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Thunder Bay, Ontario · Website designer & developer
Website design and development in Thunder Bay.
DOODLESAVE INC is a website design and development company based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. We design and build custom websites for local shops, trades, clinics, non-profits and industrial firms across Northwestern Ontario: fast on a phone, set up to be found on Google, and registered in your company’s name from the first day.
Who we build for
Shops, restaurants, trades, clinics, contractors, non-profits and industrial suppliers in Thunder Bay, from Current River to Westfort, and businesses across Northwestern Ontario.
What every site includes
Custom design, a mobile-first build, local search setup, analytics, three revision rounds (one on the one-page site) and thirty days of free fixes after launch.
What you get
A website built for how Thunder Bay searches.
Most people find a local business on a phone, in a search that ends with “Thunder Bay”. Every site we build is made for that moment.
Built for phones first
Tested on real screen sizes, because most local searches happen on a phone, often while someone is deciding where to go.
Set up for local search
Page titles, structured data and wording that say clearly what you do and that you do it in Thunder Bay, so search engines and AI assistants can match you to local searches.
Matched to your Google listing
Your website and your Google Business Profile should tell the same story. We check that your name, phone number, hours and service area match before launch.
Fast
Built to a Lighthouse performance score of 95 or more, with a two-second maximum load time we hold ourselves to before launch.
Yours from day one
Domain, hosting and analytics registered to your company. Leave whenever you like and take everything with you.
Which website do you need?
Four kinds of website, scoped by what they have to do.
Every one is quoted in writing with a fixed figure and a timeline after a short call.
PackageBuild time
One-page website
What you do, proof that you do it, one clear action and one enquiry form. Right for most local shops, trades and clinics. One revision round, fixed scope.
BuildUp to 2 weeks
Marketing website
Up to eight pages: services, about, proof and contact. Mobile-first, set up to be found on Google, with enquiry forms that reach you reliably.
Build3 – 5 weeks
Content and blog website
Everything above, plus a publishing system you run yourself: posts, categories, author pages and newsletter sign-up.
Build4 – 6 weeks
Online store
Products, checkout through an established payment gateway, order records and an admin area for your team.
Build8 – 16 weeks
Redesigning a site you already have? Moving your existing pages and posts across is quoted separately, and we redirect the old addresses so you keep the search traffic you have earned. All services and how payment works.
Why work with a Thunder Bay web designer
Plenty of agencies will build you a site from Toronto or overseas. Here is what is different when the company is here.
01
Same city, same time zone
We are in Thunder Bay, on Eastern Time like you. A question sent in the morning gets answered the same business day, by the person building your site.
02
One person, start to finish
You will not be handed between account managers or explain the same thing twice. The person who scopes the work is the person who builds it.
03
Written for local customers
Pages are written around the searches your customers actually make, a service plus “Thunder Bay”, and around the neighbourhoods and towns you serve, rather than generic copy.
04
A registered Ontario corporation
DOODLESAVE INC. is Ontario Corporation No. 1001543461. You get a written quote, a written agreement and invoices under the laws of Ontario.
05
Serving all of Northwestern Ontario
Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, Marathon, Nipigon and everywhere in between: calls, screen shares and email make the distance irrelevant.
How it works
From first call to launch in four steps.
75% to begin, the balance only after you approve the finished site on a private preview link.
A short call
You tell us what the site or tool needs to do. We tell you the price and whether a cheaper option would do.
You see it first
Layouts and wording for your customers, with three rounds of changes included (one on the one-page site).
Built and tested
Tested on real phones and shared on a private link for your sign-off.
Live, in your name
Every login handed over, plus thirty days of free fixes.
Our work
Recent builds, live on the web.
Our client work so far sits mostly with engineering, energy and industrial firms.
DOODLESAVE INC helped us rebuild our website to load faster, which helped attract more clients.
Our new website makes us look more professional and polished.
We did not have a digital presence, and DOODLESAVE INC helped us set up socials and build our website.
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Questions
Website design in Thunder Bay, answered.
More detail in our guide to what goes into a website.
How much does a website cost in Thunder Bay?
It depends on what the site has to do, not on page count, so every project is quoted in writing after a short call, with a fixed figure and a timeline. If a smaller option would do the job, we will say so. Hosting and the domain are billed to you directly by the providers, at cost.
How long does it take to build a website?
A one-page website takes up to two weeks, a marketing website three to five weeks and a content or blog website four to six weeks. Online stores take eight to sixteen weeks. Timelines assume your content and approvals arrive when needed.
Will my website show up on Google in Thunder Bay?
Every site we build has the search fundamentals in place from day one: clear page titles, structured data, speed, a sitemap and wording that says what you do and where. Nobody can honestly promise the top result, but a fast site that matches your Google Business Profile, plus genuine customer reviews, gives you the best footing.
Can you redesign my existing website?
Yes. We rebuild the site, move your existing pages and posts across (content migration is quoted separately) and redirect the old addresses, so you keep the search traffic you already have.
Who owns the website when it is finished?
You do. Your domain, hosting and every other account are in your company’s name from the first day, and copyright in the design and code passes to you on final payment.
Do you only work with businesses in Thunder Bay?
No. We are based in Thunder Bay and work with businesses across Northwestern Ontario and the rest of Canada, and with companies in India, by call, video and email.
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Need a website designer in Thunder Bay?
Tell us what the site has to do. We reply within one business day, and after a short call you get a fixed written quote.