Web Design & Website Management for Tampa Bay Businesses

Rooted in Florida. Working Nationwide.

Smith Consulting & Design, LLC is based in Riverview, Florida, with deep local SEO expertise across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, and Sarasota counties — and we design, host, and manage websites for clients across the United States.

Being a Florida-based company doesn't limit who we work with. Modern web design, hosting, and webmaster services don't require a local office visit — every project runs on the same video calls, screen shares, and cloud-based tools whether a client is down the road in Apollo Beach or across the country in another state entirely. What stays constant is the person on the other end of the call: you work directly with Brian Smith from the first conversation through years of ongoing management, no matter your zip code.

That combination is what makes The Web Smithy distinctive: hyper-local SEO knowledge for the Tampa Bay and Central Florida market we know best, paired with the flexibility, communication, and technical standards to serve business owners anywhere who want the same direct, honest, one-person-you-can-always-reach approach.

Smith Consulting & Design, LLC — Building Websites That Build Your Business

When people in Riverview, Apollo Beach, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Bradenton, Sarasota, and dozens of communities across West Central Florida search for a website designer, they are almost always looking for more than a pretty homepage. They want a website that answers the phone when they can't, shows up when a customer searches for their service, and keeps working long after the initial build. That is the philosophy behind Smith Consulting & Design, LLC, operating as The Web Smithy: the goal isn't to build a website — it's to help you build your business.

Founded and operated by Brian Smith, The Web Smithy is a locally owned website design, development, and management company based in Riverview, Florida, serving small businesses, entrepreneurs, service companies, law firms, contractors, and e-commerce brands throughout the greater Tampa Bay region and Central Florida. With a five-star reputation built one client relationship at a time, we've earned a name for combining hands-on, personal service with the technical expertise larger agencies reserve for their biggest accounts.

The Real Cost of a Neglected Website

Many business owners underestimate how much an aging, slow, or poorly optimized website is costing them. A website that loads slowly on mobile loses visitors before the page finishes rendering. One that hasn't been updated in months quietly slides down search rankings. And a site running outdated plugins is a liability waiting to happen — vulnerable to the security scans hackers run continuously across the web.

For a local business, these problems show up as fewer phone calls, fewer form submissions, and a growing gap between you and competitors who've invested in an actively managed website. That's the gap Smith Consulting & Design, LLC exists to close — through design, reliable hosting, and ongoing webmaster attention that keeps your site performing month after month. We evaluate every dollar spent on a website the same way you'd evaluate any business investment: what does it return? We also set up Google Analytics and Search Console for our clients whenever possible, so data — not guesswork — drives every decision, and the relationship doesn't end when your site goes live. It's just beginning.