Hiring a European Web Design Studio as a US Tech Company: How It Works
The short answer: it works the same as hiring a studio down the road, with less meeting time and more async review. A Berlin studio overlaps with US East Coast hours every day and with West Coast mornings. Allsite quotes US projects in US dollars at a fixed price from $20,000, and a typical marketing website goes live in 2 to 4 weeks.
Why US companies hire studios in Europe
- Senior teams at studio scale. Many European studios are small and senior: the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Design craft. A strong tradition of editorial, typographic and systems-led design.
- Speed. The time difference means work moves overnight: feedback sent in the afternoon is often addressed by the next US morning.
- Fixed prices. Scope and price agreed before work starts.
Time zones in practice
| Location | Hours behind Berlin | Good meeting window (local time) |
|---|---|---|
| New York, Boston, Miami | 6 | 8:00–12:00 |
| Chicago, Austin | 7 | 8:00–11:00 |
| San Francisco, Seattle, LA | 9 | 8:00–9:30 |
Most projects need one kickoff, one review call a week, and quick answers in between. Everything else runs async:
- designs and comments in Figma
- short Loom walkthroughs of each round
- a shared Slack channel for questions
- staging links for every page before it goes live
Pricing and contracts
- Allsite quotes US projects in US dollars, at a fixed price agreed before work starts. Website projects start at $20,000.
- A written proposal follows within 24 hours of the intro call.
- Contracts are in English. Payment by bank transfer in USD; no VAT is charged on services to US companies.
- Ongoing work after launch runs on a monthly retainer.
What the process looks like
- Intro call (30 minutes, in US hours). Goals, audiences, scope, timeline.
- Proposal within 24 hours: scope, fixed price, milestones.
- Kickoff and positioning: sitemap and the story for each key page.
- Homepage designed 3 days after kickoff, on your real content.
- Complete first version about 2 weeks after kickoff.
- Reviews and launch, typically within 2 to 4 weeks in total.
What to check before hiring any remote studio
- Relevant work. Case studies for companies at your stage and in your market: AI, SaaS, fintech, B2B software.
- Who does the work. Senior people on your project, not a sales lead who hands it on.
- The stack, chosen for you. Custom code, Webflow or Framer, explained in the proposal, not one platform for every client.
- SEO and AEO from day one. Structured data, clean URLs, fast pages, and content that AI assistants can cite.
- After launch. Who edits the site, how new pages get made, and what support costs.
About Allsite
Allsite is a design and development studio for marketing websites, based in Berlin and working with funded AI, SaaS, fintech and B2B software companies in the United States and Europe, typically from Series A to Series C. Key services: website design, development (mainly custom code, also Webflow and Framer), branding and rebranding, CMS and content management, and SEO and AEO. See our work, pricing, or request a project.
