Albanian startup Manoolia is on a mission to help companies enhance what they can do online through programming, copywriting, search engine optimization (SEO), mobile app development and more.

The firm features 15 developers, copywriters and other professionals who work to provide a range of digital design services.

In addition to its core services, the Manoolia staff has been at work on a variety of special projects, like a “Gearativity” HTML5/CSS3 template chronicled on the company’s blog. Clients get a range of advice from Manoolia’s teams on items like Wordpress design, iOS open source tools and SEO. From graphic design to back-end development, this firm has it covered, assisting corporate clients with the full “design lifecycle."  

The company has been in Albania for three years and also has an agency in Berlin.

Jetlir Izairi, Manoolia's CEO and online marketing manager, spoke to Balkan Business Wire about his firm's experience in this particular part of the Balkans and what makes this design firm tick.

“The main advantage is lower salaries in comparison to countries like the U.S. and Germany, so that we can offer lower prices to clients,” Izairi said.

Manoolia is always on the hunt for the best talent in order to train young professionals to become great developers, he said.

Izairi also said the company's German base helps provide better access to a range of clients.

“Having a great team of around 22 people willing to work together helps, too,” Izairi said. “We strive to make clients happy with what we deliver.”

Izairi cited some of the values that Manoolia’s management thinks are important to the field, such as meeting deadlines, having an attention to detail and maintaining a solid knowledge of web development.

In the future, Izairi said the company hopes to expand and take on even more design projects from clients, as well as some projects with an internal focus.