Full Service Digital Marketing Firm
Empowering Small Business to Grow Online
At NewWard, we design websites and marketing strategies that turn visitors into customers – without the big agency price tag.
Website Design & Development
Custom websites that reflect your brand and culture, and convert visitors into customers.
Digital Marketing
SEO, Digital Ads, Social Media, PPC, and more. With a plan that attracts your perfect customer to your website.
Strategy and Branding
We help you hone in your message and build consistency across every channel.
E-Commerce and Hosting
Secure, scalable solutions for your online presence with our state of the art partners.
We’re more than Designers
- We are partners in your growth.
- We are a strategy, design, and tech under one roof.
- We are real people, no faceless support queue.
We have been helping small businesses for decades
- 25 Years of Experience
- Transparent pricing & fast turnaround
- Hundreds of Websites Launched
- Local Expertise, Global Impact
Save Time. Stay Focused. Let Us Handle the Digital.
Running a business takes enough of your energy—your online presence shouldn’t be another burden.
At NewWard Development, we help small businesses build and maintain a strong digital foundation. From managing your social media accounts to keeping your website running smoothly, we handle the day-to-day so you can stay focused on what matters most: your business.
Need a website? We design clean, modern sites that look great, load fast, and help you attract the right customers.
Let us turn your digital presence into a powerful tool that works for you—every single day.
Key Team Members
Melissa Ward-Rathbun
Managing Partner
Robert Newberry
Operations Partner
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From Our Clients
Melissa is a highly skilled WordPress web developer. What sets her apart from other developers is her knowledge of Social Media Marketing and her ability to share this knowledge with her clients. Her professionalism, insightfulness and ability to communicate make her an outstanding resource for any organization.
The best decision I made for my business was to use Melissa/NewWard Development to redevelop my website. It is more professional and user friendly than ever. I constantly get client feedback stating that I have a really nice website and the contact forms are easy to fill out. I also hired her to take care of my online advertising which has increased sales. I can’t say enough nice things about her and what she has done for my company. She’s truly professional and a pleasure to work with.
It was great working with Melissa on the new site for my business. My website needed to be updated and improved for SEO as well as mobile friendliness. Melissa made the entire process painless and professional. She held my hand through all the steps while never making me feel stupid. The new site is beautiful and I love it! I cannot thank her enough.
Melissa is the consummate professional and has made a definitive difference in the online sales and social media exposure for Honey Sweetie Acres! In addition, she contributes quality leads and suggestions for further business growth that have ALL generated positive results. We could not be happier and plan to push further business her way.
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Melissa Ward, NewWard Development, LLC Featured in Success Magazine
Up & Coming Entrepreneur Melissa Ward Category: Business Published: July 2007 Melissa Ward talks about her innovative approach to web design and internet marketing, and how she juggles her responsibilities as a business owner and a single mom....
“If You Build it They Will Come”
Originally Published in Capital Region Home Builders Magazaine, 6/2003 "Builders' Bytes" by Melissa Ward, NewWard Development, LLC “If you build it, they will come.” This phrase made popular in the late ‘80’s only holds true if they know about you! You can build the...
What’s in it for me? Features vs. Benefits
Ultimately, your web site has to fill a need in your visitors. It’s not enough to state that your widget is the smallest, the fastest or that you are the best, but you need to express how that additional speed, size or ability is going to serve your visitors. If you...