Local agency or remote studio for a wealth management firm or family office website in Nassau: how to choose (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Nassau, many wealth managers and family offices already hand their website to agencies in Miami or Toronto, so the real choice is not local versus foreign but which remote provider, and at what price. A fixed-price studio such as Kolonell (USD 2,900, 4,900 or 8,900) is easy to compare over three years using identical hypotheses. Keep a Bahamian agency if you want meetings on Bay Street, shoots at Lyford Cay or a locally registered vendor.

Who visits a Nassau family office website, and what are they looking for?

The Bahamas financial centre serves a highly international clientele: Latin American families, Canadians and Americans settled in Lyford Cay or Albany, Swiss private banks and trust companies on Bay Street. Your typical reader is a prospect referred by a lawyer or banker who wants to check, in a few minutes, your seriousness, your status and how to reach you discreetly.

What reassures them: a who-we-are page with the principals and their background, a clear description of the mandates you accept (minimum wealth if you wish), a page on family governance or succession, a confidential contact request, a regulatory disclosures page and a readable privacy notice. Spanish is often expected: Kolonell's included copywriting is native English or French, so Spanish goes to a financial translator.

Which criteria separate a Nassau agency, a freelancer and a remote studio?

Ranges are a 2026 ballpark, drawn from public price pages of Bahamian and Florida agencies, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co and hourly rates listed on Upwork. Read them as markers, not quotes.

Payment is by bank transfer, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery. The tiers are described on the international website offer.

What budget should you plan over three years, on equal hypotheses?

Same hypotheses on both sides: maintenance at USD 150 a month after the support period (hypothesis; with Kolonell it is quoted on request after 3 months), hosting and domain at USD 35 a month, Spanish translation of 8 pages by an independent translator at USD 1,600.

Gap: USD 10,100, roughly two years of maintenance at the assumed rate.

In which situations is the Bahamian agency hard to beat?

When the project relies on images nobody else can produce: your offices, your team, client events. When your leadership wants a kickoff workshop around a table in Nassau. When a partner bank or your insurer requires a vendor established in The Bahamas. In those cases, the local agency is worth its price. Kolonell does not travel and does not do shoots; you can, however, pair a Nassau photographer with a remote studio.

Relevant reference: Kolonell designed the trilingual FR/EN/AR website of Orven Properties, an off-plan real estate advisory in Dubai built for international investors, with project pages and investor guides.

Which Bahamian obligations apply to your site, and what should you ask the provider?

The Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act of 2003 governs the collection of personal data in The Bahamas, overseen by the Data Protection Commissioner: limited purpose for forms, security, information to individuals. If you serve European clients, the GDPR may also come into play. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) supervises securities and advisory business (Securities Industry Act 2011), and the Central Bank of The Bahamas supervises banks and trust companies: licence statements and any marketing communication must stay accurate and be cleared by compliance. Target WCAG 2.1 AA. This is not legal advice.

To ask the agency and the studio alike:

• Who drafts and who approves the regulatory statements?
• Will the domain be in our name, with admin access for us?
• How many pages and correction rounds does the price cover?
• Who answers if the form breaks on a Friday evening?
• What is the written cost of maintenance after the support period?

For a figure on your scope, request a free quote.

Mini case study

*Illustrative example.* Andrea K. is chief operating officer of a 12-person multi-family office near Lyford Cay. She compares a Miami quote of USD 19,000 with the Growth tier at USD 4,900. With USD 1,600 of Spanish translation and USD 1,200 for a Nassau photographer, the Kolonell project comes to USD 7,700. Difference: USD 11,300, which the team reallocates to legal review of the regulatory pages.

FAQ

Is a remote studio riskier than a Miami agency?

Both work remotely for Nassau. The difference lies in the fixed price (USD 4,900 for Growth) and a project manager reachable in your hours, with 3 months of support included.

Can the site go live in Spanish?

Yes, with a separate professional translation, around USD 1,000 to 2,000 for 8 to 10 pages. Included copywriting is in English or French.

How long until we are live?

Allow 3 to 4 weeks from receipt of content and approvals. Compliance review is often the longest step.

How is the project paid?

By bank transfer, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery, whichever tier between USD 2,900 and 8,900.

Is a client area with document upload possible?

Yes, on quote. The site can first link to your custodian's portal.

Let's scope your project. An 8 to 12 page site for your Nassau family office on the Growth tier at USD 4,900, live in 3 to 4 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.