What does a typical website cost?
Not unlike buying a new car, the cost of a website can vary dramatically depending on the features and options you need. The first step is to contact us at 519.884.9195 or use our request form. We can provide a lot of helpful information over the phone and we are more than happy to meet with you to review your requirements and specifications. Once we have a full understanding of the project scope, we will provide you with a written quote.

How long will it take to develop my website?
Development time is of course dependant on the size and complexity of the website, however, 4-6 weeks is the average duration. Once the project is underway, we will provide you with a private link where you can monitor progress and provide us with your feedback and suggestions throughout the development phase.

What is a content management system?
The content management system or CMS is a password protected section of the website that allows the site administrator(s) to update things like product profiles, catalogues, news & announcements, services, galleries, testimonials, newsletters, PDF downloads, staff bios, contact info, etc. Clients who have been accustomed to paying a developer to update web pages are absolutely delighted when they can maintain their website quickly and easily themselves - and they can do it from work, home, while on vacation or from any where there is an internet connection.

How difficult is it to accept credit cards online?
The convenience of shopping online is appealing to millions of more consumers each year. This increased popularity has prompted the PCI (Payment Card Industry - Visa/MC/Amex) to impose compliancy guidelines for websites that accept credit card payments. New PCI guidelines insist on e-com websites undergoing a yearly audit for compliancy safeguards or, alternatively, they may opt to use a hosted payment page option. This option is available through popular companies like Moneris (BMO/RBC) and Beanstream. Your site will determine the final cost of the products or services being sold to your customer then linking to a payment page hosted on the payment service's secure server that takes care of all credit card input and processing. Your website never touches a credit card number and therefore is exempt from the yearly compliancy audit. Sound complicated? Not really and the new guidelines really will make online shopping safer for everyone.

How can I get a good ranking on Google?
Google places a high importance on something called "link popularity". Basically, quality websites that link to your site will help elevate your link popularity. Google's logic is, "If a popular website links to your site, then your site must have valuable content as well and we will reward you for that."
Your site content, title and description also play an important role. We can help structure these elements to make the "googlebot" happy when it crawls your website. Obviously, if most visitors search for your website using a geographic qualifier like "restaurants Kitchener" or "truck rentals Waterloo", your positioning will be better than if they searched without the geographic qualifier.