Websites for Coquitlam businesses, built and kept running for you

What this service is

This is a website you never have to log into. We write the copy, design and build the pages, host the site, and then add to it on a monthly rhythm with new job write-ups, seasonal pages and fixes.

Most small-business websites in the Tri-Cities fail the same way. They launch in decent shape, then sit untouched for three years while prices, services and phone numbers drift out of date. The build is the easy part. The upkeep is where owners run out of time, and the upkeep is what we sell.

Who it is for

It fits owners who know a better website would help but cannot face writing it themselves:

• Trades with a stale site: a plumber, electrician or roofer whose pages still mention a service they stopped offering.
• Shops and studios with no real site: a salon, bike shop or tutoring centre running on a social page alone.
• Companies that grew: a business that added a service line or a second crew and whose site never caught up.

It is not for owners who enjoy tinkering with their own site and want a builder to hand over the keys and leave. That is a perfectly good choice; it is just a different service.

What is included

Every build covers the parts a customer needs to decide quickly:

1. A service page for each job type you want more of, written in plain language with price guidance where you are comfortable sharing it.
2. Pages for the parts of Coquitlam you actually serve, each with real detail rather than the same paragraph with a new neighbourhood name. See the areas page for how we think about districts.
3. Proof that you exist: your licence and insurance details if you choose to show them, real photos of your crew and work, and your service area.
4. Contact paths that work on a phone: tap-to-call, text and email buttons on every page.
5. Hosting, backups, security updates and speed checks each month.

After launch, the monthly work includes adding finished-job write-ups from the photos you send, updating seasonal pages before demand turns, and fixing anything the monthly check flags. If you want footage of your crew for the site, our sister site Coquitlam.Media produces it.

Timeline

A typical small-trades site runs in four stages:

Your review speed is the biggest variable. The fastest launches happen when the owner blocks one hour a week for drafts.

How results are measured

We measure the website by enquiries, not by how it looks. The monthly report shows calls from the site, texts, emails, which pages started those contacts, and how fast the pages load on a phone.

A useful check you can run yourself: divide the enquiries the site produced last month by its visitors. If 400 people visited and eight contacted you, your rate is 2%. Raising that to 3% on the same traffic is four extra enquiries a month without spending more on ads. The owner-hours guide shows how to price those extra enquiries.

Mistakes to avoid

• Writing for yourself instead of the customer. "Family owned since 2015" matters less to a homeowner than "we can usually come within two days in Westwood Plateau".
• One page for every service. A single "Services" page listing 20 jobs ranks for none of them.
• Stock photos of strangers. Customers can tell, and it costs trust.
• Registering the domain in the web designer's name. Always keep it in yours.
• Launching and leaving. A site that never changes slowly loses its place in search.

Want to see how the website fits with the profile and ads? Read the services overview, compare plans, or call, text or email us. We are a marketing service, not a contractor, and we never carry out trade work for your customers.