Lounge Lizard

Lounge Lizard for website work

Lounge Lizard is a New York agency founded in 1998 with 50 to 249 employees and offices in Washington, DC, Nashville and Holbrook, NY. Web design and web development are 45 percent each of its services, with branding at 10 percent. Clients are 75 percent mid-market and 25 percent enterprise. Its tagline promises sites that increase leads, sales and SEO rankings. Reviews cover an insurance website, an architectural firm's site rebuilt on WordPress with SEO cleanup, and financial services sites with UX and SEO management. Rated 4.8 across 43 Clutch reviews; minimum project $25,000+.

Who it fits

A dependable option for mid-market companies that want an established US agency to design, build and maintain a lead-generating site on WordPress with SEO handled alongside. Not suited to startups on a budget or to product teams, since UX/UI and product design are not listed.

Strengths

• Web design and web development are 45 percent each of its services, and all four reviews are website projects.
• WordPress and SEO cleanup appear explicitly in one review, and ongoing SEO management in another.
• Operating since 1998 with 50 to 249 staff and four US offices, so continuity and capacity are not concerns.

Watch-outs

• Hourly rate is undisclosed and the minimum is $25,000+, so get a clear fixed quote before committing.
• No UX/UI, low-code or SEO line is listed despite the review mentions; confirm what is in house and what is subcontracted.

Evidence

• Service mix: web design 45 percent, web development 45 percent, branding 10 percent; mid-market 75 percent and enterprise 25 percent of clients.
• A Clutch reviewer says the team "rebuilt the site using the same WordPress template as it stands on a new hosting platform and cleaned up the client's SEO".
• Rated 4.8 from 43 Clutch reviews; minimum project $25,000+; hourly undisclosed; founded 1998; offices in New York, NY; Washington, DC; Nashville, TN; Holbrook, NY.