Common questions
Questions people ask first.
Price, ownership, timelines and how this is different from hiring an agency. If yours is not here, ask me on the call.
Working with me
Who do you work with?
Owner-run businesses in Hamilton, Burlington, the GTA and across Ontario that have something real to sell and want more customers finding them online: law firms, trades, auto, clinics, restaurants, real estate, retail and startups.
What does it cost?
It depends on scope. A Google Business Profile and a focused site is a different job from ongoing ads and SEO. You get a fixed price in writing after the first call, before anything starts.
How is this different from hiring an agency?
Agencies sell you a team you never meet. Here, the person you talk to is the person doing the work, and that person can write the code and run the marketing. Fewer handoffs, faster turnaround, and nobody marking up a freelancer.
Who owns what?
Your domain, your Google Business Profile, your ad accounts, your analytics and your customer data are in your name from day one. The platform underneath is mine: nine years of engineering you rent for a fraction of what building it would cost. If we part ways, you keep everything with your name on it and I help you move the content wherever you want.
How long until I see results?
Ads can bring in enquiries within the first week. Google Business Profile changes often move rankings within weeks. SEO compounds over months and keeps growing. I report real numbers from Search Console and your ad accounts every month.
Do I have to be in Hamilton?
No. I am based in Hamilton, Ontario and meet local clients in person when it helps, but everything I do works remotely and I have clients across the GTA.
What happens after I book?
You answer a few questions about the business, then pick a time for a 20-minute call. Before the call I look at your site, your Google profile and your competitors. Within a few days of the call you get a short written plan with a fixed price. Nothing is paid until you have seen it.
Do you sign contracts?
Project work has a fixed scope and price in writing. Monthly work is month to month. I would rather keep clients because the numbers are going up than because a contract says so.
Do you need my passwords?
No. Google, Meta and most tools let you add me as a manager on your own account, which is safer for you and means the account stays yours. If access is needed for a site or a tool, I ask for it through the client portal once we are working together, never through email or chat.
Can you take over a site or campaign someone else built?
Yes. I start with an audit of what is there, keep what works, and tell you plainly what should be rebuilt and why. You will not be asked to start from scratch just because someone new is involved.
Tell me about your business
Something else?
Apply to partner with me or send an email. I answer both myself.