Merge Studio

I am the Chief Operating Officer of an IT services company

We provide insight that empowers game-changing Managed Service Providers and Independent Software Vendors. Our core strategic engagements in analyzing systems, system stabilization, on-going management and custom automation consistently drive innovation and improve operational maturity.

2-5 Employees

We worked with Merge on two major project phases. The first was to rework content on our website for ease of consumption and SEO as well as conversion optimization. The second phase of our project with Merge was a complete rebrand of our SaaS product, ezdeploy. Merge helped us to create a rebrand strategy and developed the new website for the rebranded product, resulting in https://ezdeploy.io.

Merge has a great project management process. The team communicates regularly, is easy to get a hold of, holds regular meetings, and tracks all work in an easy to understand format. All work products were delivered on time and in a quality manner.

The people at Merge really impress me. They are easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable and experienced. They provide insight and suggestions without "telling" and they were a great culture fit for our organization. I trusted them fully to do the work they set out to do and they delivered beautifully.

Not that I can think of - I have truly enjoyed working with Merge Studio!

I am the Director of Communications of Rio Grande Return

Rio Grande Return restores riverscapes and ecosystems unique to the arid Southwest using low-tech and process-based methods to foster resilience, adaptive capacity and stewardship in these important land and water resources.

Worked with Merge at a previous position with another organization

2-5 Employees

The scope of the work provided by Merge was to provide a basic site analysis and improvement road map, website maintenance, and ongoing support and training. Merge's basic website analysis and actionable list of improvements covered the following:

Our website was updated to a version that allows us to build upon our new design/layout and functionality down the road. It is now much easier to quickly find what you're looking for on the website making it more user friendly and professional looking. We're now set up to send regular email communications to our constituents and overall feel more confident about how we're represented through our website.

Michelle and Dina worked quickly and seamlessly from start to finish. They're always quick to respond and resolve any issues that come up during the overhaul of our website, which was the largest piece to the project. Their patience, communication and understanding during the whole process was wonderful and I couldn't be more appreciative.

I love that Merge was founded by a female and continues to be led by incredibly talented and intelligent women in a traditionally male dominated industry.

I don't think we could've received better or more qualified help in the rebuilding of our website than we did from Merge. They were able to fulfill all of our requests and needs throughout the process while taking the time and care needed to explain things every step of the way.

I am the Development and Communications Director of Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking

The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) is a Denver-based nonprofit that works to end human exploitation in Colorado.

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2-5 Employees

The Merge team was very organized in their project management and on time with deliverables outlined in the scope of work. They were always responsive to our needs, taking time to learn the mission and goals of our organization in order to integrate them into our web presence.

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Their technical expertise and their experience working with mission-based organizations and nonprofits are unique. That combination made the distance between our vision and the delivery of various project deliverables shorter and more thoughtful.

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Healthy Child Care Colorado is a statewide nonprofit organization with a mission to build safe, supportive, and healthy early childhood settings and systems where children and professionals learn and grow.

Our organization shifted its focus and needed significant changes to the website so we took the opportunity to go through rebranding and the development of a new WordPress site. We worked with Merge Studio on website design, artwork, functionality, and backend data reports. They were incredibly helpful and took the time to understand our goals and came up with the best ways for us to achieve them through the use of technology, plug-ins, and our website.

We have and continue to work with Merge Studio because their friendly and knowledgeable staff know our work and needs and have taken the time to co-develop a plan alongside us.

The team pulled together a meeting for us to discuss our needs, ideas, and timeline. They presented us with a detailed scope of work and budget that met our limitations. Merge developed a WordPress website, added some plug-ins to allow us to have a training/event calendar, discussion forum, membership levels, and more.

There were 3 people that we worked with intermittently throughout the project to provide feedback, answer questions, and conduct testing. We primarily worked with Michelle and Dina and they have been incredibly helpful to us and have a team of talented folks they can bring into the process.

We have received very positive feedback from the users of our website. When we identify an issue or something that could work better, we simply discuss with Merge Studio and come up with a solution.

At the beginning of the project we discussed the best ways for us to manage the project and stay on top of things as they come up. For us, we decided to have monthly meetings and additional conversations/emails as needed. We also collaborated on documents, discussed content, edits, and the user-experience was always top of mind for the team at Merge.

The Merge team has done a great job teaching us to use the website so we can make day-to-day edits and content changes. They are interested in the work of our nonprofit and aim to make our work more efficient and meaningful.

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I am part of the Communications team for an environmental nonprofit that operates across the west.

When I joined the team in late 2017, we were using a non-responsive website that housed over 300 pages of content. We wanted a way to engage our supporters in the work and give them a modern experience that they could easily interact with on desktop and mobile.

Merge was brought in to help overhaul the website in 2018. They helped us shift from our old platform to WordPress, which was a game changer for our organization. Merge met with us to understand our goals for the organization and helped us to bring that vision to life online.

They created custom layouts and modules for our pages, resulting in a cohesive and visually-driven experience on the site. They also trained several staff members to work in WordPress so that we were able to make changes or additions to the site when needed.

We've worked with several members of the team at Merge over the years, most notably Michelle and Dina. They offer us support that ranges from web development to content additions to reports from Google Analytics, and the work is always done with care and precision to make sure we're putting our best foot forward.

Since the changeover to WordPress, our site traffic has grown, especially on mobile, which now makes up nearly a third of site visitors. Being on a user-friendly platform has also made it easier to present new content and various types of content for potential supporters to get to know our organization. As a result, we've seen more supporters signing up for email on our website and it's now one of our top-performing channels for organic signups.

The team at Merge continues to support our organization. When we need help, I reach out via email and receive a quick response from Michelle and/or Dina. They ask questions to understand what we're trying to do, give an estimated timeline, and keep in touch as they're working so we know where things stand. We're very pleased with the level of communication and how timely the work gets done.

The team at Merge Studio was responsive, attentive to detail, and genuinely cared about our success.

Overall we're happy with the services we're provided by Merge.