Practical advice for
Island businesses
Local SEO, web design, accessibility, and hosting — written plainly, from experience, by one person who builds and looks after websites on Vancouver Island for a living.
Island visitors meet you online before they arrive. Two things put you in front of them: a fast, SEO-ready website of your own, and a listing in a Vancouver Island directory like VanIsleNet — a trusted place to be found and a citation that helps you rank.
On much of the Island your customers aren't down the road — they're planning a trip. How to win the seasonal search spike: learn the shape of your season, publish before the wave, rank for the searches visitors actually type, and keep your Google profile honest for travellers.
A new resource for Vancouver Island: browse local businesses, see what's happening in your community, and connect with the Island.
Everything that actually moves the needle for Duncan and Cowichan Valley businesses — Google Business Profile, reviews, genuinely local content, site speed, and the advantage almost everyone ignores: WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility and a published accessibility statement.
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