Checkmate Productions, LLC

Based in Sandy, Utah, Checkmate Productions has operated as a boutique web design firm since 1999, serving both small and large businesses in and around Salt Lake City. The firm's client work spans logo, brand, and identity development alongside website design and programming, positioning itself as a full-service shop for companies needing a combined web and marketing presence rather than a single-purpose vendor. Its service list centers on responsive web design and web application development, with most web-based applications built using PHP/MySQL and tested for stability and performance. Checkmate Productions also builds and maintains content management systems, offering either commercial off-the-shelf CMS platforms or custom-built systems depending on client needs and cost considerations, and provides WordPress design, development, maintenance, and security work. Beyond web build-out, the firm handles logo design and branding, graphic design, and print collateral such as business cards, stationery, catalogs, and brochures to support a client's online presence. On the marketing side, services include search engine optimization aimed at achieving and maintaining search rankings, social media marketing through the creation and upkeep of social network profiles, and Google Analytics and web metrics work intended to help clients direct marketing budgets based on measured results. The team is small, sized between one and ten people, and describes itself as handling projects across a range of sizes.