Built for phones
Phone first, not desktop first
38 of the 1,611 sites we opened in Markham 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 · Markham
Web design in
Markham.
1,878 businesses in Markham are listed on Google Maps. 1,611 of them attached a website, and we opened all of those ourselves: 38 do not work on a phone and 46 are still served without HTTPS.
Websites from $590 · paid after delivery
We build and look after websites for businesses in Markham. 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 Markham1,878
Markham listings with no website at all221
Website that does not load or is parked81
Working but visibly dated344
Markham sites with no mobile version38 (2%)
Still served without HTTPS46
Copyright line 1995 or earlier170
Listings with no opening hours on Google50
Median Google reviews in Markham45
Markham is the 10th largest of the 26 places we surveyed, with 1,878 listings against 3,173 in Mississauga. Every site behind these listings was opened by hand — nothing here is modelled.
By trade
11 trades in Markham,
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 Markham | Businesses | No site | No mobile | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law firms | 62 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Accountants | 60 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Dentists | 54 | 2 | 2 | 110 |
| Real estate agents | 52 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| Insurance brokers | 52 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Gyms | 52 | 5 | 1 | 238 |
| Medical practices | 51 | 10 | 1 | 51 |
| HVAC contractors | 46 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Renovation contractors | 35 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Plumbers | 28 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Cabinet makers | 27 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
What Markham is built on
15 platforms,
no clear winner.
Detected from the pages themselves across 1,611 Markham websites. 73 run on a free or entry-level builder and 5 are still served by software that has been discontinued for years. 170 carry a copyright line from 1995 or earlier.
WordPress537 (33%)
Wix176 (11%)
Squarespace67 (4%)
GoDaddy Builder54 (3%)
Shopify43 (3%)
Hand-built or unidentified734 (46%)
What actually breaks
The same six faults,
626 times over.
Across the 1,611 Markham 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 measuring nothing at all626 of 1,611
Sites in Markham with no enquiry form563 of 1,611
Page titles that never say “Markham”552 of 1,611
Sites with no structured data457 of 1,611
Sites letting Google write their description398 of 1,611
Sites with no heading on the page305 of 1,611
What you get
A site built for how
Markham 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. 50 Markham listings do not even publish opening hours. The median business here has 45 reviews — we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Maintained
Someone still looking after it
170 sites in Markham 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 Markham.
Each of these has its own page for Markham, built from the same survey but looking at a different part of it.
Local SEO in Markham Website redesign in Markham Google Business Profile in Markham Review generation in Markham Hosting and care in Markham Booking and forms in Markham Google Ads in Markham Online store in Markham
Nearby.
Thinking about a build rather than the numbers? What a small business site costs and includes · for contractors · for dental practices.
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Questions
The usual questions.
Do you work with businesses in Markham?
Yes. We work across the entire Greater Toronto Area, including Markham, where we surveyed 1,878 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 Markham have no website?
221 of the 1,878 listings we checked have no website attached to their Google profile at all, and another 81 link to one that does not load or has been parked. On top of that, 344 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.
Check yours
The same test,
on your address.
We do not guess and we do not send a report by email. Type the address, wait ten seconds, read what comes back. If your site is fine it will say so.
Worth a
conversation?
No pitch deck and no discovery call. Tell us the trade and the city, and we will say what we would do and what it costs.