Web Development
Cyber security and fintech firms are judged by their own site's security and speed. A well-built, well-maintained site is part of the proof.
Web Development in BelfastMarketing agency Belfast: websites, SEO and ads for Belfast businesses.
We are based in London and work with Belfast businesses remotely, with visits when they help. Belfast has built a strong name in fintech, cyber security and digital work, and many of its firms sell to customers in Britain, Ireland and further afield.
What the Belfast market looks like.
Close to three hundred and fifty-two thousand people live in the Belfast district and over eleven thousand enterprises are registered there, across nearly sixteen thousand business sites. The city's growth plans focus on fintech, digital and creative work, engineering and life sciences.
Registered businesses
11,485
VAT or PAYE registered enterprises in the Belfast district, trading from 15,745 business sites between them.
Industry benchmark. Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2026.
People living here
351,927
Residents of the Belfast district: the market a local search result is competing for.
Industry benchmark. Source: NISRA 2025 mid-year population estimates, mid-2025.
Priority sectors
4
Named as growth sectors: FinTech and financial services, digital, ict and creative industries, advanced manufacturing and engineering, life and health sciences.
Industry benchmark. Source: Belfast City Council, Invest in Belfast key sectors, 2026.Also on record Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is the UK's Innovation and Knowledge Centre for cyber security, and Allstate, Aflac and CME Group run cyber security operation centres in Belfast. Source.
Belfast, drawn in light.
The streets around City Hall, the Cathedral Quarter and the Lagan, drawn from OpenStreetMap and lit as light finds one site.
Where we would start for a Belfast business.
Belfast's own investment information names fintech and financial services, digital and creative industries, advanced manufacturing and engineering, and life and health sciences. For firms here these are the five services we would usually look at first.
Content Marketing
Specialist firms that sell abroad need content that explains what they do to buyers who have never visited Belfast. Clear writing travels.
Content Marketing in BelfastSEO & Search Strategy
Search lets a Belfast business reach customers in Great Britain and Ireland without opening an office there. Technical groundwork comes first.
SEO & Search Strategy in BelfastApp Development
Digital and health science companies often need a product or portal built, not just a brochure. We build on a stack your own team can keep.
App Development in BelfastBrand Identity & Logo
Engineering and manufacturing firms that grew through referrals often need an identity that holds its own in international tenders.
Brand Identity & Logo in BelfastHow we work with clients in Belfast.
Across the Irish Sea
There is no train, so a visit means a flight of about 1h 15m from London to George Best Belfast City Airport, plus the time getting to and from each airport. That makes a visit a full day at least, so we plan them ahead and keep them for discovery workshops, launches and reviews where being in the room matters.
Remote by design
Between visits the work runs remotely: video calls when something needs deciding, a shared folder with every file, and a written note each week on what we did, what the figures show and what comes next.
Northern Ireland businesses often sell into both the UK and Ireland. We can set up separate targeting, currencies and reporting for each market, so you see which one is responding without the numbers blurring together.
What we would look at first
For a Belfast company selling across the water or around the world, the first question is whether the website works for a buyer who has never been to Northern Ireland. We check spelling and currency for each market, whether delivery or service terms are clear for customers in Dublin and in London, and how the firm's security and data practices are explained. Search work follows once the site reads well everywhere it needs to.
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Questions from Belfast.
Do you have a Belfast office?
We do not. We fly over for planned sessions and do everything else remotely from London. We will never claim an address in Northern Ireland.
Can you market to customers in Ireland as well as the UK?
Yes. We can run separate campaigns and pages for each market, with the right currency and spelling, and report on them separately.
We are a cyber security firm. How do you handle confidentiality?
We sign your NDA before starting, write only from material you approve, and never name clients or projects without written permission.
Do you work with companies in the rest of Northern Ireland?
Yes. Businesses in Derry, Lisburn, Newry and elsewhere sell into Belfast too. Targeting and reporting can be set by town so you can see where interest comes from.
Tell us about your Belfast business.
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Which services might help?
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Sources for this page
- Population: NISRA 2025 mid-year population estimates (published 24 Sep 2026), via Nomis dataset NM_31_1, mid-2025 (30 June 2025)
- Business counts: ONS UK Business Counts, via Nomis datasets NM_142_1 (enterprises) and NM_141_1 (local units), 2026 (UK Business Counts)
- Sectors: Belfast City Council, Invest in Belfast key sectors
- Journey time from London: Aer Lingus, Flights from London to Belfast
- Local context: investni.com
- Street pattern: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
