Web developer in Calgary: a contractor or supplier site, every account in your name
A plain site that says what you do and sends every enquiry to your inbox is what I hand over when a business takes me on as its web developer in Calgary. I build these for contractors, suppliers and service companies. For a contractor or supplier, I'd look first at which services bring the work in. Each of those gets its own page, written so a customer can tell in a few lines whether you're the right call.
Overview
Plan for the slow year as well
When your customers cut back, marketing is one of the first things to go. So I build a site that still serves you in that month.
I'd rather build you a smaller site that names your services and gives a number to call. Every renewal date is listed in your handover guide, so nothing lapses unnoticed.
That means fewer moving parts. Each part that does need attention is written down, with the name of whoever handles it.
What a scope from me looks like
A sample scope for a contractor or supplier
Every login stays with you. If my team runs your maintenance plan, it works through those logins, and you can end the plan whenever you choose.
Included
- A written scope: every page and feature as its own line, agreed before work starts
- Design to build, reviewed on a staging URL that stays open the whole project
- Mobile first — checked on a real phone
- Domain, hosting and every account created in your name from day one
- Service pages, one for each service a customer searches for
- A contact form that delivers to an inbox you already read
- Basic on-page SEO: titles, descriptions, headings, sitemap, Search Console connected
- A runbook at handover: how to edit it, what renews and when
Phase two
- A quote-request form, if you want enquiries to arrive with job details
- A page for a second service line, if the business grows into one
- Ongoing SEO once the site has traffic to read
- A maintenance plan once the site is live
- Logo and brand design, quoted separately from the build
Not doing
- Guaranteed rankings
- Add-ons you haven't agreed to
Ask what it needs after launch
Ask me what the site will need from you once it's live. You'll get that answer before we agree a scope, item by item.
What gets built here
Four checks before launch
I'll tick these off with you, one by one.
- A phone number on every page — set up so a customer on a phone can tap it and call
- Each service on its own page — so a search for that service finds the right one
- No dated notices on the home page — nothing left there to go stale once its date has passed
- The contact form tested — a real message sent and received before launch
What moves the number
Counting the pages first
Most of the size comes from the service pages.
| What changes it | Why |
|---|---|
| Service pages | one for each service a customer searches for |
| A quote-request form | only if enquiries need job details attached |
| An existing site with rankings | addresses carried over so they aren't lost |
| Who handles renewals | you, or a maintenance plan with my team |
What changes the size of the job.
Where this comes from
Canadian work on the record
Each of the five Canadian clients on the projects page agreed to publish their own review.
They're part of 900+ projects completed since 2017, most delivered across a border. My base is Kolkata, India, and I lead every project myself. The team works on your schedule, in your time zone.
Nearby
Further across Canada
Government departments buy from Ottawa's suppliers, while Vancouver's small teams want a site that gives them time back.
FAQ
Before you commit to a build
Answered the way I'd answer them on a call.
What does a website need each year to keep running?
- A plain site needs its domain and hosting renewed each year. Both are listed in your handover guide with their renewal dates. Plugin and security updates are the other job, and you can do them yourself or leave them to my team's maintenance plan. Each renewal notice goes to an address you actually check, so nothing lapses because a reminder landed in an old inbox.
Should a business tied to a cycle build a smaller site?
- Building smaller makes sense when every page you add is one more to keep accurate. I'd start with the services that bring in the most work. More pages can follow one at a time, whenever there's something new and true to put on them.
Does a trade need a different site from a supplier?
- A trade and a supplier need the same plain base, with the pages arranged differently. A trade's pages lead with the jobs it takes on. A supplier's pages lead with what it supplies, and to whom. Both carry the same tap-to-call number on every page.
Does a website keep working when marketing is cut back?
- A website keeps working when marketing is cut back. Customers searching for your service still land on it, and its contact form still reaches you.
Can the site be moved to another host later?
- Moving the site is simple, because the domain, the hosting and the code are all in your name. Any developer you choose can pick it up from there. The handover guide lists every login, so there's nothing to chase.
Next step
What would you change on your current site?
Your current site is our starting point, if you have one. Page by page, we'll decide what stays. Without one, we'll start from your list of services.
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