Comox sits at the heart of one of Vancouver Island's most active communities. With 19 Wing Comox, YQQ airport, a busy marina, and the agricultural richness of the Comox Valley, this is a town that punches well above its size. I'm Michael Perks — a Vancouver Island local based in Duncan — and I build and look after websites for Comox businesses that want to be found online and look professional when they are. You deal with me directly, every time.
Whether you're serving the base community, the Comox Valley Farmers Market crowd, or running a marine or aviation business, a strong website built for local search is one of the most practical investments you can make. I handle custom design, managed hosting, updates, daily backups, and local SEO — so you can focus on running your business rather than worrying about your website.
Comox, BC
The Comox area serves a large, diverse population — from military families and aviation professionals to farmers, fishing families, and a well-established retirement community. An optimised website puts your business in front of all of them.
Comox customers search online before they walk through the door. I optimise your site for Comox-specific search terms, clean up your Google Business Profile, and make sure you rank in Google Maps and organic results for the searches your customers are actually typing.
A business website that isn't maintained is a liability. I handle all plugin updates, theme patches, and core upgrades on a regular schedule — keeping your site secure, fast, and clean year-round without you needing to get involved.
If something goes wrong — a bad update, a hack, an accidental deletion — I can restore your Comox business website quickly from a recent offsite backup. No data loss, no extended downtime, no panic.
Email or call 250-797-2286. I'm based in Duncan, just down-Island from Comox, and I know the community. When you contact me you reach me — not a help desk or a ticket queue — and I give you a straight, honest answer.
Who I Work With
From the Comox Marina to the Comox Valley Farmers Market, from aviation services to the base community — if you run a local business and your website matters, I can help.
Comox has an active marina and YQQ airport. Marine charters, aviation services, boat repair, and transport businesses that rely on online visibility to reach clients from across Vancouver Island and beyond. See examples →
The Comox Valley is growing, and growth creates demand for skilled trades. Contractors, electricians, plumbers, roofers, and landscapers who want to dominate local search and generate consistent leads from their website.
Naturopaths, massage therapists, physiotherapists, and wellness practitioners serving the Comox Valley — from the base community to active retirees — who need a credible, bookable web presence.
Local shops, cafes, restaurants, and specialty producers. The Valley has an excellent agricultural base with farms and market vendors who benefit enormously from a well-maintained, discoverable website.
Web Strategy for Comox
Comox has a demographic mix that shapes what a successful local website needs to do. The community includes military families from 19 Wing who rotate every few years and discover local businesses entirely online — they haven't built the word-of-mouth network that longtime residents rely on. A professional-looking site with clear services, pricing, and easy contact information builds the trust that converts a new-to-town family into a regular customer. For the retirement demographic, accessibility and readability — strong contrast, legible font sizes, and mobile-friendly layouts — are not optional extras. They're the difference between a site that converts and one that bounces before the visitor scrolls past the header.
For businesses targeting visitors who fly into YQQ or come through the Comox Valley on a road trip, showing up in Google Maps is often how they find you in the first place. A complete, accurate, actively managed Google Business Profile — paired with a fast, mobile-first website — is what makes that discovery translate into a real customer. I make sure your entire online presence works together: your website, your GBP listing, and your directory citations all consistent and pointing in the same direction.
Comox also benefits from its proximity to Courtenay, but that proximity creates competition. Businesses on the Courtenay-Comox divide need to make sure they're ranking for their specific community, not just broadly for 'Comox Valley'. Localised content, accurate address data, and city-specific landing pages all contribute to showing up in the right searches for the right customers. That's the kind of nuance that a local professional understands and a generic agency often misses.
Over 60% of local searches happen on mobile. A slow site loses visitors in under 3 seconds. I build and host on fast infrastructure with image optimisation and proper caching.
Your GBP listing is often the first thing a local searcher sees. I optimise and keep your listing consistent with your website so you rank in the Local Pack.
Every page should know what it wants the visitor to do next. I design with conversion in mind — contact forms, phone numbers, and booking links where they're needed.
Website Development
Every site is custom-designed — no templates, no page builders. Built for speed, local SEO, and the way people actually browse on their phones. See example websites →
Not sure which fits? Just ask me — I'll give you a straight answer.
Pricing for Comox Businesses
All plans include hosting, updates, backups, and SSL. Need a website built too? Build your package →