Pronto, a Thailand-based website management service with international ambitions

Looking to create a website? Want a better social presence and SEO but don’t really know what to do? Meet Pronto, a Thailand-based internet presence management service.

“Shine online” is Pronto’s slogan. It provides services such as creating a website, social media, blog, and helps clients maximize their SEO on a subscription base (starting from $247 per month). Overseas rivals include Genacom and Delta Decision.

Pronto co-founder Derek Brown explains how the service works:

Think of Pronto as a website management all-you-can-eat buffet. While working with us, they can update their content, upload photos, change wordings, as many times as they want. We charge our clients monthly, with no contract, meaning they can stop being our clients anytime.

From Microsoft to Pronto

Derek worked for Microsoft in the US for nine years, then he was appointed to a position in Thailand. Working for Microsoft Thailand for three more years, he decided to leave the company and stay in Thailand, using his IT skills to start his own online business.

Thai labor and operating costs are relatively low. That’s a good reason to persuade expats to stay in the country to found a business, but Derek also personally likes the country. Derek added:

Thailand’s Board of Investment has a great program for IT investment. From a government perspective, Thailand helps us and fast-tracked us for BOI approval.

Also, he believes that Thai people have the skill-set for IT businesses. Plus, tools and software nowadays allow companies to operate from anywhere. Pronto operates using WordPress, SaaS, and cloud services.

Thailand-based with international clients

Although Pronto operates from Bangkok, Thailand, there’s only one Thai client out of its 950 business customers. Its clients are from 13 countries, mainly from English-speaking countries such as the US, Canada, and Australia.