Startup Business Web Design in St. Louis

Startup Business Web Design in St. Louis. You have the next revolutionary product or idea, and after countless hours of tweaking and perfecting it, now you have to sell it. You've already got the physical location of your business covered, but how do you reach potential clients and investors online? How do you build an incredible and engaging website that will get people excited about your product? Where do you start? Choose a web design company with experience creating exceptional and engaging sites. Choose a St. Louis Web Design Firm that has a proven success record of taking startup businesses and launching their products and services onto the web. Choose WDAC.

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Web Design for Startups in St. Louis

Like you, we were once a startup business. We had to prove ourselves in the hyper-competitive field of web design companies in St. Louis. We had to ensure that we stood out, and that our services and products were second to none, and we did it. WDAC now has over 30 years of combined web marketing and SEO experience that we can use to create and optimize your dream website. Whether you need lead generating content, want a mobile-friendly site, or have questions about the different industries we serve, we can help.

Here are a few of the digital services we offer to startup businesses:

  • New websites for startup businesses
  • Web redesign for existing sites (UX, mobile, eCommerce)
  • Competitive social media marketing (paid and organic)
  • Search marketing for small businesses
  • Online forms, scheduling, and other user applications

Startup Businesses need to be intuitive, adaptable, and ready for any changes that may come their way. That's why we build responsive, and easy to update websites. We're proud of the online experiences we create, and so are our trusted clients. Here are a few of their reviews!

Digital Marketing for Startup Businesses is all about the tools you use and how they are implemented in your designs. We have an entire suite of SEO tools, website design programs, social media organizing software and more. If your site needs a specific design or tool to manage it, chances are that we are already familiar with it. Whether you need Social Media management, Google Adwords Advice, or another tool or service, we can help.


  • City and Location Targeting

    What's your customer base? For startups, this can be a small group of towns, an area code, or the whole country. With keyword targeting and location-friendly content, we can pinpoint neighborhoods and regions to improve geographical search results. St. Charles, Chesterfield, O'Fallon, Southern Illinois, or even businesses with much smaller focus areas benefit from local search rankings.

  • User-Friendly Design

    Your website represents your new business. You want your online assets to provide an awesome user experience (UX). Our St. Louis web developers create fast-loading, good-looking sites that are easy to navigate. We innovate using web design best practices to ensure quality UX and search optimization.

  • In-Depth, Customized SEO Content

    In the online marketing game, content is king. Well-designed search engine optimization is the key to search rankings. However, it's crucial to publish content that is informative, unique, and represents your brand to gain authority. Our content writers are prepared to deliver high-end content for your business.

  • AdWords & PPC Campaigns

    The "ad" tag in searches is connected to Google AdWords and other pay-per-click campaigns. We prioritize conversion rate optimization to make the most of your ad-spend. These inorganic strategies are a major component of any online marketing campaign for startup companies.


Talk to a Startup Web Developer Today

You have lots of questions about how our process works, what site builds cost, and timelines regarding how quickly they can be built. We know that building a website can be intimidating and that a lot of money and effort goes into financing one. Don't worry, any questions or concerns you may have regarding your site build will be fully answered by our experienced and professional St. Louis web design team. When your ready to learn more, give us a call at (314) 499-8253, or reach out to us on our contact page.

Common Startup Business Web Design Problems

Building a website might seem simple with all of the easy-to-use platforms that are available today. Whether it be Wix, Squarespace, or another platform, there are tons of do-it-yourself options available for St. Louis Startup Businesses. But here is the difference: Several of them are "pay by the year" and "we never help you" platforms, and the other is a team of experienced professionals that know how to make St. Louis websites succeed. That would be us. Here are some of the common issues we find in Startup Business Websites:



  • Optimization

    Common problems for business websites

    • Poor quality website and usability issues
    • Inaccurate hours (holidays, weekends)
    • Thin and uninformative content, plagiarism
    • Inconsistent and innacurate representation
    • Bad SEO, link structure, and HTML
    • Vague practice areas and geographical info
    • Few or no citations
    • No Google My Business listing, etc.
    • False price listings and services
  • Marketing

    Ways to improve startup marketing

    • Link website to social and online profiles
    • Make business info (phone/address) visible
    • Easy conversion and contact areas
    • Use trusted backlinks and inbound links
    • Showcase and encourage reviews
    • Optimize AdWords/PPC with keywords
    • Streamline mobile searching and UX
    • Publish content that reflects your brand
    • Minimize "junk" and clutter
  1. Discover

    Web Design and Company will look at your brand to better understand your services, products, and target audience. This will be used to create an experience targeted directly at the users of your site.

  2. Design

    Once our team understand your audience and business model, we will begin mocking up your website design. Our web design mockups are created "true to scale" meaning they are pixel-perfect to what the final product will represent in a browser.

  3. Develop

    When the final web design is approved by your staff, we will move your site into the development stage. Our development websites are created on a private URL, only accessible if you have the link and cannot be seen or indexed by browsers.

  4. Optimize

    Having a great website is useless if people can't find it. WDAC is an SEO powerhouse, ensuring your website is optimized for fast load times, a great mobile experience, and SEO-friendly for your local service area right out of the box.

  5. Deliver

    Once we have your website designed, developed, optimized and approved, we will move your project into the delivery phase. Our team has a rigid 7-Page Website Checklist covering many types of design and SEO practices.

  6. Market

    When your website is complete, its time to market your website and gain new leads. Our team of marketing experts can promote your new site in a variety of ways. Contact us today to schedule a free project review or site audit.



  • Step 1: Discover

    Web Design and Company will look at your brand to better understand your services, products, and target audience. This will be used to create an experience targeted directly at the users of your site. During this phase, our team will also look into your existing platform to better understand your development needs to uncover any challenges ahead of time. If no brand or website exists, we will meet with you to discover details about your vision.

  • Step 2: Design

    Once our team understands the target audience and your business model, we will begin mocking up your website design. Our web design mockups are created "true to scale" meaning that they are pixel-perfect to what the final product will represent in a browser. This allows us to implement any of your edits quickly without editing live code, and get the design exactly how you want BEFORE your website goes into development. If applicable, you will also receive a mobile-specific mockup in addition to the desktop website version.

  • Step 3: Develop

    When our developers have the final web design drafts approved by your staff, we will move your site into the development stage. Our development websites are created on a private URL, only accessible if you have the link and cannot be seen or indexed by browsers. You can check on progress at any time, and see how your site is progressing.

  • Step 4: Optimize

    Having a great website is useless if your visitors can't find it. Web Design and Company is an SEO powerhouse, ensuring your website is optimized for fast load times, security, a great mobile experience, and SEO-friendly for your local service area right out of the box. This can include directory links, profile creation, backlinking, local-targeting page creation and much more.

  • Step 5: Deliver

    Once we have your website designed, developed, optimized and approved, we will move your project into the delivery phase. Our team has a rigid 7-Page Website Checklist covering many types of design and SEO practices. This document is signed off by each involved party to ensure your site is perfect when it goes live for the world to see. You can choose to have us host your website, or to have your new site uploaded to an existing host of your choice.

  • Step 6: Market

    When your website is complete, its time to market your website and gain new business and leads. Our team of highly-trained marketing experts can promote your new site in organic search, Facebook, and other social media ads, place your business in critical local directories and track your progress via keyword position or visitors. Why wait? Contact one of our local St Louis team members today to schedule a free project review or site audit.

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St. Louis' Startup Marketing Experts

Startup businesses seldom have the budget and resources for in-house web developers. Outsourcing to online marketing agencies, then, is a definite option, especially if the firm is local. We focus on St. Louis area startups because of how important local influencing and communication are in today's competitive environment. Our web design strategies are personalized and optimized to position your startup higher on St. Louis search rankings and social platforms.

"Our startup web designers leverage your vision and capabilities with our own. We use and create tools to put your St. Louis business in front of broader audiences while keeping an eye on cost-effective strategies." - David Kley, Owner WDAC

Web Design and Company's St. Louis web developers are excited to sit down with your team to understand your vision, budget, and needs. WDAC knows what it takes to enhance and strengthen customers' online perceptions of your business. Call us at (314) 499-8253 to learn more about startup marketing and web design.

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A Real St. Louis Web Design Review

We worked with David on a recruitment website for our company and definitely made the right choice. We compared three different companies and Web Design and Company won hands down. Their ideas were fresh, innovative, and on the cutting edge of technology. I'm pretty picky when it comes to project management and overall design concept but never had one complaint. In fact, in the end, the project exceeded my expectations. Thanks Dave!

Liz Kelly

Suntrup Automotive Group


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Website Design for St. Louis Startups

We build highly optimizable, and engaging websites for St. Louis Startup Businesses because we know that first impressions count. You have to be able to catch the attention and interest of potential clients and convince them that your product or service is the one they can't live without. That's where our web developers come in. Here are some of our additional processes and techniques we use before your site goes live:





  • Blazing Fast

    Startup websites are optimized for speed from the very start of development in order to deliver your content ASAP.

  • Keep it SASSy!

    We code with SASS to keep our stylesheets organized and clean. This allows us to compress the final CSS file, which saves you bandwidth and load time!

  • Mobile First

    As the web becomes more mobile-focused, your construction site won't be left behind. Our builds are made to be fully responsive and phone-friendly.

  • Dedicated Hosting

    We use a local datacenter for our new projects, which provides a snappy browsing experience for your clients.

  • Browser Tested

    Before launch, all new sites are browser tested to make sure everyone has a great experience. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Edge, and IE11 are supported out of the box.

  • Bugs? What bugs?

    Our business websites are tested before launch for programming glitches and rendering bugs. If we discover any, we'll fix it fast for free.

Capabilities & Services

Our St. Louis Web Design Team can handle any startup website build, whether it be a new site created from the ground up, or repairing and refitting an old one. This includes online marketing, too. We have the techniques and strategies to bring any site to life. Here are a few of the platforms that we use to optimize our startup sites:

Contact our Web Design Team

We utilize best-in-industry web marketing and search tools to bring you results. We've built professional websites in a number of industries, including home improvement, real estate, and for law firms. Let us know how we can help. Reach out through our contact page to schedule a free website audit and 30-minute initial consultation.

Web Design and Company provides our startup web design services to clients in St. Charles, O'Fallon, Columbia, Clayton, and the metro St. Louis area. Call us at (314) 499-8253 today to discuss your project.

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