However, we care about the security of our systems, so that does not apply to us. We’ve strictly prohibited them from putting any code that isn’t man-made.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Just sit down and get to know them as people. Afterward, discuss the business. You can set all the guidelines and expectations, but if they don’t understand your character and taste, it’ll be difficult for them to bring 100% results to the project. Without that information, they can’t create something good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner-Founder

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We run a niche eLearning Platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Admiral Studios to accomplish?

• Figma Wireframe and Sitemap
• UX/UI

SOLUTION

How did you find Admiral Studios?

Online Search

Why did you select Admiral Studios over others?

• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Admiral Studios were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

They took the time to understand the niche of our services, and aligned with my vision to craft a Figma model of our site redesign, and assisted us with optimizing our message for the best UX/UI

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

A fantastic Figma midel of our site redesign, paired with our new branding, and demographic and persona data

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were professional, consistent and timely. If there was any questions, they always had a response that was clear and concise, and always in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration.

What was your primary form of communication with Admiral Studios?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

In a world where people dont pay attention to details, we always found Admirals staff to be very aligned and focused on the details. In every instance, and iteration they consistently exceeded our expectations, which inspired us to greater ideas to be implemented. By far the results are something that we are excited to show the world. They have an eye for design. Anyone can be trained to operate a piece of software. 

Design is more than that, and in our experience with Admiral, they really stand out, faithfully adhering to the fundamentals of good design. They don’t merely copy others work and co opt theirs as their own.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Admiral Studios could have done differently?

Honestly, I feel that their structure works! Perhaps, if they had hours which align with North American times, but honestly, I’m digging for something that I could wish for. Realistically, this time zone difference, never once affected our project.