Pricing
Fixed scope. Fixed price. In writing. You own your site once it is paid, and your domain stays in your name. If scope grows, you get a change order first. Prices in CAD, before tax.
The local business offer
Found in Your Town
For a local business that wants people in its own town to find it on Google and call.
What you get
- A Template website, up to 5 pages, with the text written for you$2,225
- Local SEO setup: your Google Business Profile, your listings, and pages tuned for your town$2,500
- An AI search readiness check, so you know if ChatGPT sends people to you$950
- Daily change monitoring for 12 months$900
- Hosting & Maintenance Plus for 12 months, with two change requests a month$3,000
- Total value$9,575
$2,225to build
Then $250 a month for 12 months.
Your first year costs $5,225 for $9,575 of work.
Our launch date promise. Your launch date goes in writing. If we launch late, you get a free month of hosting for every week we miss it, as long as your reviews come back on the dates in the plan.
Half the build books your slot. The second half is due before launch. Hosting & Maintenance Plus starts on launch day on a 12 month term, then runs month to month with 30 days notice.
New websites
Website builds
Flagship
From $12,000
For a business doing over $1 million a year that wants its website to bring in more of its best clients.
- Custom design and build
- 20+ pages
- Can include a store or directory
- Draft website text
- Local SEO setup
- Form or booking integration
- Launch support and staff training
- Two revision rounds
- Timeline
- 6 to 8 weeks, set in the quote
- Rush
- 3 to 4 weeks, +50%
- Payment
- 50% to book, 50% after revisions, before launch
Custom
From $5,940
For a business doing $250,000 to $1 million a year that wants its website to bring in steady new clients.
- Custom design and build
- Up to 10 pages
- Draft website text
- Local SEO setup
- Contact form
- Two revision rounds
- Timeline
- 3 to 4 weeks
- Rush
- 2 weeks, +50%
- Payment
- 50% to book, 50% after revisions, before launch
Recommended
Template
From $2,225
Plus $250 a month Hosting & Maintenance Plus, billed from launch
For a business doing under $250,000 a year that wants its website to look credible from day one.
- Our proven layouts with your colours, fonts, and logo applied
- Up to 5 pages
- Draft website text
- Local SEO setup
- One revision round
- Timeline
- 2 to 3 weeks
- Rush
- 1 week, +50%
- Payment
- 50% to book, 50% after revisions, before launch
Shopify store
From $3,500
For a business that sells products online and wants a store it can run itself.
- A Shopify theme set up and styled to your brand
- Payments, shipping, taxes, and store policies set up
- Up to 50 products loaded
- One test order before launch
- Training on running the store
You pay Shopify for your store plan. The store moves into your name when the final invoice is paid. After launch, Hosting & Maintenance Plus or Pro covers your changes.
Our launch date promise, on every build. Your launch date goes in writing. If we launch late, you get a free month of hosting for every week we miss it, as long as your reviews come back on the dates in the plan.
Looking for something specific? Book a consult to talk through a custom package.
The established business offer
Website Department
For an established business that wants its website run like a department, without hiring one.
What you get
- A Flagship website, 20 or more pages, with the text written for you$12,000
- The website and content retainer for 12 months$12,000
- A priority build slot, with start and launch dates in writing$2,400
- An AI search readiness check$950
- Daily change monitoring for 12 months$900
- Total value$28,250
The retainer, every month
- Everything in Hosting & Maintenance Plus
- Four change requests a month instead of two
- One blog post a month, written for you
- Two Google Business Profile posts a month
From $12,000to build
Then $1,000 a month for 12 months.
Your first year starts at $24,000 for $28,250 of work.
Our promises. Your launch date goes in writing. If we launch late, you get a free month of hosting for every week we miss it, as long as your reviews come back on the dates in the plan. If a month of retainer work is not delivered, that month is free.
Half the build books your slot. The second half is due before launch. The retainer starts on launch day on a 12 month term, then runs month to month with 30 days notice.
Before you build it yourself
Made in ChatGPT, or built and run by us
ChatGPT can write a web page in a minute. Keeping a website found, safe, and correct for years is a different job.
| What | Made in ChatGPT | Built and run by Acorn |
|---|---|---|
| Planning | Straight from a prompt | Draft text written for you, then reviewed with you before we build |
| Code | One pasted page, with no history | Kept in GitHub on our custom builds, with every change tracked |
| Hosting | You set it up and pay for it | Hosting, SSL, and updates, run by us |
| Local search | Words on a page | Local SEO setup and your Google Business Profile |
| AI search | Nobody checks it | An AI search readiness check, with Found in Your Town |
| Monitoring | You hear about it from a customer | Daily change monitoring, with Found in Your Town |
| Your old site | Rankings can be lost | Every old address sent to its new page |
| Backups | None | Daily backups, with a restore tested every quarter |
| Changes after launch | Your time | Change requests in your hosting plan |
| A real person | None | We meet you in the North Okanagan and Shuswap |
After launch
Hosting and maintenance plans
Hosting & Maintenance
$150per month
- Hosting, DNS, and SSL looked after
- Daily backups, restore tested each quarter
- Updates, security scans, and uptime monitoring
- Monthly report
Recommended
Hosting & Maintenance Plus
$250per month
- Everything in Hosting & Maintenance
- Up to two change requests a month
Hosting & Maintenance Pro
$400per month
- Everything in Hosting & Maintenance Plus
- Up to six change requests a month
- Quarterly title, meta, and speed check
You can cancel with 30 days notice.
Local market visibility
Google and AI search plans
Google and AI search work under one plan. Setup comes first, then the monthly plan that fits your locations and services.
One-time setup
Local SEO setup
$2,500one time, four weeks
Required before a monthly search plan. Every website we build already includes it.
- AI search readiness check as the starting point
- Google Business Profile rebuilt
- Citations and directory listings
- Service pages tuned for your town
AI search readiness check
$950one time, one week
For a business that wants to know if ChatGPT recommends it, and who it recommends instead.
- Your site scored on five tests: reach, identity, answers, action, and proof
- 15 real buyer questions run in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Claude
- The competitors that show up instead of you, by name
- A one-page report with what to fix first
- Start Local SEO setup within 30 days and the full $950 comes off the setup price
Monthly plans
Local Search
$950per month
For one location with a few core services.
- One Google Business Profile post a week, with photos and business details kept current
- One existing page improved each month
- A weekly check that Google and AI tools can reach every page
- Business listings and schema kept matching
- 15 buyer questions re-run each month in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Claude
- Monthly report
Local Search Plus
$1,500per month
For one location that wants to win more searches.
- Everything in Local Search
- One new page written each month
- 25 buyer questions re-run each month
- Three competitors tracked each month
Local Search Pro
$2,500per month
For more than one location or a long list of services.
- Everything in Local Search Plus
- Up to three Google Business Profiles, one post a week each
- Two new pages and two improved pages each month
- Listings and schema kept matching for every location
- 40 buyer questions re-run each month
- Five competitors tracked each month
Every search plan has a six month minimum. We do not guarantee rankings or AI recommendations. We post for you. Replies to reviews, comments, and messages stay with your existing reception staff.
Not a fit if
- You want the cheapest site possible.
- You would rather pay less now and rebuild in a year.
- You want an order-taker, not an opinion.
A good fit if
- You want more of the clients you already like.
- You want a direct line, not a ticket queue.
- You want a site you are proud to put on a business card.
What moves the price
Five things that set your build price
Two businesses in the same line of work can pay $2,225 or $12,000. These five things make the difference.
- How many pages
- Five pages, ten pages, or twenty and up. A clinic with four practitioners and nine services needs more pages than a solo consultant, and every page has to be designed, written, and checked.
- Who writes the words
- We write the copy for every page on every build, and you finalize it. Words do the selling, so they carry the most weight in the price.
- What the site has to do
- A brochure site is one price. A store, a member directory, or booking that routes patients to the right practitioner is another. Anything with a database behind it takes longer to build and longer to test.
- What you already have
- A brand guide and real photography both cut the cost. Starting from a logo somebody made in 2011 and no photos adds work before the design can begin.
- When you need it
- Rush is half the timeline for 50% over the build price. It is not a markup for the same work. It means your project jumps the queue and our schedule reshuffles around it.
Questions
Common pricing questions
- Someone quoted me $99 a month. Why are you more?
- That price buys a small template site and rented hosting. You pay it every month for as long as the site stays up, and the site stays the same size. Twelve months of $99 is $1,188, and at the end you own a subscription, not an asset. A build here is a one-time cost for a site sized to your business, and it is yours. If $99 a month fits where your business is right now, take it. Come back when you need the phone to ring more.
- Can you match a lower quote?
- No. Each price covers a set amount of work, and we do not lower it for the same work. A Template site at $2,225 is the smallest build we offer. If that is more than your budget right now, a do-it-yourself builder like Squarespace or Wix is a good place to start. When you are ready for more, we are here.
- What is the difference between a Template site and a custom build?
- A Template site uses layouts we have already built and tested, with your brand applied. It is faster and cheaper because the design decisions are already made and you bring the photos. A custom build starts with your clients, your services, and your town, and every page is written and built to bring in the right calls. Template gets you online. Custom gets the phone ringing.
- I already have a site. Do I need a new one?
- Not always. If the structure is sound, a redesign or an SEO setup may be enough. The first call is where we tell you which, and we will say so if the answer is keep it.
- Do I own the site?
- Yes. The site, the design, and the content are yours once the build is paid for, and the domain stays in your name throughout. Hosting, DNS, and analytics run on our side while your hosting and maintenance plan is active. If you leave, thirty days notice hands all of it back.
- What happens after launch?
- Your hosting and maintenance plan starts the day the site goes live. You pick the plan before launch, so nothing goes live without one in place. Hosting & Maintenance is not included in the build price. Plans start at $150 a month, month to month, and you can sign up on the hosting and maintenance plans page without a call. Paying for the year costs 10 months instead of 12.
- How fast?
- Template sites in two to three weeks. Custom sites in three to four. Flagship in six to eight, set in the quote. The launch date is in writing. If we miss it, you get a free month of hosting for every week we are late, as long as your reviews come back on the dates in the plan.
- Can you go faster?
- Yes. Rush cuts any build timeline in half for 50% over the build price. A Custom site can be live in two weeks. Rush projects go to the front of the schedule, which is what the premium pays for.
- Can I just do SEO?
- Yes, if your site is sound. Local SEO setup is $2,500. Monthly search plans run $950 to $2,500 a month with a six month minimum, because that is how long it takes to see rankings move.
- What is a change order?
- A short written note that says what is being added, what it costs, and how it moves the date. You approve it before the work happens. It is how a fixed price stays fixed when you decide halfway through that you want a booking system.
- Is there a payment plan?
- The payment schedule is the plan. Every build is half to book your slot and half once revisions are done, before launch day. Paying the first half accepts the agreement. Hosting & Maintenance is billed monthly.
- Do the prices include tax?
- No. Every price on this page is Canadian dollars before tax.
- What is not in the price?
- Anything you subscribe to on your own, like a booking tool or a payment processor. Stock photography if you want it. New content for pages we did not scope. If something falls outside the quote, you hear about it before it gets built, not after.
Ready to talk?
A 20 minute call. No pitch. What you need and what it costs.
Or text 778-692-5555 or email hello@acornwebsites.com. We reply within two business days.
Social media
Social media plans
We gather photos and video at your office, as well as content from your staff and any photographers or videographers you work with. Then we write, design, and post on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Social
$1,250per month
For a business that wants to post twice a week.
Social Plus
$2,000per month
For a business that wants to post three times a week.
Social Pro
$3,250per month
For a business that wants to post five times a week and push its best posts further.
Boost packages
From $1,200per month
Add to Social Pro.
Each month we pick your four best posts, boost them to the customers you want to reach, and report what they did.
Every social plan has a three month minimum. We post for you. We send you every post before it goes out. Replies to reviews, comments, and messages stay with your existing reception staff.