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Your web design, SEO, social media, and maintenance all serve the same business goal — driving qualified leads for your Springfield, MO business. Not four disconnected vendors with conflicting opinions.
Web design, SEO, Google Ads, WooCommerce stores, hosting, WordPress maintenance, and social media — seven services under one roof since 1996, with 600+ client projects delivered across Southwest Missouri.
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Web design, SEO, social media, website hosting, WordPress maintenance, WooCommerce stores, and Google Ads — all under one roof. Since 1996, Thomas McKee has delivered 600+ websites and measurable marketing results for 417-area businesses. Most companies cobble together separate vendors for each of these; here, all seven run under one strategy, one contact, one accountable person.
By Thomas McKee — web design & SEO since 1996, Voted Best SEO 2020–2025 (Rising Star Reviews). Reach out directly.
Most Springfield businesses end up with separate vendors for web design, SEO, social media, and maintenance — each working in isolation, none accountable for the whole. Problems land in the cracks. Strategies don't align. Costs add up. Here's what changes when one Springfield expert handles all four.
Your web design, SEO, social media, and maintenance all serve the same business goal — driving qualified leads for your Springfield, MO business. Not four disconnected vendors with conflicting opinions.
When something breaks, needs updating, or needs strategic adjustment — you call Thomas, not three different account managers. Most Springfield client requests are resolved same-day.
Multi-service Springfield, MO digital marketing packages cost less than buying each service from a different vendor. We optimize spend across all four areas based on what's actually moving the needle.
"That's the SEO guy's problem" doesn't exist here. We own the website, the rankings, the social presence, and the maintenance. If the leads don't come, we figure out why — together.
From the first wireframe to the ad click and the monthly backup — the full lifecycle of your digital presence, with published entry pricing on every service. Click any card for the full breakdown.
Conversion-focused, mobile-responsive WordPress sites built by hand since 1996 — sub-1.5-second loads, Core Web Vitals tuned, and SEO-ready structure from the first wireframe. From $2,497 flat-rate, with a 50/25/25 payment plan.
Explore website designLocal SEO, on-page optimization, Google Business Profile management, and technical SEO built to win the Google 3-Pack — the playbook behind six straight Best SEO awards. Campaigns from $797/month with plain-English reporting.
See the SEO campaignsCampaigns built on dedicated landing pages with full call and conversion tracking — a recent 417-area HVAC campaign produced 122 extra calls a month at 2x return on ad spend. Management from $497/month plus ad spend, no markup.
Explore Google Ads managementE-Commerce Website Design built on WooCommerce — catalog setup, conversion-tuned checkout, Stripe/PayPal, shipping, and eCommerce SEO baked in. Stores from $3,997 in 8–12 weeks, plus store rescue for broken shops.
Explore eCommerce buildsManaged WordPress hosting on LiteSpeed servers with Redis caching, free SSL, daily backups, malware monitoring, and a 99.9% uptime target — the stack behind the sub-1.5-second standard. From $9.99/month with free migration on annual plans.
Compare hosting plansWeekly updates, daily backups, 24/7 uptime monitoring, malware scanning, and content edits — handled directly by Thomas, with most requests resolved the same business day. Care plans from $277/month, month-to-month.
Compare care plansStrategy, content creation, scheduling, and reporting across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X — coordinated with your SEO so every post pulls in the same direction. Plans from $497/month.
Grow your followingNot sure where to start? The free audit grades your current site, Google Business Profile, and rankings — and shows the highest-leverage first move before you spend a dollar. No obligation, no sales pressure.
Get the free auditEach service is valuable on its own — but they compound when paired. Here are the combinations clients actually buy, and why.
The most common pairing.
When we build the site, we already know which keywords to target, how to structure the content, and which pages need expanded copy for ranking. Result: your new website launches already optimized — instead of getting "SEO retrofitted" 6 months later by another vendor.
Best for: New businesses, redesign projects, or anyone whose current site doesn't rank.
Build once, maintain forever.
Beautiful websites turn into broken websites without ongoing care. WordPress core, plugins, and themes need monthly updates. Backups need monitoring. Security needs hardening. Bundle the build with a care plan and hosting, and the server, the software, and the design all answer to one person.
Best for: Businesses without a tech-savvy person on staff to handle ongoing updates.
Compound visibility.
Search rankings get you found by people searching. Social media gets you remembered by people scrolling. Together, they create the "I've seen them everywhere" effect that wins local market trust. We coordinate content across both so SEO articles get social distribution and social posts feed back into SEO.
Best for: Businesses with a working website that want stronger top-of-funnel awareness.
Leads now, leads free later.
Google Ads produce calls within weeks while SEO does its slow compounding work. As rankings and the Google 3-Pack pull in free leads, ad budget narrows to the keywords organic can't win yet — same spend or less, more total leads every quarter.
Best for: Service businesses that need the phone ringing this month, not in six.
Stores need serious servers.
A WooCommerce store is only as fast as the server under it — carts and checkouts hammer the database in ways brochure sites never do. Built on LiteSpeed hosting with Redis caching, the store and its server share one accountable person.
Best for: Retailers selling online, or store owners tired of slow checkouts losing sales.
All seven. One person.
The full relationship: design that converts, SEO that ranks, ads that bridge, a store that sells, hosting that stays fast, maintenance that protects, and social that amplifies. Most established businesses with $5K+/month in marketing budget land here — the efficient way to compete with larger agencies while keeping direct senior-level access.
Best for: Established businesses ready for serious digital growth without juggling vendors.
Not sure which combo fits? Book a free strategy call and we'll recommend the right starting point — or begin with the free website & SEO audit.
If any of these match what you're searching for — that's exactly the type of work done here. Click your situation to start the conversation.
Are you a Springfield HVAC company needing both a new website and ongoing SEO to rank for emergency AC repair searches?
Yes — let's talk → "Are you a law firm tired of juggling separate web design and SEO vendors who don't communicate with each other?
Yes — let's talk → "Are you a contractor in Nixa, Ozark, or Republic searching for a digital marketing partner who handles website, SEO, social media, and maintenance under one contract?
Yes — let's talk → "Are you a medical or dental practice wanting professional website design plus consistent social media and patient-acquisition SEO?
Yes — let's talk → "Are you a retailer whose WooCommerce store is slow, broken, or quietly losing orders — and every agency you call just says "rebuild it"?
Yes — see store rescue → "Do you need leads this month — not after six months of SEO — and want Google Ads run by someone who also builds the landing pages?
Yes — see Google Ads →When web design, SEO, and ads work together instead of fighting each other, the numbers compound. Three 417-area examples below — same multi-service approach, different industries.
Outcome: +130% organic sessions, +21% revenue.
What we did: Custom WordPress build paired with on-page SEO from launch — category metadata, internal linking, indexation hygiene baked into the site architecture.
Visit live site →Outcome: +122 calls/month, $74.61 cost per lead, 2× return on ad spend.
What we did: HVAC landing pages built specifically for paid + organic intent, conversion-focused copy, full call and form tracking — coordinated across web design, SEO, and Google Ads.
Visit live site →Outcome: +166 form fills, +140% search impressions.
What we did: Springfield, Nixa, and Ozark service area pages with location-relevance signals, ad/landing alignment, and conversion improvements — all under one strategy.
Visit live site →Common questions about combining web design, SEO, ads, hosting, maintenance, eCommerce, and social media under one provider.
It depends on the mix. Websites start at $2,497 ($5,997 for fully custom, $3,997 for a WooCommerce store). Monthly services: SEO from $797, maintenance from $277, social media from $497, Google Ads management from $497 plus ad spend, and hosting from $9.99. Most businesses combine 2–3 services in the $1,500–$3,000/month range, plus the one-time website investment. View detailed pricing.
Combined web design and SEO packages typically range from $5,500–$10,500 in the first 6 months: $2,497–$5,997 for the new site, plus $797/month for ongoing local SEO. After the first 6 months, you're paying just the monthly SEO retainer. We usually discount the website portion 10% when bundled with a 6+ month SEO commitment. Get a custom quote for your situation.
The 417 has several capable multi-service agencies, and larger firms fit larger budgets. What sets Thomas McKee Website Design & SEO Solutions apart: 29+ years in business since 1996, direct senior-expert access on every account (no junior account managers), seven services under one roof, and Voted Best SEO 2020–2025 by Rising Star Reviews. Schedule a free strategy call and you'll get an honest answer on fit.
For most small and medium businesses, one trusted partner beats three separate vendors. Reasons: unified strategy, single point of accountability, lower coordination overhead, and usually 10–20% cost savings. Use separate vendors only if you have an in-house marketing director who can manage them — and even then, the coordination tax often eats the savings. Discuss your specific situation.
You can start anywhere. Many businesses begin with website design, then layer in SEO once the new site is live. Others come to us for SEO on an existing site, or social media management while their website is handled elsewhere. Each service stands on its own — though they tend to compound when paired.
That's exactly what the free strategy call is for. The free audit looks at your existing website, your Google Business Profile, your competition in the 417, and what's already driving — or not driving — leads. Then we recommend the highest-leverage starting point. Sometimes that's a new site. Sometimes it's just better SEO on what you already have.
Yes — and often that's the most cost-effective path. A coordinated web design + SEO engagement, for example, lets us optimize site architecture and content for search from day one rather than retrofitting later. Custom multi-service packages are quoted on the free strategy call.
Two reasons: accountability and coordination. When your web designer, SEO firm, and social media freelancer all work in isolation, problems land in the cracks between them — and no one owns the result. With one provider, there's one strategy, one decision-maker, and no finger-pointing. It's also faster: changes that take three vendor emails take one phone call with us.
Yes. We have a structured onboarding process that audits what's in place, identifies what's working (so we don't break it) and what isn't, and migrates ownership cleanly. For SEO transitions specifically, we plan a redirect map and validate indexing in Google Search Console so you don't lose rankings during the switch.
Home services (HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical), contractors and concrete, medical and dental practices, legal firms, local retail, fitness, and professional services across Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Branson, Joplin, and the surrounding 60-mile area. We work with clients across Missouri and nationally too — the process travels well.
Web design: a new site is live in 4–8 weeks for most projects; WooCommerce stores run 8–12 weeks. Google Ads: campaigns produce calls within the first weeks. SEO: meaningful ranking improvements typically show in 60–90 days, compounding after that. Maintenance & hosting: immediate — faster site, fewer security issues, no more "white screen" surprises. Social media: audience growth begins within the first 30 days of consistent posting.
Web design is project-based — flat-rate with a 50/25/25 payment plan, no ongoing commitment. SEO, maintenance, social media, hosting, and Google Ads management are month-to-month with no long-term lock-in; you can pause or cancel any time. We earn the relationship monthly rather than locking you in. Many clients have stayed 10+ years that way.
Verified reviews from the Google Business Profile — the same profile behind six straight Best SEO awards from Rising Star Reviews.
Dale CraggsTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Super to work with very fast very thorough I think Google likes working with Tom, witch makes getting verified a breeze, his SEO was super potent ,went straight to the top of first pg Ty Dale cras AMS Eugene MotsoTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thomas did an amazing job building me a Website And creating a Logo Within a short period of time . I would highly recommend this business . Lee WadeTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I couldn’t be happier with the service I received. From start to finish, he did a superb job designing my website and maintained excellent communication throughout the entire process. Even after the site went live, he continued to provide support, making adjustments and updates whenever needed. He never just handed over the finished product and disappeared—he remains available to help with edits, changes, and any questions that come up. His professionalism, responsiveness, and attention to detail truly set him apart. Exceptional service and genuine white-glove treatment. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a talented and reliable web designer. Saundra BatsonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Always great work, timely responses, and professional attitude. Thomas gets the job done! Scott HensleeTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We have worked with Thomas for several years now, quick to understand our goals and very helpful in all aspects. The best is always being able to get in touch with him, very unusual with other companies, Thomas is always very pleasant and helpful! Jeff bartonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Did a great job for us! Highly recommend. Jeremy NicholasTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used Thomas for our 501c6 Board of Directors website and he did wonderful. True professional! Mark BlehmTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thomas did a great job on refreshing our website! It runs so much better now, and the customer service is top notch. Highly recommended. bradley stevensTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thomas created a very nice website for my business
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Thomas McKee Website Design & SEO Solutions · 1300 W State St, Springfield, MO 65806 · (417) 812-6313 · thomas@thomasmckee.com
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