When someone performs an online search for "SEO pricing," the top result is a small but thriving company in Carlisle, of all places. In a town known for trucking, WebpageFX is putting Central PA on the map when it comes to web development, web design, and internet marketing.
With search engine optimization becoming a more prominent tool in businesses' arsenals, being able to trumpet such dominant results is a big seller. With more than 200 active clients, the company has a 98 percent customer retention rate. WebpageFX was touted as the 13th-best organic SEO company in the nation by TopSEOs and along with founder and CEO Bill Craig has been nominated for a number of regional awards.
The company started in Craig’s Shippensburg University dorm room in 1996, when the area native freelanced for beer money from friends, creating basic websites for the still developing medium. After tiring of working two jobs after acquiring his master’s degree at the University of Pittsburgh, he revived WebpageFX in 2002 as internet marketer with some web design. As the need and availability of technology increased for businesses planting their flag online, WebpageFX stayed ahead of the game thanks to SpiderFX, a search tool Craig developed during grad school and is a big reason why the company can deliver such quick and quantifiable results.
Primarily internet marketers, WebpageFX maintains an effective team of web developers for customers who want a complete solution for their online needs. Housed in the Murata Business Center and recipients of $100,000 in Keystone Innovation Zone tax credits, the 30-person company stays agile in other areas, like social media. The company is up to more than 200 clients and earned 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year honors from the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC and planned on continued growth of about 35 percent in revenue, clients and employees.