Now booking — Greater Victoria & BC

Done-for-you websites for local businesses. We build, you grow.

You’re busy enough managing your business — the last thing you need is worrying about advertising, too. We design, write, build, and launch a professional website for your business, so the right customers can find you and you get the exposure your company needs. No tech headaches. No complicated DIY builders.

Live in 1–3 daysNo long contractsFree preview before you payWe write & design everythingBuilt to show up on Google
Example site — this could be yours
1–3 daysAverage time to launch
100%Mobile-friendly, every site
6 tradesTemplates built for your industry
CAD pricingClear prices, no surprises
What we do

Everything your business needs to show up on Google — and get calls

Design, writing, setup, and launch — handled by one team. See the full breakdown on our Services page.

Web designer building a client website on a laptop

Custom Website Design

A clean, professional site built around your trade, your services, and your service area.

Customer finding a local business on a smartphone map

Local SEO & Google Profile

Structured so Google understands what you do and where you do it — and so you show up on Maps.

Rows of servers in a modern data centre

Hosting, Security & Care

Enterprise-grade hosting, SSL, firewall, daily backups, and updates handled for you.

Services

Everything your business needs to show up on Google — and get calls

One team handles the whole job: design, writing, setup, and launch. You approve it, we build it.

Web designer building a client website on a laptop

Custom Website Design

A clean, professional site built around your trade, your services, and your service area — not a generic template with your logo pasted in.

Customer finding a local business on a smartphone map

Local SEO Setup

Page titles, headings, and service-area pages structured so Google understands what you do and where you do it.

Business owner writing up a customer quote at her desk

Quote & Contact Forms

“Request a quote” forms that send every lead straight to your email and phone — so no job slips through the cracks.

A local small business storefront on a sunny street

Google Business Profile

We set up and link your Google Business Profile so you show up on Maps with your hours, reviews, and tap-to-call button.

Customer tapping to call a business on a smartphone

Mobile-First & Fast

Most customers find you on a phone. Every site is built mobile-first, loads fast, and makes calling you a one-tap job.

Rows of servers in a modern data centre

Hosting, Security & Care

Enterprise-grade hosting, SSL certificate, firewall, daily backups, and updates handled for you — all part of your care plan.

New service · AI Image Rendering

Custom AI visuals in 24 hours, no photoshoot needed.

Tell us what you need — a hero image for your homepage, a staged living room for a listing, an ad that stops the scroll. We render it, you review it, and it’s ready to use within 24 hours. No photographer, no studio, no stock-photo sameness.

Website visualsHero images, backgrounds & section photos made for your business — not generic stock anyone can download.
Real estate listings & virtual stagingListing photos that sell the lifestyle, plus virtual staging that turns empty rooms into homes buyers can picture themselves in.
Ad creativesScroll-stopping images for Facebook, Instagram & Google ads, rendered and sized for each platform.
Social media contentA steady stream of on-brand posts — without booking a photographer every month.
Product lifestyle shotsYour product held, worn & used in real settings — the shots that actually sell, not a flat white-background cutout.
Single Image
$49

One custom AI visual, ready in 24 hours. 2 revision rounds included.

Pack of 10
$349

$34.90 per image. Mix listings, ads, social & product shots in one batch.

Monthly
$499 /mo

30 images a month with priority turnaround — for realtors & stores that post constantly.

Getting a website built with us? AI images are already in the package — Artisan includes 5, Business includes 15, Premium includes 30. Top up anytime with the packs above.
New service · For Real Estate

Blueprint Flythrough — a cinematic video tour from your floor plan.

Send us the floor plan you already have. We map the exact flight path on it, mark every photo spot, and turn your phone photos into one smooth, cinematic flythrough video buyers actually watch — no special camera, no monthly hosting fees, no click-to-move dollhouse.

KITCHEN LIVING ROOM PRIMARY BEDROOM BATH BEDROOM 2 ENTRY ↓ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Flight path Photo spot
Sample plan — your route is mapped on your property’s actual floor plan, with a numbered photo spot in every room, before you take a single photo.
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Send your floor planThe blueprint or listing floor plan you already have — a PDF, a photo of the plan, even a builder’s brochure works.
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We map the flight pathWe draw the optimal drone route right on your plan and mark every photo spot, in order — so there’s no guesswork on shoot day.
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You take phone photosStand on each marked spot, snap a photo, move to the next. Your phone is the only camera you need — about 5 minutes per property.
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We generate the flythroughYour photos become one smooth, cinematic flythrough video — ready for the listing, Instagram, and your buyer emails. Human-checked before it ships.

Blueprint Flythrough — $499 flat

  • Your phone is the camera — nothing to buy or rent
  • No monthly hosting fees — the video file is yours
  • Smooth cinematic video — buyers just press play
  • Planned on your floor plan — every room, in the right order
  • Post it anywhere — MLS, Instagram, YouTube, email

Matterport-style 3D tours

  • Special 3D camera required — or hire a photographer
  • Monthly hosting fees — tour dies when you stop paying
  • Click-to-move 3D — most buyers click twice and leave
  • Unguided capture — easy to miss rooms and angles
  • Lives on their platform — limited for social sharing
$499 per property · one-time

Includes your mapped flight plan, the finished flythrough video, and one revision round. No camera rental, no hosting fees, no subscription — ever.

Book a Flythrough →
How it works

Three steps. You talk, we build.

No meetings that drag on. No homework. Most owners spend under an hour total.

1

Pick your trade

Tell us what you do and try the live builder to see your trade’s layout instantly.

2

Tell us about your business

Your name, services, service area, and how customers should reach you — one short form or a quick call.

3

We build it & launch

We write it, design it, connect your domain and Google profile, and launch in 1–3 days.

How it works

Three steps. You talk, we build.

No meetings that drag on. No homework. Most owners spend under an hour total.

1

Pick your trade

Tell us what you do — plumber, electrician, HVAC, contractor, landscaper, cleaner, or any local service. Try the live builder below and see your trade’s layout instantly.

⏱ About 2 minutes
2

Tell us about your business

Your name, services, service area, and how customers should reach you — just enter your info, that’s it. No design work, no tech skills. Prefer to talk it through? Call in and our AI agent will walk you through it and get you set up. Send photos if you have them — if not, we’ll handle the visuals.

📋 One short form — or a quick call
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We build it & launch

We write it, design it, connect your domain and Google profile, and launch. You review, we tweak, you start getting calls.

🚀 Live in 1–3 days
Interactive demo

See your website before you pay a cent

Pick your trade, type your business name, choose your colours — watch your homepage build itself live on the Builder page.

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Site Builder

Try the Builder

Start with one of five templates, pick your trade, type your business name, choose your colours, and watch your homepage build itself live before you pay a cent.

✓ Free preview — no sign-up✓ 5 templates to start from✓ 8 trades ready to go✓ Browse the copy library until it sounds like you✓ Real sites launch in 1–3 days✓ Claim it in ~60 seconds — pay by card, Klarna or Afterpay
Interactive demo

See your website before you pay a cent

Pick a template, pick your trade, type your business name, choose your colours — watch your homepage build itself live. This is the actual starting point we use for every client site.

Build your preview

Everything updates live. No sign-up needed.

+ Add your own service

Website copyVersion 1 · Original

Every site gets its own wording — no two businesses read the same. Your trade, city, and service keywords stay in every version, so each site stays SEO-friendly.

Shuffles your headline, about, service descriptions & buttons to another pick from the library below.

Copy library — pick your wording1 / 10

Ten pre-written, proven options for each section — not random filler. Browse through them and the preview updates with the one you land on. Your trade, city & service keywords are woven into every option.

⭐ Premium — your own photos

On the Premium plan, your site can use your own photography — as the background and inside your pages. Try it right here in the demo:

I like it — make this my real website →

Takes about 60 seconds — claim now, pay by card or instalments. See full pricing first →

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● LIVE PREVIEW

Like what you see? Make this my real website →  ·  Real sites include your photos, reviews, and service-area pages.

Step 6 · Make it real

Like your preview? Make it your real website

About 60 seconds, and nothing is due yet: check your build, tell us who you are, pick your package and your domain. We build the real site from this exact preview — nothing gets re-typed or lost.

Your build — exactly what we’ll build

This updates live as you change the builder above.

Spot something you’d change? Scroll back up and tweak it — this summary follows along. When you claim, your choices come to us as one build file, so the site we launch matches this preview.

Claim your site

Your details + your package. Paying is online by card, one click — no cheques, no e-transfers.

Choose your domain names

Give us three, in the order you like them. Tap a suggestion to fill one in, or type your own. We’ll check all three and email you back what we found.

Your quote — every line, nothing hidden

Due when you pay

Paying is online by 💳 card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) — one click from a secure Stripe link, no account to create. Prefer to pay over time? Klarna and Afterpay are options at the same step. No cheques, no e-transfers. Clicking either button opens your email app with your build already filled in — just press send. Nothing is due until you’ve seen your payment link and your final quote.

✓ Your build is on its way to us

    Back to my preview ↑

    Simple pricing — here’s the short version

    Three plans, Canadian dollars, no surprises. Every plan includes hosting, SSL, firewall, daily backups & updates — plus AI-rendered images: 5 with Artisan, 15 with Business, 30 with Premium.

    Artisan
    $499 one-time
    + $49/mo care plan · No contract

    A clean 5-page site that makes you look legit and gets you found on Google.

    MOST POPULAR
    Business
    $1,500 one-time
    + $79/mo care plan · No contract

    Up to 10 pages — we write everything, with booking & reviews built in.

    Premium
    $2,500 one-time
    + $129/mo care plan · Priority support

    Up to 20 pages, e-commerce, custom photo uploads & HD media options.

    Want the full breakdown — every feature, add-on, and upgrade?

    Click here for full pricing →
    We accept: 💳 Credit Card · Stripe🏦 Interac e-TransferPayPalKlarnaAfterpaySezzleAffirmHow to pay →
    Plain English Guide

    Web Terms — the three that matter most

    The short version, in words anyone can follow. The full guide lives on its own page.

    A shop address number sign — like a domain, your address on the internet
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    Domain

    Your website’s address on the internet.

    Like the street address for your shop — something simple to remember and type, like yourbusiness.ca. You also use it for professional email, like info@yourbusiness.ca.

    Why you pay for it

    Domains are rented by the year from a central registry. The yearly fee keeps that address reserved for you, and only you.

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    Web Hosting

    Where your website actually lives.

    Your website’s files sit on a computer that is on all the time, so anyone can visit day or night. If your domain is your address, hosting is the building at that address.

    Why you pay for it

    You’re paying for that always-on space, plus the speed, backups, and security that keep the building open and safe.

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    SSL Certificate

    The padlock in the browser — it keeps visits private and safe.

    SSL scrambles the information travelling between your visitor and your website — especially on quote forms where customers share their name, phone, and address.

    Why it matters

    Without it, browsers label your site “Not Secure,” which scares customers away, and Google ranks you lower.

    Want more clarity on the technical terms? DNS, email hosting, nameservers and more — the full Web Terms guide explains every line on your quote in plain English.

    More web terms here →
    Pricing — CAD

    Simple pricing — that’s what you’ll spend

    We make it easy to choose exactly what you want for your website — as many or as few pages and services as you like. We have it all mapped out for you, and every price is in Canadian dollars. No surprises, no pressure.

    Artisan

    For solo operators who need to look legit and get found.

    $499 one-time build
    + $49/mo care plan · No contract
    • 5-page custom website (Home, About, Services, Gallery, Contact)
    • Mobile-friendly, fast-loading design
    • Tap-to-call & quote request form
    • Google Business Profile setup
    • Basic local SEO (titles & service area)
    • Domain connection & SSL certificate
    • Enterprise-grade hosting & firewall
    • 5 AI-rendered images included
    • Online booking / calendar
    • Review request automation
    Start with Artisan
    MOST POPULAR

    Business

    For growing crews that want steady leads, not just a website.

    $1,500 one-time build
    + $79/mo care plan · No contract
    • Everything in Artisan
    • Up to 10 pages + individual service pages
    • Copywriting done for you (we write it all)
    • Advanced local SEO + service-area pages
    • Online booking / calendar integration
    • Google reviews displayed on your site
    • Photo gallery & before/after showcase
    • 15 AI-rendered images included
    • Monthly performance report
    • E-commerce / online payments
    • Custom photo uploads (included with Premium · $49 add-on here)
    Start with Business

    Premium

    For established businesses ready to own their market.

    $2,500 one-time build
    + $129/mo care plan · Priority support
    • Everything in Business
    • Up to 20 pages + location pages
    • E-commerce / online payments & deposits
    • Review request automation
    • Blog / project showcase setup
    • Priority updates — done within 48 hours
    • Quarterly strategy & SEO review call
    • Custom background & section photo uploads
    • 30 AI-rendered images included
    • Dedicated support line
    Start with Premium
    Add-on · Can be included in your setup

    Domain Registration & Management

    Don’t have a domain yet — or don’t want to deal with renewing and configuring the one you have? We register it, set it up properly, and keep it from ever expiring by accident. You still own it. We just handle the paperwork and the settings.

    $35 / year

    Already have a domain? We can manage and renew that one for the same $35/yr — no need to buy a new one. One flat price either way, and it never creeps up on you.

    What’s included

    • Domain registration
    • DNS management & configuration
    • Auto-renewal protection

    All covered by the one flat price — $35 / yr. That’s it.

    Registered in your business name. If you ever leave, the domain goes with you — we’ll help transfer it. No holding it hostage.

    Premium upgrades · Optional

    High-Definition Media Upgrades

    Stock photos are included free with every site. Want sharper, richer media? Upgrade to high-definition — the difference customers notice the second your homepage loads.

    • High-definition image package — crisp HD photos for your hero & page sections$149 one-time
    • High-definition video background — a looping HD hero video that makes your homepage move$299 one-time
    • Custom photo uploads — your own background & section photos (included with Premium)$49 one-time

    Add any upgrade at build time or later — we’ll swap the media in for you, optimized so your site still loads fast.

    Add-on · AI Image Rendering

    Custom AI visuals in 24 hours, no photoshoot needed

    Custom AI-generated visuals for your website, real estate listings (including virtual staging), ad creatives, social media content, and product lifestyle shots — your product held and used in real settings, not just on a white background.

    • Single image — one custom AI visual, 2 revision rounds included$49
    • Pack of 10 — listings, ad sets & social batches$349
    • Monthly — 30 images a month, priority turnaround$499/mo

    Building a website with us? AI images are already bundled in — Artisan includes 5, Business includes 15, Premium includes 30.

    Add-on · For Real Estate

    Blueprint Flythrough — a cinematic video tour from your floor plan

    Send us your listing’s floor plan. We map the flight path and photo spots on it, you take phone photos at each marked spot (about 5 minutes), and we generate a smooth cinematic flythrough video. A Matterport alternative with no special camera and no monthly hosting fees — and video buyers actually watch, instead of click-to-move 3D.

    • Blueprint Flythrough — mapped flight plan + finished flythrough video + 1 revision round$499 / property

    One flat price per property. The video file is yours to post on MLS, Instagram, YouTube, and email — no subscription, ever.

    Every care plan includes:

    Managed website hostingSSL security certificateFirewall & malware monitoringDaily backups Software & security updatesUptime monitoring (24/7)Text & photo updates*Canadian email support

    *Reasonable small updates included on Business & Premium. You own your domain and your content — leave anytime and take them with you.

    Want more customers than word of mouth alone brings? See our advertising services — Google Ads, Facebook & Instagram ads, and getting found on Google, explained in plain English, with a Site Metrics page so you can watch it work.

    Your domain, your property

    Why own your domain?

    Flip the switch to compare owning your own web address with renting space on someone else’s platform.

    Your domain is an asset your business owns

    With Barkada, your domain is registered in your business name from day one. It’s your address, your email, and your reputation — and it goes where you go.

    • Registered in your business name — you hold the keys
    • Professional email like info@yourbusiness.ca that customers trust
    • Switch providers anytime — your address, links & Google ranking come with you
    • Every year you own it, your brand is worth more
    • We manage renewals & settings for $35/yr if you’d rather not think about it
    • Never held hostage — leave anytime and take it with you
    Payment

    Pay the way that works for you

    Every plan can be paid by card, e-Transfer, PayPal, or split into instalments with buy-now-pay-later. No surprises — you approve your free preview before anything is due.

    💳 Credit Card — via Stripe

    Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, processed securely through Stripe. When you’re ready to start, we email you a secure Stripe payment link — your card details never touch our website.

    Get Started — Pay by Card →

    🏦 Interac e-Transfer

    The Canadian way — send an Interac e-Transfer from your own bank to:

    info@barkadaweb.ca

    Put your business name in the message field so we can match your payment, and we’ll email your receipt and start your build as soon as it lands.

    🅿️ PayPal

    Prefer PayPal? Tell us when you get started and we’ll send a PayPal payment request to your email — pay from your PayPal balance or a linked card, no account needed to check out as a guest where available.

    Get Started — PayPal →
    Buy now, pay later

    Split your build into instalments

    Start your site now and spread the one-time build fee over smaller payments at checkout — no delay to your launch.

    KlarnaPay in 4 interest-free instalments, or finance over time at checkout.
    AfterpayFour payments, due every two weeks — always interest-free.
    SezzleSplit it into 4 payments over 6 weeks, interest-free.
    AffirmMonthly payment plans with clear terms shown up front.

    Buy-now-pay-later options are offered at checkout through our payment provider, subject to eligibility approval by Klarna, Afterpay, Sezzle, or Affirm.

    Plain English Guide

    Web Terms Explained

    No jargon, no sales talk. Here’s what each of these things actually does, why you need it, and why you’re paying for it — in words anyone can follow.

    A shop address number sign — like a domain, your address on the internet
    01

    Domain

    Your website’s address on the internet.

    Think of it like the street address for your shop. Instead of telling people a long, confusing number, you give them something simple to remember and type — like yourbusiness.ca.

    People type your domain to find your website. You also use it for professional email, like info@yourbusiness.ca.

    Why you pay for it

    Domains are rented by the year from a central registry — nobody owns one forever. The yearly fee keeps that address reserved for you, and only you, so no one else can take it.

    A wooden signpost pointing in different directions, like DNS directions
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    DNS / DNS Management

    The directions that connect your address to your actual website and email.

    When someone types your domain, DNS is what tells their phone or computer: “the website lives over here, and email goes over there.” It’s like a phone book and a set of road signs rolled into one.

    DNS management means we set those directions up correctly and keep them correct — for your website, your email, and your Google listing.

    Why it matters

    If DNS is wrong, your website won’t load and your email can stop working — even if both are perfectly fine. It’s a small setting with a very big job, which is why we don’t leave it to chance.

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    Web Hosting

    Where your website actually lives.

    Your website is made of files — pages, photos, and code. Those files have to sit on a computer that is on all the time, so anyone can visit day or night. That computer is called a server, and renting space on it is hosting.

    If your domain is your address, hosting is the building at that address.

    Why you pay for it

    You’re paying for that always-on space, plus the speed, backups, and security that keep the building open and safe. No hosting, no website for visitors to see.

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    SSL Certificate

    The padlock in the browser — it keeps visits private and safe.

    When you see a padlock icon and an address that starts with https://, that’s SSL at work. It scrambles the information travelling between your visitor and your website so other people can’t snoop on it — especially on quote forms where customers share their name, phone, and address.

    Why it matters

    Without it, browsers label your site “Not Secure,” which scares customers away, and Google ranks you lower. With it, people can trust that they’re really on your site and their details are protected.

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    Email Hosting

    The service behind professional email like info@yourbusiness.ca.

    Your website and your email are two different things, living in two different places. Email hosting is the service that receives, stores, and sends mail for your domain, and gives you an inbox you can use on your phone and computer.

    It also includes the behind-the-scenes settings that prove your email is really from you — so it lands in inboxes instead of spam folders.

    Why you pay for it

    It’s what lets you email customers from info@yourbusiness.ca instead of a personal Gmail address. It looks more professional, builds trust, and keeps business mail separate and backed up.

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    Nameservers

    They tell the internet who is in charge of your domain’s directions.

    In one sentence: Nameservers point your domain to the company that holds your DNS settings, so the internet knows where to look for your website and email directions.

    You’ll probably never need to touch them yourself — we set them when we connect your domain — but they’re the reason changing your DNS or hosting starts with this one setting.

    Why it matters

    If nameservers point to the wrong place, the internet follows the wrong directions — and your site and email can appear to vanish until they’re fixed.

    Still not sure what you need? That’s normal — most business owners don’t deal with this every day, and they shouldn’t have to. Ask us about any line on your quote and we’ll explain it in plain English before you pay for it.

    Ask us a question →
    Why owners switch

    Built for people who’d rather be working than wrestling a website

    ★★★★★

    “I kept putting it off because I thought it’d eat a week of my time. It took one phone call. Two weeks later customers were finding us on Google and using the quote form. Should’ve done it a year ago.”

    MR
    Mike R.Plumbing & Heating — Victoria, BC
    Reviews

    Built for people who’d rather be working than wrestling a website

    Illustrative examples of the feedback we build for — real client reviews will be published here as our first sites launch.

    ★★★★★

    “I kept putting it off because I thought it’d eat a week of my time. It took one phone call. Two weeks later customers were finding us on Google and using the quote form. Should’ve done it a year ago.”

    MR
    Mike R.Plumbing & Heating — Victoria, BC
    ★★★★★

    “The price was clear up front — hosting, security, all of it included. No mystery fees, no upsell calls. The site looks sharp on phones, which is where every single one of my customers finds me.”

    SL
    Sarah L.Electrical Contractor — Langford, BC
    ★★★★★

    “I’m not a computer guy. They wrote everything, set up my Google profile, and showed me the finished site before I paid the balance. When I need a change, I send one text and it’s done.”

    DT
    Dave T.Renovations & Carpentry — Nanaimo, BC
    ✓ You own your domain ✓ No long-term contracts ✓ Clear CAD pricing ✓ Based in British Columbia ✓ Preview before you commit
    Get started

    Tell us about your business

    Send this in and we’ll be in touch with next steps — and a preview link for your trade.

    Websitebarkadaweb.ca
    Service areaGreater Victoria & across BC
    Do I own my website and domain?

    Yes. Your domain is registered in your name and your content is yours. If you ever leave, everything goes with you.

    How long does it actually take?

    Most Artisan and Business sites launch in 1–3 days once we have your business details — up to 4 days for more complex builds. Premium sites with e-commerce can take a bit longer.

    I already have a website. Can you redo it?

    Absolutely — most of our work is rebuilds. We’ll keep what’s working, fix what isn’t, and handle the switch so there’s no downtime.

    What if I need changes later?

    Text and photo updates are part of your care plan. Send us the change, we make it — no logging into anything.

    What is a domain, DNS, or hosting — and why am I paying for them?

    Fair question — it’s confusing jargon. See our Web Terms Explained guide for a plain-English breakdown of every term on your quote, including our $35/yr Domain Registration & Management add-on.

    No spam, no pressure. One reply from a real person on our team.