Web design and development in Manitoba

Start with your editing routine. WordPress suits a team that publishes often and wants to change most of the site itself. Its plugin choice gives you flexibility, but someone needs to keep the installation updated for security. A hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow suits a small site an owner wants to run alone. You give up some control over code and speed, and moving away later can mean rebuilding.

A custom design suits a brand, audience or set of content with specific needs. An adapted template can fit a simple site with a tight brief, provided its layouts are reworked around your real content. A headless setup pairs a custom front end with a separate editor; it suits a site that needs speed and heavy editing, although there are more parts to host and maintain.

We ask how your team works before recommending WordPress or a custom Next.js site. Be clear about who will publish changes and how often: that conversation makes the platform decision more useful than a list of features alone.

If your site collects personal information for commercial activity, federal privacy rules apply to how that information is collected, used and disclosed. We set up the form with a clear explanation of the information you collect and how you use it.

If you send commercial emails, consent and unsubscribe handling need to be part of the setup. We set up a consent field for sign-ups and include sender identification, a current mailing address and an unsubscribe mechanism in the email template. Your team also needs a way to action unsubscribe requests.

Bring what you have, and note what still needs work.

• Rank your services or products so the navigation can lead with your priorities.
• List sites you like and dislike, with a reason for each choice.
• Gather photos of your team, premises and finished work; book photography ahead if needed.
• Name the goal, such as quote requests, and who handles each enquiry.
• Collect permitted client logos, testimonials, case studies and certifications in a folder.

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  Designing with placeholders

  Put real headings and paragraphs into layouts early, before their different lengths force revisions.

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  Reviewing only on a large screen

  Check every page on a phone before approving the design.

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  Copying every old page

  Keep service pages clear and remove pages your team cannot keep current.

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  Leaving search setup until launch

  Check page titles, the sitemap and any development indexing block before the site goes live.