Scarborough · accountants
Web design for
accountants in Scarborough.
We went through all 60 accounting practices listed in Scarborough, opened the 58 websites among them and checked each one on a phone as well as a desktop. 2 failed the phone.
Every line above is something we saw ourselves — 58 sites opened, 2 of them unusable on a phone, 4 still served without HTTPS. Nothing is estimated. (Scarborough is part of Toronto — we count the businesses that give Scarborough as their address.)
What they are built on
5 of them are on
a free builder.
58 sites, 6 platforms, 20 of them carrying a copyright line from this year or last. The remaining 38 either date themselves earlier or carry no date at all — which is usually the more honest signal.
What actually breaks
Page title does not name the city they work in
on 30 of them.
We recorded every fault we could see on the 58 Scarborough sites. The one that turns up most is page title does not name the city they work in — 30 of them. Next is no enquiry form anywhere on the site on 25, then no structured data for google to read on 20.
A site here that fixes page title does not name the city they work in alone is already ahead of 30 local competitors on that count. That is the whole argument for doing the dull parts first.
Who you are up against
853 reviews
from the top five.
A accountant in Scarborough with 58 reviews is exactly average here. 35 of the 60 hold 4.9 or better, so a high rating is table stakes in this market — the five at the top are separated by volume: 1,944, 1,926, 1,288, 1,224, 911.
Scarborough holds 60 of the 1,106 accounting practices we found across the GTA, which ranks it 6th among the 26 places we surveyed. Review counts are not comparable between trades, so none of this means anything outside accountants.
What this means for you
The Scarborough leaders
already fixed this.
4 of the five most-reviewed accountants in Scarborough run a secure site that works on a phone. Between them they hold 7,293 reviews. That is the standard a customer compares you against before reading a word about you.
Rebuilding one of the 58 sites we opened in Scarborough usually costs less than people expect: $590 to $2,400 depending on size, paid after delivery, with $129 to $590 a month for hosting, edits and the Google listing. Full pricing.
Related.
Accountants across the GTA All trades in Scarborough The full GTA report
Accountants elsewhere in the GTA: Toronto Mississauga Brampton Vaughan Markham North York
Other trades in Scarborough: Dentists Law firms HVAC contractors Renovation contractors Plumbers Electricians
Questions
Before you ask.
How many accountants are there in Scarborough?
We counted 60 listed on Google Maps. 58 have a website, 2 have none attached to the listing, and 3 have one that does not load. Of the working sites, 2 have no mobile version and 4 are still served without HTTPS.
How many Google reviews do I need to compete in Scarborough?
There is no single number, but the shape of the market is clear: a quarter of accountants in Scarborough sit below 31 reviews, half sit below 58, and the top five run from 911 to 1,944. Getting past the median is a realistic first target; catching the top five usually is not.
What does a website for a accountant in Scarborough cost?
A one-location accountant is normally $590 to $1,190, a larger practice with several people and a dozen services runs to $2,400, and law, medical and financial practices sit at $3,900. Payment comes after delivery. The monthly part starts at $129 and covers hosting, edits and your Google listing.
Two minutes
Where does your
own site land?
Everything above came from opening real websites. Yours takes ten seconds: we load it the way a customer would and say what we find, including when the honest answer is that nothing needs doing.
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.