What Does a $399 Small Business Website Actually Include?

What Is Included in the First Year?

The $399 CAD price is paid upfront. Your first service year runs for 12 months from the website's official launch date. The package is intended for standard informational pages that describe your business and give visitors a way to contact you.

Website design and launch

• Up to five standard pages with custom mobile-friendly responsive design.
• A simple contact or quote request form.
• Basic on-page SEO setup.
• Two consolidated pre-launch revision rounds.
• One on-site Business & Content Session within Winnipeg's Perimeter.
• Personal local support and basic launch support.

A standard page can include typical text, images, service sections, contact information and a simple form. The package does not mean any feature can be placed on five pages at no extra cost. Large catalogues, extensive content and custom systems require a separate scope.

You provide the business information, text and photos needed for the agreed pages unless content services are included in your quote. Use materials you have permission to publish. The on-site session helps discuss the business, website goals and capture content; additional visits and visits outside the Perimeter are quoted separately.

Consolidated revisions mean bringing your feedback together for each round. Reviewing the whole draft before sending a clear list helps resolve wording, layout and photo changes efficiently. New requirements beyond the agreed scope are quoted separately.

Domain, hosting and email

• One .ca or .com domain registered in your name, with first-year registration and domain connection.
• First-year website hosting and SSL.
• Basic website backups for disaster recovery.
• One professional business email address using your domain, with 5 GB mailbox storage.

An existing domain can be connected instead. Premium domains, other extensions, additional domains, additional mailboxes and storage upgrades are quoted separately. Website backups do not include email data and are not guaranteed as permanent archival storage. Keep your own copies of important business information and email.

Small content updates after launch

Year one includes up to six small post-launch content updates. Each request counts as one update and includes up to 20 minutes of work on existing pages. Examples include changing prices, business hours or contact details, replacing existing photos, correcting wording and making small service-information changes.

Send final materials and instructions together. Unused minutes cannot be combined into a larger request. Unused updates expire at the end of the service year and do not roll over. Work beyond 20 minutes, or beyond the annual allowance, is quoted before it begins.

What Happens After Year One?

Hosting & Care is $149 CAD per year from each launch anniversary thereafter. It includes renewal of the included .ca or .com domain, website hosting, SSL, basic website backups, the included 5 GB business email account and up to two small content updates per renewed year.

The same update rules apply: each request covers up to 20 minutes on existing pages, unused minutes cannot be combined and unused updates expire. Renewal starts a new 12-month service year with a fresh allowance of up to two updates.

Chubbycat Tech Services emails you one month before your service year ends. Renewal requires your confirmation and payment before expiry; it is not automatic. If your domain's expiry date differs from the service-year end date, renewal timing is agreed with you in advance.

If you decline renewal, do not reply or do not pay before expiry, website hosting, business email and maintenance services end on the expiry date. Website data may not be recoverable afterwards. Plan ahead if you want to retain the site or move to a different provider.

What Is Not Included?

The standard package has boundaries so the first-year price remains clear. The following work is quoted separately before it begins:

• Additional pages, substantial new sections and extensive content.
• Major layout changes or a website redesign.
• Booking system setup, e-commerce, customer accounts and custom functionality.
• Custom integrations or coding.
• Large photo galleries and major content rewrites.
• Copywriting, additional SEO work and extra photo or video services.
• Additional visits or work outside the Perimeter.

Basic on-page SEO helps explain the pages to search engines. It is not an ongoing SEO campaign or a guarantee of rankings or inquiry volumes. Likewise, a simple quote request form collects an inquiry; it is not a live booking or payment system.

If something in a demo interests you, ask whether it is in your selected package. Your written quote confirms the scope, schedule, price, payment arrangements and any applicable taxes before you commit. Read the pricing details, website FAQ and Terms of Service together.

Why the Price Is Lower

Smarter tools. Faster sites. Fairer prices.

Chubbycat Tech Services uses a lean workflow and AI-assisted tools to reduce repetitive production work, with personal review and refinement before launch. You work directly with York, the person who designs, builds and supports the website. Clear scope and consolidated feedback help keep the project manageable.

The approach is explained in how AI can make website design more affordable. For help comparing complete quotes, read what a small Winnipeg business should pay for a website.

The package fits a business that needs a professional informational presence with practical contact options. If you need more, a separate quote can define the additional work. Bring your page list and questions to a free consultation.