We build your website. You get on with running the business.
A real small-business website — written, designed, built and hosted in Canada — from $99 one time plus $10 CAD per month hosting. Host it with us or on your own servers.
The cheaper option first, because it is often the right one
If your site is straightforward and you are happy to write your own copy, you do not need us. maple.website is our own AI-guided builder: you answer prompts, it builds the site, and it costs $50 one time plus $10 CAD per month hosting.
Everything on this page is for when you would rather hand the whole thing to a person. Same platform underneath, same hosting, same Canadian servers. The difference is who does the work.
What $99 actually buys
The build
20,000 characters of copy written for you, 4 custom images, and 2 hours of work. That covers most straightforward small-business sites.
Hosting
Canadian servers, certificates, backups and updates handled. Free if you are on a paid MapleConcierge or MapleBuy plan.
If you go over
$0.20 per 1,000 extra characters, $2 per extra image, $40 per hour. Quoted in advance, never applied silently.
We do not price by page count, because page count is a bad proxy for work. A build is priced on how much copy, how many custom images and how many hours it takes.
Your servers or ours
Hosted with us
Canadian servers, PIPEDA-aligned. We handle certificates, backups, updates and uptime. Most clients choose this and stop thinking about it.
Hosted by you
Your own hosting or IT team. We build it, hand it over, and document it so somebody other than us can run it.
This is your decision, and we will build it either way. We do not hold your site hostage — if you leave, the site and its content go with you.
Add the rest when you need it
AI assistant
Answers questions on your site in your own words, from your own content.
Phone and voice
Business numbers, an AI receptionist that answers and routes calls, and voicemail that arrives as readable text.
Booking
Real availability, confirmations and reminders.
Payments
Invoicing and payment through Stripe, Rotessa and Interac.
Email on your domain
Set up with the deliverability records done properly.
Portals
Client, tenant and shop portals where the work calls for it.
A website is usually the first thing a business needs and rarely the last. Everything above plugs into the same site later, without a rebuild.
Written so AI assistants can quote you
People increasingly ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Google for a recommendation instead of scrolling a results page. A site that answers questions in clean, structured blocks is a site those engines can lift and cite. We build that in as standard — it is not an upsell and not a separate SEO retainer.
Support, and training your own people
Two different things, priced honestly as two different things.
Support on the $10/month plan covers your account and how to use the product: billing, logins, domains, how-to. Writing or redesigning pages is build work.
Training is where most clients end up. We sit with whoever on your staff will own this and teach them to run it. The goal is that you stop needing us for routine changes. If you would rather never touch it, that is fine too.
Work we have actually done
GoldenKey Property Management
Property management site, tenant portal, phone and email.
Excel Care Pharmacy
Hosted phone system for a working pharmacy and medical clinic.
Common questions
How much does a small business website cost in Canada?
Our done-for-you builds start at $99 one time, which covers 20,000 characters of copy, 4 custom images and 2 hours of work, plus $10 CAD per month for hosting. Beyond that allotment: $0.20 per 1,000 characters, $2 per extra image and $40 per hour. Building it yourself with our AI builder at maple.website is $50 one time.
Can I host the website on my own server?
Yes. You choose. We host on Canadian servers and handle certificates, backups and updates, or we build the site and hand it to your own hosting or IT team with documentation. If you leave, the site and its content go with you.
What is the difference between this and maple.website?
Same platform, same hosting, same Canadian servers. The difference is who does the work. maple.website is AI-guided self-serve at $50 one time; this is a person writing, designing and building it for you from $99.
Can you add AI, phone or booking to the website later?
Yes, without a rebuild. An AI assistant, business phone numbers, an AI receptionist, online booking, payments and email on your own domain all plug into the same site when you are ready.
Do you train our staff to update the site?
Yes, and most clients end up doing exactly that. We teach whoever will own it to edit pages, publish posts and handle the inbox, so you stop needing us for routine changes.
Guides
Written up in more detail, including what usually goes wrong:
- Websites for trades and contractorsWhat a plumber, electrician, HVAC or general contractor website actually needs to win work in Canada, what it costs to build, and when a quote form beats a phone number.
- Restaurant and cafe websitesWhat a restaurant or cafe website needs in Canada: a readable menu, hours that are never wrong, and booking that does not cost a commission. Build costs from $99.
- Websites for accountants, lawyers and consultantsWhat a professional services website needs to convert: credibility, a clear scope of practice, and a way to book. Canadian-hosted builds from $99 plus $10/month.
- Clinic and healthcare practice websitesWhat a dental, physiotherapy, massage or medical clinic website needs in Canada: new-patient intake, booking, accessible hours, and privacy handled properly. From $99.
- Local retail shop websitesMost local shops do not need a full online store. What a retail website should do instead, when ecommerce is worth it, and what each costs. Canadian-hosted from $99.
Start
Tell us what the business does and what the site has to accomplish. If maple.website at $50 is the better answer for you, we will say so.