05 · Website Design & Management
Web Design in Peterborough — Built, Hosted, and Cared For
Your website is usually the first thing a customer sees and the last thing anyone maintains. We design and build custom sites for Peterborough and Kawarthas businesses — no bloated themes — then manage hosting, updates, analytics, and improvements on an ongoing basis. You get a fast site that stays fast, and someone local who's accountable for it.
Proof, not promises
Websites we've already shipped.
Real projects — products we own and operate, and sites we built for clients — that show this work in practice.
What's included
- 01Custom design and build — no off-the-shelf themes
- 02Copywriting support and page structure that converts
- 03Hosting, SSL, backups, and security management
- 04Content updates and ongoing improvements
- 05Analytics setup and plain-language reporting
- 06Core Web Vitals and page-speed optimization
A good fit if…
- ✳Local businesses whose site hasn't been touched in years
- ✳Companies paying for a site they can't update
- ✳Anyone whose website is slower than their competitor's
Not sure? Ask us directly — we'll tell you if it's not a fit.
Built for the search, not just the screenshot
A good-looking site that nobody finds is a brochure in a drawer. Every site we build starts with how your customers search — the services they type, the towns they're in, the questions they ask — and gives each of those a real page.
Search structure is built in from the first draft: clean headings, fast pages, structured data that tells Google and AI assistants exactly what you do and where, and service-area pages when you serve more than one town.
Fast because it's hand-built
Most small-business sites are slow because they're assembled from page builders and plugins. We write the site with modern frameworks, so pages are lean, load quickly on a phone with one bar of signal at the cottage, and pass Google's Core Web Vitals.
Speed isn't vanity: slow pages lose visitors before they ever see your phone number, and Google uses page experience as a ranking signal.
Managed, so it doesn't decay
Websites rot when nobody owns them. With a management plan, we handle hosting, security, backups, and updates, and you email us changes instead of wrestling a dashboard.
Each month you get a short, plain-language report: what changed, how many people found you, and what we recommend next.
Local work you can look at
We've built sites for a Peterborough osteopathy clinic, a Kawarthas martial arts gym, and a Gulf Coast fence contractor — each designed around the one action that matters to that business: book, sign up, or request a quote. Look at them, then judge the speed for yourself.
Questions
Websites, answered.
How much does a website cost in Peterborough?
It depends on how many pages and services you need, whether you need booking, e-commerce, or integrations, and who writes the copy. We quote a fixed price after a short call, and break out the build from the ongoing management plan so you can see exactly what you're paying for.
Can you rebuild our existing site?
Yes — that's most of our website work. We migrate your content, improve the design and speed, and preserve your existing search rankings with proper redirects.
Do you use WordPress?
For new websites, we usually choose modern frameworks that give us direct control over performance, content structure, and maintenance. If you already use WordPress, we can discuss whether keeping it or rebuilding is the better fit.
What does management include?
Hosting, security, backups, content updates, and a monthly report in plain language. You email us changes; we ship them.
Do you work with businesses outside Peterborough?
Yes. We meet in person across Peterborough, Lakefield, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and the Kawarthas, and work remotely with businesses anywhere in Canada and the US.
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Tell us what you're trying to do. We'll tell you honestly what it takes — scope, approach, and whether you should build it at all.