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Web Design · Ajax and Durham Region · Toronto HQ

Web design for Ajax small businesses. Conversion-first builds with local SEO baked in.

Squarespace websites for Ajax businesses that need to look professional, rank locally, and convert visitors into calls and bookings. No template-only builds. No SEO afterthoughts. We're a Squarespace Circle Platinum Partner with a portfolio of Ajax and GTA client work.

Circle PlatinumTop-tier Squarespace partner status
SEO Baked InOn-page fundamentals on every build
3-6 WeeksTypical Ajax build timeline
EngagementsFrom $5,000
TimelineThree to six weeks
RosterA handful a year
Direct lineAnswered through the day

Trusted by growing businesses from the GTA to Los Angeles and Dubai

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Why This Matters for Ajax Businesses

A Site Built for Ajax Looks Different.

A generic small-business site template can be built anywhere. A site built for an Ajax service business has structural decisions that template builders miss.

Local SEO Architecture

Service-area pages, neighbourhood content, schema markup for LocalBusiness, and internal linking patterns designed for hyperlocal Ajax search. Built in from day one, not retrofitted.

Conversion Patterns

Service businesses convert differently than e-commerce or SaaS. Phone numbers prominent. Trust signals upfront. Click-to-call on mobile. Forms that don't require a 12-field signup. Built for what actually converts service-business visitors.

Owner-Maintainable

Most Ajax small businesses don't have a developer on call. Sites built so the owner can update services, photos, and content without breaking layout. Squarespace makes this realistic in a way most platforms don't.

How We Build

The Five-Step Process.

Every Ajax site we build follows this sequence. Predictable timeline, clear deliverables at each stage, no surprises.

Discovery

Owner interview, audit existing site, scope conversation.

Architecture

Sitemap, page structure, SEO keyword mapping.

Design

Visual design, brand application, page-by-page review.

Build

Squarespace development, content load, integrations.

Launch

QA, SEO validation, training, go-live.

What's Included in Every Build

Web Design Deliverables, Itemized.

What's in scope for every Keyo build. Anything beyond this is scoped separately.

Custom Squarespace Build

Built on the latest Squarespace 7.1 platform. Custom design within the platform, not template-only. Designed for your specific business, not retrofitted.

Mobile-First Responsive

Every site designed mobile-first since most Ajax service business traffic is mobile. Responsive on tablet and desktop. Passing Core Web Vitals targets.

On-Page SEO Setup

Title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, internal linking, image alt text, mobile speed. The foundation that makes ongoing SEO work easier.

Service & Location Pages

Service-specific pages and city or neighbourhood pages built into the architecture. Not just a homepage and a contact page.

Booking & Form Integration

Calendly, Acuity, Squarespace forms, or custom forms. Integrated with email automation where it makes sense.

Brand Application

Your existing brand applied across the site, or a light brand refresh if needed. Logo, colours, typography, photo style.

Google Analytics Setup

GA4 properly configured. Conversion goals set up so you can actually see what's working post-launch.

Owner Training

Recorded walkthrough and live training session so you can update content, photos, and services without calling us.

30-Day Post-Launch Support

Bug fixes, small content tweaks, and questions during the first 30 days are included. After that, ongoing changes are scoped separately or covered under a retainer.

Proof before promises

Numbers from businesses like yours, not from a slide deck.

Every figure below is pulled from Ahrefs, Google Search Console or Local Falcon and dated. Read them, then ask to see the accounts.

GTA electrical contractor

Kolji Bros Electrical

An electrical contractor with no website to speak of in November 2025. Keyo built the site, then service pages for panels, EV chargers and rewiring across twenty GTA cities on one slug pattern.

Also in the case studies: The Fitzroy Rentals. A Toronto dress rental boutique that now ranks across Canada, with a city collection page published ahead of every pop-up so the page is indexed before the doors open. Read the case study
7.3x
monthly Search Console clicks, 76 to 556
Google Search Console, Jan vs Jul 2026
0 to 77
page-one keywords, from a site that did not exist
Ahrefs, Nov 2025 vs Jul 2026
85K
Google impressions in a month, from 9.7K in January
Google Search Console, May 2026
90 to 0
dead URLs after the technical cleanup, across a 512-URL crawl
Ahrefs site audit, Jun vs Jul 2026

Ahrefs figures are third-party estimates. Search Console and Business Profile numbers come from each client's own Google account. Local Falcon scans the map pack from a grid of points around the business.

What we fix before we build

First we find the holes. Then we fill them.

Most of what is costing you calls is already on your site. We audit what exists before we add anything, and we verify a restorable backup before we touch a thing.

Broken links and 4xx errorsDead pages and dead ends, found by a rendered crawl, fixed and rechecked with a second crawl.
Missing or duplicate H1s and metadataEvery page gets one title, one H1 and one job. No two pages competing for the same search.
Redirect chains and indexing alertsCanonical, redirect and coverage alerts in Search Console resolved, not left sitting in the inbox.
Orphaned pagesPages with zero internal links get linked into the site or retired with a redirect.
Pages that are no longer trueArticles describing services you stopped offering are corrected or removed before they generate the wrong calls.
Backups, plugins, DNS and emailBackups that quietly stopped running, overlapping plugins, and the DNS and email records that decide whether your quotes land in inboxes.
How the work moves

Four steps from inquiry to the phone ringing.

No slide deck, no twelve-month contract. A one-page scope, a verified backup, then the cleanup and the build, reported every month in five parts.

Every week, every account

Articles publish Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., each with a matching Google Business Profile post.

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TUE
WED
THU
FRI
  • Search Console review and keyword movement
  • Indexing issues caught and resubmitted
  • Internal links added to new and money pages
  • Urgent technical fixes, same week
  • Google Business Profile activity check
01Week one

We read it properly.

Your website, your Google Business Profile and the competitors in Ajax and Durham, before we reply. If we are not the right fit for your market or your stage, we say so and point you somewhere better.

02Week one

A 30-minute fit call.

What is costing you calls today, what we would fix first, what we would build after that, and what it costs. Straight numbers, no slide deck.

03Week two

A one-page scope, then access and a backup.

What we fix, what we build, what we report each month, and the monthly figure. Website admin, Google Business Profile, Search Console and analytics access, then a backup taken and verified before anything is touched.

04Month one on

Cleanup, build, report.

The site stops leaking calls first. Then the service and neighbourhood pages, the profile rhythm and the schema. Every month: baseline, work completed, what moved in search, what it did for the business, next action.

Questions from Ajax web design

Asked on most fit calls.

If yours is not here, the direct line is (647) 717-7785, and the answer comes from the person who would do the work. You might also want to read how we work.

Why does Keyo build on Squarespace instead of WordPress or custom?

For most Ajax small businesses, Squarespace is the right balance of design flexibility, SEO capability, and ongoing maintenance burden. WordPress offers more customization but creates a hosting and security maintenance overhead most small businesses don't want. Custom builds are expensive and require ongoing developer relationships. Squarespace lets us deliver beautiful, fast, SEO-ready sites that the owner can actually maintain. We're a Squarespace Circle Platinum Partner.

How long does an Ajax small business website take to build?

Most Ajax business sites we build take 3 to 6 weeks from kickoff to launch. The variable is content readiness, not design. Sites with all copy, photos, and brand assets in hand can launch in 3 weeks. Sites where we're developing content alongside design typically take 5 to 6 weeks. Custom integrations (booking apps, custom forms, e-commerce) add 1 to 2 weeks.

What does a website cost for an Ajax small business?

Website design is scoped from $5,000 on Squarespace, Shopify or WordPress. The figure depends on the number of pages, the complexity of integrations, whether content is provided or needs to be developed, and the level of custom design work, and it is written on a one-page scope after a 30-minute fit call rather than quoted sight unseen.

Do we need to provide all the content or can Keyo help develop it?

Both options exist. Some clients come with all copy and photos ready. Others need help developing both. We can write service pages, headlines, and CTAs ourselves based on owner interviews, and we can source or coordinate photography. Building content alongside design typically adds 1 to 2 weeks to the timeline but ensures the site actually reads well.

What if we already have a website and just need it updated or migrated?

We handle migration projects from WordPress, Wix, Shopify, and other Squarespace versions. Migration projects are usually shorter than ground-up builds (typically 2 to 4 weeks) and the cost reflects that. We map existing content to the new structure, preserve SEO equity through proper redirects, and rebuild with current best practices.

Does the new website include SEO?

Every site we build includes on-page SEO fundamentals: title tags, meta descriptions, schema markup, internal linking, mobile-first responsive design, and proper page speed optimization. What's not included is ongoing SEO work like content production, link building, and citation management. Those can be added on a monthly basis once the site is live.

What does this cost?

Engagements start at $2,500 a month, month to month, and the exact figure is written on a one-page scope before anything starts. Website design is scoped separately from $5,000 on Squarespace, Shopify or WordPress, brand work from $2,500, and photo and video from $1,500. No long-term contracts and no setup fees.

Do you have an office in Ajax?

Keyo works from 1423 Yonge Street in Toronto. Ajax and Durham clients are served exactly the way Toronto clients are: the direct line, (647) 717-7785, for calls and texts through the day, one five-part report a month, and a review of the strategy every 90 days.

Selective partnerships, meaningful results

If the ambition is serious, let's talk.

We review every inquiry personally and accept only the partnerships where we believe we can create a meaningful advantage in Ajax and Durham Region.

From $2,500/month · Established businesses · Month to month · A handful of new engagements a year

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