Fintech and SaaS is a positioning business. The website is the closing argument.
We work selectively with B2B fintech, consumer wallets and SME software companies operating in East Africa. The work always starts with positioning, then evidence, then a website that converts a buyer who has already done their homework.
07.1 / The problem
The product is good. The website explains it in three different ways.
The homepage promises "innovative financial solutions". The product page lists 17 features in no order. The blog has a thought-leadership piece and a press release. A serious buyer cannot tell what you do, who it is for, or why they should choose you over the four competitors they are also evaluating. The product team blames marketing. Marketing blames product. Nothing moves.
07.2 / What good looks like
A clear story, told the same way everywhere.
A positioning statement the whole team can recite. Messaging that survives translation from sales deck to website to demo call to onboarding. Evidence-led content - benchmarks, case studies, technical writeups - that the kind of buyer you want actually reads. And a website tuned to convert a researched buyer in one session, not a casual visitor in five.
07.3/The playbook
What a disciplined engagement looks like.
Not every retainer runs the same. But the spine below is what we keep coming back to in this sector.
- Positioning workshop - who it is for, what it replaces, why it wins, what it is not
- Messaging house - one page the whole team works from, no contradicting bullets
- Website rebuilt around the positioning - homepage, product pages, use-case pages
- Evidence content - technical writeups, benchmarks, comparison pieces, customer stories
- SEO around the categories your buyers actually search - not aspirational keywords
- LinkedIn presence from founders and product leadership - the channel where B2B buyers research
- Conversion rate work on the demo / signup / pricing flow
07.4/Services that win here
The disciplines that earn the result.
The same seven services we offer across the firm. Here is the order and the weighting that works for this sector.
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Content & Blog Writing
Evidence-led writing - the only kind that converts a researched B2B buyer.
01
Website Design & Development
A site that closes. Built for the moment a buyer has already read everything else.
03
Search Engine Optimization
Category and use-case SEO. Long-tail technical search where intent is high.
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Branding & Graphic Design
Identity that signals seriousness. Fintech buyers especially read brand as a credibility signal.
06
Social Media Management
LinkedIn discipline from founders and product leadership.
07.6/Sector questions
What people ask before they engage us.
Anything not answered here? Send it on WhatsApp - replies inside business hours.
- Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If you are pre-product-market-fit and still finding what you do, marketing is not your bottleneck and we will tell you that. If you have a product that works, paying customers, and a positioning problem - or a website that does not match what the product actually is - we are a strong fit.
07.7/Adjacent sectors
Where we have a related playbook.
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Authority · Content · LinkedInProfessional Services
We work with law firms in Upanga and Westlands, accountants in Kololo, HR consultancies across Nairobi and training providers in Dar. Every retainer is built around making the senior team's thinking findable and credible.
06
Brand · Shopify · SocialRetail & E-commerce
We work with D2C brands in fashion, beauty, lifestyle and food across East Africa. Every engagement starts with the same three pillars: a recognisable visual identity, a Shopify storefront that actually converts on a mid-range Android, and steady social where your buyers spend their time.
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