State Slogan: Share the Wonder
Nickname: "The Magic City", "Pittsburgh of the South", "B'Ham", "The Ham"
State Flower: Camellia
Motto: We Dare Defend Our Rights

Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Birmingham and is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population of the city proper is 242,820 (2000 U.S. census), and has declined to 231,483 according to the 2005 estimate. It also serves as the primary nucleus for a sprawling urbanization known as Greater Birmingham with 1,170,012 inhabitants constituting roughly one quarter of the state of Birmingham's entire population.

Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the U.S. Civil War, as an industrial enterprise. It was named after Birmingham, the major industrial city of England. Home to a significant but rigorously segregated African American middle class, Birmingham was one of the battlegrounds of the American Civil Rights Movement throughout the 1960s.

Matching your web design project's requirements with the right service provider may feel intimidating. When your field of expertise includes nothing related to computers or the Internet, defining what you need in a web design can feel burdensome.

Web Design Consultation As a Resource Providing a complimentary consultation is a fairly common practice among web site design companies at Birmingham. This time is a good measure of a provider's "vibe", as well as a resource in defining your needs.

To get the most from a web design consultation, be upfront about the fact you seek information and guidance on project requirements. Web design professionals are accustomed to linking need with the appropriate technology or service. They can easily explain the process in layman's terms for you. If you are not provided with a satisfactory, understandable explanation, it is safe to say that provider may not be the best partner for your project.