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No website at all
You're great at the work, but online you're just a phone number on a listing. Customers can't see your services, your prices, or why they should pick you.
Websites for small businesses · Canada & the US
Small-business websites, built properly — for $500 flat.
I'm Francisco, a web designer in Nanaimo, BC. I build clean, mobile-friendly websites that make it easy for customers to find you, trust you, and contact you. You see a free sample preview of your site before you pay anything.
- One flat price — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices
- Free, no-obligation preview first — decide after you see it
- Live in 5–7 business days once your content is in
- You deal with me directly — no agency, no call centre
$500CAD · ONE-TIME
3–5 page professional website, set up and launched for you. Optional updates plan from $29/month.
Based in Nanaimo — working with businesses in:
- Nanaimo
- Parksville
- Qualicum Beach
- Duncan
- Victoria
- Across Canada & the US, by Zoom
When customers Google you, what do they find?
Most people check a business online before they call. If what they find is missing — or makes a bad first impression — they quietly move on to the next name on the list.
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An outdated or broken site
Slow on phones, hard to read, old information — or worse, placeholder text still showing. It makes a solid business look like it has closed down.
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Everything runs through social media
Your followers see your posts, but Google searchers don't. And every enquiry means another DM to answer by hand, one at a time.
Portfolio
Sample previews, by business type
Before you commit to anything, I build a sample preview of your site so you can see exactly what you'd be getting. These samples show the style and structure I build for the kinds of businesses I work with.
SAMPLE PREVIEW
Bakery & Café
The café that takes orders without the phone ringing off the hook
A warm, photo-led site with the full menu, daily hours, and an order-enquiry form — so custom cake and catering requests arrive organized, with dates and details attached, instead of as a string of DMs.
HomeMenuGalleryAboutOrder enquiry
- Menu page that's easy to update when prices or specials change
- Photo gallery that shows off the cases, cakes, and the room
- Hours, location, and parking info where Google searchers look for it
- Order form capturing event date, servings, and contact details up front
SAMPLE PREVIEW
Roofing & Trades
The contractor site built to turn searches into quote requests
Services laid out the way homeowners search for them, a gallery of finished jobs, and a free-quote form with click-to-call on every page — because most trade customers find you on their phone, mid-problem.
HomeServicesRecent workService areaFree quote
- One page per service, so each one can rank in Google on its own
- Before-and-after gallery that proves the quality of the work
- Click-to-call button that follows the visitor on mobile
- Quote form asking for address, job type, and timeline — no phone tag
SAMPLE PREVIEW
Barbershop & Salon
The barbershop site with the price list front and centre
Services and prices where walk-ins can find them in ten seconds, profiles for each barber, and the shop's Instagram woven in — so the site stays fresh-looking even between updates.
HomeServices & pricesThe barbersGalleryContact
- Full services and price list — the #1 thing shop customers search for
- Individual barber profiles with their specialties
- Walk-in hours and shop policies stated clearly, up front
- Booking-system link can be added on request (quoted separately)
SAMPLE PREVIEW
Home Cleaning
The cleaning service site that answers questions before they're asked
Packages explained in plain language, the areas covered, and an FAQ that handles the questions every cleaning client asks first — so the quote requests that come in are ready to book.
HomePackagesService areaFAQGet a quote
- Packages compared side by side — regular, deep clean, move-in/out
- Service-area list so nearby towns find the business in search
- FAQ covering supplies, pets, keys, and cancellation policy
- Quote form capturing home size, frequency, and start date
Your business not shown here? Restaurants, tour operators, HVAC and other trades, venues, shops — if it's a small business that needs customers to find it and get in touch, the same approach applies. Your free preview is built around your business, your photos, and your words.
What the $500 covers
Everything a small business needs to look established online and turn visitors into enquiries — set up and launched for you.
Included in every build
- 3–5 page professional websiteHome, services, about, gallery, contact — shaped around your business
- Mobile-friendly designBuilt phone-first, because that's how your customers find you
- Contact formEnquiries land in your inbox with the details you actually need
- Setup & launch handledDomain connected, site published, everything tested before it goes live
- Click-to-call & mapsPhone number and location one tap away on every page
- Search-ready basicsPage titles and descriptions written so Google can list you properly
Need more than the basics?
These are quoted separately, with the exact price confirmed before you commit to anything:
- Online booking systems
- Online payments & deposits
- Online stores / e-commerce
- Extra pages & custom features
And if you'd rather not touch the site yourself afterwards, the optional updates plan is $29/month — send me the change, I make it.
Pricing
One flat price. Quoted in full, up front.
No hourly rates, no "starting at" games. Pick your currency — the price is the same offer on both sides of the border.
$500
One-time, for a complete 3–5 page website — Canadian dollars. The optional updates plan is $29/month, only if you want it.
- Free sample preview before you pay
- Mobile-friendly, 3–5 pages
- Contact form included
- Setup & launch included
The honest fine print: domain name and hosting fees are separate — they're paid to the provider, not to me, and I'll give you the exact costs before you commit.
Booking systems, online payments, and stores are quoted separately, also confirmed in writing first.
Work out your first year
Toggle the updates plan to see the full picture — no surprises later.
Website (one-time)$500
Updates plan × 12 months$348
First-year total$500
Plus your domain and hosting, paid directly to the provider — I'll confirm those exact amounts before you commit. Currency: CAD.
Start with the free previewHow it works — you see it before you buy it
The whole point of the free preview: there's no leap of faith. You look at a real sample of your site first, then decide.
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I build your free preview
Tell me about your business and I'll put together a sample preview of your website — free, and with no obligation to go any further.
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We walk through it on Zoom
A quick 10-minute call where I show you the preview, explain what everything does, and answer your questions face to face.
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You send your content
If you like what you see, you send over your text, photos, and any access I need. We confirm the timeline together before you commit.
Timeline confirmed first4
Built & launched
Your full site is built, checked on phones and computers, and launched — typically within 5–7 business days of your content arriving.
5–7 business days
About
Hi, I'm Francisco.
I run Francisco Web Design from Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. I started this business because I kept meeting owners who do excellent work — and lose customers anyway, because online they either don't exist or don't look like they do.
I'm a small, one-person studio, and I'll be straight with you about that. What you get in return: one flat price, a real person who answers the phone, and a site you're shown before you're asked to pay for it. No account managers, no hand-offs, no jargon.
If that sounds like the way you'd rather do it, the first step costs nothing — ask for your free preview and judge the work for yourself.
Based in Nanaimo, BC
One-person studio
Canada & US clients
Zoom walkthroughs
Questions, answered straight
The website itself is $500 flat — CAD for Canadian clients, USD for American clients. On top of that, every website needs a domain name and hosting, which are paid to the provider (not to me). I'll give you those exact costs before you commit, so the total is never a surprise. The $29/month updates plan is completely optional.
For the free preview: just tell me about your business. If you decide to go ahead, I'll need your content — your words (or rough notes I can shape up), photos, logo if you have one — and any account access required. We'll confirm the timeline together before you commit to anything.
Typically 5–7 business days from when I receive your content and any access I need. Your specific timeline is confirmed before you commit, so you know the launch date up front.
No. The preview is free and there's no obligation at all. We walk through it together on a quick Zoom call, and if it's not for you, that's the end of it — no pressure and no follow-up sales calls.
That's what the optional updates plan is for: $29/month, and you just send me the new text, photos, or prices and I make the changes. If you'd rather handle updates yourself or only need a one-off change now and then, we can talk through what makes sense for you.
Yes — booking systems, online payments, and online stores can all be added. They're quoted separately from the $500 base site, and you'll have the exact price in writing before deciding.
Absolutely. I work with businesses across Vancouver Island, the rest of Canada, and the United States. The preview walkthrough happens on Zoom and everything else is handled by phone and email — distance doesn't change the process at all.
Get your free preview
Tell me a little about your business and I'll build a sample preview of your website — free, no obligation. We walk through it together on a quick 10-minute Zoom call, and you decide from there.
(250) 327-8503Call or text — you'll reach me, Francisco
franciscowebdesign11@gmail.comEmail any time — I reply personally
Nanaimo, BCServing Vancouver Island, Canada & the US