01 / Search demand
Build pages around what buyers actually search.
Service intent, local intent, supporting expertise and internal links should reinforce one another.
Web design studio · Statesville, North Carolina
Local websites built to win real business.
SS Design Media builds conversion-focused websites, local SEO systems and automation for businesses in Statesville, Iredell County, Lake Norman, the Charlotte region and beyond. Strategy stays direct: you work with Steven from the first audit through launch.
Direct founder access from first audit through launch.
2013
Founded15+ years
ExperienceStatesville / Iredell
Primary marketWordPress + GoHighLevel
PlatformsProof before pitch.
A local studio with receipts.
A serious agency site should prove the business exists, understands the market and has done the work. Start there.
SS Design Media, LLC
Founder-led from Statesville.
Web design, SEO, development and automation for small and mid-sized businesses.
- 2013
- Founded
Figures checked September 2026 · Google Business Profile
Core capabilities
Four things that move the needle.
Not a menu of twenty disconnected services. These four capabilities cover the work businesses may need from the first click through the follow-up.
01
Web Design
Custom website design for businesses that need more than a good-looking homepage.
Explore the service02
Local SEO
Technical SEO, local entity signals, service-area architecture and useful content designed to clarify what your business does and where it operates.
Explore the service03
WordPress
WordPress websites built for maintainability, search visibility and the day-to-day reality of running a business.
Explore the service04
GoHighLevel & Automation
GoHighLevel automation that starts where the website form ends.
Explore the serviceHow the work connects
Design the whole customer path.
Search gets the visit. Design earns trust. Development removes friction. Automation makes sure a good lead does not disappear after the form submission.
02 / UX
Make the next decision obvious.
Strong hierarchy, mobile-first calls to action and proof near the moment of hesitation.
03 / Build
Keep the stack maintainable.
WordPress when WordPress is the right tool. Custom front-end when the problem requires it.
04 / Follow-up
Connect conversion to CRM, routing and response.
GoHighLevel forms, pipelines, lead-source data, automations and notifications turn the website into part of the operating system.
Selected work
Built in the real world.
Businesses need websites and brand systems that survive actual customers, actual phones and actual operations.
Retail · Local SEO · Interactive tools
Lake Norman WATERTREE
Make a local water store feel useful beyond the refill counter.
A local water-store experience that separates everyday refills, memberships and home-system decisions.
Professional services · Automation · Web design
Savvy Sales Strategist
Lead with a working sales system rather than abstract advice.
A service architecture that turns CRM setup, follow-up, pipeline visibility and coaching into a clearer sales-system offer.
Trades · Web design · Local SEO
WMW Mobile Welding LLC
Make mobile capability and practical reliability easy to understand.
A mobile welding site that puts services, service-area context and real project evidence in one direct path.
Veterinary & healthcare · UX · Local SEO
Brawley Animal Hospital
Make care information easier to scan.
A rebuilt digital experience focused on service clarity, mobile contact paths, local visibility and patient-owner trust.
Hyperlocal by design
Statesville is not a keyword. It is the home market.
Statesville sits at the I-40/I-77 crossroads in Iredell County, with direct connections toward Hickory, Mooresville, Lake Norman and Charlotte. That geography shapes how businesses with local customers compete for search visibility and attention.
Local market facts: City of Statesville + Iredell EDC.
I-40 × I-77
Interstate crossroadsApprox. 40 miles
North of Charlotte per City of Statesville211,798
Iredell County population reported by Iredell EDC+13.5%
County growth since 2020 reported by Iredell EDCAreas of experience
Breadth sharpens the strategy.
These areas reflect proven work and useful patterns, not a limit on who the studio can help. The strongest websites reflect the sales cycle, trust signals and customer questions of the actual business—not a generic industry template.
01
Roofing & Construction
An area of proven experience in websites, local SEO and lead systems for construction and home-building companies where service areas, proof and fast follow-up directly affect revenue.
Explore Roofing & Construction strategy 02Veterinary & Healthcare
An area of proven experience in trust-first digital experiences for practices where clarity, mobile usability and local search visibility are essential.
Explore Veterinary & Healthcare strategy 03Professional Services
An area of experience in authority-driven sites for consultants, financial professionals and corporate service providers selling expertise.
Explore Professional Services strategy 04Ecommerce
An ecommerce capability lens covering product discovery, merchandising, WooCommerce/Shopify UX and technical foundations for stores that need fewer dead ends.
Explore Ecommerce strategyProcess
No mystery box.
01
Audit the current reality
Site structure, search visibility, competitors, forms, speed, content gaps and the path after conversion.
02
Build the information architecture
Decide what deserves a page, how services and locations connect, where proof belongs and which search intents should not be combined.
03
Design and develop the system
Responsive layouts, WordPress implementation, custom front-end behavior, technical SEO, forms and integrations.
04
Launch, measure, improve
Search Console, analytics, conversion events, user behavior and real sales feedback show what to improve next.
Insights
Field notes.
Useful answers, not filler.
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Direct founder access
Work with Steven from strategy through launch.
SS Design Media is founder-led by design. The person reviewing the business, shaping the information architecture and making the launch decisions stays close to the work throughout.
Meet Steven and learn how the studio worksThe next useful step
Make the website earn its place in the business.
Start with the website, the business goal and the part of the current system creating friction.