marketing, graphic design, web design and seo for startup business

Business how to start

The first responsibility of a new business is to give itself the very best chance to survive and thrive as quickly and emphatically as possible. 

The Startup Site is where new businesses start to properly address that challenge. The Startup Site has the key products, services and the right strategic advice to make this happen. We help small companies and startups become bigger and better established as quickly as possible. 

What’s the market plan?

Just about every website and book you come across will tell you the importance of having a business plan when you start a business. Unfortunately, business plans are, all too often, a game of ‘fantasy figures’ that banks insist upon. In our experience, the plan you need to concentrate on is the one that secures new business. You can afford a few mistakes as long as you can keep the business coming in.

As we are sure you realise ‘finding customers’ is what passes for ‘Marketing’ and underpinning that with a plan to find customers is a marketing strategy. The Startup Site focuses on  marketing activity, especially where it relates to a startup business. The Startup site has put together all the key elements, from marketing strategy, website design, graphic design and print, search engine optimisation for the startup and unlocking government grants. The Startup site is a one-stop-shop for marketing a startup business.

Marketing a startup

Consider the following questions: Who is your audience? Where are they for that matter? What magazines and papers do they read? Do you know what type of people they really are? Is what you think you are selling, what they think they want to buy? Does what you decide to promote, match your customers’ needs and aspirations? Could you put a marketing activity calendar together? How much should you charge?

Websites, logos and brochures cannot be designed well without an understanding of who they are aimed at, what those people are like and what the objective is. Marketing and therefore businesses do not work without a properly researched plan. A marketing MOT, a full marketing strategy, elements such as a PR plan, and customer research and feedback are always good investments. A marketing strategy is the first step towards succeeding in business. More…

Website Design

A website is the face of a business. It needs to say everything important about your business in the right manner and style. A website should also be an active marketing resource. It should be updated, run campaigns, support press, sales and marketing activity. A good website, therefore, should be completely self-managed but not requiring of any technical expertise. It should appear in a Google search. It needs to help your customers decide to do business with you. It ought to be simple to acquire everything in one place, from domain name purchase, hosting, email and search engine optimisation to support and maintenance. More…

Graphic Design and Print

Every time you communicate with a customer they will make a judgement about your business. They will form an opinion of you based on your logo, your stationery, your printed materials, your presentations, your MS Word templates. They will even form an opinion of you based on the sound of your voice, your accent and the way you talk about things. We cannot do too much to change your speech habits, but everything else ought to be created properly from the outset and designed to work in your favour thereafter. Our award winning design team will provide you with bespoke design packages, including logo design, startup stationery: letterheads, business cards, compliment slips, Microsoft Office (and equivalent) Word and PowerPoint Templates. Flyers, brochures and leaflets plus mailing and emailing campaigns. More…

Small business start grants

We are accredited suppliers to Business Link. This allows us to open up government funding streams for our clients. The accreditation follows thorough vetting by Business Link of our abilities, previous projects, client feedback and insurance protection. The accreditation is not only a testament to the quality of our work, but can provide thousands of pounds worth of budget towards projects.

The Startup Site Profile

The Startup Site is an initiative run by creative design consultants, award winning graphics designers, web designers and marketeers, specialising in graphic design services, web design and strategic marketing for small and startup businesses.

We know that startup businesses have a very different set of challenges to those faced by established companies. In response, a group companies and professionals have joined forces to put together a series of products, services, packages and ideas for startup businesses. These offerings are focused on accelerating startup businesses into viable turnover and profit as quickly as possible.