Boreal Lab Studio · Local web design

Web design in Barrie.

What a Barrie business needs from a website, whether its customers live in the city or are driving through on the 400.

Two kinds of customer

A Barrie business often serves two groups. The first lives in Barrie, Innisfil, Springwater or Oro-Medonte and searches the way locals do: “Barrie” plus the service. The second is passing through on Highway 400 toward cottage country, or visiting the waterfront, and searches “near me” from a car or a patio.

A good Barrie site speaks to both. It names the city and the area for the first group, and it loads fast with hours, directions and a tap-to-call number for the second.

What a Barrie business site needs

  • “Barrie” in the page title and the first sentence a visitor reads.
  • The neighbourhoods and towns you serve: downtown, the south end, Innisfil, Angus, Orillia, Midhurst.
  • Seasonal information kept current: summer hours, winter services, holiday closures.
  • One page per service, with a clear price or a clear way to get one.
  • Directions and parking, if people come to you.
  • A form that reaches someone the same day.

Who we build for here

Restaurants and shops around Dunlop Street and the waterfront, trades and home services across the city’s south-end growth, clinics and professional offices, seasonal businesses tied to Lake Simcoe, and carriers and warehouses near the 400.

Get on the map first

For “plumber Barrie” or “dentist Barrie”, Google shows a map with three businesses above the websites. Verify your Google Business Profile, choose the right category, add real photos and ask for reviews. The website gives a customer the detail to choose you once they have found you there.

What it costs

Our prices are public, in Canadian dollars: one page from $399, a custom one-page site from $750, and up to 6 pages from $1,500. You see a free homepage concept of your own site first, and pay only if you approve it. See every plan.

Boreal Lab Studio builds small business websites

Boreal Lab Studio is a website studio in the Greater Toronto Area. It builds websites for small businesses in Toronto, York Region and Simcoe County, including Bradford, Barrie, Innisfil, Newmarket and Aurora, and for clients across Ontario and the rest of Canada. Projects run by phone, email and video call, so nobody has to drive to a meeting.

What it builds
Custom websites for small businesses with enquiry or booking forms, logos and matching email signatures, plus builds on Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer.
Starting prices (CAD)
Launch, one page: from $399. Starter: from $750. Full site, up to 6 pages: from $1,500. See every plan.
How it starts
A free homepage concept of your own site, on desktop and phone. You pay only after you approve it.
Platforms
Custom-built sites hosted for you, or Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer when one of them suits you better.

See the studio’s work and every plan, with full sites you can click through.

Common questions

Who designs websites in Barrie, Ontario?

Boreal Lab Studio builds websites for businesses in Barrie, Innisfil and the rest of Simcoe County, starting with a free homepage concept.

How much does web design cost in Barrie?

Published prices from Ontario studios for a five or six page site run from about $500 to $8,500 CAD. Boreal Lab Studio starts at $399 for one page, $750 for a custom one-page site and $1,500 for up to 6 pages, in CAD, after a free homepage concept.

How long does a website take?

A small site goes live within about a week of you approving the concept and sending your words and photos.

Do you build on Squarespace, Wix or WordPress?

Yes. We build custom sites that we host, and sites on Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer when one of them suits you better.

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All guides · Guides for small businesses: How much a small business website costs in Ontario · Hiring a Squarespace, Wix or WordPress designer · Professional email signatures for a small business · Logo design for a small business · How much a website costs in Canada · A free homepage mockup before you pay · How to choose a web designer · What a website redesign costs · What website maintenance costs each month · Shopify store design and setup · Hiring a Webflow or Framer designer · Website design for contractors and trades