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Each Kit is a finished section. Drop it on the page, change the words and pictures, and it keeps looking right on every screen.
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Design studio · Toronto
Websites that make small businesses look established.
We design and build brand-led websites for local shops, studios and service businesses — usually in under three weeks.
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New this season
Everything your studio needs, in one calm place.
Bookings, invoices and client notes together — so you can spend your day on the work instead of the admin.
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Open Wednesday to Sunday
Wood-fired plates, natural wine, no fuss.
A neighbourhood kitchen on Dundas West, cooking whatever the market gave us.
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Accounting for small business
Books that balance, taxes that don't keep you up at night.
A Toronto accounting practice built for owner-operators, freelancers and growing shops.
Year-round support
Not just at tax time — we answer the phone in July too.
Flat monthly pricing
You always know the number before the work starts.
CPA-led team
Every file is reviewed by a licensed accountant.
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Heroes
Since 2009
Careful renovations for old Toronto homes.
Kitchens, additions and full gut jobs — handled by one crew that shows up when they say they will.
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Heroes
Portraits & events
Photos that feel like the day actually felt.
Weddings, family sessions and small-brand shoots across the city — calm, unposed and delivered within a week.
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About us
A small studio with a long client list.
Northside Studio started in a spare bedroom in 2016 with one client and a borrowed laptop. Nine years later we've built more than two hundred websites for shops, clinics, trades and restaurants across the city.
We stayed small on purpose. You work directly with the two people designing and building your site — no account managers, no handoffs, no guessing who to email.
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Content
Our approach
We ask better questions before we design anything.
Most websites fail because nobody asked what the business actually needs from it. Before we open a design tool we sit down and work out who's visiting, what they're looking for and what should happen next.
It takes an extra hour. It saves a month.
Dana Whitfield
Founder, Northside Studio
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Content
Our story
Nine years, one block at a time.
How a spare-bedroom side project turned into the studio local businesses call first.
2016
First client
A bakery two doors down needed a menu online.
2019
Moved to Dundas West
A real desk, a real sign in the window.
2022
Fifty local businesses
Most of them found us by word of mouth.
2025
A team of six
Design, build, copywriting and photography in house.
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Content
Why we exist
Most small businesses don't need a bigger website. They need one honest page that answers the phone for them.
Dana Whitfield, founder
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Content
How we work
A simple process, start to finish.
No long discovery decks or surprise invoices — three clear stages and a website you can update yourself.
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Plan
One call to map your pages, photos and the words that matter.
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Build
We design and build in the open, so you see progress every few days.
03
Launch
We publish, hand over the keys and stay on call for the first month.
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Features
Why clients stay
Built for people who don't want to think about websites.
Everything is handled — hosting, updates, and the small fixes that always come up.
Fast on every phone
Pages load in under a second on a mid-range handset.
Found on Google
Titles, descriptions and structure set up properly from day one.
Easy to edit
Change your hours or prices in a couple of clicks.
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Features
Included as standard
Small details, done properly.
Responsive layouts
Every section reflows for phones and tablets.
Accessible colour
Contrast checked so text stays readable.
Fast images
Compressed and lazy-loaded automatically.
Clean metadata
Sharing a link looks the way it should.
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Features
What's included
Everything handled, end to end.
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Design that fits your brand
We start from your logo, colours and photos — not a generic theme.
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Copy that sounds like you
A short interview turns into words for every page, reviewed by you.
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Launch and aftercare
We publish, connect your domain and stay around for the first month.
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Features
Services
Request a quoteClear scopes, clear prices.
Brand and website
Logo, colours, type and a complete website — the full package for a new business.
Website refresh
Keep your brand, rebuild the site properly with faster pages and clearer copy.
Care plan
Hosting, backups, updates and up to two hours of changes every month.
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Services
What we do
Three ways to work with us.
Pick the one that fits where your business is right now.
Brand and website
Logo, colours, type and a complete website — the full package for a new business.
from $4,800
Website refresh
Keep your brand, rebuild the site properly with faster pages and clearer copy.
from $2,400
Care plan
Hosting, backups, updates and up to two hours of changes every month.
$95 / month
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Services
Services
Everything under one roof.
Design, build, words and photos — you only ever brief one team.
from $4,800
Brand and website
Logo, colours, type and a complete website — the full package for a new business.
from $2,400
Website refresh
Keep your brand, rebuild the site properly with faster pages and clearer copy.
$95 / month
Care plan
Hosting, backups, updates and up to two hours of changes every month.
add-on
Copywriting
Words that sound like you and answer real questions.
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Services
The menu
Mains, sides and sweets.
Everything is made in house each morning. Ask about today's specials.
Wood-fired margherita
$18San Marzano tomato, fior di latte, basil.
Braised short rib
$29Twelve hours, polenta, gremolata.
Market salad
$14Whatever looked best at the market this morning.
Burnt basque cheesecake
$11Served with macerated plums.
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Services
214
Websites launched
For businesses across Toronto and the GTA.
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Average load time
Measured on a mid-range Android phone.
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Clients who stay
On a care plan a year after launch.
18 days
Typical build
From first call to live website.
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Stats
The numbers behind the work.
We measure every launch, then tell clients what actually changed.
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Websites launched
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Average load time
94%
Clients who stay
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Stats
Results
Small studio, serious output.
Nine years of launches, and the numbers we keep an eye on.
- Websites launched
- 214
- Average load time
- 0.8s
- Clients who stay
- 94%
- Typical build
- 18 days
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Stats
214
Websites launched
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Average load time
94%
Clients who stay
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Selected work
Recent launches.
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Galleries
A look around the studio.
Photos from the shop floor, the desk and the odd site visit.
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Galleries
Portfolio
Swipe through the work.
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Galleries
Before and after
Recent transformations.
Two projects, start to finish.
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Clients
What people say afterwards.
“We had three quotes and Northside was the only one who asked what our customers actually needed. Bookings went up 40% in the first two months.”
“They rebuilt our site in eleven days and it finally works on a phone. I can update the menu myself now, which I didn't believe until I did it.”
“Straight answers, fixed price, no jargon. It's the easiest project we've run in years.”
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Testimonials
Client story
“We had three quotes and Northside was the only one who asked what our customers actually needed. Bookings went up 40% in the first two months.”
PPriya RamanOwner, Bloom Dental
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Testimonials
Reviewed by the people we work for.
★★★★★
“We had three quotes and Northside was the only one who asked what our customers actually needed. Bookings went up 40% in the first two months.”
★★★★★
“They rebuilt our site in eleven days and it finally works on a phone. I can update the menu myself now, which I didn't believe until I did it.”
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Testimonials
Kind words
Short notes from recent clients.
“We had three quotes and Northside was the only one who asked what our customers actually needed. Bookings went up 40% in the first two months.”
“They rebuilt our site in eleven days and it finally works on a phone. I can update the menu myself now, which I didn't believe until I did it.”
“Straight answers, fixed price, no jargon. It's the easiest project we've run in years.”
“We had three quotes and Northside was the only one who asked what our customers actually needed. Bookings went up 40% in the first two months.”
“They rebuilt our site in eleven days and it finally works on a phone. I can update the menu myself now, which I didn't believe until I did it.”
“Straight answers, fixed price, no jargon. It's the easiest project we've run in years.”
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Testimonials
Pricing
Straightforward prices.
No hourly guessing games. Pick a package and we'll tell you exactly what's included.
Starter site
$2,400one-off
A sharp five-page website for a business that needs to look the part.
- ✓Five pages
- ✓Mobile-ready design
- ✓Google-ready metadata
- ✓Two rounds of changes
Full build
$4,800one-off
Brand, copy and a website built around how your business actually sells.
- ✓Up to twelve pages
- ✓Logo and colour refresh
- ✓Copywriting included
- ✓Photo direction
- ✓Three rounds of changes
Care plan
$95per month
Hosting, backups and a couple of hours of changes every month.
- ✓Hosting and backups
- ✓Security updates
- ✓2 hours of changes
- ✓Same-day replies
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Pricing
Packages
Compare what's included.
Starter site
A sharp five-page website for a business that needs to look the part.
- · Five pages
- · Mobile-ready design
- · Google-ready metadata
- · Two rounds of changes
$2,400Choose Starter
Full build
Brand, copy and a website built around how your business actually sells.
- · Up to twelve pages
- · Logo and colour refresh
- · Copywriting included
- · Photo direction
- · Three rounds of changes
$4,800Choose Full build
Care plan
Hosting, backups and a couple of hours of changes every month.
- · Hosting and backups
- · Security updates
- · 2 hours of changes
- · Same-day replies
$95Add Care
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Pricing
Simple pricing
Two ways to get started.
Both include hosting for the first year.
Starter site
$2,400
one-off
- Five pages
- Mobile-ready design
- Google-ready metadata
- Two rounds of changes
Full build
$4,800
one-off
- Up to twelve pages
- Logo and colour refresh
- Copywriting included
- Photo direction
- Three rounds of changes
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Pricing
One simple package
Everything you need, one price.
No tiers to compare — one package that covers the whole project.
Full build
$4,800one-off
Brand, copy and a website built around how your business actually sells.
- ✓Up to twelve pages
- ✓Logo and colour refresh
- ✓Copywriting included
- ✓Photo direction
- ✓Three rounds of changes
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Pricing
FAQ
Questions we get every week.
How long does a website take?+
Most projects go live in two to three weeks once we have your photos and text. Bigger builds with copywriting take about five.
Can I edit the site myself?+
Yes. You get a simple editor for text, images, prices and hours — no code, no training day required.
What do you need from me to start?+
A short call, your logo if you have one, and any photos you'd like to use. We write the words if you'd rather not.
Do you handle hosting?+
We do. Hosting, backups and security updates are included on the Care plan, or you can host it yourself.
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FAQs
Good to know
Before you get in touch.
Still stuck on something? Ask us directly — we answer the same day.
How long does a website take?+
Most projects go live in two to three weeks once we have your photos and text. Bigger builds with copywriting take about five.
Can I edit the site myself?+
Yes. You get a simple editor for text, images, prices and hours — no code, no training day required.
What do you need from me to start?+
A short call, your logo if you have one, and any photos you'd like to use. We write the words if you'd rather not.
Do you handle hosting?+
We do. Hosting, backups and security updates are included on the Care plan, or you can host it yourself.
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FAQs
Everything else you might be wondering.
How long does a website take?
Most projects go live in two to three weeks once we have your photos and text. Bigger builds with copywriting take about five.
Can I edit the site myself?
Yes. You get a simple editor for text, images, prices and hours — no code, no training day required.
What do you need from me to start?
A short call, your logo if you have one, and any photos you'd like to use. We write the words if you'd rather not.
Do you handle hosting?
We do. Hosting, backups and security updates are included on the Care plan, or you can host it yourself.
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FAQs
Questions
Answers, before you ask.
The things new clients usually want to know first.
How long does a website take?+
Most projects go live in two to three weeks once we have your photos and text. Bigger builds with copywriting take about five.
Can I edit the site myself?+
Yes. You get a simple editor for text, images, prices and hours — no code, no training day required.
What do you need from me to start?+
A short call, your logo if you have one, and any photos you'd like to use. We write the words if you'd rather not.
Do you handle hosting?+
We do. Hosting, backups and security updates are included on the Care plan, or you can host it yourself.
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FAQs
Contact
Tell us what you're building.
Send a note and we'll reply the same working day — usually within a couple of hours.
- Studio
- 1284 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6J 1X5
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 9am – 5:30pm
- hello@northsidestudio.ca
- Phone
- (416) 555-0134
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Contact
Get in touch
Say hello.
A few lines about your business is plenty to get started.
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Contact
Visit or write
We're on Dundas West.
- Studio
- 1284 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6J 1X5
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 9am – 5:30pm
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Contact
Contact
Skip the form — just reach out.
- Studio
- 1284 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6J 1X5
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 9am – 5:30pm
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Contact
Ready for a website you're proud to send people to?
Tell us about the business and we'll come back with a plan and a price within two days.
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CTAs
Let's talk
Your next website starts with one call.
Twenty minutes, no pitch deck, no obligation.
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CTAs
Still deciding?
Grab our one-page guide to what a good small-business website needs.
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CTAs
The Sunday letter
One useful email, every week.
Studio news, open booking slots and the occasional recipe. No spam, ever.
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CTAs
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The team
Six people, no middle layer.
You work with the people doing the work — every time.
Dana Whitfield
Founder & designer
Fifteen years of brand and web work for independent businesses.
Sam Okonkwo
Developer
Builds fast, accessible pages and keeps everything online.
Leah Bernard
Copywriter
Turns what you say on the phone into words that sell.
Tomas Reyes
Photographer
Shoots the spaces, the people and the product.
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Team
Who you'll meet
The studio.
Dana Whitfield · Founder & designer
Fifteen years of brand and web work for independent businesses.
Sam Okonkwo · Developer
Builds fast, accessible pages and keeps everything online.
Leah Bernard · Copywriter
Turns what you say on the phone into words that sell.
Tomas Reyes · Photographer
Shoots the spaces, the people and the product.
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Team
Trusted by local businesses since 2016
Bloom DentalOsteria NoveDuffy PlumbingHarbord CyclesMaple & Oak
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The team
Small team, senior people.
Dana Whitfield
Founder & designer
Sam Okonkwo
Developer
Leah Bernard
Copywriter
Tomas Reyes
Photographer
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Team
In good company
Aster
Bloom & Co
Copperline
Delta Studio
Ember
Foundry
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