Website Design & Digital Systems, Brockville ON
Website Design & Digital Systems in Brockville, Ontario
Your site looks fine, but it isn't bringing in calls or bookings, and some customers may find it hard to use.
Proof it works
- Ride Guide downloads
- 270+
- Web traffic growth (YoY)
- +50% (4,000+ visitors)
- Social media views (YoY)
- +300%
What most business owners want from a website is simple: the phone rings, bookings come in, and customers stop asking the same five questions. That's what I build for. I do the design and the build myself, so you deal with one person from the first chat to launch day.
A site that does some of the work for you
Your website is often the first place a new customer checks, usually on their phone. It should tell them what you do, where you are, when you're open and how to reach you, without making them dig. It can take a booking or an order at 10 p.m., answer the questions you hear every day, and show you which calls came from Google. If you only need a few clean pages, that's what you'll get, and it'll be priced that way.
Easy for older customers to use
Almost 30% of people in Brockville are 65 or older, according to the 2021 census. Small grey text, a pop-up covering your phone number or a form that just says "error" is often where they give up and call someone else. I build every site so it's easy to read, easy to tap and clear about what to do next. The official name for that standard is WCAG 2.2 AA, and every site I build is made to it.
Do Ontario's accessibility rules apply to you?
Probably less than you've heard. With fewer than 20 employees, there's no report to file and no website rule. With 20 to 49, you file a compliance report by December 31, 2026, and it covers customer service only. The website rule starts at 50 employees. The full breakdown by business size →
What this looked like for HEET
HEET's home energy tour visited 16 communities across Canada, and its website had to work for every one of them. I built and ran it myself, interactive tour map included, to AODA accessibility standards, while also running the tour's marketing. See the HEET case study →
Based in Kingston, I work with Brockville businesses remotely: no local office, no handoffs, the same person for strategy through delivery.
Not sure the AODA website rule applies to you? Here's what applies at each business size →
Full scope, service boundaries, and more proof: Websites & Digital Systems →
Questions
- Do I really need a new website?
- Maybe not. If your current site works on a phone, shows your hours and phone number up front, and brings in calls, it might just need a tune-up. I'll look at it first and tell you honestly.
- Does Ontario's accessibility law apply to my business?
- Only the website part kicks in at 50 employees, counting part-time and seasonal staff. Under that, you still need to offer information in an accessible format if a customer asks, but your site isn't held to the standard. An easy-to-use site is still worth having, because it's easier for every customer.
- Is there any funding to help pay for it?
- Possibly. The province's Retail Modernization Project Grant, listed by Leeds Grenville Economic Development, pays up to half the cost, to a maximum of $5,000, for things like online ordering and booking systems. It's for storefront businesses with 1 to 50 employees and at least $100,000 a year in sales, and it runs while funds last. Ask them what counts before you plan around it.
- We sell to the City or the Counties. Does our website matter?
- Both the City of Brockville and Leeds and Grenville say in their accessibility commitments that they look for accessibility in what they buy. If you bid on their work, a website and documents that everyone can use are worth having. Check each tender for its own requirements.
- Do you need to be in Brockville to build our site?
- No. I'm in Kingston, about 85 km west, roughly an hour on the 401. Everything from planning to launch happens remotely, with the same person start to finish.
- How much does a website cost?
- From $1,600 plus HST for four pages, fixed, including the writing and the accessibility work. If you want to update it yourself, a five-page site with services, portfolio and blog starts at $2,000. Hosting, photos and online booking or payments are quoted on top.
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