Pagepro

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner and director of a software consultancy, and we do bespoke software development. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Pagepro?

We had an outdated website, and although we could develop the site ourselves, our team was busy. We needed help developing a new website. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Pagepro developed our new website using Sanity. The implementation and layout were done from scratch, but they reused text and images from our previous site. They refreshed our pages and gave them a new look and feel. Additionally, they moved our platform to a new CMS.

Pagepro had already delivered the site, and they ensured that we were happy with it. 

What is the team composition?

We spoke with four teammates, including project managers and technical resources. 

How did you come to work with Pagepro?

We looked for web design agencies through a Google search. We shortlisted three, and they all sent us proposals. We chose Pagepro because they passed our technical test, and their offer matched how we wanted the website to be done. In addition, we liked the flexibility of their package. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $10,000–$50,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from March–September 2021.  

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Pagepro’s website scored highly on Google Lighthouse, which meant it was accessible and would perform well on Google Search. Overall, we were pleased with their work, considering our budget wasn’t too big.

How did Pagepro perform from a project management standpoint?

Pagepro was very good at project management. Despite that, they weren’t able to finish the website on time. We collaborate through weekly meetings, emails, and Slack.  

What did you find most impressive about them?

Pagepro’s team was accommodating, and they even did small tasks outside of our contract.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Trust them — you can put yourself in their hands.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a project manager at Localcoin, a cryptocurrency ATM company based in Canada.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Pagepro?

We were looking to rebuild our existing website with a new Jamstack architecture.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Pagepro completely rebuilt our entire website and deployed it. We provided some documentation and explained what we were looking for, and they responded with a Gantt chart that broke down the project. Additionally, they created their own technical documentation that narrowed down how they would build the site we wanted. 

The Pagepro team used a React framework called Next.js to develop the site and Prismic as a CMS. They also utilized Theme UI for the theming process. Some of the site’s features included announcement banners, a map widget, and our forms, which they redesigned. The mad widget was particularly vital to us because it pinpointed the user’s location and where they can find our ATMs in the area. The site was also available in different languages. Additionally, they worked on the site’s SEO. 

Although the development process is finished, the team continues to add new features. They also provide inputs on the UI/UX design and the tech stack.

What is the team composition?

We mainly worked with three people: a UI/UX designer, a lead developer, and the CEO, who acted as the project manager. At some point, about five people were working on the project because a few more developers hopped on the project when we needed to push things a bit further. 

How did you come to work with Pagepro?

We found them on Clutch and checked out their blogs. We noticed that their pages and blog posts were in the top three results on Google, which was essential to us because we were looking to improve our SEO. Aside from the excellent blog content, the team seemed knowledgeable and offered reasonable prices, so we proceeded with hiring them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent $16,000. Currently, we’re in a service-level agreement (SLA) and pay them $1,500 a month.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted from February–June 2021. The development is done, but we’re still in close communication due to the SLA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They did a good job. The team helped us achieve the KPIs we set for the project, including high Google Lighthouse scores, a lighter website, increased speed, and better SEO ranking. Our map widget was also much faster. The upgraded tech stack has made the deployment process much simpler. 

How did Pagepro perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management was great — they were organized and used their own task management software, which allowed us to communicate quite effectively. Pagepro delivered everything we asked for and stuck to their estimated price.

In terms of communication, we used their task management tool and email. We also had check-in calls via Google Meet twice every month.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Pagepro exhibited strong execution. They understood our technical goals and our desired performance metrics, and they kept their word and worked hard to achieve those metrics. The team was also very detail-oriented, and they did an excellent job translating what we wanted into features and bug fixes.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could improve on setting more accurate timelines or working more efficiently to hit their deadlines. Unfortunately, we went a bit over their estimated timeline.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very open with your communication and be specific on exactly what you want. Utilize their task management software, as well. The more actively you work with Pagepro, the better the results are going to be. Additionally, be prepared to adjust to their time zone as they’re based in Poland.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm a product owner of Veygo, which is a tech startup within the Admiral Group that provides short-term insurance products to customers in the UK.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Pagepro?

We're looking to diversify our products and find new ways to solve problems for customers. Pagepro is helping us build a new proposition by developing a mobile app to help learner drivers.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We want to create an app to helps new drivers who have never driven before to learn in the fastest and safest way. As a result, we designed the concept and put together a list of key features that we thought customers would like — things like a progress tracker, a lesson tracker with reminders, a test countdown, and lots of other educational content like videos and articles.

Pagepro built the prototype for us using React Native. We use Firebase, Sanity, and Google Analytics to track all of the data. The prototype is being run through TestFlight, but it's not publicly available because we wanted to do a closed test to get feedback for the MVP. For the MVP, we've got a long list of features, like being able to do a Mock theory test, find an instructor, track your journey, and more.

They've basically built a customer dashboard so users can look at the journey and see how well they've done and get reminders of all the good things they did while they were learning. They also have the ability to get badges and rewards to share the journey with friends. The final app will be available for iOS and Android.

What is the team composition?

We work with Krzysztof (CEO), Tatiana (Business Developer), Michal (Project Manager), and two developers. It's quite a small development team, but they’ve managed to build a lot. 

How did you come to work with Pagepro?

We reached out to 2–3 development companies, but we were really struck by how Pagepro was able to keep things simple while still explaining to us how they would deliver the idea that we had. We didn’t have any other complications; they checked all the boxes and also were very affordable — for us, it just made perfect sense to work with them.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve invested £28,000 (approximately $40,000 USD). By the end of the project, it's probably going to double up.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since October 2020. Pagepro is still developing the app, so the collaboration will last for another six months at least.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We tried to keep things as simple as possible because it can get very complicated when you talk about software development. That’s an underrated skill that Pagepro has. They are able to simplify things. The main thing we wanted from them was to deliver things quickly and with quality. They were able to deliver the prototype we asked for in six weeks.

We are able to spend the last couple of weeks refining things and adding in any data that we need. They’ve been quick, and they always deliver at the end of each two-week sprint. That is an important metric for us. There have also been very minimal bugs that they've needed to fix — the quality is excellent from the first time.

How did Pagepro perform from a project management standpoint?

They are fantastic at project management. Michal always keeps us in the loop and is always available to call in and talk about things. Whenever there’s a problem, he always comes up with a solution. He’s become autonomous and has made decisions that he then runs past us. He's been crucial in meeting deadlines and being the bridge between us and the developers — I can’t praise him enough.

We've used Slack of late which has been helpful, but we communicate mostly through Outlook. We've also had Google Meets and face-to-face meetings to talk about things. Finally, we also use Teamwork, which is a project management tool like Jira.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m impressed by their ability to deliver quickly and keep things super simple. Nothing is overcomplicated, the scope is always crystal clear, and there is no drama. If there's ever a problem they find a solution — it's been so easy to work with them which is often hard in this space.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I can’t think of anything. They're wonderful at communicating. They’ve got a good work ethic and the project management process is really easy to follow. Not only that, but they involve everyone and are really cost-effective, so we don’t have any complaints.

Any advice for potential customers?

I would say definitely hire them. In terms of getting the most out of them, if you are clear with what you want, that's what will be delivered.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an Business Development Manager in Aurora Creation - Software house for e-commerce specialized in Magento development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro, and what were your goals?

We’ve hired Pagepro to help us in web development for one of our clients, in a specific front end technology (Jamstack). Our client is an e-commerce website, that wanted to have a fully customized storefront in a specific Jamstack technology with headless Magento. We then needed a Jamstack developer to help us deliver such an interface.

SOLUTION

How did you select Pagepro and what were the deciding factors?

Pagepro was recommended to us by our friendly business. After a short explanation on how they will approach the task, I deeply understood what needs to be done, and how we will execute the project step-by-step. That convinced me the most.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

One of our clients wanted to implement a demanding user interface that was hard to make by just using Magento. We then decided to use Magento as a headless backend, and use Jamstack as the front end layer that enabled us to build the user experience our client really wanted. One of Pagepro developers joined us and immediately felt like a great extension of our project team. We were working in short sprints.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Two of our Magento developers, Pagepro developer, Project Manager and me as an Account Manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

After the successful implementation of the user interface, the client was happy and decided on a further cooperation with us.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

In general, it was very effective, as I knew exactly on which stage we are, and even deeply technical stuff didn’t make me feel left behind.

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

The way they explained technical stuff in such an easy-to-understand manner was impressive. I could easily pass it on to the final client, which made us all feel comfortable and in control. All the work been done exactly on time, with a well-prepared explanation of what’s been done on a particular step.

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

Cannot think of anything specific.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a seed stage startup offering car rental as a service, exclusively for electric vehicles. As a co-founder and CTO, I was in charge of developing the application.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro?

As an early stage startup, we had many things to handle and needed some temporary external help.

What were your goals for this project?

Developing a fully-featured mobile application in a short period of time.

SOLUTION

How did you select Pagepro?

We talked to multiple agencies, reviewed their online presence, and discussed with the engineers in house. Pagepro was reactive and we were very happy with the developer we were working with.

Describe the project in detail.

We developed a mobile application, both on iOS and Android, fully based on React Native with a Firebase backend, and a GraphQL API. Our application had a great focus on usability and user experience, as well as maintaining a positive brand presence.

What was the team composition?

CTO (myself) and React Native mobile engineer (from Pagepro).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We were extremely happy with the developer that we were working.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The developer was very friendly, competent, and reactive.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Overall, Pagepro was very reactive as a company.

Are there any areas for improvement?

That's a symptom of agencies like Pagepro, developers are always presented as more senior than they really are. We loved the guy we were working for though, albeit, more mid-level than senior as advertized by the agency. Also, the communication via the agency wasn't very transparent.

We learned that the developer was about to move on to another company, as we had a very good and trustworthy communication with him. However, the agency never told us that our main point of contact was about to leave the company. A bit of lack of communication & trust here. No hard feeling though. Project was efficient overall. And again, huge congrats to the dev we worked with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder and operator of an online learning platform that provides training from the entertainment industry's top artists.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro, and what were your goals?

We hired PagePro to create a single-page web app that could supplement our courses, and provide an additional resource for our students to overcome artist's block.

SOLUTION

How did you select Pagepro and what were the deciding factors?

We found PagePro through Clutch.co and found their skillsets, development focuses, and client reviews to be exactly what we were looking for.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We'd come to PagePro with the concept and desktop UI/UX design already in mind, and we worked closely with their team to create mobile mockups and hone in the app's functionality.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked directly with two members of the PagePro team: one project manager and a lead developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We're still in the early stages of announcing the new app, but even with small traffic we've been getting some very positive feedback already and our users seem to really enjoy it.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

The PagePro team was very prompt to respond to any inquiries via email, and a few times throughout the project we connected via Google Meet to screen share and communicate more directly.

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

We found the team at Pagepro to be incredibly pleasant and wonderful people to work with. They're very professional, putting forward ideas we would've never thought of in the first place, and were able to execute on our discussions very quickly.

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

There's nothing I can think of that could have improved our experience working with PagePro on this project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work for a  beach villa at the south coast near Galle, in Sri Lanka. It has direct access to a deserted sandy beach. The villa is a reconstruction of a 300 years old Dutch house and was finished in 2004 Marketing manager - son of the owners.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro, and what were your goals?

I’ve hired Pagepro to help me with my website as it was custom made in html code and I couldnt change things anymore and apply modern automatizations for SEO and Online reservation.

SOLUTION

How did you select Pagepro and what were the deciding factors?

Pagepro was recommended to me by my friend. After the short meeting, I was convinced they will deliver the desired results.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

My website was not able to show the new pictures, change of content and load some pages correctly. I was trying to get help from some freelancers, but no one seems to be able to fix it. I’ve then decided to use the recommendation of my friend and hire professionals. I explained the problem and let Pagepro do their work. They did a quick code review of my website, found quite a few bugs, and then fixed them all. After that the website worked correctly.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I’ve worked with one web developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Updated the website with new pictures Changes the content The tab titles were working again The price range calculation (new feature) The page change was working as well.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Description, review of work and points and the general timeline = by email. Short questions, updates and help = by WhatsApp

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

What impressed us the most was their fast approach.  detecting the issues and more importantly proposing the solution.

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

The results were provided and my website has been working again. Nothing i can add.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Francisco Pena CEO and Founder of Otakuchan.com. Otakuchan.com is a retail experience created for fans of Anime, Games, Comics and Cartoons.

We carry 100% officially licensed EXCLUSIVE apparel, accessories, and more from the biggest companies like Crunchyroll, Nintendo, Marvel, LucasFilm and many more. ?

We started Otakuchan.com to create one spot for all otakus that are fans of any type of art from Anime, Games, Comics or Cartoons you can find it all in our website.

As for what I do in the in the company here is a list:

1. Frontend Engineer
2. Marketing
3. Sales
4. Social media
5. Design
6. Brainstorming for new ideas

I do all of the above with my wife

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro, and what were your goals?

Our goal whats to migrate our business away from wordpress to a new system all together they help built the frontend much faster than doing it by myself. We use gatsby for this for it is is speed and everything went very well.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

The main factor was the communication and the skill I saw and they seem like they knew what they were talking about since I am a developer it was an easy interview.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

tickets I made on github

1. Filtering
2. Profile & Login & Orders History
3. Empty State for Product Page
4. Product Page
5. Netlify Deployment
6. Header Update
7. Get rid of "gatsby-theme-storefront-shopify" dependency and much more

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

it was just Daniel Frontend Engineer and the CEO of the company himself answering my question as quickly as possible

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Everything work excellent so far and the website is much faster and beautiful than before. They did this in timely manner

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We mostly use email and GitHub tickets and Pull request

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

The way they get things done is unique and the quality of code iwas pretty good for the price

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

I think we should have setup a slack channel for communication so there wont be any slow downs.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

My name is Jaroslaw Jankowski I am member of the Board of the ESI Funds Academy. The ESI Funds Academy is an independent organization operating at the international level. We are a training institution passionate about the public sector. Our mission is to support the development of our client’s management competencies. We are based in Poland, working with the international network of first-class experts. Our ambition is to develop tailor-made trainings to support our clients in addressing crucial challenges of their work. Starting in 2019, ESI Funds Academy offers workshops and seminars and Study Visits for EU member states and EU - aspiring public administrations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro?

Development of a web page presenting our trainings and the network of the international Experts collborating with us.

What were your goals for this project?

To achive a transparent and user friendly tool presenting the products we deliver for our customers

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I have analised the Portfolio of the Page Pro, and have found several projects of a high value and relevance acting in a similar market as we do

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Page Pro hes developed both our web page and dedicated mechanisms for Managing it!

What was the team composition?

I have been with a direct contact both with a grahic designer and with the web developer to have a solid ground for delivering a product responding well to our market needs

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Our customers are very happy about the way they are communicating with us with the tools implemented on the web page delivered by Page Pro. Also the experts give a high value to its funcionality.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We have a pricese scheddule for delivering the Project, the direct communication was very efficient. And step by step the product was delivered both on time and perfectly matching our needs!

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They show a very high level of professional competency and very responsive management.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Just Keep Doing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I Will Code It is a french Softaware development Company based in Toulouse, specialized on Meteor, GraphQL, React, NodeJS and offshore Project Management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pagepro?

As we were hired by our client, we proposed them to work with PagePro, which we already knew from a former project. Page Pro provided the developpers responsible for FrontEnd integration of an online Legal Vote solution in France.

What were your goals for this project?

The solution had to allow the use of an important shared codebase to minimize the quantity of required work through several applications while still oferring enough flexibility to support all the different possible Business Logic induced by French Law regarding the matter of online legal votes.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

As we had already had been hired by another company to intervene as BI / Tech interface between the client and PagePro, we had the occasion to work together and review PagePro's quality of work in action. That convinced us to keep working with them for later projects.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The solution is splitted into several smaller applications aimed for Solution Administration, Vote plannification, Vote Overwiew and the Voting itself.

All of those applications based on Meteor and Apollo had to share a common codebase : atomic design was key as many different business logics related to different kinds of votes were bringing a huge complexity both to Business Logic and User Stories.

To fulfill the quality requirements, PagePro provided us with a Storybook allowing us to keep a watchful eye on testing and the gradual implementation of atomic design.

What was the team composition?

The project gathered around 12 personns :

• The PO
• 2 UX/UI freelance designers
• 1 freelance Tech Lead
• 1 freelance Back End Lead
• 2 additional backend developpers, employed by the final client
• 4 front end developpers from PagePro
• 1 freelance DevOps / Docker Architect

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The project was an evolution of a first version we had the occasion to intervene on. It quickly grew in scale and specs as it needed to support many more Vote types that the first version, which was exclusively built for French Companies syndicates votes.

Doing so required a huge amount of work and a deep revamp of the codebase and network architecture, but paid off by opening a whole new market and many more opportunities for the final client.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project Management was dealt with using GitLab Issues board, Figma and Slack. Despite difficulties induced by a unexpected BackEnd rework in the mid of the project, Page Pro was able to swiftly switch between tasks and scale in order to match deadlines.

As soon as the new backend was designed and mocked, the PagePro team became unstoppable.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The features we appreciated the most from PagePro was their capability to scale the number of developers they could provide us with almost no onboarding time thanks to their effective intern management and communication.

In addition, the constant quality of their work and their commitment towards answering in the best possible time to all the adaptations we asked them offered us a great confidence in their work.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There is very little space for improvments. The only thing that could have been better handled would have been to have more written sumups of decisions taken and constraints for both side, as we sometimes misunderstood each others on phone calls, even though both PagePro and us were quick and very commited towards bringing solutions.