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We are super happy with the design, functionality, professionalism and customer service of Webtivity Marketing & Design! Thanks for all your hard work!

The entire team at Duncan Real Estate of Anna Maria is very happy with the work that Webtivity has done for our website and rental department. We especially thank Didier Bizimungu for all of his hard work and keeping in constant contact with us. We highly recommend Webtivity!

Had the greatest experience ever! The staff did an exceptional job on the site and were very patient and accommodating! I can not say enough about the company and the experience! Brian was extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with every step of the way!

Webtivity has been a dream to work with…..all very knowledgeable and professional…..Tim is the best and with his crew updated our website. We get compliments on it weekly!

Tim & Didier have done a great job driving my phone to ring. I have been a happy customer of Webtivity Designs since around 2005. I recommend them only if you can handle a lot of extra business. Keep up the great work guys.

We have been using Webtivity for our Website for years and the service has been incredible. We would highly recommend everyone use them for their website design and marketing needs.

Webtivity Marketing & Design did a great job taking us from a concept for our website to an actual working business website. The process was simple: We provided the info and media we wanted them to use on the website and they formatted it into a working Word Press site. We were able to work with Brian to make changes to the site, making it very user friendly. This website will ultimately serve our business and future customers to obtain the BEST possible Yacht Charter vacation available at outoftheblueyachtcharters.com Our website looks and operates the way we want it to. We highly recommend Webtivity Marketing & Design for website development.

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Your Internet Marketing Company

Choosing a partner for your Internet marketing campaign is one of the most critical business decisions you can make. Take some time to learn about who we are, our approach to our clients, and why we are Your Internet Marketing Company.

Learn more about Webtivity Marketing & Design:

About the Company

What is Webtivity?

The fusion of the Web and the Activity of your online audience equals Webtivity. We understood when our company was founded in 1999 that people were going to the Internet to actively learn. The Internet is an active place where potential customers research to learn about your company or organization and ultimately make a purchasing decision. Back when our company was founded it was pretty simple: build a website and people will come. These days the Internet is full of noise and competitors. As such our approach has had to increase in size and complexity, but the basic notion is still there: people are going to the Internet to learn, form opinions, and ultimately make a purchasing decision. That’s why we’re here: to help you stand out from your competitors.

Company Leadership

Meet Your Online Marketing Team

Company Leadership at Webtivity is: Accessible. Friendly. Conscientious. Energetic. These are just some of the ways we can be described. It’s important you connect with our leadership team because we’re going to spend a lot of time working together toward the success of your project. Take some time to learn more about who we are and contact us to get your campaign started!

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Employment Opportunities

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Are you a talented leader? Do you want to continue growing, learning and cultivating your skills in a team-based, interactive environment? Come introduce yourself to us!

We are a tight group of dedicated professionals whose goal is to help our clients’ businesses grow. If you understand and believe in our philosophy that the better we take care of our clients, the more successful our company will become, then you are the type of person we want to talk to.

Community Involvement

Devoted Developers

Webtivity Marketing & Design strongly believes each of us has a responsibility to contribute to the success of our community. That’s why we support local organizations with donations of time, dollars, or specialty marketing services to help promote their causes and achieve their missions.

We are involved with the following causes and organizations:

Manatee Chamber of Commerce

The Manatee Chamber strives “To build a positive business environment while enhancing the community’s quality of life”. Members provide invaluable input on area issues and programs that support businesses and residents of Manatee County and the South Tampa Bay Area.

Webtivity Involvement: Member since 2000, A Founding Member of the Technology Committee since 2009, Specialty Services Donation

Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce

The Anna Maria Island Chamber was established in 1949 linking three separate municipalities: Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach. Today the Anna Maria Island Chamber contains over 550 members and plays a fundamental role in promoting local area tourism.

Webtivity Involvement: Chamber Member, Past Marketing Committee Member, Past Specialty Services Donation

St Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

The St. Petersburg Area Chamber is focused on building a sustainable organization with a keen focus on its members, advocating to protect and grow local business.

Webtivity Involvement: Chamber Member

Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce

The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber is a diverse group of businesses throughout the Tampa Bay beach community that takes great pride in the place we live, work, and play – extending from St. Pete Beach to Treasure Island, and northward to Indian Rocks Beach and Clearwater Beach.

Webtivity Involvement: Chamber Member, Marketing Committee Member, Specialty Services Donation

Manatee Young Professionals

Manatee Young Professionals (MYP) is a program of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce geared towards those aged 21-42. As Tampa Bay’s longest running YP program, MYP serves as a business, social and community resource.

Webtivity Involvement: MYP Member, Specialty Services Donation

Manatee Chamber Better Business Council

Mission Statement: “To strengthen public confidence in Manatee County area businesses through the promotion of high standards of business ethics.”

Established in 1970, the Better Business Council (BBC) is a program of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce which seeks to address consumer concerns, publicize important scam information and offer referrals for BBC members.

Webtivity Involvement: BBC member, Past Committee Member

Manatee Technical College

Manatee Technical College is respected for excellence in technical training and academic education with state-of-the-art campuses, industry-driven curriculum, and dedicated staff.

Webtivity Involvement: Advisory Board since 2009, Judges of the SkillsUSA State Competition since 2006, Internship Opportunities, Specialty Services Donation

Women with Purpose

Women With Purpose is a non-profit organization in Tampa Bay. We are committed to helping families in our community with cancer. We provide non-medical financial assistance for basic necessities by directly paying rent, mortgages, utilities, car payments and insurance, gas and food cards.

Webtivity Involvement: Specialty Services Donation

HorsePower for Kids & Animal Sanctuary

HorsePower for Kids’ mission is to rescue unwanted and injured animals and not only share them with the public but to serve inner-city children, at-risk children, and any child that could benefit from riding, learning about, and loving horses and animals. Studies show that horses/animals improve self-esteem, character, work ethic, social skills, and academic performance.

Webtivity Involvement: Specialty Services Donation

Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association

The purpose of the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association shall be to promote a sense of community for our neighborhood; forge working relationships with the city; foster civic participation; promote beautification and pride in the neighborhood; maintain, enhance, and encourage quality housing that reinforces the character and charm of our historic neighborhood; and provide a focal point for all neighborhood issues that affect a significant number of our residents.

Webtivity Involvement: Specialty Services Donation

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Grand Central District

The Grand Central District in St. Pete was formed in 2001 and received designation as a Main Street community by both the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Florida Main Street program. The Main Street Four-Point Approach is one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation, combining historic preservation and economic development in local revitalization initiatives

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The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is a major force in our community’s economic prosperity and outstanding lifestyle. An award-winning not-for-profit membership organization, The Chamber provides the leadership to achieve a diverse balanced economy that enhances the quality of living and working in greater Sarasota.

Webtivity Involvement: Member since 2011

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Venice Area Chamber of Commerce

The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce is the pulse of the Venice area business community with over 1,100 businesses working together to create a healthy economy for our community and families.

Webtivity Involvement: Member since 2000, Specialty Services Donation

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American Red Cross

The Southwest Florida Chapter of Florida’s West Coast Region of the American Red Cross is responsible for providing emergency assistance and training to over 430,000 people living in Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

Webtivity Involvement: Board Member since 2010, Specialty Services Donation

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The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance strives to be the voice of the Lakewood Ranch business community and create visibility opportunities for their members.

Webtivity Involvement: Member since 2010

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United Way, Climbing for Dollars

Rock Climbing for Dollars is the where a love for adventure meets a desire to meet needs of others. It’s an event that puts into action this desire for adventure to help the United Way continue to meet the many needs in our area.

Webtivity Involvement: Participating Climber 2010, Specialty Services Donation

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Women’s resource Center

The WRC is THE place in Manatee County for women to discover their strengths, build their confidence and find their path to success. They try to provide women with a ‘roadmap’ so they can help themselves overcome current obstacles and move toward a more optimistic future.

Webtivity Involvement: Advisory Board Member since 2010

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South Florida Museum

South Florida Museum is the largest natural and cultural history museum on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The museum interprets the region from the Pleistocene to the present.

Webtivity Involvement: Specialty Services Donation

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Save Our Seabirds

Save Our Seabirds, Inc., formerly known as the Pinellas Seabird Rehabilitation Center, rescues and rehabilitates hundreds of native and migratory birds each year. Save Our Seabirds is a 501(c)(3) bird rescue located on Anna Maria Island and is a completely volunteer organization.

Webtivity Involvement: Specialty Services Donation

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Muscular Distrophy Association

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.

Webtivity Involvement: Participating MDA Lockup Fundraiser 2010

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State College of Florida

Established in 1957, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) is the region’s first and largest public college, with campuses in Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Venice, and online via eLearning opportunities.

Webtivity Involvement: Internship Opportunities

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Keiser University

Keiser University helps students succeed by providing the professional and academic foundation to meet their educational goals and objectives.

Webtivity Involvement: Internship Opportunities

Manatee Chamber Better Business Council

Mission Statement: “To strengthen public confidence in Manatee County area businesses through the promotion of high standards of business ethics.”

Established in 1970, the Better Business Council (BBC) is a program of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce which seeks to address consumer concerns, publicize important scam information and offer referrals for BBC members.

Webtivity Involvement: Committee member

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Ringling College of Art and Design

Ringling College of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelor’s degree in various fields of art and design.

Webtivity Involvement: Internship Opportunities

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing

It doesn’t matter how great your website looks or functions if no one can find you online. You simply don’t exist. You must have a cohesive, comprehensive digital marketing strategy to promote your company in the various channels where potential customers frequent. It is important to remember your potential customers consume information online in many different ways, and trends are constantly changing. That means you must have a diverse, flexible strategy and the right partner to help you grow.

Tim & Didier have done a great job driving my phone to ring. I have been a happy customer of Webtivity Designs since around 2005. I recommend them only if you can handle a lot of extra business. Keep up the great work guys.

Website Design

Website Design Tells the Story

We are all visual creatures and make purchasing decisions based on what we see. Your customers are no exception. When a potential customer researches your company online and compares your website to your competitors’ websites, they form an opinion about your company. If your website looks tired, amateurish and held together with duct tape, that is the exact impression potential customers will form about you and your company. That is why hiring a professional web design company is imperative for the success of your company.

PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE DESIGN

If your website is poorly developed from a technical standpoint it will not be search engine friendly, which means it will not rank well in the search engines. But developing a successful website isn’t just a technical endeavor. While technology is certainly an important part of the equation, it’s just the beginning of the story. You need to make sure when potential customers do arrive on your website they follow through and contact your company.

Professional web designers are trained how to use color, layout and hierarchy to evoke emotion, create demand, and shape the behavior of potential customers when they visit your website. You want website visitors to do something as a result of visiting your website: Call Now; Email Us; Buy Today. There is an art to shaping customer behavior and that is where the Web Design Team at Webtivity Marketing & Design excels.

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Search Engine Optimization

The Secret to SEO

​If your website is not well-positioned in the search engines, it will be extremely difficult to attract customers. Although some try to claim there are super-secret methods to search engine optimization (SEO), there are a few very basic tenets involved. And don’t forget that any discussion about driving traffic to your website should be accompanied by a discussion of conversion rate optimization.

Learn more about the SEO campaigns we offer

Online Advertising

Online Advertising / Digital Advertising

What is online advertising? Online, internet, or digital advertising is the displaying of your advertisement on search engine results such as Google, on social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, or any other internet sites or mobile apps. Pay Per Click (PPC) ads are the “Sponsored Ads” that appear at the top and bottom of search engine results pages. Each time someone clicks on your ad, you pay money to the search engine company, hence the name Pay Per Click. Social media channels such as Facebook are usually pay per display. Basically for X amount of money, your ad is shown to a certain number of people.

Tim & Didier have done a great job driving my phone to ring. I have been a happy customer of Webtivity Designs since around 2005. I recommend them only if you can handle a lot of extra business. Keep up the great work guys.

Social Media Marketing

Engage Your Customers

Why do you do what you do? What drives you to get out of bed every day and carve another notch in your career post? Hopefully the answer is because you enjoy and believe in what you do. If that is your answer, social media is exactly where you need to be. If you believe in your products and services and you are passionate about it, social media is a platform for you to convey your passions to existing and potential customers. Once you have buy-in from your audience, they will virally spread the word about you and your company.

Customer Evangelism

Customers can offer you the best, free advertising in the world. They are an authoritative voice on your business, and are trusted by their friends and family. Use social media to keep yourself top-of-mind and arm them with the information they need to speak intelligently about your business. Social media is about developing a two-way conversation with existing customers, and introducing yourself to potential customers. In order to engage people you have to provide value. People don’t want to hear your sales messages every three seconds (in fact, research shows for every sales message you broadcast through social media you should nullify it with 8-10 non-sales messages.)

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Email Marketing

Keep in Touch & Drive Traffic to Website

Email marketing used in conjunction with a Blog can be extremely effective in driving traffic to your website, reinforce messaging and brand recognition. With email marketing solutions like Constant Contact, Vertical Response and MailChimp, it becomes very easy for you to keep in touch with your audience. As with all aspects of your Internet marketing, you must have a sound strategy in place for email marketing to be effective.

Online Reputation Management

What are people saying about you?

Online reputation management is all about communication. People talk about their good and bad experiences with products and companies. Before the internet, the spread of this information was limited to family and friends. With the dawn of the internet and review sites like Google, the good and bad reviews are widespread and available to everyone. Consumers are making decisions based on these reviews. Consequently, you need to be listening and responding to leverage good reviews and limit damage from bad reviews.

Website Design Process

Website Design Process

New clients often tell us they selected our company for their project because we have a clear process in place and are able to commit to a timeline for their project.

An overview of the process you can expect for your project:

1. Proposal/project scope finalization
2. Content acquisition or copywriting interview
3. Initial creative meeting to discuss design requirements/concepts
4. Identity/ logo design (if required)
5. Template Design
6. Client review (Template revisions/approval)
7. Website development/content layout/internal Alpha testing
8. Client review (layout revisions/approval)
9. Cooperative Beta testing
10. Client training (if needed)
11. Launch preparation and coordination with client
12. Go-live
13. Internet marketing plan launched

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Webtivity Marketing & Design did a great job taking us from a concept for our website to an actual working business website. The process was simple: We provided the info and media we wanted them to use on the website and they formatted it into a working Word Press site. We were able to work with Brian to make changes to the site, making it very user friendly. This website will ultimately serve our business and future customers to obtain the BEST possible Yacht Charter vacation available at outoftheblueyachtcharters.com Our website looks and operates the way we want it to. We highly recommend Webtivity Marketing & Design for website development.

Content Management Systems

Content Management Systems (CMS) – The Allure of Do-It-Yourself

Some in our industry recommend full Content Management System (CMS) websites for their clients. However it’s important to consider the benefits and disadvantages that come along with CMS. If you have an ecommerce website, then it is very important for you to be able to make changes to your products and pricing. Or if it is important for you to keep pictures or events up to date, then web applications can be integrated into your website to allow for that functionality. But if you have a reliable web design company at your fingertips, why not have them make other more extensive changes to your website?

WORDPRESS

WordPress began as a Blogging platform that was released in 2003 and has evolved over the years and has been used by many as a Content Management System in recent years.  WordPress powers over 35% of all websites on the internet! 

The core WordPress installation is a stable and secure product. It is important to note that if you require more advanced functionality from your website you will require additional plug-ins to be installed to add that functionality. Plugins can introduce security vulnerabilities to your WordPress installation. If your project requires plugins for functionality, we generally recommend paid plugins over free ones.

Branding & Print

Cohesive Branding & Messaging

If you’re going to grow you will need a plan. Effective marketing in today’s world requires reaching out across multiple platforms with an interesting and powerful message while maintaining cohesive branding and messaging. It’s no small feat because it takes time and a solid marketing partner with experience in online and traditional marketing mediums.

Your company’s branding and marketing strategies must span consistently across all media channels—and be designed to drive traffic back to your website.