Applications open · Muskoka & Simcoe County

We're building 5 free websites for
local Muskoka businesses

A real, custom-built website — designed and coded at no cost, and yours to keep. We're an Orillia-based studio growing our local portfolio, and we'd rather build something great for five real businesses than talk about it.

5
Spots available
$0
Design & build
7–14
Days to launch

A real custom site, not a template

Designed and coded around your business — the same build we normally charge $500–$1,200 for.

Built to be found on Google

Local SEO foundations so Muskoka and Simcoe County customers actually turn up on your page.

Fast on every phone

Most local searches happen on mobile. Your site will load in seconds and look right at any size.

You own it outright

Your website, your domain, host it wherever you like. No lock-in, no contract, no hostage situation.

The offer

What you get — and what it costs

We'd rather be blunt about this up front than waste your time on a call.

Included, at no charge

  • Custom multi-page website, designed around your business
  • Hand-coded build — no page-builder bloat, no templates
  • Mobile, tablet and desktop layouts
  • Local SEO foundations and Google setup
  • Contact form wired straight to your inbox
  • Copywriting for every page
  • Launch, testing and full handover of the files

So what's the catch?

Hosting is optional. Your site has to live somewhere. You're welcome to host it wherever you like — or stay with us at a discounted $10/month for these five builds, which covers hosting, security updates, backups and small content edits. Either way the build is free.

We'd like a testimonial. If you're happy with the result, we ask for an honest review and permission to show your site in our portfolio. That's the whole reason we're doing this.

Only 5 spots. We build these properly, which takes real hours. Once the five are claimed, applications close.

No contract, no obligation. If you don't like what we build, you owe us nothing and you walk away. The site and its files are yours either way.
Why we're doing this

Honest answer: we want the portfolio.

We're a small Orillia-based studio. The fastest way to earn work in a place like Muskoka isn't ads — it's five local businesses pointing at their website and saying "they built that." Five great sites is worth more to us than five small invoices, so we're trading the build cost for the proof.

Real, finished sites

Not mockups or demos. Live websites with your content, on your domain, doing real work for your business.

Same standard as paid work

The exact process our paying clients get — discovery, design, build, launch. Free doesn't mean rushed.

Local, in person if you like

Based in Orillia, working across Muskoka and Simcoe County. You can call a person who answers.

Who we're looking for

You're a good fit if…

We're picking five businesses we can genuinely help — and that we'd be proud to show off.

You're local

Operating in Muskoka, Orillia, Simcoe County or the surrounding area.

You have no site — or a bad one

Trades, contractors, shops, services, tourism. The bigger the jump, the better the story.

You'll reply to emails

We need photos, details and a bit of your time. Fast projects need responsive people.

You'll say so if you like it

An honest review and permission to feature the finished site — that's the trade.

How it works

From application to live site

01

Apply below

Three minutes. Tell us what your business does and why a website would move the needle for you.

02

We call you

A short, no-pressure call within 24 hours to make sure it's a fit — both directions.

03

We build it

You send photos and details, we design and code. You review a live preview before anything goes public.

04

You go live

Launched on your domain in 7–14 days, wired to your inbox, and yours to keep.

Apply

Claim one of the 5 free websites

Takes about three minutes. We reply to every application within 24 hours — yes or no.

About your business

So we know who we're talking to.

Do you have a website right now?

What you're looking for

Only five applicants get the free build — these answers let us come back to everyone else with something genuinely useful instead of a generic "sorry."

Anything else you need a hand with? (tick any)
If you're not one of the five, what would you like us to do?

We reply within 24 hours. We never sell or share your details.

Straight answers

The questions everyone asks

The design and build are genuinely free — that's normally $500 to $1,200. There's no upsell waiting at the end and nothing to sign. Hosting is the only thing that costs money, and it's optional: stay with us at a discounted $10/month for these five builds, or take the files and host it anywhere you like.

Portfolio work and local word of mouth. We're building a book of real Muskoka businesses we can point new clients at. If the site earns you customers, you'll tell people — that's worth more to us than the build fee.

Yes. It's your site on your domain, and we hand over the files. If you'd rather host it yourself or move it later, that's completely fine — there's no contract and no cancellation fee.

No, it's optional. If you do want us to handle it, $10/month covers hosting, SSL, security updates, backups and small content edits — a discount on our usual $30/month, held for these five builds. If you'd rather host elsewhere, we'll hand over the files and help you get set up.

Most sites go live 7 to 14 days after we have your content. The main thing that slows a project down is waiting on photos and business details, so the faster you send those, the faster you launch.

You see a live preview before anything goes public, and we'll revise it. If you still don't want it, you walk away owing nothing. We'd rather lose the time than launch something you're not proud of.

Applications close. If you applied and didn't make the five, we'll tell you — and we'll usually offer something reasonable rather than leaving you with nothing. Our regular pricing starts at $500.

Five businesses are going to get a free website.

It takes three minutes to put your name in. Worst case, you get an honest opinion about your current site.

Apply for a Free Website 📞