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Web design
A custom site with clear service pages and a strong contact path, so visitors who compare options pick up the phone.
— Des Moines, Iowa
Web design in Des Moines, Iowa
We are an Iowa web team based in Waverly. We build websites and online stores for Des Moines businesses and nonprofits.
Rated 5 stars by our clients
— Des Moines, Iowa
Web design in Des Moines, Iowa
We are an Iowa web team based in Waverly. We build websites and online stores for Des Moines businesses and nonprofits.
— Local roots
Who we work with in Des Moines
Des Moines is the state capital and the largest city in Iowa. Businesses here compete with a lot of other local and national companies for the same searches, so a site has to be clear and fast to stand out.
Our main office is in Waverly. We work with Des Moines companies and nonprofits that want a site built to bring in leads or donations, and a team that keeps it running.
The sites below are for businesses and a nonprofit across Iowa, so you can judge our work before you call.
Nationally
Wapiti is based in Iowa but our team is 100% distributed with members in Arizona, Washington, California, Montana, and Wisconsin. We have the expertise to handle AI and web design regardless of where you are located in the United States.
Globally
While Wapiti focuses on building our clientele here in the USA, our clients serve a global audience, and we support them all the way. We have helped business clients find large-scale growth and nonprofits with outreach in the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Haiti, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Work you can check
Work we've done for businesses across Iowa
We work with businesses and nonprofits all over Iowa. Here are a few of the sites we've built for them, in Waverly, Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Decorah.
We work remotely by design. Drafts are shared by link, feedback happens on video calls and email, and you keep one main contact from kickoff to launch. It works the same way for our clients in Washington, Arizona and the Netherlands.
Waverly, Iowa
Self-Help International
A nonprofit working against hunger in Ghana and Nicaragua since 1959. We rebuilt its site so donations, programs and updates are easy for staff to edit.
Visit selfhelpinternational.org (opens in a new tab)
Cedar Falls & Waterloo, Iowa
Provenance Architecture
An architecture firm. Its site walks prospects through the process, portfolio and testimonials, then into a project inquiry.
Visit provenancearch.com (opens in a new tab)
Waterloo, Iowa
Hawkeye Stages
Group transportation since 1954. Its site handles charter quote requests, fleet details and a driver portal.
Visit hawkeyestages.com (opens in a new tab)
Decorah, Iowa
Legacy Student Travel
A student travel company with offices in Decorah, Iowa and Byron, Minnesota. Its site handles tour itineraries, travel resources, online registration and payments.
Visit legacystudenttravel.com (opens in a new tab)
Waverly, Iowa
thinkwell.coffee
A coffee roaster on West Bremer Avenue. Its site sells fresh-roasted coffee online, by subscription and wholesale.
Visit thinkwell.coffee (opens in a new tab)
Waverly, Iowa
2 Guys Interior Focus
A family-owned flooring and window treatment store serving the Cedar Valley. Visitors can request a free design consultation online.
Visit 2guysinteriorfocus.com (opens in a new tab)Ask us for examples in your industry
Tell us what you do, and we will send you the closest matches from our portfolio.
— Services
What we build for Des Moines businesses
These services cover most Des Moines requests. Each one links to the full details.
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SEO
Search work for competitive local terms, plus your Google listing. We report what changed each month.
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eCommerce
Online stores with subscriptions and wholesale accounts.
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Nonprofit and donations
Donation forms and donor tools you own, for nonprofits that want to stop paying third-party fees.
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Memberships
Member areas for associations and professional groups, with renewals and members-only content.
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WordPress hosting
Managed WordPress hosting with updates and backups handled by us.
— How it works
Working with a Des Moines team
We start by asking what the site needs to do and who will run it, then send a written plan and price.
Our full team designs and builds the site, and you keep one main contact. After launch we can host the site and train your staff.
— FAQ
Questions we get
Are you based in Des Moines?
No. Our main office is in Waverly, Iowa.
Can you help us rank in a crowded market?
We can improve your pages and Google listing and show you the results. Nobody can promise a top spot, and we will not.
Do you work with nonprofits?
Yes. Donation and nonprofit sites are one of our core services.
Do you handle hosting and support?
Yes. Hosting and changes are available as a monthly plan.
— Let’s talk
Ready to join
the herd?
Reach out, or talk to someone who’s worked with us. Our clients tend to stick around.
