Who we are

A small, expert team that does the work itself.

Scout Media is a small, expert team in Fuquay-Varina, NC, led by Sean and Joy McNamara. No account managers, no hand-offs, no layers. The people you meet are the people doing the work.

Veteran-owned Small, expert team 15+ years building websites Based in Fuquay-Varina, NC

Meet the team

A small team that answers the phone, builds the site, and runs the work.

Joy McNamara

Joy McNamara

Design, build & SEO

Joy has been building websites for over 15 years. She designs and develops every Scout site, then runs the SEO, content, and technical work that keeps them showing up. A Navy veteran with a builder's eye for the details most people never notice.

Sean McNamara

Sean McNamara

Strategy & client relationships

Sean built a marketing company from nothing and now leads strategy and client relationships at Scout. He keeps every project moving and stays straight with you about what is working and what is not. Also a Navy veteran.

Our story

We started Scout to do this the right way.

Between us, more than fifteen years building websites and running marketing. Our first company is where we started working with law firms, and that focus stuck. Scout is the specialized version of everything we have learned since: niched, sharpened, and built for the firms we serve best.

So we built Scout around a simple idea. A small team of senior specialists who actually do the work, learn your firm before building anything, and present you at your best. When you hire Scout, you get our full focus.

Sean and Joy McNamara at work
Hands on every project
Historic downtown Fuquay-Varina, NC
Home base: Fuquay-Varina, NC

What we believe

What you can count on when you work with us.

You work with the owners.

No account managers, no hand-offs. The people you meet on the first call are the people building and running your work every day after.

We build the whole system.

Website, content, search, and marketing are one connected thing. We learn your firm first, then build everything around what makes it different, so we can present you at your best.

The work is always yours.

Your domain, your hosting, your content, your accounts. We build it and hand you the keys. No lock-in, ever.

We are straight with you.

Real names, real photos, real results. We tell you what is working, what is not, and whether we are even the right fit before you sign anything.

How we work

Five things we hold ourselves to.

01

We do work we'd put our name on.

Before anything reaches you, we ask whether we'd be proud to have our name on it for good. We don't call it done until the answer is yes.

02

When something's wrong, you hear it from us first.

If a problem comes up, we tell you quickly and bring a plan to fix it. The honest conversation beats the comfortable one every time.

03

We keep up so you don't have to.

The way people find businesses online keeps changing. We stay on top of it so your site and your marketing keep working as the rules shift.

04

We treat your business like our own.

The way we see it, we only win when you do. Your growth is the thing we are actually working toward, every week.

05

We do what we say we'll do.

When we commit to something, you can count on it happening, and happening on time. Our word means something here.

Veteran-owned, and proud allies.

We are veteran-owned, Navy through and through. We say it plainly because it is part of who we are, not a marketing angle. We bring the same straightforwardness and follow-through to every business we work with.

Veteran Owned LGBTQ Friendly

Ready to get started?

Let's talk about what your business needs.

A quick conversation about where you are and where you want to go. We will be straight about whether we are the right team.

(984) 325-9661 · Fuquay-Varina, NC · Serving Raleigh & the Triangle