Web Design Services for Local Businesses

Your website has one job: get the right people to call, text or book. Everything we design comes back to that. No award-show animations, no stock photos of people shaking hands. Just a clear, fast site that looks like your business and makes it easy to hire you.

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Sites that get calls.

Wardorx builds websites for service businesses across Canada, including Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks, Chestermere, Rocky View County, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Every city is listed on locations.

What a good small-business site needs

Your phone number where thumbs can reach it

Most local customers find you on a phone. The call button, and a quote or booking button, should be visible without scrolling.

One page per service

A page for each thing you do, written so a customer understands it and Google can match it to searches.

Real proof

Your actual work, your actual reviews, your licence or certifications. If you have them, show them near the top.

Speed

A site that takes several seconds to show anything loses people before they read a word. We build on a fullstack Next.js stack because it loads quickly and doesn't break on plugin updates. More on that on our web development page.

Nothing extra

We'd rather ship a plain site that gets calls than a showpiece that confuses people. We wrote about why a focused contractor site is often enough.

What's included in a Wardorx build

Free 14-page site for the first 10 clients, then Founding Launch at $1,250

  • 14 pages, agreed up front: typically home, your core services, a service-area page or two, about, contact and supporting pages
  • Mobile-first design that matches your trade and your brand
  • Titles, meta descriptions, headings and schema on every page
  • Sitemap submitted and Search Console set up at launch
  • A quote or contact form that's short enough to finish. See our eleven-field quote form article
  • Your code in a Git repository you can access

See exactly what fits in two weeks in what fourteen days can't include, and all prices on pricing.

Already have a site you like?

Migrate moves it to our fast Next.js stack for $599. Same URLs, 301 redirects where needed, Search Console handled.

How it works

1. Call

Fifteen minutes on what you do, where you work and what the site needs to achieve. Book it here.

2. Page list

We agree on the fourteen pages in writing before we design anything.

3. Design and build

You see a private preview, give feedback, and we revise.

4. Launch

Domain pointed, sitemap submitted, Search Console verified, keys handed over. Full detail on our process page.

The details.

Open any part to read the complete plan.

Choosing a web design company

Questions worth asking anyone you're considering:

  • Will I own the site and the code if I leave?
  • Is the price fixed, and what's not included?
  • Who writes the page content?
  • What happens to my Google traffic if I'm replacing an existing site?

Our article on who to hire for web design goes deeper. We've also put together honest comparisons like Squarespace vs a productized build and DIY vs hiring.

Who we build for

Trades, clinics, fitness studios, auto shops and professional services. Current clients include Spectrum Veterinary Imaging and The SOS Group. See results and browse by industry.

What makes a site look like your business

A drywall crew, a vet clinic and a law firm shouldn't all get the same template. We start from what your customers expect to see.

Your real photos

Your trucks, your crew, your shop, your finished work. Stock photos are the fastest way to look like everyone else.

Words your customers use

"Furnace repair," not "thermal comfort solutions." Plain language reads better and matches what people actually type into Google.

Proof near the top

Licences, years in business, reviews from your Google profile and real job photos belong where people see them first, not three scrolls down.

A clear next step on every page

Call, text, book or request a quote. One main action per page, easy to tap on a phone.

What we won't promise

A new website on its own won't guarantee rankings or a set number of leads. It gives you a solid foundation. If you want ongoing growth, our SEO plans start from $1,000 a month.

See where your current site stands

Try our free website audit, then book a call or phone +1 (250) 344-1619.

Straight answers.

The questions owners actually ask us, answered the way we answer them on the phone.

  • The first 10 clients get a free 14-page fullstack Next.js site and supply their own domain. After that, Founding Launch is $1,250. See our [website cost page](/cost/website-cost-calgary) for what affects price across the market.

  • A Launch build takes 14 days once we've agreed on the page list and have your content.

  • Talk to us on the call about content. We'll tell you what we need from you and what we handle.

  • Yes. We design mobile-first because that's where most local customers find you.

  • Yes. The code lives in a Git repository you can access.

Bring your site. Leave with a plan.

A free 30-minute call with the founder. We review your site and your local market, then tell you straight what will bring in more work.

  • A read of your current site and your local market
  • A straight answer: a new site, SEO, or nothing yet
  • The audit doc before the call, not after
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