Digital marketing in Calgary
Calgary buyers compare three or four businesses on their phone before they call anyone. I build the website, ads and Google listing that make you the one they call first.
Free: a 30-minute call, an action plan and a price range in writing.
What makes marketing
in Calgary different
A big city with a lot of small businesses, and plenty of agencies selling to them. Here is what I keep in mind when I plan a campaign for a Calgary company.
People search "near me" and expect someone in their part of the city. A renovator in the northwest and a clinic in the southeast need different ad radiuses and different Google Business Profile work.
Fresh subdivisions mean new homeowners looking for landscapers, cleaners, movers and contractors. Being visible when they move in is worth more than any brand campaign.
July changes how people spend, and winter changes what they search. Budgets and messages shift with the calendar instead of running flat all year.
Many customers work long hours, so they decide fast and online. A clear price, a booking button and a quick reply often beat a pretty homepage.
Your website
climbs the rankings
SEO is step-by-step work: content, technical fixes and links. Your website brings in traffic without paying for clicks.
- The phrases customers actually type
- Content for specific services
- Rankings checked every month
Pick where
to start
Each of these has its own Calgary page with details and prices in Canadian dollars.
Web design
in Calgary
Hand-coded or on a custom CMS, written for people searching your service in Calgary.
Google Ads
in Calgary
Campaigns aimed at the quadrants and suburbs you actually serve, measured by calls.
SEO
in Calgary
Google Business Profile, local pages and content that compete for your area of the city.
Facebook ads
in Calgary
Lead forms, messages and remarketing on Facebook and Instagram for Calgary audiences.
CRM for
your team
Every enquiry in one place, with reminders, so nobody forgets to call a lead back.
How a project
with Calgary runs
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01
Day 1
You message me
WhatsApp, Telegram, email or the form below. I reply within one business day and suggest a time that fits Mountain Time.
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02
Intro call
Thirty minutes, no charge
I ask about your customers in Calgary, your margins and what has failed before. You leave with a clear next step even if we never sign.
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03
Stage 3
Build
I write, design and set up. You approve the copy and get three rounds of revisions.
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04
After launch
I stay on it
Bids, keywords, content and leads get checked regularly. Training and support are part of the deal.
Digital marketing in Calgary without the agency layers
Calgary has no shortage of marketing agencies, and many of them are good at selling retainers. What small business owners usually tell me is that they never speak to the person doing the work. With me, digital marketing in Calgary works differently: I am the strategist, the developer and the person in your ad account. You message me, I answer, and the same person who planned the campaign reads its numbers.
I work remotely with businesses across Canada and do not have an office in Calgary. Calls happen on Zoom at a time that suits Mountain Time, and everything else moves over email, WhatsApp or Telegram.
Where Calgary businesses usually lose leads
After 12+ years and 100+ clients, the same three gaps keep coming up:
- A website that says nothing about price or area. Visitors from Airdrie or Okotoks cannot tell whether you serve them, so they go back to Google.
- Google Ads set to the whole metro. A contractor who works in the south of the city pays for clicks from the far north. I set the radius to where you drive and count the cost of a phone call, not a click.
- A Google Business Profile left half done. Categories, photos, services and reviews matter a lot in local results. The local SEO and Google Business Profile work is often the cheapest win.
Industries I know well
Calgary has a lot of trades, home services and professional firms. My closest experience is with renovation and custom builds: for Boreal Kitchens & Cabinetry, an Edmonton cabinet maker, I built the website, ads, bots and CRM and now have about 200 keywords on page one of Google in Canada. If you run a kitchen, flooring or contracting business, the playbook transfers well. See also my page on marketing for construction companies.
What it costs
| What you need | Price (CAD) |
|---|---|
| Landing page | from $1,300 |
| Business website | from $3,000 |
| Google Ads setup + management | $650, then from $750/month |
| SEO and Google Maps | from $1,000/month |
| Growth package (site + Google Ads + analytics) | from $4,300 |
Ad budget goes straight to Google or Meta from your card; I usually suggest at least $1,000 a month in a city as competitive as Calgary. Full details are on the pricing page.
Nearby
I also work with businesses in Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere and Okotoks, and further out in Red Deer and Lethbridge. If you serve the whole region, we plan one campaign with separate ad groups so each town gets its own message.
Other Alberta
cities
Calgary owners
usually ask
Do you have an office in Calgary?
No. I work remotely with businesses across Canada and I am honest about it. You get my direct number on WhatsApp, a Zoom call when you need one, and replies within one business day. Most Calgary clients find that faster than waiting for an agency's account manager to pass a message along.
Is Google Ads too expensive in Calgary for a small business?
Clicks in a large city usually cost more than in smaller towns, so wasted spend hurts. The answer is tight targeting: your quadrants, your hours, the searches that bring paying jobs. I suggest starting at about $1,000 a month in ad budget and judging it by the cost of each phone call or form.
Can you keep my current domain?
Yes. I do not patch other people's websites, but I can build a new one, keep your domain and move the useful content across with redirects, so Google does not lose track of the pages that already rank.
How fast can a Calgary business see results?
Google Ads can bring calls in the first weeks once the campaign is set up and tracking works. SEO and Google Maps take longer, usually several months, because you are earning positions rather than renting them. I tell you upfront which channel fits your timeline.
Tell me about your
Calgary business
What you sell, which parts of the city you serve and what you want more of. I reply within one business day with a time for a free 30-minute call.
- 9 short steps
- No obligation
- I reply personally
- I reply within 1 business dayPersonally, by email or on WhatsApp, whichever you prefer.
- A 30-minute call, freeI ask about your business, customers and budget. Beforehand I review your website and ads.
- A proposal with a price, in writingWhat I’ll do, by when and for how much. You decide with no pressure.
What do you need most?