Web Design & Development in Ottawa

Websites designed to impress — and built to convert.

Pricing Project-based Experience 25+ years Location Canada-wide Response Within 24 hours

Your website should be your hardest-working employee

We design and build websites and mobile apps that load fast, rank well, and make it easy for customers to reach you. From marketing sites to custom web applications, iOS and Android apps, and integrations, everything we ship is secure, standards-based, and built to be maintained — not locked into a proprietary platform.

We handle the full lifecycle: strategy, design, development, content, hosting setup, and search engine optimization, with clear milestones from kickoff to launch. And because we also run hosting, SEO, and digital marketing, your website is built from day one to work with all three.

Website Design & Development — Ace Consultants

What this service covers

Performance first

Lightweight, fast-loading pages that score well on Core Web Vitals and keep visitors engaged.

SEO built in

Clean structure, proper metadata, and structured data from day one — not bolted on afterwards.

Looked after for you

Send us a change and it is done: uploading new photos and small edits are part of the first year of support when we build and host your site.

Mobile apps

iOS and Android apps built with modern cross-platform tools — one codebase, native feel, app-store ready.

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Website Design & Development in practice

What we deliver

  • Mobile-first, accessible design that works on every device
  • Secure forms, hosting hardening, and SSL configuration
  • Search-engine-ready structure with analytics wired up
  • First-year support for small changes when we build and host your site

Have questions about website design & development? Read our FAQ or get in touch — we respond within 24 hours.

Packages

Website Design & Development pricing

All prices are published starting points in Canadian dollars, + HST — your exact quote is confirmed in writing before we start. See pricing for every service.

Website Redesign

Keep the content, rebuild the site

from $699.99 one-time + HST

  • Your existing content, redesigned
  • Fast, mobile-first rebuild
  • Rankings preserved with proper redirects
  • Analytics carried over

E-Commerce Website

Sell online — and own the platform

from $1,999.99 one-time + HST

  • Online store with secure checkout
  • Product management you run yourself
  • SEO-ready from day one
  • Training and documentation

Project work — your exact scope and fixed quote are confirmed in writing before we start. Web applications and mobile apps are scoped and quoted the same way.

Our work

Websites we have built

Real sites, live today. See all our work.

The Dentistry @ Manotick website

Family dental practice · Manotick, Ottawa South

Dentistry @ Manotick

A full practice website for a family dental clinic on River Road: every service on its own page, the dentists and the team, a smile gallery, and booking one tap away.

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The Painting & Drywall Experts website

Painting and drywall contractor · Ottawa

Painting & Drywall Experts

A bilingual contractor website: residential, commercial and drywall services each on their own page, a gallery of finished jobs, and a free-quote form.

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The Ottawa Property Guide website

Property information site · Ottawa

Ottawa Property Guide

An independent guide to buying, selling and renting in Ottawa, built and published by Ace Consultants: plain-language explainers, a guide to every community, and free tools, with no listings and no paid rankings.

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The Dr. Julie Maniate, Pediatric Dentist website

Pediatric dental practice · Ottawa

Dr. Julie Maniate, Pediatric Dentist

A friendly, colourful website for a children's dentist: services explained for parents, the forms to complete before a visit, and appointment sign-up.

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The ASB Law website

Real estate and corporate law firm · Ottawa

ASB Law

A clear, professional website for a law office: its practice areas, the firm, what clients say, and an appointment request.

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The Hindu Temple Community of Ottawa website

Community and culture site · Ottawa

Hindu Temple Community of Ottawa

A community website in English and Hindi, built and run by Ace Consultants, that works out festival dates and the daily Panchang for Ottawa time, with calendars, auspicious times and a guide to temples.

Visit the site

How an Ottawa web design project runs

  1. 1

    Discovery and a fixed quote

    A conversation about what the site has to do, who it is for and what you have today. You get the scope, the price and the timeline in writing before any work starts.

  2. 2

    Content and design preview

    We draft the copy from what you tell us and design the key pages. You see a real preview, on a phone and on a desktop, and say what to change.

  3. 3

    Build and review

    The site is hand-built on a staging address, with forms, analytics and search basics wired in. You review the finished site there and approve it.

  4. 4

    Launch and handover

    We launch, redirect the old addresses and submit the site to Google. The site, the domain and the accounts are yours, and small changes are part of the first year of support when we host it.

How long a website takes, and what we need from you

Most small-business websites launch within a few weeks of kickoff. An online store or a custom web application takes longer, and the quote sets out the timeline before you commit.

The biggest variable is rarely the build. It is how quickly these come together:

  • What you want the site to say — a conversation is enough; we write the copy for your approval
  • Photos of your work, your team or your premises, or a decision to use quality stock
  • Access to your domain and any existing website or hosting
  • Someone who can approve the design and the final site

Platforms, hosting and ownership

Our sites are custom-designed and hand-built, not assembled on a rented page builder. That is why they load fast and why you are never locked into a proprietary platform: the code, the content and the domain belong to you, and they can be moved to any host.

Hosting is available on a monthly care plan with SSL, daily backups, core updates and uptime monitoring, starting at $12.99 a month. You can also host the site elsewhere — it is yours either way.

Hosting and care plans

Built to be found on Google, on the map and in AI answers

A website nobody finds does not earn its keep, so the groundwork for search is part of every build, not an extra. Each page has one clear subject, a proper title and description, fast-loading code and structured data that tells Google what the business is, where it is and what it offers.

More people now ask an AI assistant instead of typing a search. Those tools quote pages that answer a question plainly, so we write service pages with direct answers and a questions section in ordinary language, marked up so Google's AI answers and assistants such as ChatGPT can read them. Nobody can promise a place in those answers; a site built this way is ready to be quoted.

Ongoing SEO after launch

Common questions about website design & development

How much does a website cost in Ottawa?

Our prices are published in Canadian dollars, plus HST: a small-business website starts at $499.99, a redesign of an existing site at $699.99 and an online store at $1,999.99. Your exact quote is confirmed in writing before we start.

How long does it take to build a website?

Most small-business sites launch within a few weeks of kickoff. Larger sites, online stores and custom applications take longer, and the timeline is set out in the quote. The pace usually depends on how quickly content and photos come together.

Do I own my website when it is finished?

Yes. The site, the domain, the content and every account are yours, and nothing is locked into a proprietary platform. If you ever move on, everything goes with you.

Can you redesign my existing site without losing my Google rankings?

Yes. A redesign maps every existing address to its new one, redirects it and carries the content that ranks across, and rankings are monitored through the switch. That is the core of our redesign process.

Do you write the content and supply the photos?

We can. Tell us about the business in a conversation and we draft the copy in your voice for your approval. Photography can be arranged, or we select quality stock that does not look like stock.

Is SEO included in a new website?

The foundations are: clean structure, proper titles and descriptions, structured data, fast pages and analytics, so Google can read and index the site from day one. Ongoing SEO — local search, content and links — is a separate monthly plan.

Who makes changes to the website after it is live?

We do. Small changes, such as uploading new photos or small edits to the wording, are part of the first year of support when we build and host your website. For sites that change often, the Business Care plan at $20.99 a month includes up to an hour of content changes.

Do you build on WordPress, Shopify or a custom platform?

Most of our business websites are custom-built, which is why they load fast and are not tied to a page builder. Online stores are built on Shopify, WooCommerce or custom, whichever fits the products. If your current site is on WordPress, Wix or Squarespace, a redesign moves it across with its rankings intact.

Will my website show up in AI search, like Google's AI answers or ChatGPT?

It is built to be eligible. AI tools draw on pages that load fast, are clearly structured and answer questions directly, which is how we build: plain-language answers, a questions section on each service page and structured data. No one can guarantee being quoted. Ongoing SEO improves the odds.

What happens after the website launches?

The site, the accounts and the domain are handed over to you. Hosting with SSL, daily backups, updates and monitoring is available on a care plan from $12.99 a month, and SEO continues as a separate monthly plan if you want it. Neither is required, and nothing is on a long-term contract.

Do you work with businesses outside Ottawa?

Yes. We are based in Stittsville and meet Ottawa-area clients in person, and we work remotely with businesses across Canada.

Website Design & Development across Ottawa

Based in Stittsville, serving the whole region — and businesses across Canada, remotely.

Stittsville · Kanata · Barrhaven · Orléans · Nepean · Manotick · All areas we serve

Let's talk about website design & development for your business

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