Built to bring the work in,
not just to look good.
For Vancouver Island trades, contractors, industrial, commercial and trucking companies, when the work comes by referral and the referral checks you out first.
You do good work, and most of it still comes the way it always has: someone you did right by puts your name forward. But before they call, they look you up. A project manager building a short list, a GC vetting a new sub, a company checking you out before they hand over a job. If what they find is a dead Facebook page or a site from ten years ago, the referral cools.
You won't win a bid by looking smaller than you are. When they look you up, you need to come across as a reliable outfit that can handle the job.
A good-looking site that just sits there won't do that on its own. It has to be built to carry the look-up: point them at the right work, answer the question in their head, and make calling you the obvious next step.
We built these for businesses on the mainland, before we relocated the whole business to the Island, here in Nanaimo. Full-media builds are our thing, but we do clean web-only sites for the folks who don't need all that.
Logo, brand, full copywriting, photography, a voiceover company video and banner videos, and the website. A full end-to-end package.
A full brand upgrade for an established company: logo, brand development, content writing, brand photography and messaging, video, a homepage banner video, and downloadable brochures.
Photography, video production, a voiceover company video, and a new website.
A home builder in Victoria, here on the Island. Simple and straightforward.
An energy startup we built end to end: logo, brand, content, site, and the downloadable brief.
Building analytics software. The larger, corporate web-only build.
You don't need the same thing as the business next door. Here's where most of the people we build for are starting.
That was fine to start with. But you don't own it, people can't find you on Google through it, and a serious buyer wonders whether you're a serious business. We'll build your first real site and show you what it does that Facebook can't.
Get a free growth planMaybe it looks fine, but the work still isn't coming in. It might be slow, hard to find on Google, or just not built to turn the people who land on it into calls. We'll go through it and show you what's actually costing you work, whether that's the site itself or the marketing and ads around it, and what it takes to fix it. Find out what's costing you work.
Book an assessmentAt some point the website isn't the thing anymore. You want the brand, the video, and the marketing that keeps the work coming. That's our parent company, PilotStar® Media Inc.
Visit PilotStar® MediaMy name is Britta, and I've been building websites for 26 years, over 1,500 of them.
We put in time up front on every site, getting the brand, the direction, and the words right, because that's what decides whether it works. From there, my team and our system build it and keep it running. Our office is located here in South Nanaimo, let me know when it's a good time to chat and we'll set up a time for you to come in and sit down for us to talk about what you need and how we can help your business run better.
A template shop can make you a nice-looking page. It can't build it to bring you work, because it doesn't know your trade, your buyer, or the call you're trying to earn. And a freelancer disappears the day something breaks.
We're local, we know the job cold, and we'll still be here in another five years.
Talk soon,
It depends on what you need. A clean web-only site costs less than a full-media build with photo and video, and we have trades start-up packages available as well. I'll give you a straight number after I look at your current site and what you're trying to win. No packages you don't need.
Most small sites go live as quickly as a couple of weeks if we're fully responsible for everything and you get us what we need to do the job. The part that takes time is getting the brand and the words right up front, because that's what decides whether the site actually brings work in.
Yes. A lot of the businesses we build for start there. Send me the page and I'll build you a plan for your first real site, including how we'll turn it into leads.
Yes. My team keeps it updated, backed up, and online. You're not left to figure it out, and you're not chasing a freelancer who has disappeared.
Yes. The website is usually the first step. When you're ready for brand, truck wraps, photo, video, Facebook ads and other marketing that keeps the work coming, that's our parent company, PilotStar® Media Inc.
We work with trades, contractors and industrial businesses all across Vancouver Island, from our office in Nanaimo's south end. We shoot in our own video studio and out on location, so when there's photo or video to get done, your part of it is easy.
After the free assessment is complete, you'll have a clear breakdown of what needs to happen to grow the business. Next step's in your court.
Nanaimo Web Design is part of PilotStar® Media Inc.
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