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Working with Anchorage, AK businesses

Anchorage is home to nearly 40% of Alaska. Your website has to reach the other 60%.

The city holds almost two in five Alaskans, an airport that ranks third in the world for cargo, and a port that receives 95% of the goods bound for the state.

What makes Anchorage different.

Anchorage contains nearly 40% of Alaska's population, and it functions as the state's warehouse, hospital, and head office. Ted Stevens Anchorage International is the world's third-busiest cargo airport, the Port of Alaska receives 95% of goods destined for the state, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson employs about 8,500 people inside the municipality. Providence Alaska Medical Center is the state's largest hospital, ConocoPhillips Alaska's headquarters is the tallest building in the state, and several Alaska Native regional corporations, among them Cook Inlet Region Inc., are based here. The city also has no sales tax and, depending on the season, between 250 and 1,000 moose. A website here often serves customers hundreds of miles away who will never visit in person.

What we see in this market

  • Logistics, aviation, and freight businesses connecting the Lower 48 to communities across Alaska.
  • Healthcare, government, and Alaska Native corporation work, with long procurement cycles and statewide reach.
  • Tourism and outdoor operators running a short, intense summer season and planning the rest of the year around it.

Anchorage by the numbers

8,799

Employer establishments, Anchorage Municipality (2023)

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023

Businesses online

No one publishes a count of Anchorage businesses with websites. The best figure is national: in Clutch's 2025 survey, 83% of US small businesses said they had a website — so roughly one in six still does not.

Clutch small business website survey, August 2025 (via Business Wire)

What runs Anchorage

Air cargo and transportationMilitaryOil and gasGovernmentHealthcareAlaska Native regional corporationsTourism

Major employers

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson — about 8,500 civilian and military personnel · State of Alaska — about 6,800 state employees in Anchorage · Providence Alaska Medical Center — the state's largest hospital · Anchorage School District — nearly 50,000 students in 98 schools · ConocoPhillips Alaska — headquartered in the state's tallest building · Cook Inlet Region Inc. and other Alaska Native regional corporations

The Anchorage calendar

  • JanuaryAnchorage Folk FestivalAt the University of Alaska Anchorage.
  • FebruaryFur RendezvousWinter carnival with the Open World Championship Sled Dog Races and ice carving.
  • First Saturday of MarchIditarod ceremonial startDowntown on Fourth Avenue.
  • SeptemberAutumn ClassicsChamber music at Alaska Pacific University.

Local color

Home teams

Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (Division I hockey and gymnastics; hosts of the Great Alaska Shootout) · Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL hockey) · Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Alaska Baseball League)

Hometown names

  • Trajan Langdon — basketball player and executive
  • Lance Mackey — sled dog racer
  • Lydia Jacoby — Olympic swimmer
  • Rosey Fletcher — Olympic snowboarder

Did you know? The Anchorage Bowl holds about 250 moose in summer and as many as 1,000 in winter.

Where we fit in Anchorage.

Sources for the facts on this page
  1. Anchorage, Alaska — Wikipedia
  2. Category: Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska — Wikipedia
  3. US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates for incorporated places (SUB-IP-EST2024-ANNRNK)

Work, not promises

Something we actually built.

Coach T's Hit Lab
PHP · MySQL · scheduling

Coach T's Hit Lab

A booking platform we built for a sports-training business — the scheduling backbone a tour or guide operation needs before summer arrives.

A former Major Leaguer's training business, run from one screen — lessons booked, clinics filled, roster managed.

The part we didn’t write

Clients say it better than we do.

What clients say — in their words

“Casey, the owner and developer, took the project and ran with it 100%. I gave him specific direction and he went well above the call of duty. Five star service all the way!”
“Wow! Casey rocked! The process was so easy, I told Casey what I wanted and he built it. My go-to with my online business, which has grown exponentially since working together.”
“First class all the way! From the prompt communication, being available seven days a week, to the nuts and bolts of getting our project completed on time and on budget — I highly recommend!”
“Simply amazing! They took our outdated website and transformed it into a modern, user-friendly platform that truly represents our brand.”
“They get it done. We had no idea where to start; they explained the build process and were patient with our many questions. All expectations and timelines were met. Double thumbs up!”
“Instrumental in driving our company growth through expert management of our Google and Microsoft Ads.”
“They helped us turn a loose idea into a working digital product — asked sharp questions, found the hidden workflow problems, and built a system our staff could use without a long training curve.”
“What stood out was the balance of design and operations. The site looked polished, but the real win was behind the scenes: better forms, cleaner handoffs, stronger tracking, fewer manual steps.”
“They made the technical side feel clear. We talked about goals first — then platforms, content, search, and automation.”

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Tell us what you need in Anchorage.

A new site, a rebuild, an application, or something broken that needs fixing today. You will get a straight answer and a flat number — from the developer, not a salesperson.

Prefer to talk? (480) 525-7582. Something already broken? Flat-priced repairs start at $149.

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See what your project costs. It takes about a minute.

Rather talk? (480) 525-7582. 0% financing on any project, 25% down. See all pricing

Questions we hear a lot.

We ship to customers off the road system. Can our online store handle that?

Yes. Shipping rules can vary by ZIP code, weight, and carrier, including air freight and freight quotes for larger orders, so a customer in a remote community sees a real cost at checkout instead of an unpleasant email later. Online stores start at $2,500.

Our season is summer. What should the site do in winter?

Take bookings for next season, sell gift cards, and keep the content current so search engines and returning visitors see an active business. Early-bird offers in winter are often where next summer's calendar fills.

Can one website serve customers across Alaska, not just Anchorage?

It should. Clear pages for statewide services, honest delivery and travel information, and forms that capture where the customer is make a remote customer as easy to serve as one across town.

Also working nearby.

Same developer, same straight answers, whichever of these you are in.

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Let's get your Anchorage project moving.

Fifteen minutes, plain English, and a number in writing. If we are not the right fit we will say so and point you somewhere better.