🍁 Built for Durham Region small business

A real website and steady social, for Durham Region shops that'd rather run a business than run an agency.

Durham Region is eight municipalities of mixed business density — from dense Pickering and Ajax commuter towns to rural Brock and Scugog. Most local shops compete with both Toronto polish and the chain businesses moving up the 401. Online presence is now the deciding factor for almost every local search. We build you a real website and run your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Business Profile so you actually show up when somebody Googles your neighbourhood.

No contracts. No big-agency markup. $500 for a website. $149/mo for social. Or both free with the Zero Cost Plan. Real marketing for real Durham businesses — without GTA-agency markup.

Oshawa
Whitby
Ajax
Pickering
Bowmanville (Clarington)
Uxbridge
Brooklin
Port Perry (Scugog)
Beaverton (Brock)
Courtice
Newcastle
Sunderland
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720K+
Durham residents across 8 municipalities, all phoning ahead before they drive over
82%
of Durham Region consumers Google a local business before visiting
#1
factor in Durham Region's local search rankings: active Google profile + reviews
3-in-1
every post goes to Facebook, Instagram, AND your Google profile
★ WE GET DURHAM REGION

You're behind the counter. Competitors close by. Customers picking from their phones.

Most Durham Region small businesses we meet have the same problem: solid work that gets lost in the noise. The shop down the street with worse work, worse service, worse prices is the one ranking first on Google — because they show up online more polished.

"There are competitors all around me. People decide from Google Maps before they even leave the house. My listing has 12 reviews from 2020. I'm invisible."
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You get a real website in 1–2 weeks

A clean, modern, mobile-first 5–7 page site that tells the story of your Durham Region business — your neighbourhood, your hours, your team, your reviews. Built specifically to convert the Durham Region crowd: fast, polished, and click-to-call from the top of the page. $500 one-time and you're done.

"My Instagram had four posts last year. Durham Region runs on Instagram — every café, every salon, every gym is constantly posting. I can't keep up with running my business AND that."
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We keep your social alive — across three channels

Send us photos when you can. Behind-the-counter shots, customer moments, new menu items, day-in-the-life. We turn them into 12+ posts a month on Facebook, Instagram, AND your Google Business Profile. Three channels of presence, written by Canadians who get the Durham Region vibe.

"The agency that pitched me wanted $1,500/mo just for social. I'm paying my staff. I can't afford that. But I also can't afford to be invisible."
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Durham Region pricing without big-agency markup

$500 for the website, $149/mo for social. That's it. No retainers, no setup fees, no "campaign management" charges, no contracts. We're not an agency with junior account managers — we're two Canadians who do the work ourselves and keep prices honest.

★ STRAIGHT TALK

Why honest Durham Region businesses lose to slicker competitors with worse product.

Durham Region is more competitive than most local owners realize. Every neighbourhood has a polished competitor with a tight Instagram and a clean website. Which means the businesses that win aren't always the best — they're the ones who LOOK the best from a customer's phone.

If your website is broken or your social is dead, you lose Durham Region customers before they ever set foot in your door. Meanwhile, the chain or the well-funded newcomer with worse product and a great feed gets the work — at premium prices.

The gap isn't quality. It's online presence. Closing it doesn't require Bay Street agency money or a marketing degree. It requires a real website and consistent posting on the channels Durham Region customers actually check before they buy.

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    Durham Region Google search is more competitive than you think

    "Restaurant Oshawa" returns 60+ options. "Mechanic Whitby" returns 45+. Without an active Google Business Profile, you're not even in the conversation.

  2. 02

    The bar for "polished" keeps rising

    Durham Region customers compare your website to the place next door, then the chain across town, then the polished competitor a neighbourhood over. Your site has to clear that bar in 5 seconds.

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    Durham Region agency quotes are out of reach

    Durham gets squeezed by GTA agency pricing — $1,500+/mo for a small Oshawa salon or Pickering contractor is not realistic. So you DIY, you fall behind, and you stay invisible.

  4. 04

    You're doing your own social on Sundays

    You're a baker, a stylist, a contractor — not a content strategist. Sunday night Instagram isn't a growth strategy. It's burnout with a side of inconsistent posting.

★ SIMPLE PRICING

Two services. Plain pricing. Cancel anytime.

No tiers within tiers. No "Durham Region strategy retainer." Just a real website and steady social.

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🛠️

Website Rescue

ONE-TIME

A modern, mobile-first 5–7 page Durham Region website that turns Google searchers into actual customers walking through your door.

  • 5–7 pages, fully custom
  • Mobile-first, fast-loading
  • Click-to-call, click-for-directions, click-to-book
  • Live in 1–2 weeks, yours forever
$500
one-time + hosting (~$25–35/mo)
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Social Starter

MONTHLY

12 posts a month, sent to Facebook, Instagram, AND your Google Business Profile. Consistent Durham Region presence across every channel customers check.

  • 12 posts/mo, 3 platforms each
  • Canadian copywriters on your account
  • Monthly performance report
  • Month-to-month, cancel anytime
$149/mo
no contracts, no setup fees
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Social Pro

MONTHLY

For the Durham Region business that wants serious volume. 20 posts/mo plus priority support and a monthly strategy check-in.

  • 20 posts/mo across 3 platforms
  • Priority support & faster turnaround
  • Monthly strategy call
  • Month-to-month, cancel anytime
$249/mo
no contracts, no setup fees
★ WHAT DURHAM REGION OWNERS SAY

Real words from real Durham Region shops.

Downtown Whitby is competitive — every restaurant within 5 minutes is trying to look great on Google. My site was 5 years old and our Facebook had four posts last year. Wingman rebuilt the site and runs three channels of social. Lunch foot traffic is up materially since launch.

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Owner — Independent Restaurant
Whitby, Durham

I do residential landscaping across Durham. Spring quotes used to come 100% from word of mouth. After Wingman built my site I started getting 5–10 quote requests a week through the form during the busy season. Different conversation entirely.

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Owner — Landscaper
Pickering, Durham
★ "DOES THIS APPLY TO MY DURHAM REGION BUSINESS?"

Built for Durham Region owner-operators — solo shops to small teams.

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"I'm a one-person operation. Is this overkill?"

The opposite. Durham Region is competitive enough that solo operators need to look polished or they get steamrolled. A real website plus active social makes a one-person shop look 10× more legit. $149/mo costs less than one slow weekday.

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"My neighbourhood is its own micro-market. Do you get that?"

Yes. Oshawa isn't Whitby isn't Pickering isn't Bowmanville. Different vibes, different customer expectations, different price points. On the kickoff call we tune your messaging to match your specific area — not generic "Durham Region."

"I barely have time to sleep. How much time does this take me?"

About 10 minutes a week. Mostly just sending us photos when you can. We write the captions, schedule posts, handle Facebook, Instagram, and Google. If you're spending more than 30 minutes a month on us, we're doing it wrong.

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"I don't want to lock into another monthly bill."

Month-to-month. Cancel whenever. No setup fees, no contracts. And if you take card payments — most Durham Region businesses do — check the Zero Cost Plan. You might qualify to get this entire service free.

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"I tried a Durham Region agency before. They ghosted me by month three."

Heard this one a lot. Bigger agencies churn fast. The account manager who pitched you isn't the one doing your work two months in. With us, it's the same two Canadians from kickoff to month 36. No layers, no juniors, no handoffs.

★ DURHAM REGION FAQ

The stuff Durham Region owners actually ask on the first call.

Yes. We work with Durham Region small businesses across every area — Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville (Clarington), and the rest. Everything's done remotely so we can serve every corner of the region without geography being a barrier.
Yes. Wingman Agency Inc. is an Ontario-incorporated company. Our copywriters and designers are Canadian. We're not an offshore shop with a Canadian-sounding name. Done by Canadians, for Canadians is the whole point.
We work with businesses across Canada, and Durham Region is one of our markets — restaurants in Whitby, contractors across Ajax and Pickering, salons in Oshawa, professional services in Bowmanville. We get the competition and the kind of polish Durham Region customers expect.
1–2 weeks from kickoff. We need a few things on day one (services, hours, photos, brand colours, links to existing review profiles), then we take it from there.
Durham Region local search is competitive. Our approach is consistent posting to your Google Business Profile (we handle that automatically as part of social), a properly structured website, and the right neighbourhood-level keywords. Most Durham Region clients notice ranking lift within 60–90 days. We don't make page-1 guarantees because nobody honest does.
No. Everything's done over Zoom and email. Kickoff call is 30 minutes, photo and content sharing is by phone/email. That's how we keep prices low — no commute time, no office overhead.
Restaurants, contractors, retail, professional services, auto shops, health services — anything that fits an owner-operator small business. We're not built for enterprise. If you've got 1–10 employees and you're tired of agency pricing, you're our people.
Durham Region businesses process a LOT of card payments

You might qualify to get all of this free.

If you accept card payments — and almost every Durham Region business does — you might qualify for our Zero Cost Plan. Switch your card processing to our Canadian sister company Dough Payments (rates guaranteed lower than what you pay now), and we build your website AND run your social media for $0/mo.

Two line items improved in one move. Smart money move.

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ZERO
COST
PLAN smart money move

Let's talk about your Durham Region business.

Drop your details in the form and we'll be in touch within one business day. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about your shop and whether a real website plus active social would actually move the needle for you.

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