Experienced Digital Marketing Team in Zanzibar Tanzania
International Team
Simply IT is an international team of Digital Marketing Experts Zanzibar Tanzania, East Africa, ready to meet all your online marketing needs.
We are specialists in digital marketing, website development, Artifical Intelligence (AI), search engine optimisation (SEO) and social media marketing. Also, we provide email and website hosting services, domain & DNS management, to save you the stress.
If your business sells products or services online, we specialize in creating custom online stores (eCommerce website development) designed to be easy for your customers and make your life easier, too.
Does your business need a boost? Is your brand not as visible online as you would like? As trusted experts in building multilingual websites using SEO (Search Engine Optimization) we can rank your website high on AI-Mode Google and other AI search results.
Bespoke Software Specialists
Furthermore we create bespoke website that not only look great but functions perfectly, to helps you run your business more efficiently and reliably.
From bookings online, membership management, inventory management, rentals, reservations, order tracking, or events and more. Software solutions that look good on any device and simply works for you.
We use internationally recognized, top-tier IT development and monitoring tools, all powered by advanced AI technology. With the increasing daily threats of website hacking and malicious code attacks in Zanzibar, we ensure your peace of mind by building, monitoring, and maintaining secure, reliable, and sustainable websites.
Contact us today for a free consultation! We’ll discuss your needs and find a perfect personal solution for you.
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Our Vision
Simply IT - Our Story (Pick a Year)
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Nov, 2016
Foundation of the Company
Simply IT was established in 2016. Working initially from an office built in her home Shireen, slowly grew a solid client base, using her skills in marketing and a strong network of technical ability in Zanzibar and in Dar es Salaam.
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Oct, 2018
Zanzibar Tourism Show
Simply IT was represented strongly at the October 2018 Zanzibar Tourism Show and steadily expanded it's technical team to accommodate the resulting increase in customers.
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Nov, 2019
Expansion of the Company
With a steady increase in the number of clients in Zanzibar requiring web-design, online marketing and e-commerce Simply IT added to its international team of professionals.
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Mar, 2020
Covid 19 Challenges
Despite the challenges of a worldwide Covid-19 crisis, Simply IT continued to grow. Shireen recruited a European who was living in Stone Town. He is an expert in web-development, Search Engine and Social Media Optimisation. This allowed Simply IT to continue to grow sustainably and locally to facilitate businesses in the tourism sector to consolidate their online marketing presence even in the challenges of the pandemic. Towards the end of the year Simply IT added more to its international team and finished the year strongly.
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Jan, 2021
Growth Spurt
Simply IT has seen steady growth in 2021. More clients and expansion of our services as Covid-19 subsided. We recruited a new developer and welcomed, Arsheen a new Social Media expert to the team. We are now looking to add another local SEO and hardware expert. As the world recovers from a global pandemic businesses are seeing the need for more online presence, contactless solutions and e-commerce websites to promote and sell services and products. May 2021 saw a major shift in how Google Search deals with websites. (See our knowledgebase article about the Google Search changes here).
We successfully implemented several internet, wifi and firewall WAN/LAN solutions for hotels and educational establishments.
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Jan, 2022
Consistent Growth
Simply IT grows steadily. In 2022 growth accelerated through the gears. Simply IT added three new members to the team. A Kenyan website developer, a developer and server hosting technician in Tanzania, and an intern in Zanzibar. All to helping to provide a high degree of professionalism to over 30 clients, top quality website design, 24/7 customer support and speed across all our other services.
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Jan, 2023
Expansion, New Office & AI
In 2023 we hit the road running. 5 websites designed for Zanzibar, East African and UK clients went live in the first week of January. We added 2 digital marketing social responsible projects one in Zanzibar and one in UK. We develop website projects for free for worthy charitable causes. If you are an NGO check us out for discounts. Like the rest of the world we have gone from a jog to a sprint in the Artificial Intelligence race that will see every sector affected by AI. Not just SEO, Digital Marketing, Website Design and web development... but every aspect of life on the planet.
Simply IT was the first Digital Marketing agency in Zanzibar to fully use AI to develop multilingual websites. Now we use AI in all our tools. We took on two new staff and moved to new offices at Migoz Plaza in Zanzibar.
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Jan, 2024
Going Global into Europe
We have now created websites in Europe and in East Africa. Our vision is to expand globally like ripples on a pond. We added two more website developers from Kenya and Tanzania to the team in the first week of January 2024. We partnered with a professional photographer for content creation for Social Media Management Team.
Simply IT Global opened our Europe office on 8th April 2024 in Covent Garden, London UK. Our East Africa office continues to be based in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
We launched a Safari website offer in September that resulted in 5 multilingual websites being created.
Despite health scares and two operations, we finished the year strong with three extra experts on the team.
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Dec, 2025
Expansion across East Africa
2025, was our tenth year of operation. We have served over 50 clients this year.
However, with our strong team of marketing experts in East Africa with decades of experience we are looking for more projects and clients in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.
In Zanzibar in 2026 we are starting a project we are very excited about. More news on this as it happens. Watch this space.
Meet Our International Team of Experts
Shireen
Founder
Shireen Jivi started work in IT in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. In 2016 she established Simply IT, start-up digital marketing agency in Zanzibar. Shireen put together a strong team of international professionals and Simply IT grew steadily attracting clients in East Africa & Europe. How does she do this as a Mum of two boys?
Pops
IT Consultant, Business Consultant & Marketing Consultant
Pops has been in the IT industry since 1978. He has worked in Europe, Asia, USA & Africa. In the 90’s Pops was IT Director of a global organisation, overseeing IT in 43 countries. In the past 25 years he specialised as a digital marketing consultant.
Eb (Ebrahim)
Projects Coordinator
Eb is from Mombasa, Kenya. We've yet to see a faster website developer or coder. We nickname him 'Flash Genie!' due to his magical speed at website development. He has all round skills in IT acquired in the industry for 10 years. Eb designs websites & codes in his sleep... but we have yet to see him sleep!
Insi (Insiya)
Social Media Manager
Insi is from Tanzania. Having studied in UK for her BSc in Business, Insi may well be the only one who understands Pop's sense of humour. With lots of experience and a great eye for marketing, she appreciates global diversity and loves keeping up with every new development in technology and PR.
Baraka
SEO Expert & Web Designer
Baraka is a experienced UI/UX designer, WordPress developer, graphics designer, and digital marketing expert. Baraka has a passion for creating captivating user experiences. He lives in Zanzibar and has a heart to help others less fortunate, learn IT skills.
Ayesha
Accounts Manager
Ayesha handles our large hotel clients. She has had many years of marketing experience having worked in Europe, and for a recently handled marketing of a local cosmetic distribution company. She has two children and her passion is fashion & design.
Naima
Legal Services
Naima trained and practiced as a lawyer in East Africa. She is highly versatile in co-operative law in Zanzibar and a valued member of the Simply IT team, whilst being a mother to four wonderful children - two boys and two girls! Her laugh is infectious!
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