Give your business a front window to the world.
Every storefront has a window people look into before they walk in. Online, that's your website — and most local businesses either don't have one or have one nobody looks at. We design it, build it, host it, and put it in front of local customers who are already searching.
We don't pitch you slides. We build your site first.
Most agencies want a deposit before you see anything. We do it backwards: we build a real, working version of your website — your name, your services, your hours — and put it live at a private link. Then you decide.
A free working demo of your actual business
Not a template with your logo dropped in. A finished-looking site built from what your business actually does, so you can judge the real thing — on your phone, with your customers, with your staff — before a dollar changes hands.
If you love it, we launch it. If you don't, you owe nothing and we part as friends.
Built to be found
Fast, mobile-first, and set up the way Google wants to see a local business — so the window faces the street, not the alley.
Built to be tapped
Click-to-call, directions, hours, and a clear next step on every screen. The point is a phone that rings and a door that opens.
Built by one person you can call
No account managers, no ticket queue, nothing outsourced. You deal directly with the person doing the work.
Nothing locked in
Month to month, cancel anytime, and your domain name stays yours. We keep your business by earning it, not by contract.
Four steps. The first three are free.
Honest, simple, and the same for every business we work with.
We connect
You reach out — or you got a postcard from us because we noticed your business could use a better window. Either way, a quick chat is all it takes to start.
We build your demo
Using your real services, hours, location and branding, we build a complete working site and put it live at a private link. Usually within a few days.
You see it live
Open it on your phone. Show your staff. Show your regulars. Ask for changes. There's no pressure and no invoice at this stage — you're just looking in the window.
You approve, we launch
We connect your domain, switch on hosting and SSL, get you set up on Google, and start pointing local customers at it. One monthly fee. Cancel whenever.
One simple monthly fee. No contract, ever.
Every plan is month to month. No setup fee, no 12-month lock-in, no “early termination” clause. If we stop being worth it, you stop paying — that's the deal.
Your Front Window
Everything a local business needs to look legitimate, load fast, and get found — designed, built, hosted and maintained for you.
- Custom-designed website (not a template) built around your business
- Mobile-first, fast-loading, built to Google's standards
- Hosting, SSL certificate, domain connection & security updates
- Click-to-call, directions, hours, contact form
- Basic on-page SEO & Google Business Profile link-up
- Minor content updates each month (hours, prices, a new photo) — just text us
- Direct line to the person who built it
Free demo first · No setup fee · Cancel anytime
Front Window + Local Growth
The Core website plus everything that makes local customers actually find it and pick you over the shop down the road.
- Everything in the Core website
- Local SEO — ranking for “near me” searches in Windsor-Essex
- Google Business Profile fully optimized & kept current
- Review management — get more reviews, respond to every one
- Monthly one-page report: visits, calls, direction requests
- Priority turnaround on changes
Save $28/mo vs. adding SEO & Reviews separately
Add-ons — stack them on either plan
Month to month like everything else. Turn them on for a season, turn them off when you're booked solid.
Local SEO & Google Business Profile
Show up when someone in Tecumseh, LaSalle or South Windsor searches for what you do. Profile optimization, local citations, keyword-tuned pages, ongoing tuning.
Postcard & QR direct-mail campaign
A designed postcard with a QR code straight to your site or a special offer, mailed to targeted local households or businesses. Printing and Canada Post delivery for 250 pieces included; more available.
Reviews & reputation
A simple review link and card for the counter, a tasteful follow-up ask, and a response to every review — good or bad — in your voice.
Content & photo refresh
A monthly refresh so the window never looks stale: new photos of your work, seasonal specials, a menu or service update, and a short post for Google and social.
Email & SMS promos
Bring past customers back. A sign-up on your site and counter, then one or two well-timed promos a month — a slow-Tuesday special, a seasonal service reminder — written and sent for you.
Extra pages & features
Online menu with ordering links, a booking-page integration, a photo gallery per service, a careers page — whatever your business needs beyond the core site.
The whole storefront, handled.
Core website, local SEO, Google profile, reviews, monthly content refresh, email & SMS promos, and one postcard campaign every quarter. You run the business; we run the window.
Small on purpose. Local on purpose.
Front Window is run by one person, in Windsor-Essex, who builds every site personally. That's not a limitation — it's the whole point.
You talk to the builder
No account manager relaying your notes to a designer relaying them to a developer overseas. You text the person who made your site, and they fix it.
We know this market
We know what a LaSalle family looks for in a mechanic and what a downtown lunch crowd wants from a menu page. Generic agencies optimize for “a city.” We optimize for this one.
Fast turnaround
No meetings-about-meetings. Demos in days, changes usually same day. Small means quick.
No overhead to pay for
Big-agency pricing pays for the big agency. Our pricing pays for your website and the work that makes it earn its keep.
| DIY builders Wix / Squarespace | Big agency | Front Window | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See it before you pay | No — you build it | Deposit first | Free live demo |
| Who does the work | You, on weekends | A rotating team | One person, directly |
| Contract | Annual for best rates | 12–24 months typical | None — monthly |
| Local know-how | None | Sometimes | Windsor-Essex based |
| Time to launch | Whenever you find time | 6–12 weeks | Days, not months |
| Ongoing updates | Your job | Billed hourly | Included |
| Typical cost | $30–60/mo + your time | $3,000–10,000 upfront | From $149/mo, $0 upfront |
The things owners ask us first.
Is the demo really free? What's the catch?
Really free. The catch is entirely on our side: we spend a few hours building your site before you've committed to anything, and we're betting that once you see it, you'll want it live. If you don't, no invoice, no hard feelings, and the demo simply comes down.
What happens if I cancel?
You stop paying and the site comes down at the end of your billing month. Your domain name is registered in your name, so it always stays yours. If you want to take the site files with you to host elsewhere, we'll hand them over for a one-time fee — we'll tell you that number up front, not when you're leaving.
I already have a website. Can you replace it?
Yes — and we'll show you the new one side-by-side with the old one before you switch. Outdated sites are our most common starting point.
How long does it take to go live?
The demo usually takes a few days. Once you approve it, launch on your own domain is typically same-week. Local SEO work starts immediately after and builds over the following months.
Do I need to write the content or take photos?
No. We build the first version from what you already have — your menu, your services, your Google and Facebook presence. If you have good photos, great; if not, we can arrange a photo session as part of the content add-on.
Are you actually in Windsor-Essex?
Yes. Front Window is based here and works with businesses across Windsor, Tecumseh, LaSalle, Amherstburg, Lakeshore, Essex, Kingsville and Leamington. If you'd rather meet in person over a coffee, that's an option.
Let's build your window.
Tell us a little about your business and we'll get to work on a free demo. No deposit, no contract, and no sales call unless you want one.