Do you build on website builders like Wix or Squarespace?
No. Every build is custom code you own outright — no platform lock-in, no monthly builder fees, no ceiling on what you can add later.
Website Design & Development
Website Design & Development for Toronto and GTA Businesses
Custom-coded websites for Toronto and GTA businesses: fast, accessible, crawlable, one page per real service, and owned by you once paid.
Schkovl designs and develops custom-coded websites for Toronto and GTA small businesses. Each real service gets its own crawlable page, the site works on the phone a customer searches from, and performance, accessibility and code ownership are build requirements, not cleanup.
What's included
- Custom marketing websites
- High-conversion landing pages
- Web application frontends
- Performance & Core Web Vitals
- Mobile-first responsive design
Decide what needs rebuilding first
The website Gap Analysis reviews the current information architecture, page-level metadata, rendering, mobile experience, performance and route from discovery to contact. It also checks whether the real problem is the site itself or a surrounding issue such as unclear positioning, inconsistent business information or an intake process that drops the handoff.
That evidence becomes a prioritized scope. A focused correction can stay a correction; a rebuild is recommended only when the existing foundation cannot support the pages, performance or workflows the business actually needs.
What a Toronto-focused build contains
Service pages are written around the questions a local buyer needs answered: what the business does, where it works, what the engagement includes and how to take the next step. We connect those pages through descriptive internal links and accurate structured data without manufacturing neighbourhood pages or claims that the business cannot support.
The build covers responsive layouts, accessible interaction states, server-rendered content, route-specific titles and canonical URLs, redirects where URLs change, and performance testing before launch.
A site your business can keep
Custom code and project deliverables are transferred on payment, subject only to third-party and pre-existing components. The repository, deployment path and maintenance responsibilities are documented so the business is not trapped in a proprietary builder or dependent on one vendor to make the next change.
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile management, local listings and review response for Toronto and GTA businesses sit in our Digital Growth Services, so local search work has one owner instead of being split across engagements.
Serving businesses across Canada and the United States
Based in Toronto, serving businesses across Canada and the United States. Remote engagements run on the same Gap Analysis, shared documents and scheduled calls. Local SEO work always targets the client's own real location and service area.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a custom website build take?
A focused marketing site typically runs 4 to 8 weeks depending on scope. We scope exact timelines during the Gap Analysis before any contract starts.