Calgary, Alberta
Web design for Calgary small business
We are not a Calgary agency. SDS Direct is based in Airdrie, half an hour up the QEII, and that is exactly why a five-page site here costs $950 instead of $6,000.
Being outside Calgary is the feature
Calgary has no shortage of web design firms, and many of them are good. What they also have is downtown overhead, account managers, project managers, and a sales process that runs a discovery phase before anyone builds anything. All of that is real work, and all of it is in the quote.
SDS Direct does not carry any of it. One person builds the site, so there is nobody to bill you for coordinating the person building the site. That is the entire explanation for the price difference. It is not a discount, an introductory rate, or a corner being cut.
What a Calgary quote usually looks like
It is worth knowing which tier you are shopping in, because the tier explains the price far more than the quality does.
- DIY builder, $25 to $60 a month - you are the designer, the copywriter and the support desk
- Freelance or small shop, roughly $600 to $3,000 - one person building the site. This is where SDS Direct sits
- Mid-market studio, $5,000 to $15,000 - a small team, a discovery phase, a project manager
- Full agency, $20,000 and up - strategy, brand work, account management, ongoing campaigns
Who this is genuinely right for
A Calgary business that needs a clear, fast, mobile-friendly site that tells customers what it does and how to reach it. A trade, a clinic, a shop, a studio, a service company. If your website's job is to answer three questions and get the phone to ring, you are paying for structure you will never use at any tier above this one.
And who it is not
If you need a brand strategy, a content team, ongoing paid campaigns, a complex integration with existing systems, or fifteen stakeholders signing off on a design, hire a Calgary agency. That is what the higher tiers exist for and it would be a disservice to pretend otherwise.
Being told plainly that you are not the right fit is worth more than being sold something that does not do the job.
Working across the Calgary region
Everything runs by phone, email and a short intake form, so being based in Airdrie changes nothing about the work or the timeline. The published prices are identical whether you are in Beltline, Bowness or Balzac.
What it costs
Published up front rather than quoted after a discovery call. The number does not change based on how your business looks on the phone.
| Package | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Spark | A single scrolling page: services, hours, contact, click-to-call and a map. | $450 |
| Core | Up to five pages with a gallery, service detail and a contact form. | from $950 |
| Plus | Six to ten pages, including a page for each service. | from $1,650 |
| Setup | One time. Domain, business email, hosting, going live, Google Business Profile. | $250 |
Hosting is $15 a month after that. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Common questions
Are you actually located in Calgary?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. SDS Direct is based in Airdrie and works throughout the Calgary region. There is no Calgary office, no rented boardroom and no local address on a map pin. Everything is handled remotely, which is part of why the prices are what they are.
Why is this so much cheaper than the quotes I am getting?
Overhead and scope. A studio or agency prices in account management, project management, a discovery phase and revision rounds. One person building your site does not have those costs to pass on. The build itself is custom either way.
Can we meet face to face?
A phone call usually settles more than a meeting does, and it is faster for both of us. The intake form takes about five minutes and captures what is actually needed to start building.
What if I need an online store or booking system?
Those get quoted per project rather than listed, because product counts, payment setup, shipping rules and how your calendar works all change the number. Tell us what you have in mind and you get a firm price before any work starts.
Do you do SEO and Google Ads too?
Basic SEO is built into every site: titles, descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and clean fast markup. Your Google Business Profile is claimed and set up, which for most local businesses drives more calls than the website does. Ongoing SEO campaigns and paid advertising are not part of a build.
Getting a real number
Tell us what your business does and which package looks about right. You get a plan and a firm price back, usually the same day, with no discovery fee and no hourly meter.
Get started →Or see the demo gallery for the range of formats we build.
North of the city? Web design in Airdrie — it's where we're based.