Web design for Durham Region small businesses.

I build custom websites for small businesses across Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, and the rest of Durham Region — built to load fast, look right on phones, and bring in local customers.

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Recently scanned

Landscaper, Ajax 38
Dental clinic, Whitby 52
Café, Oshawa 44
Auto shop, Pickering 41

That's an average score of 44 out of 100. Anything I build will be over 95.

Why it matters

Your current site might be quietly costing you local customers.

Most owners can't see it. Local customers feel it every day.

Tick anything that sounds familiar

Customers can't find you locally. When someone in Oshawa or Whitby searches for what you do, a slow or dated site gets buried under competitors who show up faster. You can't see which leads come from your site. Without tracking, you're guessing whether your website brings in Durham Region customers or whether it's all word of mouth. Your site is too slow on mobile. Most local customers browse on their phone. A slow page loses them before it even finishes loading. Many Wix and Squarespace sites score under 50 on mobile. It doesn't look right on phones. If your site squishes, overflows, or is hard to tap, a customer in Ajax or Pickering moves on, and you never find out why.

Sound familiar? The free scan shows what it's costing you. Thirty seconds, no email.

Results

Real projects. Before and after.

Every rebuild starts with a scorecard. Here's what before and after looks like.

Regulatory / Public Sector

Ontario College of Teachers

Toronto, ON

Public regulator's main site. Modernized the front door so teachers and the public can find what they need fast.

Lighthouse 55 97

Load time 4.6s 1.1s

Core Web Vitals Fail Passed

Bounce rate down with a faster, clearer landing experience

Regulatory / UX

Ontario College of Teachers FAQ

Toronto, ON

Led the redesign of OCT's public FAQ, structured content to reduce call volume and improve findability for teachers navigating certification.

Lighthouse 62 98

Core Web Vitals Fail Passed

Support ticket volume down over 50% post-launch

Finance / Automation

Crescendo Stage

Remote

Finance automations. Redesigned for a fresh look in time for a trade show, and so it'd work with any device.

Lighthouse Score 48 94

Load time 3.8s 0.9s

Responsiveness Layout Issues Fully Responsive

Site load times over 3x faster. Works with any device

Agriculture / Local Markets

Lunar Rhythm Gardens

Port Perry, ON

Family farm CSA. Refreshed from a basic wordpress template.

Lighthouse 51 97

Load time 4.4s 1.0s

Online orders up in the first season

Honest pricing

Two ways to work together. No surprise invoices.

Monthly if you want ongoing help. Flat rate if you want the site handed over. Same build quality either way.

Monthly

Design and development
Plausible analytics included
Hosting included
Unlimited edits included
+$100 per page after 5
+$250 to add a blog
24/7 support
Lifetime updates

$200/ month

Get started

One-off

Design and development
Plausible analytics included
+$25/mo hosting
+$50/mo unlimited edits add-on
+$100 per page after 5
+$250 to add a blog
24/7 support
Lifetime updates

$3,200flat

Get started

Fair and simple. The monthly plan runs for the first year, then it's month-to-month. Cancel anytime after the first year and the site is yours. With the flat rate, the code, content, and domain are yours from day one.

FAQ

Durham Region web design, common questions.

Do you work with businesses in Durham Region?

Yes. Durham Region is home base. I work with small businesses across Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, and Clarington, as well as the wider GTA. Meetings can be in person or remote, whatever's easiest for you.

How long does a Durham Region website take to build?

Most small-business sites take 4-6 weeks from kickoff. Larger sites, or projects where I write the content, can take a bit longer. I only take on two projects at a time so timelines stay honest.

What does a small business website cost?

My monthly plan is $200/month for the build plus ongoing updates. The flat-rate option is $3,200 for a clean hand-off. Both are shown above, with no hidden fees.

I already have a website. Do I need a new one?

Not always. Start with the free scan above. Sometimes the answer is "your site is mostly fine; fix these 3 things." If a redesign genuinely makes sense for your business, we talk it through, and I'll tell you if it doesn't.

Who owns the website when it's done?

You do. The code, design, content, domain, and analytics are all yours. You're never locked in.

Find out what your site is costing you.

Run a free scan of your site. No email required. You'll see what's slowing people down, what's missing, and what I'd fix first.

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