Saskatoon · Website design
Website design for Saskatoon businesses
People looking for a plumber, a printer or a home builder in this city do it on a phone. The site has about one screen to name the work, name Saskatoon, and offer a call or a quote. JTM designs for that moment, not for a desktop mockup.
What a Saskatoon homepage has to do
If the first screen could belong to any city, it is not doing the job. Local searchers need proof they have the right shop.
- Business name and the work in plain text, not only inside a logo file.
- Saskatoon and area said once, clearly, without stuffing it into every sentence.
- Tap-to-call and a short quote action that a thumb can finish.
- Photos of jobs you actually did, including winter work if that is your season.
- Links to service pages that match searches people type, not a 40-item footer.
We check layouts at 390 pixels because that is how most of those visits arrive. If type, buttons or the form fail there, the site is not finished.
Service pages beat a catch-all homepage
"We do everything" helps you internally. It does not help someone who searched for one trade. A concrete page, a roofing page, a custom apparel page: each one can show the right photos, the right questions and a quote form aimed at that job. That is also what local SEO and AEO in Saskatoon needs to cite.
You do not need a page for every neighbourhood on day one. You do need the city, and you do need honesty if you also cover Warman, Martensville or the acreages. Copy that pretends you have a showroom you do not have will fight your Google listing.
Sites we built or keep running
Live URLs. No stock mockups. Details live on the case pages.
- Sandstar Graphics: a print, apparel and signs site JTM cleaned up so it works on a phone, with service pages and a quote path. Case notes · Live site
- WLG Homes: a home builder whose site JTM built and runs, with services, area pages and a path to request an estimate. Case notes · Live site
Build, repair or leave it?
If the domain already exists but the phone layout, titles or form are broken, start with the Local Proof Sprint at CA$1,500. If you need a larger custom build, we quote after a look at the URL. If the site is fine on a phone and the listing matches, you may only need Website Care at CA$450 a month.
Read what a website costs to run for the bills that exist even when you do not hire us (domain, hosting, your time). We do not invent typical hosting prices.
Related: quote forms for Saskatoon businesses, Google listing versus a website, and the Saskatoon hub.
Saskatoon website questions
What belongs above the fold on a Saskatoon trades homepage?
Who you are, the work you do, the area you serve, and a way to call or request a quote. Someone on a phone in a truck should not have to hunt for that.
Should I use stock photos or photos of jobs around Saskatoon?
Use your jobs. Stock photos of generic crews do not prove you work here. We place real photos you already have and tell you which shots are still missing.
Do I need a separate page for each service I offer?
Usually yes for the work people search by name: roofing, concrete, electrical, new homes, and so on. One homepage that lists everything is hard for Google and for a customer who only wants one trade.
Can my current domain stay the same if the pages change?
Yes. The domain stays in your name. We change pages, titles and forms on that domain, or we plan a move only when you ask for one.
What if I already have a site that looks fine on a computer?
We still check it on a phone. Many Saskatoon sites look acceptable on a wide screen and fail on a 390-pixel screen: tiny type, a form that is hard to finish, or no tap-to-call. The free check shows that on your URL.
Want this checked on your URL?
Ask for a free 15-minute website check. We will load your homepage on a phone and show you the first-screen gaps.