Charleston, SC
Web Design & Digital Marketing in Charleston, SC
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Rankwyre builds custom websites, ecommerce stores, web apps, CRM systems and dashboards for Charleston businesses in South Carolina, then runs the SEO, Google Maps and ads that bring in customers.
- Websites, stores and web apps for Charleston businesses
- Most websites live in about 7 days
- SEO and Google Maps across South Carolina
LOCAL BUSINESS
Who does business in Charleston
Growth is the headline in Charleston County: 15,801 business locations in 2023, up 317 from 15,484 in 2022, a gain of 2.0%.
- Professional services2,28514%
- Retail stores2,08413%
- Health care1,61310%
- Restaurants and hospitality1,60610%
Professional services is the biggest sector with 2,285 locations, 14.5% of the county against 10.3% across SC. It added 92 in a year. Websites for law firms are one of the things we build for it.
Real estate takes 8.3% of locations here, compared with 6.3% for SC. Retail runs the other way, at 13.2% against 15.2%, and lost 15 locations to 2,084.
Education grew fastest, from 206 locations to 225, up 9.2%. Health care added 72 and construction and trades added 51. Finance and insurance fell by 14, and 55% of all locations have fewer than 5 employees.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 and 2023, business establishments by industry.
LOCAL INSIGHT
Charleston's $14.35 billion tourism year starts online
Explore Charleston estimated tourism's economic impact at a record $14.35 billion for 2025, up 2.3 percent, supporting 55,500 jobs and accounting for 23.6 percent of regional sales. Visitor numbers were roughly flat, so the growth came from higher spending per visitor, and the airport handled a record 6.34 million passengers. A College of Charleston study of 2024 counted 7.89 million visitors, 70.6 percent hotel occupancy and top origin markets of Atlanta, New York City and Charlotte. Visitors who book from another city compare options online first.
The year round customer base is also large. The Charleston Regional Development Alliance lists Boeing South Carolina at 9,059 employees, the Medical University of South Carolina at about 17,000 people and Joint Base Charleston at nearly 25,000 military and civilian jobs, and it names Volvo Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans and Bosch as major employers. The Alliance does not date those counts. Workers and base families search for services all year, so a business needs to be easy to find in both the busy season and the quiet one.
Rankwyre runs SEO and Google Maps and local listings for Charleston restaurants, tour operators and trades so they show up for the searches visitors and residents make.
Charleston, SC
Charleston at a glance
Charleston is one of South Carolina's three largest or best-known cities, in the South region of the country. Rankwyre also builds for businesses in Columbia, Greenville, the other two cities on our South Carolina list.
HOW WE WORK
How we work with Charleston businesses.
From the first call to launch day, a Charleston County project follows the same four stages.
Start with a short call.
We learn what the business sells and what the site should do. A written price follows, and nothing starts before you approve it.
See a preview early.
Draft pages arrive while the build is still in progress. Your notes shape the final design, not the other way around.
Rank for your own area.
Google Business Profile, local listings and service-area pages are set up so the business can appear when people nearby go looking.
Launch plus the long run.
The site goes live in about 7 days. Hosting, updates and support after launch are part of the plan.
SELECTED WORK
Projects closest to Charleston's biggest industries.
Here are a few of our recent builds for other businesses. They give you a feel for the finished product before you commit to anything.
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Industries and nearby areas
What we build for businesses like yours in Charleston, plus the other cities near Charleston we work in.
Industries we work with
Nearby areas we serve
BUILD YOURS
Get a website that brings in Charleston customers.
Pick a plan when you're ready, or send us a note about what the business needs. SEO is $599 a month with no setup fee.
BEFORE YOU ASK
Questions from Charleston businesses
How does Charleston County's business mix differ from SC?
Professional services are 14.5% of locations here against 10.3% across SC, and real estate is 8.3% against 6.3%. Retail and repair and personal services sit below the state shares, at 13.2% and 8.7%, compared with 15.2% and 10.5%.
Do you also work with Columbia and Greenville?
Yes, both have pages on this site. A website there costs $399 a month plus $299 setup, the same as anywhere else. Launch takes about 7 days, and stores take about 10 days.
What does SEO cost for a Charleston business?
SEO starts at $599 a month with no setup fee. Prices are the same everywhere, and there is no contract, so you can cancel anytime.
Questions about a specific service? See the full FAQ.
