Web Design & Digital Marketing in Newark
Newark-on-Trent's population grew by 10% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, to just over 30,000, and the business parks along Brunel Drive show why: Newark Business Park, Brunel Business Park, Denham Business Park and Newark Logistics Park have filled up with firms that want to be on the A1 and the A46 without paying Nottingham prices.
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Sugar, cakes and antiques
Newark's biggest employers are a mixed bag. British Sugar has processed beet here since 1921 and gets through 1.6 million tonnes a year. Bakkavör's patisserie operation employs more than a thousand. Currys' distribution centre employs well over a thousand more at peak. Then there's the engineering heritage, Ransome & Marles and Flowserve among them.
The town centre is another story: the castle, the Market Place with markets on Wednesday and Saturday, a 232-foot church spire, and the antiques fair at the showground that's been the biggest in Europe since 1985. Independent shops, pubs, cafes and the professional firms around the Market Place all need to be found by people who are standing in the town searching on a phone.
What we do for Newark businesses
Website design built from scratch. Local SEO covering Newark and the villages between the Trent and the A1, and reaching into Lincoln and Nottingham where you serve them. Google Ads for B2B firms on the business parks. Hosting and maintenance. One business per industry in Newark.
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Web design and marketing in Newark: your questions
Will Google confuse my business with Newark in New Jersey?
It can. Newark, New Jersey is a much bigger and more searched place, so we make sure your site and listings say Newark-on-Trent or Newark, Nottinghamshire in the right places, use your NG24 postcode consistently, and carry local business schema so there's no doubt where you are.
Do you work with firms on Newark's business parks?
Yes. Businesses on Brunel Drive and the parks around it are usually selling to other businesses across the region or the country. Their websites need clear service pages and a quick route to a quote, and Google Ads often earns its keep.
How do Newark town centre businesses get found?
Through Google Maps and phone searches, mostly. Shops, pubs and cafes around the Market Place and the castle need an accurate Google Business Profile, good reviews and a mobile site that loads quickly, especially on market days and when the antiques fairs at the showground bring dealers and visitors into town.
We're an antiques dealer. Can you help us sell online?
Yes. Antiques sell well online when the photography and descriptions are good and the listings are easy to search. We can build an online shop that lets you list one-off pieces quickly and takes payment safely.
Newark is growing fast. Does that change the SEO?
It means more competition each year, and new estates full of people searching for trades and services for the first time. Getting your reviews and profile right now is easier than catching up later.
Do you work for competing businesses in Newark?
No. One business per trade in the town.
Getting hold of us
Grantham is just down the A1. Ring 0800 699 0037 or email hello@codesky.co.uk. If you're coming to us by train, Newark Northgate to Grantham is one stop.