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Web Development and Design

Amplify your brand message and story through strategic and creative ideation and design.

Branding is what we do! As a Houston marketing firm specializing in website development, we see websites as an indispensable division of modern businesses. Our clients’ websites should be working for them, not the other way around. For this reason, we like creating websites that are easy to manage, highly effective, beautiful, and begin with a mobile-first focus. We follow the concept of deceptive simplicity. Our clients’ websites look and perform effortlessly, but under the surface they’re engineered to work harder than any other business tool. We’re well-versed in nearly all major platforms, but generally we prefer to work with WordPress (for most websites) and Shopify (for ecommerce). Both platforms boast some of the best support systems in the world, since they are so widely used and loved, and we love the complete control they give to our clients. They’re easy to use and extremely powerful.

Here are just a few ways we can help:

  • Audit and Analytics
  • UX/UI Design
  • CMS Integration
  • Content Strategy and SEO
  • Copywriting and Editing
  • Ecommerce Platforms
  • Mobile and Responsive
  • Video and Motion
  • Hosting and Maintenance

TOP WEBSITE MEASURABLES OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE ON AVERAGE:

400%

Increase in Unique Visitor Traffic

40%

Average Client Bounce Rate

130%

Typical Increased Search Conversion

61%

Online users contact a business if they have a mobile-friendly site.

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Freestanding Emergency-Rooms

A new dental practice opens in Houston’s trendy Heights neighborhood and converts neighbors into patients with expertly designed brand elements defining its core values to a targeted demographic.

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  • 1,722%
    Increase in PPC ad impressions
  • 2,991%
    Increase in ad clicks
  • 31%
    Improvement in online customer reviews

Newberry Web Design

Newberry Architecture is an established and trusted name in the architecture and design industry. SB designed and developed a website that showcased Newberry’s diverse portfolio, proving them to be a trustworthy company that is client driven.

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  • Designed and launched a high-quality website for optimal user interactions
  • Rebranded firm as experts in their field and a top-choice for prospective clientele
  • Reintroduced principal employees as fundamental leaders within the firm

Zeus

When our client, Zeus Mortgage Bank, came to us with the idea to spin off a new brand devoted to real estate crowdfunding, we knew that a successful launch would require a full suite of creative services.

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  • 1,500
    Average new users monthly
  • 75%
    All users increased
  • 42%
    Increased unique page views

We build websites that create experiences and engage.

Innovative Designs

Decades of experience and an insatiable thirst for learning make our web team pretty formidable. Good enough is our enemy—we’re only content with the best, even when that means we’re up late learning new programming or creating our own development platforms.

Strategic Content

Concurrent with the UX phase, our content strategy phase typically involves a series of interviews, questionnaires, and discussions. From this flood of content, we filter a cohesive and compelling story that flows intuitively through the site, leading to user action.

Unparalleled Functionality

Each client and project is different, and we approach them as such. Depending on what’s needed, we build a unique team that eventually serves as a kind of extension of our clients’ businesses. We’re available before, during, and after the development process to answer questions, offer support, and make adjustments as needed. Our goal is to make it simple and stress-free for our clients to transition to their new websites.

More Visibility

Websites should measurably drive leads, sales, and deeper engagement. A company website needs to act as a growth engine, powering lead generation and nurturing sales opportunities. Our team studies conversion paths, search factors, messaging, and performance data to make better design decisions. We are obsessively focused on helping organizations achieve core business goals using the digital space. We design and build websites to impact sales and brand awareness.

Responsive Mobile-first Technology

This increasing fixation on user experience as a modern marketing map is not just cool for start-ups. It has been reported that 79 percent of mobile customers search for another site if the one they have landed doesn’t have a great user experience. In fact, a whopping 95 percent of customers agree with this statement: “Good user experience just makes sense.”  An ideal online journey takes place when a website features seamless navigation,  digestible content, a clean-cut purchasing journey, customer support, and mobile compatibility. By blending these elements, businesses can make real connections and create a brand which isn’t easily forgotten.

User experience and engagement is key

We’ve designed and developed countless websites, which is why we know that responsive design is an effective solution to future-proof your website. A mobile first, responsive design needs to be more than converting a desktop site into a mobile screen. We consider the user’s experience, their interaction and the essential content they’re actually looking for while using a mobile device. In addition, the hierarchy of the layout is super important, especially on mobile. Often less is more! We understand that the mobile experience compared to desktop is much more focused with a limited amount of space, so your key message is a priority.

How We Do It!

Anyone can create a website. What we create are rich, digital brand experiences that connect with customers on a deeper level.


A website is often the most meaningful touchpoint of a brand. The web offers a level of engagement and storytelling that no other medium can provide. We tap that potential for our clients by building groundbreaking websites that are equal parts strategic vision, data-driven insights, advanced technology, and pioneering design. The result is a singular, interactive journey that leads straight to brand loyalty.

Internally, we’ve developed a proprietary grid platform to use during the development and design stage of our web projects. Responsive websites are no longer an aesthetically pleasing extravagance, they’re a necessity—especially as our clients are concerned about being mobile-ready without complications.