Vancouver web design
Vancouver web design built to capture more than a click.
Websites connected to the systems that capture, follow up with and book your leads. Search-Ready Websites start at $1,500 USD. We are the team behind local SEO, Google Business Profile and geo-grid tracking for local service businesses in Canada and the United States.
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Digital Handshake Media builds one kind of website: a Search-Ready Website. It costs $1,500 to $3,000 USD, depending on scope. Competitive niches and multi-location businesses start at $3,000 and are quoted after a free assessment. It is built around how customers search. That means service and location pages, technical SEO, conversion design and measurement from day one. It connects to a CRM. You can add a 24/7 AI Receptionist for $1,500 a month. Full pricing is published here.
The idea in one line
The website is the front end. What happens after the click is what decides whether that visit turns into a booked job.
A website can look good and still leak leads.
Most web design conversations stop at how a site looks. That misses where the money actually goes.
Visibility
The customer cannot find the business. This is a search-architecture problem: service pages, location pages where they are genuinely justified, technical SEO, internal linking and structured data. It is what the local SEO method and Search-Ready architecture are built to fix.
Conversion
The customer finds the business but does not act. A clear page purpose, an answer-first layout, a strong call to action, mobile-first design and real trust signals decide whether a visit becomes a call, a text or a form. See what a conversion-focused build actually includes.
Follow-up
The customer takes action, and the business does not respond well. A form that sits in an inbox for six hours loses to the competitor who texted back in six minutes. This is what the follow-up system and the AI Receptionist are for.
The website is only the front end.
Every DHM website build can connect to the same lead-response chain. How much of it is active depends on the product and the plan.
Visitor arrives
From search, ads, referral or direct traffic.
Website
Answers the visit's question and gives a clear next step.
Call, chat or form
The visitor takes the lowest-friction action available.
CRM
A contact record is created automatically, not typed in later.
Instant response
An automated acknowledgement goes out immediately.
Missed-call text-back
A missed call gets an immediate chance to re-engage, by text.
AI qualification
Where configured, basic questions get answered and the lead gets sorted, 24/7.
Calendar
The lead books a time without a phone-tag round trip.
Reminders and follow-up
Scheduled nudges reduce no-shows and re-open cold leads.
This does not guarantee a sale. It gives the business an immediate chance to respond to and re-engage every real inquiry, instead of losing it to silence.
What every Search-Ready Website includes
Every build starts from the same base. It is a professional website wired to a lead-capture and follow-up system, so visits turn into conversations and bookings. The price sets how much search research, architecture and content sits on top. It is never a template site, and we write the scope down before work starts.
Website
Pages that each have a job
A homepage, service pages and a contact page at minimum. Add location pages where demand justifies them. A thank-you page is a system page and does not count.
Lead capture
Form, chat, booking
One form, website chat and a booking calendar. Each one creates a CRM contact on its own.
Launch
Hosting, domain, tracking
SSL, mobile-responsive build, title tags, meta descriptions, clean URLs, GA4 and Search Console set up from day one.
| Area | What's included |
|---|---|
| Content | 10-minute structured intake, client-provided facts, AI-assisted copy refinement, clear headlines and CTAs. No long owner interview. |
| Media | Client-provided assets, appropriately licensed stock imagery, AI-generated visuals where useful, compressed and responsive images with real alt text. |
| Automation | Internal lead notification, automated prospect response, basic SMS/email follow-up, missed-call text-back where the configured system supports it. |
| Revisions | 2 structured revision rounds. |
| Delivery | 10-30 days depending on scope, once every required input is received. The clock does not start until the inputs do. |
What the price does not include
Not included: custom software, large ecommerce catalogues, custom brand identity, professional photography, long interview-based copywriting, unlimited revisions and unlimited post-launch support. That is not small print. A fixed, known scope is what keeps a fixed price real.
The Search-Ready Website
A typical website is built mainly around the business. A Search-Ready Website is built around how customers search for the business. The difference is not more pages for more money. It is research, architecture and measurement, built in before a word of copy gets written.
Search demand
What people actually type, not a guess.
Search intent
What each searcher is trying to get done.
Site architecture
A structure built around that intent, not around the org chart.
Service and location structure
Built where the demand and the business coverage genuinely justify it.
Content
Answer-first, specific, written for a real reader.
Internal linking
A logical graph connecting related pages, not a sitewide link block.
Technical SEO
Titles, metadata, canonicals, clean heading structure, indexability.
Conversion
Answer-first pages and real trust signals on every page, not just the homepage.
Measurement
GA4, Search Console and conversion event tracking from launch.
Scope runs roughly up to 8 meaningful pages at the $1,500 end and up to 15 at the $3,000 end. Pages are never added just to hit a count — every one needs a real user purpose and a real search purpose. Typical delivery: 10-14 business days around $1,500, 21-30 calendar days around $3,000, once inputs are complete. Full detail is on the SEO web design page.
Where your price lands: $1,500 to $3,000 and above
Scope sets the price, not a discount. Here is how the three levels differ, so you can see which one fits your market.
| About $1,500 | Up to $3,000 | $3,000 and above | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best fit | One main service area and a focused service list | Several services, or a market where rivals are strong | Highly competitive niches and multi-location businesses |
| Pages | Up to about 8, each with a real purpose | Up to about 15 | Scoped from the assessment |
| Search research | Search-intent and keyword mapping | Deeper mapping across more services | Full market mapping, by service and by location |
| Architecture | Service pages built by intent | Service and location structure where demand justifies it | Location program planned against real coverage |
| Technical SEO | Titles, canonicals, structured data, Core Web Vitals work, Search Console and GA4 with conversion tracking, on every level | ||
| CRM and follow-up | Included on every level | ||
| Typical delivery | 10-14 business days | 21-30 calendar days | Scoped |
| Price | From $1,500 USD | Up to $3,000 USD | $3,000+ USD, quoted |
All prices are in US dollars. Digital Handshake Media is a U.S. company, an LLC registered in Montana, and we work from Vancouver, BC. We bill every client in USD. Canadian clients may qualify for a 20% discount that covers currency-conversion fees. Eligibility is case by case, so ask Omar on the call.
Someone should still answer when the team can't.
An AI Receptionist adds 24/7 coverage on top of the website, for $1,500/month. Where the system supports it, it can answer common questions, qualify a lead, capture their details, offer booking options, schedule an appointment, hand the chat to a person, and reply outside business hours. It is not a replacement for your team. It is one more layer in the same follow-up chain. Full detail: the AI Receptionist page.
Built for the screen people actually use
Most people find a local business on their phone, standing in a driveway or a parking lot, not sitting at a desk. This build is measured against that, using Google's own published speed targets, not a guess.
Speed is one thing Google looks at when ranking a page, not the only thing. A fast page with weak content still loses to a slower page that actually answers the search. The 21.6% figure comes from a real study by Google and Deloitte, across 37 brand sites and 30 million visits, and it's directional, not a guarantee for every site.
- Mobile-first means the phone version is the actual design, not a shrunk-down desktop site. The call button, the form and your service area sit exactly where a thumb already rests.
- The proof a visitor wants sits right at the top: your phone number, service area, review count and rating, and your license if you have one.
This page follows the same rules it just described. For the full technical and conversion build behind it, see website design and conversion optimization.
Built around how people actually search
Search quality here means search intent, related entities, topic coverage and real question coverage — not special markup or hidden text aimed at a search engine instead of a reader. Google's own current guidance treats normal SEO fundamentals and people-first content as the foundation for AI Overviews and AI Mode too: there are no special technical requirements, no special schema, and no AI-only files that change that. Full detail on how DHM applies this: AI search for local businesses.
Different businesses need different architectures
The build method is the same across every industry; what changes is which pages, which trust signals and which conversion path fit that business. A few of the industries built for regularly:
Home services
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and the trades that run on calls and booked jobs.
See the approach →Electricians
Service-area architecture and trust signals for licensed electrical contractors.
See the approach →Automotive
Repair, detailing and service-bay businesses that convert on local search.
See the approach →Dental
Patient-trust signals and appointment booking built into the site itself.
See the approach →Legal
Practice-area architecture and consultation booking for law firms.
See the approach →Real estate
Listing-driven sites built around inquiries, not just browsing.
See the approach →Medical & med spa
Consultation-focused builds for clinics and medical aesthetics.
See the approach →Flooring
Quote-request architecture for flooring and home-improvement contractors.
See the approach →Ecommerce
Lean catalogues, subscriptions and Stripe-connected checkout, scoped honestly.
See the approach →Website Design Mistakes and Their SEO Impact
Five build mistakes that quietly block Google
Read →Website Speed and Core Web Vitals Explained
LCP, INP and CLS in plain terms, and how to check yours
Read →Technical SEO for Home Service Websites
Site-level fixes for trade websites, including templated city pages
Read →Other local business types are built regularly too; this isn't the full list.
Keep the tools you already run
The website connects to the stack, not the other way around.
We connect the site to the tools already in use, rather than asking a business to replace software that works. Categories DHM currently supports, where the configured system allows:
CRM
HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM
Mailchimp, Constant Contact
Field service
ServiceTitan, FieldEdge, HomeAdvisor
Scheduling
Calendly, Acuity, YouCanBook.me
Payments
Square
Automation
Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks and APIs
Full current list, kept up to date: the integrations page.
Sources
- Google Search Central, Understanding Core Web Vitals and Google search results: the stated LCP, INP and CLS thresholds, and Core Web Vitals' role as one of many ranking signals.
- Google & Deloitte, Milliseconds make millions: a 0.1-second mobile speed improvement across 37 brand sites and 30 million sessions lifted lead-generation form-submission progression by 21.6%.
- Google Search Central, AI features and your website: normal SEO and people-first content remain the foundation for AI Overviews and AI Mode, with no special technical requirements.
Figures are quoted from the sources above and are directional; results on any one site depend on its starting point and traffic mix.
Questions we get
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost?
A Search-Ready Website costs $1,500-$3,000 USD depending on scope. Highly competitive niches and multi-location businesses start at $3,000 and are quoted after a free assessment. Every build includes a CRM connection, lead capture, hosting and domain setup, and foundational tracking. We do not sell a template or low-cost website. Full scope is on this page and on the pricing page.
What currency are your prices in?
US dollars. Digital Handshake Media is a U.S. company, an LLC registered in Montana, and we work from Vancouver, BC. We bill every client in USD. Canadian clients may qualify for a 20% discount that covers currency-conversion fees. Eligibility is case by case, so ask Omar on the call.
How is a Search-Ready Website different from a standard website?
A standard site is built around the business. A Search-Ready Website is built around how customers search for it. That means intent research and a page structure built around it, internal linking so related pages connect, and technical SEO and measurement built in from the start rather than added after launch.
Can a website connect to our CRM?
Yes, where the system supports it. Every build creates a CRM contact for each form, chat or booking. It also adds fuller lead attribution.
Can the website text a lead back automatically, including after a missed call?
Where the configured system supports it, yes. An automated response goes out on a form or chat submission, and a missed call can trigger a text-back, giving the business an immediate chance to re-engage the caller. This is not a guarantee the lead converts.
Is SEO included in web design?
Basic technical SEO is included in every build: titles, metas, clean URLs, indexability, GA4 and Search Console. Search-intent research and service and location structure are built in too. Ongoing optimization can run alongside our separate local SEO service once the site is live.
Is web design different from local SEO here?
Yes. Web design is the build itself, the thing a visitor lands on. Local SEO is the ongoing work of being found and ranked well in Google Maps and search once that site exists. Many clients run both; neither requires the other.
Read next
Where to go from here
How much does a website cost?
What affects price, and why fixed scope can lower it.
Read →Website design & conversion optimization
The Core Web Vitals and conversion standard behind every build.
Read →SEO web design
How the Search-Ready architecture actually works.
Read →Website automation
What happens after someone contacts the business.
Read →AI Receptionist
24/7 coverage for the leads the team can't answer.
Read →Integrations
The CRM, scheduling and automation stack we connect to.
Read →Local SEO
The ongoing visibility work once the site is live.
Read →Full pricing
Every DHM service, published, no discovery-call gate.
Read →Next step
See what your website is costing you
A free, short review against Core Web Vitals, mobile UX, CTA visibility, lead capture, trust signals and follow-up capability — or a straight quote if you already know you want a rebuild.
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