Built for phones
Phone first, not desktop first
45 of the 205 sites we opened in Thornhill have no mobile layout at all. Most people looking for a local business here are on a phone, often standing somewhere inconvenient. We design for that first.
Websites & local SEO · Thornhill
Web design in
Thornhill.
262 businesses in Thornhill are listed on Google Maps. 205 of them attached a website, and we opened all of those ourselves: 45 do not work on a phone and 11 are still served without HTTPS.
Businesses we checked in Thornhill262
Thornhill listings with no website at all30
Website that does not load, is blank or parked30
Working but visibly dated44
Thornhill sites with no mobile version45 (22%)
Still served without HTTPS11
Copyright line 2011 or earlier22
Listings with no opening hours on Google43
Median Google reviews in Thornhill57
Thornhill is the 25th largest of the 26 places we surveyed, with 262 listings against 3,173 in Mississauga. Thornhill straddles Markham and Vaughan; we count the businesses that give Thornhill as their address. Every site behind these listings was opened by hand — nothing here is modelled.
What Thornhill is built on
10 platforms,
no clear winner.
Detected from the pages themselves across 205 Thornhill websites. 5 run on a free or entry-level builder and 0 are still served by software that has been discontinued for years. 22 carry a copyright line from 2011 or earlier.
WordPress78 (38%)
Wix18 (9%)
Squarespace6 (3%)
Drupal6 (3%)
GoDaddy Builder4 (2%)
Hand-built or unidentified93 (45%)
What actually breaks
The same six faults,
88 times over.
Across the 205 Thornhill sites we opened, these are the faults that turned up most often. None of them is visible to the owner, which is exactly why they survive for years.
Page titles that never say “Thornhill”88 of 205
Sites in Thornhill with no enquiry form78 of 205
Sites measuring nothing at all69 of 205
Sites with no structured data55 of 205
Sites letting Google write their description40 of 205
Sites dating themselves in the footer39 of 205
What you get
A site built for how
Thornhill actually searches.
Local search
Your Google listing, set up properly
Categories, service areas, hours, photos and the structured data that puts your address and rating straight into results. 43 Thornhill listings do not even publish opening hours. The median business here has 57 reviews — we will tell you honestly where you stand.
Maintained
Someone still looking after it
22 sites in Thornhill carry a copyright line five years old or more, which usually means nobody has opened the admin panel since launch. The monthly fee exists so that does not happen to yours.
Questions
Straight answers.
Do you work with businesses in Thornhill?
Yes. We work across the entire Greater Toronto Area, including Thornhill, where we surveyed 262 listings. Everything is done remotely — calls, email and a live preview link you can open while we build — so there is no need to meet in person unless you want to.
How many businesses in Thornhill have no website?
30 of the 262 listings we checked have no website attached to their Google profile at all, and another 30 link to one that does not load, is blank or has been parked. On top of that, 44 have a site that works but has visibly not been touched in years.
How much does a website cost?
Between $590 and $3,900 depending on the size of the business and how many pages it needs. You pay once it is built and you have seen it, not before. After launch it is $129 to $990 a month for hosting, edits, your Google listing and ongoing SEO, cancellable any month.
How long does SEO take?
The Google map pack can move within weeks. Ranking in regular search results for competitive terms realistically takes three to six months of consistent work. Anyone promising faster is selling you something.
Check yours
The same test,
on your address.
We do not guess and we do not send a report by email. Type the address, wait ten seconds, read what comes back. If your site is fine it will say so.
Start with a
straight answer.
Describe the business and where it works. We come back with what we would change, what it would cost and how long it takes — or with a reason not to bother.