CREATING WEBSITES TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS SHINE ONLINE

So you can get back to what you do best

WEB DESIGN | WEB DEVELOPMENT | WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

How a website can help your business…

No business is too small to have its own website. In fact, the sooner you have one, the sooner your business will begin to grow.

Websites can:

Increase revenue by giving you a place to showcase your services or products.
Show customers what makes you special and how you can help them.
Help you connect and build a relationship with customers.
Show people you’re serious about your business.
Help customers find you online. If they don’t find you, they’ll find your competition!
Be a place to share the great things that customers are saying about you.

Ready to get started?

How I Can Help!

Web Design

I create websites for small businesses to help them shine online. No business is too small to benefit froma website. With 4 packages to choose from there’s one to suit your business.

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Website Do-Over

Already have a website but not terribly happy with it? Ready for a refresh? Let me help! Together we can figure out how to make it do a better job for you. Let’s talk!

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Web Development

WordPress website themes give you lots of options to customize your site but maybe you’re looking for something special? A unique feature? Or maybe there’s a customization that you’re having trouble with? With my toolbox of CSS, HTML, PHP and JavaScript, I can work magic for your website!

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Website Maintenance

Launching a website is not the end of the work. There are themes and plugins to be updated, content to be added and more. Want some help with that? I can help!

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You might want to work with me if you want...

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Your business to shine online

If you want your business to stand out online with an attention-grabbing website with perfect colours and words, you're in the right place.

This is my superpower. I can help. And I'll do it while you're busy with your superpower!

An experienced person working on your small business website

I've been building WordPress websites since 2017. Before that I hand-coded sites in PHP, CSS and HTML. Now I combine the two skills to create custom websites for small businesses just like yours.

The possibilities are endless!

To work with someone who is excited to upgrade their WordPress and business skills

I focus on WordPress websites so that I can create the absolute best websites I can.

I learn all I can and keep up with all the new things in web design and web development to save you from the overwhelm of having to do this yourself while still running your business.

And, of course, I'm always on the lookout for the next shiny, new object that will make my business run smoother.

Assurance about what you'll get and when you'll get it

My Web Design Packages are designed to get you up and running online in record time. I know how long it takes me to create a website for each of those packages so I can be pretty darned accurate with my scheduling. As long as I get what I need from you on time, I'll stick to my side of the schedule.

What you'll get is clearly set out in the quote I'll ask you to sign before I get started on your website.

I don't like surprises, I don't imagine you do either.

To budget for your website without worry

Before I start work on your website, I'll provide a quote and a plan. As long as we stick to the plan, the quote won't change.

If you want to add something to the project, I'll let you know right away what the impact will be on your budget.

To control your own website

I know you don't want to pay for each and every little change you want to make to your website. And you shouldn't have to.

WordPress websites are not rocket science. Once the website is launched, you can easily manage small changes on your own.

Every Web Design Package comes with training to show you how.

You want to work with someone who understands small business

I get it! I'm a small business owner, too. I understand the frustration at how quickly things change, the overwhelm of so much to do and so much to learn and the despair of never having enough time to get it all done.

Let me this take one thing off your plate so you can get back to doing what you do best. I'll do what I love to do so you can do what you love to do.

And maybe, if we find some quiet time, we can grab a cup of coffee.

To have fun while you get some serious business done

Pink Toad Studio is built on the principles of creativity, fun and connection. I don't see any reason you can't have fun while being productive. In fact I think it makes me more productive.

I promise to add a little fun to your website project.

What people are saying…

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Amanda Brabant, of Pink Toad Studios stepped in to help the tiny volunteer fire hall in Pellatt after a sudden departure of our web designer. From day one, I felt we were in good hands. No one else on our board had much expertise when it came to anything technical. But Amanda proved to be a wizard. She was always consulting with us on the new design, and remained patient, even though there was little information to go on. Amanda remained dedicated to the daunting task of building a web site suitable to our needs and was so easy to reach. All of this was accomplished through a time when meeting face to face was near impossible.

We now have a very professional website, with important information posted therein. Amanda was also critical in setting up a Facebook page so we could use all methods of communication for emergencies such as fire hazards.

Our board members were suitably impressed with the look of the site, and while we have not had much to post due to Covid, Amanda seems to have mastered the art of posting things the minute there is a change.

I would highly recommend anyone using Pink Toad Studio and Amanda Brabant’s services. There is no doubt our expectations were vastly exceeded.

Bonnie Baltessen, Communications Director for Pellatt United Fire Fighters puffire.com

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Our organization, the District of Kenora Unincorporated Areas Ratepayers Association (DoKURA) recently worked with Pink Toad Studio to update our website. We would recommend Pink Toad Studio to others looking to refresh the look and feel of their site. Amanda helped us work through some access issues as our former site was hosted by GoDaddy and was not secure. Pink Toad Studio now hosts a secure website for our organization. We knew that our site was dated and had too much information poorly organized. Amanda helped us decide on what information was important and did an outstanding job of organizing the information so that it was intuitively accessible. We are very pleased with the user friendliness of our new site. Amanda has remained very accessible and updates are completed very quickly. She is a valuable resource to DoKURA, a non-profit with limited technical expertise within our organization. She has made it very easy to maintain a site that serves the needs of our user community.

Barry Baltessen, Kenora District Services Board Representative, Lake of the Woods North, District of Kenora Unincorporated Areas Ratepayers Association dokura.com

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We didn’t know where to start when it came to designing a web site!!! I heard about pinktoad and what they do, and it was simple and fast. We knew we wanted a website that stood out from other boring old websites and Amanda delivered!!!! I’m so glad we had her do our website!!! Highly recommend!!!!!!! Thanks pinktoad!!😊!

Matthew Spieker, Road Captain, Canadian Veteran Freedom Riders – Morris, MB Unit www.cvfrmorrismbunit.ca

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Work is a JOY when you have the right partner to work with. Like a highly skilled doctor with a kind bedside manner, Amanda brings both hard and soft skills to her work as a webmaster. I needed to move our site dentaltourismmoldova.com from one platform to WordPress, but lacked the confidence in my technical skills to do it quickly. Rather than struggle on yet another learning curve, I brought in the expert. Amanda Brabant at Pink Toad Studio made the process painless, even fun. The site is live (yay!) and now I can focus on doing what I do best, working on building our business, instead of losing precious hours and days on the tech stuff.

Francisca de Zwager, Director of Customer Relations, DestinationDental MOLDOVA dentaltourismmoldova.com

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