East metro · Web design
Cottage Grove sits about thirty miles east of our Edina office: I-494 across the Wakota Bridge, then south on Highway 61 to the Jamaica Avenue exit, roughly half an hour when 494 behaves. It is a Washington County city of nearly 40,000 that still runs on Highway 61 — 3M has made adhesives and reflective sign sheeting here since 1947, and Renewal by Andersen expanded its window plant here in 2015.
The business base here splits three ways. Heavy industry sits along the river and in the business park off the Jamaica Avenue exit — 3M, Renewal by Andersen, Advance Corporation, which has made award products and Braille-tactile signage since 1941, and AVEKA's jet-milling operation. Retail and services line East Point Douglas Road and the Grange Boulevard interchange: clinics, dental offices, insurance agents, trades, restaurants. Behind both is a young-family population feeding District 833 schools, youth sports, and churches. Manufacturers sell to buyers who read a spec sheet before they call. The rest sell to a parent checking hours on a phone in the pickup line.
Every project runs the same way regardless of city: we listen to your goals, gather requirements, agree on a design strategy and timeline, then build and launch. You get a site that is fast on a phone, accessible, easy for your own team to update, and structured so search engines understand exactly what you do and where you do it.
We publish our prices, which is unusual in this trade and saves everybody a discovery call. These are the bands most Cottage Grove projects land in. The full breakdown, including web applications, apps, and ongoing support, is on the pricing page.
Starter website
A single-location service business, a new practice, or a small nonprofit that needs to exist properly online.
$1,800 – $3,500
Business website
An established business, school, or nonprofit with several services, programs, or audiences to serve.
$3,500 – $9,000
Advanced website
Multi-program organizations, larger schools, and businesses with genuine functional requirements.
$9,000 – $25,000
Our work across Minnesota
We have not published a Cottage Grove project yet, so here is recent work from elsewhere in Minnesota — the same team and the same process.
Masjid As-Sunnah was established in 2014 after long consideration of the needs of the community in the upper side of St. Paul. Since their founding, they have been dedicated to serving the community with faith, education, and unity.
Compassionate autism care in Burnsville, MN. NuuroTherapy offers ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, early intervention, and family support for children with autism.
Gateway STEM Academy is a public K–8 charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota, dedicated to empowering every student through hands-on, inquiry-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
How we work
We listen to your goals, gather your requirements, create a design strategy, and deliver a website that works. Here is what that looks like.
We listen to your goals. A short conversation about your organization, your audience, and what success looks like.
We gather your requirements and turn them into a clear design strategy, sitemap, and timeline you can sign off on.
Our designers and developers craft a responsive, fast, and accessible product tailored to your brand.
We deliver a website that works, then stay available for updates, security checks, and improvements as you grow.
FAQ
Yes. It is I-494 east and a few miles down Highway 61 from our Edina office, about half an hour, and we make that drive for kickoffs and review meetings when a project warrants it. Most Cottage Grove clients settle into video calls after the first visit, which is usually the right call — it puts the money into the site instead of the freeway.
Not yet. Most of our 220-plus projects sit closer to Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and the south metro — schools, clinics, care providers, mosques, nonprofits — and we would rather tell you that than dress up a neighboring-city job as Cottage Grove experience. Ask for the two or three most similar projects to yours and we will send them, whatever city they happen to be in.
Less than the trade press implies, and more than you would think. A buyer in Ohio does not care about the Jamaica Avenue exit, but they do check whether your capabilities page names materials, tolerances, and lead times. Local matters for hiring: people in South Washington County searching for work will find your careers page before your product page. Build both.
Before you hire anyone
Four guides that answer what almost every organization asks us in the first meeting. They are free, and useful whether or not you hire us.
Website Costs18 min readComplete guide
Most Minnesota small business websites cost $1,800 to $9,000, with single-location service businesses landing between $2,500 and $5,000.
Local SEO14 min readComplete guide
A step-by-step diagnostic for business owners. The 60-second index check, the eleven most common causes, and exactly how to fix each one.
Local SEO18 min readComplete guide
How Google picks the three businesses in the map pack, and the profile, review, citation, and spam-reporting work that actually moves you into it.
Web Design13 min readComplete guide
The 12 questions to ask before hiring a web design company, the red flags worth walking away from, and an honest freelancer vs studio vs agency comparison.
Start a project
Let's work together to create solutions that make a real impact. Tell us about your project and we'll come back with a clear plan.