Denver, CO

Groundwrk

Reach 2.5PageRanker 61

Groundwrk is a web design company based in Denver, CO. Its own home page scored 49 for mobile speed and 90 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 142 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 25.6 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 2.5.

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Our Read

Groundwrk is a Denver web design and branding firm run as a collective of designers, developers, strategists and writers. It builds sites on WordPress and Shopify.

What sets them apart. It builds branded games alongside websites, and its founder Randall Hartman is also its interactive creative director.

Best for. Brands that want web work with a playful creative edge.

Services

BrandingWebsitesSocialBranded gamesDigital strategy

Industries

B2BB2CEcommerce

Our Lab Test of groundwrk.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 24, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

49Performance

90Accessibility

77Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 21.7 seconds
First paint: 4.5 seconds
Blocking time: 360 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 60.5 MB
Requests: 104

Work

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Signed Work

signed client sites found so far

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Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

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websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 203 with a Look Back score of 7.7 out of 100. Scored in October 2026 from 2025 archived copies of each firm’s site. It is a separate list and does not change the 2026 websbz Score.

Proof 0 of 30, openness 5 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 16, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

25.6websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.25.6/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.0/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.0/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

2.5

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients0/10not published
Client scale0/10not published
Offices2.5/101 office
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/12not published
Years0/8not published

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: groundwrk.com
Headquarters: Denver, CO
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Denver
Platforms: WordPress and Shopify

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Denver#8 of 8
Best Web Designers in the United States#278 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#446 of 450

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