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Web design for Montreal businesses
Bilingual websites for Montreal businesses
Fast WordPress sites in French and English, built to Bill 96 and Law 25 from the first page. One fixed price, a written quote, and everything in your name on launch day.
- 01Fixed priceA written quote before any work starts.
- 02French firstWritten for Quebec readers, never machine-translated.
- 03Bill 96 & Law 25Included in every build.
- 04YoursDomain, hosting and logins in your name.
Before you hire anyone
What usually goes wrong with small business sites
If one of these sounds familiar, your site is costing you customers. Every site we build is planned around fixing them.
Get my current site checked →Slow on a phone.
Most people look you up on their phone, often on cellular data. A page that takes several seconds to load loses them before they see your name.
French as an afterthought.
A machine-translated French version reads badly to Quebec customers, and Bill 96 expects French to be at least as available as English.
Nobody can update it.
The person who built it has moved on, so changing your hours or a price means calling someone and waiting.
Tracking without consent.
Law 25 requires consent before collecting personal information, and that covers most analytics and ad pixels. Many small sites load them on every visit without asking.
Services
What we build
Every project is bilingual and built on WordPress unless you need something custom. Start with one service and add others when you need them.
01Web designSites that look credible and get calls, designed for phones first.Learn more
02WordPress developmentCustom themes, plugins and integrations, or a cleanup for a site that has grown slow and messy.Learn more
03E-commerceOnline stores with GST and QST set up properly and a checkout that works on a phone.Learn more
04Custom web appsBooking tools, client portals and internal dashboards, for when off-the-shelf software doesn’t fit.Learn more
05Local SEOClear service pages and structured data, so Montreal customers find you in either language.Learn more
06Maintenance & hostingUpdates, backups, monitoring and small edits each month, so the site stays fast and secure.Learn more
Included in every buildBill 96 & Law 25 compliance- French that reads as if it was written first
- A cookie banner that blocks tracking until visitors agree
- A Law 25 privacy policy
- A named privacy contact
French first
Your French customers should never feel like they’re reading the translation.
We plan every page in both languages from the start, with Quebec vocabulary and French typography. That’s what Bill 96 asks for, and it’s what your customers notice.
How we handle Bill 96 →FRANCE OR ANGLICISMQUEBEC
How a project runs
From the first call to launch, in about six weeks
For a typical small-business site of 5 to 10 pages. Your written quote sets the real dates.
The full process →Week 1
Call and quote
A video call about what you sell and who buys it, then a fixed-price quote with the pages, the dates and what we need from you.
Week 2
Your content
You send your logo, photos and rough notes. We write the final French and English text.
Weeks 3–4
Design
We design the homepage in both languages. Two rounds of changes before we build the rest.
Weeks 4–6
Build and test
Every page, tested on real phones, with the cookie banner, privacy policy and redirects from your old pages.
Launch
It’s yours.
We launch, connect Google Search Console and record a walkthrough of how to edit your pages.
What you get
Fixed price. Your name on everything.
- The domain, registered in your name
- The hosting account and every login
- All design files, photos and text
- A recorded walkthrough for editing your pages
- No lock-in: take your site anywhere
Your quote
In writingEvery project gets
One fixed price.
Written before any work starts, with every page, the dates and the total. No hourly billing, no surprise invoice.
Get a quoteWho we work with
Sites built around your trade
Montreal small businesses don’t all need the same thing. Here’s what each site has to do well.
- 01
Restaurants & cafés
Menu, hours and reservations, readable on a phone in either language.
- 02
Professional firms
Clear services and a contact form clients trust with their details.
- 03
Clinics
Online booking, clear service pages and a privacy policy that meets Law 25.
- 04
Shops
Hours, products and an online store when you’re ready.
- 05
Trades
Service areas, quote requests and a phone number one tap away.
- 06
Young companies
A credible first site that grows with you.
FAQ
Questions we hear first
Another question? Write to us in English or French.
info@webdevelopmentmontreal.caHow much does a website cost?
Every project gets a fixed, written quote based on the pages, languages and features you need. It lists every page, the dates and the total, before any work starts.
How long does it take?
About six weeks for a typical small-business site, once we have your content. Your quote sets the real dates.
You’re in Toronto. Does that matter?
Not for the work. We meet by video call in the same time zone, and you deal directly with the people building your site. We don’t pretend to have a Montreal office.
Who writes the French?
We write both languages from your notes, with Quebec vocabulary and French typography. You review them side by side before anything goes live.
Can I update the site myself?
Yes. You get a recorded walkthrough, so changing your hours, prices or text doesn’t mean calling us.
Can you fix the site I already have?
Often, yes. Send us the address. We’ll review its speed, its French and its privacy setup, and tell you honestly whether it needs a fix or a rebuild.
From the blog
Straight answers about Quebec websites.
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