What Can We Do For You?
SpiderHouse can be your entire web team, or bolt-on part of your larger organization, filling gaps where needed.
Web Service Offerings
Nimble enough to tackle a wide variety of challenges, SpiderHouse can help your business in a variety of ways. Look to us for the easily quantifiable stuff like design and development, but also draw on our years of experience in tech and business. We’ve been on the net since the start, and we’re quite at home here.
Our Principles
Projects Big and Small
SpiderHouse can start your next effort, help out your existing team, or rescue your dumpster fire. We’re steeped in enterprise process habits, we’ve run with the wolves in AdTech startups, and we’ve been in the Waterloo, Ontario tech industry for a couple of decades now. We know our business, and maybe a little about yours too.
Outsource your next web project to us, or just connect for advice – we’d love to be a part of your next great thing!
Project Management
Need some leadership? Building and running web projects is something we do day-in, day-out. Whether you’re at the concept stage and need a plan, or trying to rescue something gone awry, we can help, and we’ll see it through.
- Robust Scoping – the success of a project hinges on the understanding of risks, budget, and timelines. Time spent in scoping and discovery means fewer surprises, and a smoother implementation.
- Regular Communication – it’s easy to get lost in the weeds of a big project. We work closely with our clients, and keep them updated and aware.
- Clear Deliverables, On Time – what will happen, and when it will happen will always be clearly understood.
Web Strategy Consulting
Take advantage of our decades of experience online. Sometimes all you need is a chat, some advice, or ideas to go after. We’re dedicated to finding you the best solution for your online needs.
- Research – the web is complex place, and changes quicker than a hiccup. If there’s something we don’t know off-hand, we’re more than happy to put in some research and analysis time to find your best options.
- Start Small – just starting out, and not sure what to go after first? Let’s chat and see where you want to go.
- Go BIG – let’s talk about where you’re going. We’ll take a look at your empire, and discuss your next conquests. To the future!
Web Design Services
Start from scratch or tweak your already great website, online shop, or landing page. We’ll learn about your business and personality, work with you to bring your vision to life, and make a compelling experience for your users.
- Built With Love – the details count, and we’re obsessed! The visual flow and user experience of your page is paramount. We strive for functional elegance.
- Client Engagement – we work hard to understand our client’s vision, and translate that into well performing, effective, and beautiful web pages.
- Design Without Development – when all you need is a design created for someone else to implement, we’re happy to be your design house.
Web Development
From full sites and online stores to bespoke code solutions that solve specific problems, we build robust, scalable solutions with a preference for working with your current tech rather than adding more products to your stack.
- Coded Solutions – need something fancy, smart, or specific to your business? We excel at building unique site and shop solutions.
- Platforms – we primarily work with WordPress, but also enjoy Shopify, and have some past Webflow experience.
- Custom Checkout – build the shop that works for your business. From atypical business models, to seasonal promotions, and customer data collection, your shop can do exactly what you need.
Core Web Vitals Remediation
Core Web Vitals is Google’s web page performance measurement system. Strong Core Web Vitals results are essential to the success of SEO and SEM efforts. If your site is failing Core Web Vitals, we can help – reach out for a chat.
- Diagnosis – We’ll get to the bottom of your failing metrics, and find out the cause.
- Remediation – changes to Core Web Vitals metrics often involve making the site more efficient by adjusting the loading of code to the site and also reducing unwanted on-screen shifting.
- Report – once the issues are assessed, we’ll produce a report itemizing your current situation and the steps needed to improve performance.
Let’s Talk Business!
We Love Small Business!
At SpiderHouse we appreciate your struggle, and we understand many of the challenges you face in business. We’re proud to offer inexpensive options to get your business online, and keep it running smoothly.
Introductory Website Builds
If you’re just starting out, or want to try something new without breaking the bank, we will work with you to build just the web presence you need to put your name out there.
- Lean & Affordable – just a few pages to showcase your brand and vision. It’s enough of a digital presence to be useful without spending much money.
- Scalable – this may be just the beginning of something, but it will always be built with your success in mind. All of our sites are made to grow with you.
- Managed Experience – by taking advantage of our maintenance and hosting packages, your small website doesn’t have to be a drain on your time.
eCommerce Solutions
Do you have a shop? We love working on web stores, and can help you set up a new store, change your existing solution, or migrate to a new platform. Ask us about custom code solutions too, if you need something fancy.
- Custom Checkout – your business model may require something different at check-out. Talk to us about building a custom shop solution to your specific needs.
- Platforms – we’re familiar with WooCommerce and Shopify, but we’re always learning new technologies as the industry surges forward.
- Migrations – ecommerce migrations are particularly challenging. We’ve done big shop migrations and new backend integrations without data loss or major downtime. Every ecommerce migration needs expert planning and close management.
Hosting & Domain Registration
Many small businesses need an end-to-end solution to bring their vision to life, and keep it healthy. SpiderHouse web services can start from scratch, getting your domain name registered, and managing hosting for your website.
- Domain Registration – we’ll ensure your domain is held with a reputable registrar, and it will never misses a renewal.
- Scalable Hosting – we host sites on industry leading Cloudways webservers, offering pricing and performance that scales with your needs.
- Managed Backend – migrations can be tricky. Let us move your website’s hosting, change your domain, or make fundamental backend changes to your web presence.
Website Management
Take a full hands-off approach, and we’ll keep your website running fast and secure from the server down to the client experience. Find peace of mind with our incident response, performance monitoring, and regular site software updates.
- Incident Recovery – if your site or server runs into any issues, we will be on hand to diagnose and repair the problem, restoring your site to full operation.
- Regular Updates – modern website are built with many different technologies. Falling behind with software updates can lead to technical or security vulnerabilities. Our maintenance package will avoid many headaches well before they occur.
- Site Performance – small sites and big ones all need to serve your beautiful content quickly and efficiently. We’ll stay on top of your traffic to ensure your website scales with your success.
You Own Your Website
Your website is an asset of your business, and we are here to assist with that. SpiderHouse will never claim any ownership of your data and digital assets, and we take steps to ensure you will never be held hostage.
- Website Documentation – all SpiderHouse websites come with a document that details the technical and design specifications of your website.
- Account Credentials – as a client, you will be provided with the credentials for all accounts related to your website. This includes domain registration, hosting, and site access.
- One-on-One Instruction – take a lesson specifically about your website. We can show you how to run your site going forward, and keep it working for your business.
Let’s Talk Small Business!