At 5 Shades Media, you'll get the utmost quality website designers available anywhere at these prices.

How can we prove that our web designers are better than any of the competition in our price bracket? Take a look at why we're so confident.

Our Portfolio

Our web designers are extremely proud of the 5 Shades Media portfolio. And with good reason!

Most web designers offer a sampling of only a dozen or so websites - our portfolio features about 100 of our favorite examples of work done for past clients and past iterations of our own website.

By clicking through the portfolio, you'll be able to see examples of website designs from every budget range, from dozens of different markets and industries, and countless styles of implementation.

See Our Website Design Porfolio!

The bottom line? We have the top notch designers, at bargain prices. Our web designers are easily on par with the firms that won't even speak to you unless you're prepared to spend $30,000 or more on your project. Our portfolio proves it.

Our Services

We do much more than simply design websites.

While our website designers are flexible enough to be accessible to small businesses, and knock the socks off of international corporations, we also have the breadth of expertise to handle your other related needs:

• Search Engine Optimization

• Content Management Systems

• E-Commerce Deployment

• Logo Design

• Corporate Identity Packages

• Website Hosting

• Action-Oriented Websites

Nothing Says It Better

Our team of website designers will meet or exceed your expectations every time. Our portfolio proves it, and our list of services guarantees you won't need to shop anywhere else.

Because of our expertise, we've spent time filling this website with consumer information that most web designers would never offer for free. We don't believe in keeping you in the dark or benefiting from ignorance.

Website Designers' Secrets Revealed!

At 5 Shades Media, we believe in helping customers get the most from their website designers, even if it means tipping our hand a bit.

Throughout the development of our new website, we took some time to explain many different sides of web design, the industry, our practices and principles, and so forth. Some of that information was specifically targeted at clients, to answer some of the questions that have come up during consultations and during contract fulfillment.

Enjoy this helpful customer education, written by our web designers to help prove our expertise and openness to you, our clients and prospects:

Basic Customer Education

Necessary knowledge to help you enter into negotiation with your website designers.

What are Website Design and Hosting Services?

Get the most from your website designers, by knowing the most essential parts of the language we speak. 5 Shades Media offers both website design and hosting services. Learn what these services mean, and what they don't mean.

Choosing a Website Design Firm

Learn how to avoid fly-by-night website designers and choose a firm that will care about your business outcomes.

What is Custom Website Design?

The short version: if it's not custom, then it's a cookie-cutter! Still, there's much more for a client to know about custom website design, and we lay it all out for you here.

Website Design Prices Explained

In this two-part article, learn the general price ranges for website design services, plus how you can save money over the lifespan of your project by combining design with other services such as consulting and programming.

Maximizing Return on Investment

Steps to take before you hire a designer, to make sure you get the benefits you need after your website designers have finished your project.

How to Design Your Own Website

This is a top-level look at deciding your own priorities, and communicating them to your web design staff or contractors at the beginning of a project.

Why Pay for Website Design? &
Is Professional Website Development Worth It?

A slightly controversial subject, especially considering the source! Here, we make the case that business clients rarely save themselves money in the long run when they try to avoid the costs of hiring professional website designers.

Professional, Cheap Website Design

So, you know what you need, you know how much you want to spend, and you're ready to get started? Learn about 5 Shades Media's standards of excellence. This article explains how we can afford to give you the best website design at the lowest professional rates.