WordPress web design + SEO, built to be found.
Strategy-led websites for coaches, creatives and service providers who are done being the best-kept secret online. Every site starts with your goals and your keywords, then gets the pretty.
Your audience is waiting to find you.
your website just isn't showing up in search results... yet.You launched your business with a big dream and even bigger goals. Your website looks nice enough, but your contact form is quiet and Google acts like you don't exist.
Here's the thing nobody tells you: most websites are built with zero SEO. The first sites I built didn't have it. Neither did the sites other designers were building. That's why I started Southern Creative.
Every site I build starts with strategy: your goals, your ideal client and the words they actually search. Then we make it beautiful, so it gets found and books the call.
Pick your path to a website that works.
Six templates, built to be found.
Strategy first. Pretty second.
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Map it
Your goals, your ideal client and a site map where every page has a job.
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Write it
Copy that sounds like you and uses the words your clients search for.
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Build it
A designer-made site on WordPress or Showit, tailored to your brand.
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Get found
Titles, meta descriptions, image SEO and indexing, done before launch day.
Real businesses, now easy to find.
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WordPress design, strategy, brand strategy + SEO.“Steph manages those aspects and through her work on my website in both updates and SEO has become the way most clients find my business.”Lauren Scheffer · Food Allergy Getaways · Google reviewView the project →
“She took my ideas and turned them into a website that not only looks beautiful, but also truly reflects my brand and clearly communicates my services.”
“If you want to work with an expert who is responsive and quick, look no further than Southern Creative!”
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“The team is exceptional in how much detail they handle and really make sure the final product goes above and beyond your expectation before closing the project.”
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“Stephanie is incredible to work with! She answers every question in enough detail so that I can understand how to get things resolved.”
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A designer who does SEO.
I'm the founder of Southern Creative, a WordPress and Showit design studio for service providers. I build sites that look like you and show up on Google, and I'll explain every step in plain English.
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WordPress or Showit: which one is right for me?
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Both work beautifully, and every template comes in both. WordPress is my pick if blogging and SEO are a big part of your plan. Showit is great if you want total drag-and-drop design freedom. I'll help you choose on our first call.
Will I be able to update my website myself?
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Yes! Your site is built so you can change text, photos and blog posts without calling a developer. You'll also get the training videos in the Launch Collective, so you know exactly where everything lives.
Do you write the copy?
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You bring your words, and I give you the tools to make them work: a keyword roadmap and a mad-lib style copy outline so your pages sound like you and use the words your clients search for.
How long until I show up on Google?
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SEO is a long game, and anyone promising page one overnight is fibbing. Your site launches with the foundations done right (titles, meta descriptions, image SEO, indexing) so Google can find you from day one. Many sites start seeing movement within a few months.
What happens after launch?
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You're never stuck. Every client gets access to the Launch Collective, my video vault that walks you through every post-launch to-do, so you can confidently care for your site yourself. Rather hand it off? My optional monthly site care plan has you covered.
