Built for phones
Phone first, not desktop first
46 of the 2,004 sites we opened in Etobicoke have no mobile layout at all. Most people looking for a local business here are on a phone, often standing somewhere inconvenient. We design for that first.
Websites & local SEO · Etobicoke
Web design in
Etobicoke.
This is what the web looks like in Etobicoke: 2,470 listings, 2,004 working websites behind them, 105 links that go nowhere. We build and run sites for businesses here, and the numbers below come from our own survey rather than a report someone else wrote.
Websites from $590 · paid after delivery
We build and look after websites for businesses in Etobicoke. A one-page site for a solo operator is $590; a business with a crew of three to ten pays $1,190; a legal, medical or financial practice $3,900.
No deposit and no contract: you pay once the site is built and you have seen it, and the monthly part ($129–$990 for hosting, edits, your Google listing and search work) can be cancelled any month.
Businesses we checked in Etobicoke2,470
Etobicoke listings with no website at all358
Website that does not load or is parked105
Working but visibly dated393
Etobicoke sites with no mobile version46 (2%)
Still served without HTTPS60
Copyright line 1998 or earlier177
Listings with no opening hours on Google128
Median Google reviews in Etobicoke43
Etobicoke is the 5th largest of the 26 places we surveyed, with 2,470 listings against 3,173 in Mississauga. Etobicoke is part of Toronto; we count the businesses that give Etobicoke as their address. Every site behind these listings was opened by hand — nothing here is modelled.
By trade
16 trades in Etobicoke,
counted separately.
A dentist and a plumber are not competing for the same attention and their numbers are not comparable. Each trade below has its own page with its own survey — review medians, platform mix and the faults we actually found.
| Trade in Etobicoke | Businesses | No site | No mobile | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 86 | 0 | 0 | 272 |
| Real estate agents | 66 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| Law firms | 63 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
| Medical practices | 62 | 13 | 1 | 104 |
| Accountants | 61 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| Gyms | 58 | 6 | 0 | 126 |
| Car dealerships | 56 | 7 | 0 | 96 |
| Photographers | 56 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| Physiotherapists | 55 | 2 | 0 | 123 |
| Financial advisors | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Renovation contractors | 49 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Plumbers | 49 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| HVAC contractors | 43 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Electricians | 43 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Veterinary clinics | 29 | 2 | 1 | 262 |
| Cabinet makers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
What Etobicoke is built on
15 platforms,
no clear winner.
Detected from the pages themselves across 2,004 Etobicoke websites. 80 run on a free or entry-level builder and 3 are still served by software that has been discontinued for years. 177 carry a copyright line from 1998 or earlier.
WordPress709 (35%)
Wix153 (8%)
Squarespace83 (4%)
GoDaddy Builder57 (3%)
Shopify47 (2%)
Hand-built or unidentified955 (48%)
What actually breaks
The same six faults,
721 times over.
Across the 2,004 Etobicoke sites we opened, these are the faults that turned up most often. None of them is visible to the owner, which is exactly why they survive for years.
Sites in Etobicoke with no enquiry form721 of 2,004
Sites measuring nothing at all652 of 2,004
Page titles that never say “Etobicoke”632 of 2,004
Sites with no structured data542 of 2,004
Sites letting Google write their description438 of 2,004
Sites dating themselves in the footer338 of 2,004
What you get
A site built for how
Etobicoke actually searches.
Local search
Your Google listing, set up properly
Categories, service areas, hours, photos and the structured data that puts your address and rating straight into results. 128 Etobicoke listings do not even publish opening hours. The median business here has 43 reviews — we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Maintained
Someone still looking after it
177 sites in Etobicoke carry a copyright line five years old or more, which usually means nobody has opened the admin panel since launch. The monthly fee exists so that does not happen to yours.
What we do in Etobicoke.
Each of these has its own page for Etobicoke, built from the same survey but looking at a different part of it.
Local SEO in Etobicoke Website redesign in Etobicoke Google Business Profile in Etobicoke Review generation in Etobicoke Hosting and care in Etobicoke Booking and forms in Etobicoke Google Ads in Etobicoke Online store in Etobicoke
Nearby.
Thinking about a build rather than the numbers? What a small business site costs and includes · for contractors · for dental practices.
Toronto Mississauga Brampton Vaughan Markham Scarborough North York Oakville Richmond Hill Burlington Whitby Oshawa Milton Newmarket Pickering Ajax Aurora Bolton Georgetown Woodbridge Concord York Maple Thornhill Caledon
Questions
Asked often.
Do you work with businesses in Etobicoke?
Yes. We work across the entire Greater Toronto Area, including Etobicoke, where we surveyed 2,470 listings. Everything is done remotely — calls, email and a live preview link you can open while we build — so there is no need to meet in person unless you want to.
How many businesses in Etobicoke have no website?
358 of the 2,470 listings we checked have no website attached to their Google profile at all, and another 105 link to one that does not load or has been parked. On top of that, 393 have a site that works but has visibly not been touched in years.
How much does a website cost?
Between $590 and $3,900 depending on the size of the business and how many pages it needs. You pay once it is built and you have seen it, not before. After launch it is $129 to $990 a month for hosting, edits, your Google listing and ongoing SEO, cancellable any month.
How long does SEO take?
The Google map pack can move within weeks. Ranking in regular search results for competitive terms realistically takes three to six months of consistent work. Anyone promising faster is selling you something.
Before you decide anything
Find out whether
you have a problem.
Most people asking about a rebuild do not need one. The free check opens your site, looks at how it behaves on a phone, whether it is secure and how old the page is, and tells you which of those apply to you.
Start with a
straight answer.
Describe the business and where it works. We come back with what we would change, what it would cost and how long it takes — or with a reason not to bother.