Rudo Studio

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Ten2Two

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a recruiter who matches part-time, flexible, and hybrid professionals with progressive businesses that need talented & experienced people.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Rudo Studio to accomplish?

• To redesign our website
• To build our website on Hubspot
• To transfer relevant materials from old to new site

SOLUTION

How did you find Rudo Studio?

Online Search

Why did you select Rudo Studio over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget

How many teammates from Rudo Studio were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

• Redesign old, tired website with fresh new look and functionality. 
• Build new website on Hubspot to link with our CRM. 
• Transfer relevant materials from old Wordpress website to new Hubspot website.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A completed, functional website that matched the brief.

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

We have worked closely with Mike to redesign our website, which was looking rather tired. We wanted the website to be connected to our Hubspot system, and Mike's expertise in this was clear. Mike was very responsive to all our requests, efficient and productive with his time, clear what could and could not be achieved, and delivered on time and within budget. 

The end result is a shiny new website that looks clean, professional, and, more importantly, is beginning to drive enquiries. We happily recommend Mike and his design skills. Thanks for a great job!

What was your primary form of communication with Rudo Studio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their responsiveness and technical expertise were impressive.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the managing director at an educational publishing website in the cryptocurrency space that generates income via affiliate fees.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Rudo Studio?

We needed a firm to design and develop our website. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Rudo Studio has designed and developed our website in WordPress from scratch. We've outlined our need for a modern look and feel and the functionalities for them to add to the UX/UI and wireframes. They've also integrated the backend CMS. After the coding was complete, we'd began populating the content. Rudo Studio has then taken over the maintenance and bug fixes as part of their QA process. 

What is the team composition?

We've worked with Mike (WordPress Developer and UI Designer). 

How did you come to work with Rudo Studio?

I found Rudo Studio via a Google paid search. We exchanged some emails and had a quick call, and I provided them with a project brief before hiring them. 

How much have you invested with them?

We invested around £6,000 (approximately $8,000 USD) with Rudo Studio. 

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement with Rudo Studio began in September 2021, and it’s ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website hasn’t gone live yet, but I’m thrilled with Rudo Studio’s work — they met the requirements from the project brief. Everything we wanted, we got. 

How did Rudo Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

Rudo Studio is very responsive and has a quick turnaround time on deliverables, from the wireframes to the codebase. Typically, we communicate via email, and they provide UX/UI deliverables in Microsoft Visio. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

It has been great that Rudo Studio can do the complete development, from the UI/UX to the codebase — we haven't had to pull in multiple vendors to complete the project. We've provided a very specific brief, and they've executed it all. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have anything for them to improve. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I’d advise customers to provide an in-depth brief for Rudo Studio to follow so they know what the customers are looking for from the partnership. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Lavender Pictures. I am Production Executive.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Rudo to create a website for us. A simple, elegant and effective website to reflect our needs.

SOLUTION

How did you select Rudo Studio and what were the deciding factors?

Through interviews with several web design companies.

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

We started with a discovery meeting where we spoke with Mike about the company, our goals etc.

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

We solely worked with Mike Zak, he worked on it for us and also used his design team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website is too new to gauge that.

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

Mike was easy to communicate with and did things promptly. Work petered off towards the end when we were picking up on small details but we did get there in the end.

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

Rudo’s accuracy in understanding the company and the style we were after. Rudo perfectly reflected the ethos of the brand.

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

Once the website was practically done, we still have some small details to be changed, for example, font size changes, pictures changes or movement. This is when the team petered off in their efficiency. It felt like they were more focused on other projects and it took a week or a couple of days for one small change. Before that they had been so efficient.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of a tattoo studio called Sakura Tattoo.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Rudo Studio?

I hired Rudo Studio to design and develop the website for my studio.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement? 

To get a sense of what I was looking for, Rudo Studio asked me about the themes I liked, reviewed other sites I sent them, and checked out my studio’s Instagram. They then created a storyboard for me before building out the site on WordPress. I was responsible for the content and images.

What is the team composition? 

It was just Mike (Founder).

How did you come to work with Rudo Studio?

I found them online. When I looked through their portfolio, I liked the freshness of the work — it just looked really modern. 

How much have you invested with them?

I spent around £4,500 (approximately $6,200 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted from June–December 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

My customers like the fresh and modern look. 

How did Rudo Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

The team was really responsive to everything. I never had to wait around for them to email me back. They were good with deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their creativity was impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I didn’t have any complaints.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Give them as much information about your brand and company as possible.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of product and marketing for Voyager Worldwide. We’re a maritime technology business. We make software for ships and shipping companies. We have a maritime ecosystem that supplies data to ships and provides reports to the shipping companies that manage them.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Rudo Studio?

They worked on a web design and build project.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We acquired a few companies within a short amount of time and they were being integrated into our brand. We had to pull together several websites representing several different global businesses, and create a single platform to represent them all.

It’s a WordPress site and it’s multilingual. It works really well.

What is the team composition?

Mike, the guy we worked with, is especially good. They had at least 3–4 people on the team and were able to put plenty of resources on the project.

How did you come to work with Rudo Studio?

I wasn’t involved with selecting them. When they were selected, I looked at the price and laughed because I thought it was too cheap. I though it may not have been a wise decision, but apparently they had some great design work and a great plan. The team that selected them really believed in them and really wanted to work with them.  

How much have you invested with them?

It was incredibly cost-effective. We spent about $15,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted May –July 2020. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was very high quality. They are a design and build company and they were able to work very closely with the team that created our new brand identity. As a result, they were able to implement that into the web environment. They were very creative in their use of the various assets they have at their disposal. Overall, they captured the essence of what we were trying to convey.

On the build side, it’s proven to be very robust and solid. They were able to bring everything together without any bugs. They also loaded all the content for us as well. There were very few errors anywhere. Post-project, they were able to make adjustment here and there. For example, they were able to add a Japanese version of the site. They were very good about following up.

Over the next few months, we’ll start to assess levels of engagement and compare them to our previous sites.

How did Rudo Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

We spent a lot of time with the owners of our business who couldn’t decide what they wanted for logos and colors. They kept changing their minds, which compressed the time Rudo Studio had to implement the solution.  Still, they were able to deliver the entire product in eight weeks.

Without them and their commitment to deliver for us, we would have been in a difficult place. Somehow, they pulled it out of a magic hat.

I’ve never known anyone who delivered a project of this quality in that timeframe. They were exceptional and I’m very happy with the results.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I was impressed by their ability to design and build, the quality of the design, and the value they provide.  

Are there any areas they could improve?

No; I think they got everything right.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Give them the opportunity to be a bit creative. Sometimes we really nailed things down, but didn’t get the best results. Rudo Studio is really good at taking a brand entity and bringing it to life. So, I’d suggest trusting them a bit and seeing what they can do.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the managing director of a B2B market research firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Rudo Studio?

We needed a partner to help with UI/UX design and illustrations for our website.  

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Rudo built our website and illustration materials for launch. We gave them a brief and shared our style guidelines with them. We discussed all the pages that we wanted to create, including the pages' copy and visuals. We provided them with style examples. Over the course of a few months, their team refined the site’s illustrations.

Rudo Studio first sent wireframes for the site’s 5–6 main pages.  Following back and forth, their team then created wireframes for all the site’s 20 pages. They also worked on the WordPress site’s backend, which followed a similar process to the illustrations. When we need them, their team creates illustrations on an ad hoc.

How did you come to work with Rudo Studio?

I searched for a partner using a freelancer’s platform. I created a brief in which I laid out basic principles. We liked Rudo Studio’s approach, and they were cost-effective.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $4,000 on their services so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in February 2020, and the partnership’s ongoing. We’ll likely engage them to refresh the site early next year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The site was immediately indexed, which may be a basic requirement but isn’t always the case. We’re on page one of search results, so it’s ranking high on Google. Rudo Studio has done a good job.

How did Rudo Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

We requested more than most clients, so the development process took longer than anticipated. We were descriptive and had a lot of back and forth. Their team was patient and responsive. They kept the project moving. Every week their team had a deliverable. We communicate a couple of times a week via a freelancer’s platform or e-mail. Rudo Studio’s flexible.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their technical work and illustrations were well done. While we gave them three descriptive briefs, their team also came back with features we didn’t request. There was one particular element of the site that Rudo Studio understood so well that they came back with a great suggestion.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing I’d have them improve. Given the cost and how much we asked them to accomplish, they did a very good job.  

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have a reasonable sense of what you want. You don’t have to be extremely descriptive because they’re good at what they do.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a founding director of a computer and network security firm. It is a UK-based cybersecurity company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our website was initially thrown together when we were early in the startup stage and as we grew we quickly realized we needed a more modern and sleek website.

SOLUTION

How did you select Rudo Studio and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for freelancers and agencies and based our choices on their portfolio. Mike had one of the best and certainly was the most willing to chat with us and actually understand what we wanted to achieve.

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

We had a long conversation to detail what we were hoping to achieve and Mike took this all on board to develop a prototype. From there, we tweaked a few things (not much as the original design was awesome) and Mike got to work building it. Mike kept us updated with timelines and always made sure we knew where he was with the project.

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

We only worked with Mike and, to be honest, we didn't need anybody else. He was awesome.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After the launch of our new website, our inquiries picked up as we appeared more modern.

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

We had a fairly relaxed approach with Mike and communicated over Slack. I'm not a fan of micro-managing and Mike certainly doesn't require it, he just gets the work done.

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

Their efficiency and approach to working are unrivaled and they put a lot of agencies to shame.

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

Nothing to report on here!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are the premier body contouring destination in the Willamette Valley and offer a wide array of invasive and non-invasive cosmetic procedures. I am the Marketing Director of the clinic, responsible for all customer-facing communications including the website.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I've worked with them on several projects so far. They have been the perfect fit for the type of website development and design partner that our business needs. Our goals were to upgrade the visual design including UI/UX of our website but not break the budget doing so.

SOLUTION

How did you select Rudo Studio and what were the deciding factors?

I searched for the right partner online and was able to find them and gave them a pilot project to begin with. My main goals were quality and cost effectiveness, if both of those things were a fit then we would be willing to stretch timelines a bit. As my father always told me, you should have speed, quality, and price. You can only pick 2 to deliver well on.

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

The scope of work was several new website pages as well as upgrades to our mobile site UI/UX. This included several new pages as well as changes in website navigation, primarily mobile navigation responsiveness as well as CTA placement and UX.

We are on a custom Wordpress backend and use several integrated marketing technologies with the site. Key deliverables were page design, UI/UX design and all the coding to complete the project.

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

I only worked directly with the project Liason/Manager, Mike. Mike worked with his design team on my behalf based on our discussions.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I am extremely satisfied with the outcome of the project. It was completed slightly past our agreed-upon timeline, but the quality was spot on and the price was fantastic. I see this as a long term relationship moving forward.

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

Mike set up a slack channel where we could communicate more consistently and with more flexibility. We also have calls from time to time to stay fully synced up.

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

Their ability to deliver high-quality work at a fraction of the price of the standard WordPress design partners that won't blink an eye at charging you $150/hr just to pick up the phone was impressive.

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

I would have liked to have more consistent and timely communication through the project. I know they are very busy with new clients and COVID re-openings which is understandable.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of marketing for a sustainable fashion software company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenges were you trying to address with Rudo Studio?

We partnered with Rudo Studio to help us design and develop a new website. We had a website before, but it was very bare-bones because we were a startup.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We provided a brief, wireframes, and brand guidelines to them. We worked on the proof together and after approving the designs, they developed the website for us. 

They helped us with UX design, integration of third-party apps like HubSpot and MailChimp, and they set up a blog within the site. The website was built using WordPress. They’re still working with us to build new pages and update things. 

What is the team composition?

We primarily worked with Mike (Founder) who was our account manager. However, there were additional team members that assisted him behind the scenes. 

How did you come to work with Rudo Studio?

I believe we heard about them through a recommendation. 

How much have you invested in them?

We’ve spent about £15,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started the project around October 2019, and we’re still working together. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since launching the site, we’ve seen a 400% increase in the number of leads. We launched the new website during COVID-19, but we saw a lot of success because companies saw the value of our solution during this unprecedented time. We got excellent feedback about the navigability of the website. It’s a marked improvement from our old website. 

How did Rudo Studio perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicated with them primarily through Slack. We also have a joint document where we keep track of updates that we want. They gave great suggestions and were very responsive. We had a really tight deadline with getting our website up, and they were really good at that. Everything gets done on time. 

What did you find most impressive about them? 

Their pricing is fair and they don’t overcharge. We like what they deliver. In addition, they don’t have an ego when it comes to design. We’ve worked with other brands in the past that really pushed designs that didn’t align with our brand. Rudo Studio understands our brand guidelines and is really receptive to our feedback. They take our suggestions and make them better. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could provide more updates throughout the process. Aside from that, they’re pretty spot on. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers? 

Write a solid brief so Rudo Studio can understand what you want. It’s also helpful to communicate with them over Slack rather than email so you can get responses more quickly.