Websites built to close the deal.
Custom design and development for Toronto businesses ready to invest in a site that converts — B2B or B2C. 16+ years, 1,000+ projects, one goal: growth.
Website design in Toronto with Arete means a custom-built site — not a template — designed around your sales process, built on WordPress, Shopify, or WooCommerce, and optimized to turn visitors into calls and quote requests. Projects start at $5,000 and typically launch in 6–10 weeks.
Your website isn't a brochure. It's your best-performing salesperson — working 24/7, whether you're B2B or B2C.
It qualifies before you ever pick up the phone
A well-structured site filters serious buyers from tire-kickers — critical when you're targeting $5K+ engagements.
It's the reason people trust you enough to call
Design quality signals credibility before a word is read — for a B2B procurement team and a B2C shopper alike.
It compounds — SEO and AI search both reward it
Sites built with clean structure and real content perform better in Google and increasingly in AI-generated answers.
What makes a website actually convert.
The difference between a site that looks nice and one that generates calls comes down to a handful of deliberate decisions.
One clear next step
Every page has a single obvious action — never three competing CTAs.
Built to load fast
Slow sites lose rankings and buyers. Optimized from day one.
Built for humans & AI
Clean headings and direct answers help you rank and get cited in AI search.
Proof, not just claims
Testimonials and case studies placed where buyers are deciding.
Designed mobile-first
Most B2C and a growing share of B2B traffic is mobile.
Accessible & standards-based
Semantic markup and accessible design — good practice, good for SEO.
From first call to launch — and beyond.
We map your sales process, audience, and competitors before touching design. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Custom visual direction and page layouts, reviewed with you at each milestone. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Built on WordPress, Shopify, or WooCommerce — fast, secure, and easy for your team to manage. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
QA, SEO setup, analytics, and a handoff walkthrough so your team is never stuck. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Post-launch maintenance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement so the site keeps earning its place. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Award-winning work, built to perform.
A few of the brands we've designed, built, and grown across manufacturing, retail, and regulated industries.
We speak your sector.
B2B and B2C teams in regulated and considered-purchase industries — typically $1M–$10M in revenue, though we work beyond that band too.
Legal
Firms & practices needing authority and intake.
Finance
Advisory, fintech & financial services.
Manufacturing
Industrial brands with complex product lines.
Education
Schools, training & development providers.
Professional Services
Consulting & B2B service firms.
SaaS & Technology
Software companies scaling demand.
E-commerce
Shopify & WooCommerce retail brands.
& more
Have a defined goal and budget? Let's talk.
""Arete rebuilt our site around how our buyers actually make decisions — not just how it looked. Calls and quote requests both went up within weeks.""
Built for businesses ready to invest in real growth.
We don't build entry-level websites. Every project is custom-strategized, designed, and developed around your sales process — which means the investment reflects real business impact, not a template swap. We'll give you a clear, fixed quote after a short discovery call.
Frequently asked.
Cost depends on page count, whether ecommerce is involved, integrations with CRMs or booking systems, and the level of custom design required. We provide a fixed quote after an initial discovery call, so there are no surprises mid-project. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
We work with businesses ready to invest in a custom strategy, design, and build — not a template swap. If that's not where your project is right now, we're happy to point you toward a good starting alternative. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Most projects launch in 6 to 10 weeks from kickoff, depending on scope. Straightforward marketing sites move faster; ecommerce builds with custom integrations or multiple product divisions take longer. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Yes. We work across both — B2B manufacturers and professional services firms with long sales cycles, and B2C ecommerce or retail brands that need fast, conversion-focused shopping experiences. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
WordPress for most marketing and B2B sites, Shopify and Shopify Plus for ecommerce, and WooCommerce when a client needs ecommerce built on WordPress specifically. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Yes. Every build includes technical SEO foundations — clean structure, fast load times, schema markup, and content designed to be found both in Google and in AI search results. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Yes, we regularly migrate sites from other platforms or agencies, preserving SEO value and redirecting old URLs correctly. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Yes, we offer maintenance and growth retainers so your site keeps improving after launch rather than sitting still. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
You do. You own the site, the code, and your content outright — no lock-in. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Yes. While we're based in Toronto and Ottawa, we work with clients across Canada and the United States. [Placeholder — replace with final copy.]
Serving Toronto & across Canada.
Ready to invest in a website that pulls its weight?
Tell us about your project and we'll come back with honest, specific next steps — usually within one business day.
