Archipelago

Archipelago is a small web agency in Malta with a straightforward promise: build websites that bring in business. It designs sites, builds online shops, and runs the ads and emails that send people to them. The agency is listed at Triq Ġużè Galea in Ħal Qormi, a large town in the centre of the island, and it appears in our directories of IT companies in Malta and marketing agencies in Malta.

Its pitch is aimed at owners who are busy running a company and do not want to spend time wrestling with website problems. Instead of handing you a to-do list, the agency takes the digital side off your plate, from the first design to the launch and the upkeep afterwards.

Websites

Website work covers design, development and an easy way to edit your own content. The agency builds sites from scratch, whether that is a company website, a landing page (a single page built to win one particular enquiry or sale) or a larger platform.

Every site is meant to work well on phones, load quickly and be simple for you to update. The editing tool is called a content management system, or CMS, which is the dashboard that lets you change text and pictures yourself instead of paying a developer for each small edit. That matters to a new business because prices, opening times and offers change often.

Online shops and marketing

Archipelago also builds online shops, with the priority that they are easy to buy from. For a business selling to customers in Malta or abroad, a clear route from product page to checkout is often the difference between a visitor and a sale.

On the marketing side, the agency runs ads and emails that bring in customers. Online advertising places your business in front of people actively looking, and email keeps in touch with those who have already shown interest. Together with the website and shop, these make up its three lines of work: websites, online shops and marketing.

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How the agency works

Its method rests on three promises. The first is zero headaches: it manages everything from the initial design to the final launch, and the process can be completely hands-off for you if you prefer. The second is that you see progress, because work is shared while it is being made, so you can give feedback early rather than at the end.

The third is ongoing support. Once the site is live, the agency keeps it fast and up to date so the digital details do not pull you away from your work. This suits remote professionals who follow our digital nomad guide for Malta and want a portfolio or small online business, as well as companies in sectors such as financial services and the iGaming industry in Malta that need a polished public face.

Ħal Qormi and getting started

Ħal Qormi sits close to Valletta, so a visit to the agency can be combined with a day in the capital described in our Valletta guide, or with the wider options in our list of things to do in Malta. The agency works largely online, however, so a first conversation does not require a visit.

Getting started is simple. You write a few lines about what you need, and the agency replies with a plan and a price, with no obligation, and it offers a free proposal. The reply comes personally rather than from an automated system. Use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Archipelago.