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An approachable web design, development & digital marketing business based in Devon

About Matthew Tapp Design

We pride ourselves on being an approachable and receptive digital marketing business with our clients' needs & requirements being paramount.

Since the beginning of Matthew Tapp Design, we have had the pleasure of working with a vast array of different types of businesses, from environmental & agricultural, holiday & hospitality... right through to fashion & beauty.

Being based in beautiful North Devon, we enjoy working closely with local businesses but also have many clients from across the UK, as well as further afield.

We understand that a website launch is just the beginning and pride ourselves on building long standing client relationships to ensure we help you reach your business' marketing goals.

Matthew Tapp web designer & developer

Matt

Founder, Web Design & Development

Matt is the founder of the business and has over 15 years’ experience in the web design & development industry. He has a BA(Hons) degree in Graphic Design and after working for various local companies, back in 2018 he decided to take the leap and start his own business… and Matthew Tapp Design was born.

Matt has website experience in a wide range of industries and enjoys bringing his expertise to clients at different stages in their business journeys - from small start-ups, right through to large & established national and multinational companies.

He prides himself on being a visual developer, capable of combining creative design with technical development. His skillset ranges from business branding & design, right through to technical & bespoke website development. Having trained originally as a Graphic Designer, his extensive expertise in logo design & branding, allows him to create high quality non-digital marketing as well. His specialism is in Wordpress website development but also has a comprehensive knowledge of other platforms such as Shopify.

Catherine Tapp copywriter & social media specialist

Catherine

Content Creation, SEO and Project Management

Catherine has worked on a wide range of content creation projects, including copywriting for new websites, writing blog posts, creating social media content and Mailchimp campaigns. She has always had a love of writing and enjoys creating content for use across a number of digital platforms. Her social media work has even caught the attention and been used by large national & multinational companies, such as Usborne Publishing and Made.com.

She achieved her SEO Specialist certification in 2021, enabling her to optimise new websites to make sure they don’t just look great, but perform well too. As well as optimising new websites, she also performs monthly website updates and speed & security checks for existing clients, ensuring website functionality & performance remains optimum post launch.

Her time in the office is also spent managing projects from start to finish and beyond. Ensuring clients’ expectations are met at all times and communication is prompt.

Will Price Digital Designer

Will

Web Design & Development

Will started working with us at the beginning of 2023. With a background in marketing and having worked in the digital industry for over six years, he appreciates the importance of design, user experience & functionality for all types of business. Will is responsible for the creation of new website design & build projects and has substantial knowledge and experience of using the Elementor website building platform.

As well as website design & build projects, Will has a keen eye for detail and enjoys getting involved in a wide variety of other jobs, including logo & graphic design work, website updates, maintenance & optimisation.

Your friendly digital marketing partners

As a growing business, we are currently working with a small team of web designers & developers. If you're interested in finding out more about working with us, we'd love to hear from you.

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Our digital toolkit

WordPress developer
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Shopify ecommerce specialists
Experienced MailChimp email marketing
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Zurb Foundation specialists
Sass experience designer
Grunt preprocessor experience

Web development

We have many years experience and a proven track record of writing clean, well structured code. From front-end development using the latest HTML & CSS techniques, to developing CMS systems using platforms such as Wordpress and Umbraco. Our user-first approach allows us to build websites that function well.

Web design

Having worked in UX & UI design roles in previous employment, our website design is considerate of the end user and their goals. Being able to build websites gives us a great advantage in being able to push the boundaries and produce beautiful yet highly functional website designs.

SEO

It’s important for websites to rank in search engines whilst looking great and functioning well. We have a whole list of tools and techniques at our disposal to help your business appear in search engines. Our websites can be built to allow you to add content to them which all helps with the site’s ranking.

Email marketing

Email remains an effective way to reach your audience. We specialise in creating bespoke suits of responsive emails for companies that perform across a wide range of email clients. We can also manage third party mailing systems for you like MailChimp if this is your preferred approach.

Branding

Your brand is the face of your business. We can help with one-off logo design or a fully integrated branding project. With your customers accessing a multitude of devices and mediums every day, consistency in your image and the way you communicate is key.

Hosting & Maintenance

We offer high quality website & email hosting that doesn't break the bank. Using the latest technologies such as CloudFlare, we ensure your website loads fast on all devices, all of the time. Our WordPress maintenance packages allow your website to be always up-to-date & secure.

Google Ads

We've been managing successful Google Ads campaigns for a number of clients over the past few years. Our experience and regular monitoring of campaigns allows us to continually provide an affordable return on investment through this online advertising platform.

We're always open to ideas and new opportunities

We love hearing about new business ideas and projects. Nothing is ever too big or too small, why not send us a quick message to get the conversation going.

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