Practical guidance for the questions teams ask when evaluating a web development partner.

Quick, clear answers to the questions leaders ask when deciding on a web partner.
Look for a partner who understands your business, not just your website. A strong agency will guide you through strategy, design, development, and long-term support. At Cascade, our projects start with understanding your goals and building a plan that supports them.
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A good fit comes from alignment — not just deliverables. Look for clear communication, a proven process, long-term maintainability, performance-focused development, and teams that collaborate closely between design and engineering. Cascade is built around all of those principles.
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We balance thoughtful design with technically strong development, and we’ve done it for more than 20 years. Our work is built to last — fast, secure, accessible, and easy for teams to manage without accumulating technical debt.
Work
If you value clear communication, realistic planning, long-term thinking, and websites built on a stable, responsible foundation, we’re usually a great fit. Most of our partners come to us because they have outgrown templates, plugins, or fragmented systems.
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Absolutely — we collaborate with design studios, branding teams, marketing firms, and internal departments all the time. Whether you need full strategy and design or development-only support, we can fit into your ecosystem without disrupting it.
Process
A straightforward conversation about goals, challenges, timeline, and what you’re trying to achieve. No pressure and no assumptions. We’ll help you understand whether a rebuild, improvement phase, or deeper strategy effort makes the most sense.
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Straightforward guidance on how our projects run and what teams can expect.
Our work follows a clear, collaborative process: strategy and planning, design, development, and launch. Each phase builds on the last so there are no surprises. You’ll always know what we’re doing, why we’re doing it, and what we need from you.
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Most projects take 3–6 months, depending on scope, content readiness, complexity, integrations, and decision-making speed. We’ll give you a realistic timeline upfront and keep it updated as we go.
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Budgets vary widely based on scope, content needs, strategy requirements, and technical complexity. Most of our full redesign and rebuild projects land in the mid-five-figure range, with final costs shaped by integrations, custom functionality, and content volume.
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We’ll need input at key milestones—strategy, design approvals, content readiness, and testing. Beyond that, we handle the heavy lifting. Most teams stay involved a few hours a week, depending on how much content is being reworked.
Process
Absolutely. Many teams choose to improve their current site in stages—starting with performance, UX improvements, design updates, or new content. Phased work can be a strategic way to move forward without committing to a full rebuild right away.
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It happens. We adjust scope, timeline, or deadlines based on what’s changing and what needs to stay on track. Clear communication is the key—our phased, milestone-based approach makes it easier to pivot without losing momentum.
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Short answers to the technical and platform questions decision makers ask most.
Evergreen is Cascade’s custom content platform built for performance, security, and long-term stability. Unlike plugin-heavy systems like WordPress, Evergreen keeps things lean and predictable, giving teams full control without ongoing maintenance headaches.
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We start with your goals, content needs, integrations, and long-term plans. If you need speed, stability, and fewer limitations, Evergreen is often the best fit. If you need something simple or easily edited by many contributors, WordPress might work. We recommend the platform that best supports your future—not ours.
Process
Yes. We regularly connect websites to CRMs, booking tools, membership systems, e-commerce platforms, and custom applications. If it has an API, we can typically integrate it.
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Evergreen was built with multi-location organizations in mind. We can manage shared templates, brand consistency, and flexible content controls across as many sites or locations as you need.
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Maintenance is lighter on Evergreen than traditional platforms because there are no plugins to chase or patch. Updates are predictable, security is built into the core, and improvements roll out smoothly without disrupting your workflow.
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Often, yes. Sometimes, performance fixes, accessibility improvements, or technical cleanup can make a meaningful difference without a complete rebuild. If a site has deep structural issues, we’ll tell you honestly and help you weigh the options.
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What leaders in different industries want to know about how we work.
Yes. We build fast, clear, conversion-minded sites for organizations that depend on strong sales workflows and technical clarity. Our work helps teams communicate complex products and move prospects through the funnel.
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Absolutely. We’re comfortable working with nuanced technology, regulated environments, and long sales cycles. We help energy and EV companies turn complexity into clarity through thoughtful structure and strong UX.
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We focus on clarity, hierarchy, and simplicity. For manufacturing, it’s all about helping customers understand capabilities, processes, and products quickly—without overwhelming them.
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Yes. We partner with firms that need their website to communicate trust, credibility, and expertise. Our work supports client intake, content clarity, and long-term brand alignment.
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Definitely. We help recruiting and staffing firms build sites that elevate their brand, highlight open roles, and improve outreach efforts.
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Yes. We’ve partnered with wineries and tasting rooms to build sites that bring their brand stories, events, and guest experiences to life online.
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Clear answers about outcomes, performance, and what happens after launch.
Success depends on your goals, but we typically look at performance improvements, easier content workflows, stronger conversions, and how confidently your team can manage the site after launch. We define success metrics together at the start so we’re working toward the same outcomes.
No matter the CMS or tech stack, we build with clean code, thoughtful structure, and modern best practices. Performance, accessibility, and security aren’t add-ons — they’re core to how we approach every project, whether we’re improving an existing site or building something new.
We tailor content workflows to match your tools and your team. Whether you're using your current CMS or exploring a new one, our goal is the same: make publishing easy, consistent, and intuitive so your team feels confident and in control.
We train your team on the exact workflows you’ll use for publishing, editing, and maintaining your site. Training is matched to your platform, and we provide documentation and recordings so new team members can get up to speed quickly.
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Yes. Most of our clients stay with us long-term for improvements, feature updates, and ongoing enhancements. Whether you need periodic support or continued evolution, we stay involved to help your site grow with your business.
SEO and GEO start with clarity, structure, and performance. We build sites that search engines and AI systems can understand easily, and we help teams create content that reinforces their expertise across the web. Our work is built to support discoverability, no matter the platform.
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What other agencies ask when they explore partnering with us on development.
We operate as an extension of your team—plugging into your process, respecting your creative direction, and handling the technical execution. Some partners bring us in early for planning; others hand off final designs. We’re flexible based on how you work.
Absolutely. We frequently build sites designed by outside studios and agencies. As long as the design is complete and technically sound, we can take it from there and manage all development, QA, and launch details.
Clear communication is essential. We establish roles, responsibilities, and decision points at the start so nothing falls through the cracks. Regular check-ins, shared documentation, and milestone reviews keep everyone aligned throughout the project.
We need your finalized design files, a clear outline of functionality, and an agreed-upon content plan. From there, we’ll handle the technical architecture, development, and launch while looping you in at key milestones.
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Yes. We’ve partnered in both white-label and co-branded roles. Whether you want us visible to the client or operating quietly in the background, we adapt to the partnership model that serves the project best.
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We do. Many agencies lean on us to recommend the right approach for performance, stability, and long-term maintainability. We’re happy to provide technical guidance during early planning stages or pitch support when needed.
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