Ready to Create Ecstatic New Customers Online?

Upstate Synergy has an amazing track record with creating wildly successful websites for enterprise clients and small businesses alike.  Our process is simple- we are laser focused on your customer needs and what makes them truly inspired.  Then we pour our hearts and souls into your brand to create a truly memorable online experience. 

We offer spectacular website design, SEO, copywriting and digital marketing services from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Our Services

Web Design

We build gorgeous, award-winning websites that deliver awesome customer experiences. 

Customer Engagement

Our detective-like analysts have a knack for finding ways to engage your customers.

Copywriting

Our world-class copywriters are established authorities in the digital marketing realm.

Sales Funnels

Tired of missed opportunities?  We can help you convert at incredible rates.

Search Optimization

We employ time-tested, fully organic SEO tactics that make the search engines cheer.

Brand Identity

We excel at perfecting your online presence and ensuring that others take notice.

 Contact Upstate Synergy at (864) 594-1170 Today!

“Upstate Synergy helped us increase our online lead generation by 435% in 2014.  Our total return on investment was just a hair under 2,900%.”

– Chris M, Specialty Sales Classics

“We thought our conversions were great until Keith pointed out half a dozen holes in our sales funnel.  Now it’s beyond great- it’s our best sales tool!”

– Kenzie R, Triton Consulting

“Upstate Synergy taught me that EVERYONE ends up looking at your website before becoming a customer.  If it doesn’t impress them, it’s game over.”

– John M., M&K Logistics 

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Upstate Synergy is an award-winning digital marketing firm in Spartanbirg, South Carolina that has been delivering awesome user experiences online since 2003.  We are led by digital marketing expert Keith Koons, a world-renowned digital copywriter that has written for some of the biggest brands on the planet.

With a you-first mentality and an amazing group of creative professionals, we excel at creating beautiful websites that make your customers happy.  

At Upstate Synergy, we are comitted to building great lifelong relationships with our clients and their customers.  We focus on what really matters in business- honesty, loyalty, expertise and world-class customer service.  We take a lot of pride in building websites for businesses here in the Upstate.

Every one of our clients receive VIP treatment- your needs always matter more than balance sheets or bottom lines. 

One of our favorite sayings at Upstate Synergy is, “We don’t build websites for a living, we build awesome client relationships.”  

While that may sound a bit corny, we’re proud of doing things differently and never putting profits before people.  We can honestly say that we have become friends and trusted colleagues with almost every client we’ve ever worked with- that’s just how we do business.  

If you happen to be in the Spartanburg, Greenville, Asheville or neighboring areas, we would love to sit down and talk so you can see just how different we are.

We believe that things like family and happiness should always come before a career, so we do everything we can to ensure that our employees have the freedom to carve out their own paths in life.  We work out of home offices in Spartanburg, SC and we make the most out of technology to keep efficiency high.

This also benefits you, the customer, since it allows us to design world-class websites at a very affordable cost.  On average, we are around 60% less than the big national design firms, yet our clients websites outrank theirs because of the personal attention each account receives.

Meet Our Clients
This is where we brag to look way cooler than we really are.

The J&J Playbook

Upstate Synergy stepped in to help the iconic Johnson & Johnson brand create an internal playbook for their partners/employees.  We were in charge of shaping the brand messaging and performing several rounds of final edits.

Upwork Expert Content

We were contacted by Upwork, the world’s largest freelance website, to create a series of authority articles about the professions within the digital world.  This is an ongoing relationship where our content is syndicated to millions of global readers.

eBay User Guides

Back around 2012, eBay realized that they had to start taking content marketing seriously to stave off emerging competitors.  Upstate Synergy was fortunate enough to be one of the creative firms chosen to help implement what the world now knows as eBay Guides.

Avaya Sales Funnels

The Upstate Synergy team was called on by enterprise technology giant Avaya to provide creative concepts and core content for numerous B2B marketing campaigns over the years.  It was our first Fortune 500 client so they’ll always stay near and dear to our hearts.

Walmart Pitch Decks

In 2016, Upstate Synergy worked alongside a partner marketing firm to help create a series of corporate pitch decks for the world’s largest retailer.  While we cannot discuss the projct itself, our team handled the core content and brand messaging aspects of the presentations.

iWriter Tutorials

Legendary internet marketer Brad Callen of iWriter reached out to have Keith prepare a web series on what it takes to become a highly sought-after copywriter in today’s digital world.  It has been viewed by millions of novice writers to date with an overwhelmingly positive response.

Sales Letters for Motorola

We worked with the VP of Marketing at Motorola Solutions (now Zerba Technologies) starting back in 2008 to help them secure introductions with executive decision makers at Fortune 500 companies.  Our team used a blend of traditional and email marketing with custom landing pages to achieve amazing success.

B2B Content for Intuit

Back in early 2000, Intuit started a content marketing campaign that provided business owners with actionable finance and accounting advice.  Upstate Synergy was one of the first creative agencies to help them turn this project into a huge success.
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We Listen Closely

Our #1 job is to hear your customers loud and clear. Every design decision we make is based off their actual needs and how it will effect them online.

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We Solve Problems

We deliver awesome user experiences so your customers feel right at home. Our websites are simple, elegant and extremely user friendly.

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We Create Loyalty

Once we eliminate the typical roadbocks in the buyer’s journey , you’ll be rewarded with very happy customers online and steady conversion rates.

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