Web design in Kawarthas,
from $950
Papaya Creative Studio designs custom websites for Kawarthas businesses from $950, whether that's a Bobcaygeon gift shop, a marina on the Trent-Severn or a contractor who opens and closes cottages. Being remote-first in Kitchener-Waterloo, we run projects through phone and video, and every client receives one fixed written quote, so the cost is clear before design begins.
City of Kawartha Lakes
Bobcaygeon is a village in the City of Kawartha Lakes built around a lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway, which brings boaters through its downtown all summer. The wider Kawarthas are lake and cottage country, supporting marinas, boat rentals, fishing outfitters, cottage resorts and campgrounds, trades that look after cottages, and main-street shops that rely on both visitors and year-round residents.
Boaters at the lock, phones in hand
When a boat ties up below the lock in Bobcaygeon, the crew usually pulls out a phone to see what is within walking distance and open right now. Main-street businesses win that moment with a fast, mobile-first site showing hours, the menu or product range, and how far they are from the water. We pair that with an accurate Google Business Profile so you appear on the map, and keep the page light enough to load on patchy lakeside reception.
Year-round trades in cottage country
Openings, closings, winterizing, septic checks and renovations keep Kawarthas contractors working long after the boats are hauled out. Their websites should separate each service clearly, say which lakes and townships they cover, and make requesting a quote painless. For firms juggling dozens of cottage jobs, Papaya Admin adds quotes and invoices in CAD with HST, job costing with vendor costs, and a workflow board running from Lead to Completed. That system is built with our team's construction accounting experience behind it.
Services for Kawarthas businesses
- Websites — from $950
- SEO & AI Search Visibility — quoted per scope
- Meta Ads — from $400/mo
- CRM & Admin Systems — from $4,000
How it works
- Scoping by phone, video or email
- One fixed written quote — we don't discount, we re-scope
- Design reviews on a live preview link
- Launch, Search Console submission and handover
Pricing in Kawarthas
Website
pricing
One-Page Website
From$950
- One custom-designed page: services, about, proof, contact
- Mobile-first, fast and secure hosting
- Contact form with spam protection
- Analytics, schema and Search Console submission
- Privacy policy and cookie banner
- One round of revisions
Not included: copywriting from scratch, extra pages, blog
Get a quoteBusiness Website
$3,000–$5,000
- Up to 10 pages, designed from a blank page
- A service page for each thing you sell
- Copywriting pass on every page
- Blog set up and ready to publish
- Google Business Profile, Search Console and Bing set up
- Two rounds of revisions
Not included: online store, booking engine, ongoing content
Get a quoteContent-Rich / Multi-Location
$6,000–$10,000
- 10–30 pages with service and location pages
- Blog or journal built in
- Content development and structure
- Migration from your old site with redirects
- Everything in Business Website
- Two rounds of revisions
Not included: e-commerce checkout
Get a quotePrices shown are starting points. Scope and deliverables will determine final pricing. All prices in CAD, plus HST. We don't discount, we re-scope.
Questions
Common
questions
How much does a website cost in the Kawarthas?
Kawarthas clients can start at $950 for a one-page site. Budget $3,000–$5,000 for a typical marina or contractor site of up to 10 pages, while a resort with 10–30 pages sits at $6,000–$10,000. Add HST to those Canadian-dollar amounts; the number on your written quote stays put.
Do you meet clients in Bobcaygeon or the Kawarthas in person?
There is no Papaya office in Bobcaygeon or elsewhere in the Kawarthas. The studio is based in Kitchener-Waterloo and works remote-first for businesses across Ontario and Canada, meeting clients over video at whatever time suits the season.
What should a marina or boat rental website include?
Your fleet or services with photos, rates if you publish them, rental rules and what renters need to bring, fuel and dock details, and an obvious way to book or call. Answering those on the page saves you repeating them at the dock all summer.
Can I manage quotes and invoices for cottage jobs in one place?
Yes. Papaya Admin, from $4,000 one-time, handles customers, quotes and invoices with HST, job costing and a lean double-entry ledger, and runs on your own Cloudflare account so you keep the data.
Is ongoing SEO worth paying for in a smaller market?
It can be, since fewer local competitors publish anything consistently. We quote ongoing SEO and AI-search work per scope, so you pay for the content, Google Business Profile updates and reporting your market actually needs. Rankings themselves are never guaranteed.
Get a
quote
A quick scoping call or email, then one fixed written quote. The price doesn't move. Replies within one business day.
contact@papayacreative.co