Southport Design is a website design, Hosting, Search Engine Optimization and Development Company located in Southport, North Carolina. Southport Design specilizes in Real Estate, Sport Fishing Charters, Fishing Guides, Outdoors, Boating and Fishing, Guided tours, General websites and much more...

Our experienced website designers, programmers and graphic artists will work with your company in developing an attractive and well balanced website or in redesigning an outdated website. Our marketing specialists will analyze your site's visible and behind the scene content to ensure that it meets the highest degree of compatibility with the search engines.

The following are various applications used in our website design and development, From database driven components such as Joomla™, Wordpress™, Open Realty ™, Hot Property™, Our Own brand Name Real Estate Listing Manager to Reservations Manager ™ Softwear, Bulletin Boards Just to name a few and much more...

Contact us for more information on how we can help your Company in obtaining an Effective and true presence on the Internet.

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" We have effectively placed many firms on-line and we can do the same for yours"

If one more person asks you, “what’s your website address?” you can politely tell them, www.i_dont_have_one.com. After all, building a website is not on your list of priorities and with all of the costs of doing business, why should you spend money on a website when you don’t “need one?”

As a webmaster, I can give you 10 Reasons Why You Should Have a Website:

1. Marketing
A website is a great way to compliment your existing marketing strategy and when compared to radio commercials, tv ads, billboards and even the yellow pages, nothing is as economical and versatile as your website. In the United States there are more than 220 million internet users; developing a website that will enable you to reach this market-share should be part of any businesses’ marketing plan.

2. Educational
People want to know what you can do for them and what you have done for others. More and more consumers use the internet to get information about products and services so include testimonials from other satisfied customers; provide background information about personnel, give some history about your company or post some photos. People like doing business with people they know and trust, so make your website informative and educational and you maybe surprised at the results.

3. 24/7 Access
Customers shop and compare prices now more than ever before and the internet offers a powerful, quick and efficient way to do so. If your competition is online, you should be there also. Your customers can go online 24 hours a day, seven days a week to get answers and information about your business.

4. Resource
Your website gives customers and potential customers all the information about your business they need. This can include a map (if you have a bricks and mortar location), your hours of operation, contact information (phone, fax, email) etc… Customers will have an immediate resource with important information about you business.

5. Interaction with Customers
Your best customers are repeat and referred customers and there is no better way to interact with new and potential customers than keeping in touch with them online. Through your website you can post a newsletter, take a polls or surveys and promote special deals. When you keep in contact it shows customers you care and will keep you “top of mind.”

6. Instant Legitimacy
As a customer you want to know the company you are buying from is legitimate and runs a reputable business. A well designed website lends legitimacy to your business and can lead to increased sales.

7. Marketing research
The web is interactive and can provide valuable information about what your customers want and need. To get a handle on your potential customer base you can set up a survey to figure out exactly what visitors are interested in. By finding out what they are looking for you can also learn what new trends are on the horizon. This marketing research will help you efficiently grow your business.

8. Level the Playing Field
Look and act bigger than you really are. Every big business has a website and every small business should too! A well designed website presents a more professional image than a larger competitor whose web presence appears weak or amateurish.

9. It is Lucrative
If you develop an effective online marketing strategy, your website will bring in new business and new customers that you may not have acquired through other traditional advertising strategies.

10. Customers Expect It
Isn’t this where we started? In today's business world, the internet is the way we do business and without a web presence, your business risks never being found by prospective customers.

Now that you understand why you should have a website, your next step it to determine what you want your website to achieve and then get to building!

Questions? Just send me an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or feel free to contact us or request a free website quote and we will be happy to help provide you with a variety of website design services!

The design process is crucial to any business, whether it is creating a simple company logo, or the design of an entire corporate campaign.

Once your business is up and running, any form of corporate identity will act to represent the company visually creating a brand. If you look at big corporate companies you will notice company branding stands the test of time for many years before it is appropriate to re-develop.

Many companies never change their logo design dramatically but only make the smallest of changes to keep the design looking fresh.

It is worth taking time and not rushing a company logo or corporate identity design as your design will represent your company and be around for a very long time.

Logo design is creating a unique symbol / graphic to reflect your companies image and vision. A successful logo becomes a symbol of your companies identity, shows your professional and should be used on your on business cards, letterheads, compliment slips, vehicle signage or website.