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Castlegar, BC. Serving the Kootenays and beyond.Own your website. Pay for it monthly.
The Trailhead is $2,000 once, or $500 today and 12 payments of $142, which is $2,204 in total. Same custom-built site either way, and at the final payment you own everything outright: the code, the design, the content.
You get both prices and the one-page plan before anything is signed. I read every message myself and reply within 24 hours.
Almost every pay-monthly website in Canada is a rental. This one is not.
Wix, Squarespace, and the pay-monthly agencies all run the same meter. You pay every month for as long as you want a website, and the day you stop, the site is gone. Two or three years in, a pay-monthly agency plan has often cost more than a custom build, and you own nothing.
Own It Monthly flips that. The monthly payment is the same kind of money, but it is buying something. At payment 12 the meter stops and the website is yours outright, the same way a work truck on payments ends up in your driveway with your name on it.
Full comparison with the real math: renting a website versus owning it.
Both prices on the table, always.
Every plan works the same way: a quarter of the price today, then 12 monthly payments. Pay it off early any time and the rest is simply not charged.
| Package | Pay once | Own It Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| The Trailhead | $2,000 | $500 today, then $142/mo12 monthly payments, $2,204 total |
| The Trailhead, Full Coverage | $3,200 | $800 today, then $226/mo12 monthly payments, $3,512 total |
| Shopify Storefront | $5,500 | $1,375 today, then $386/mo12 monthly payments, $6,007 total |
| The Engine | $6,500 | $1,625 today, then $457/mo12 monthly payments, $7,109 total |
The Shopify Masterpiece, the Empire and custom web apps bill by milestone instead. The 10 percent Kootenay neighbour rate applies to the base price before plan pricing, same as always. Your monthly is locked at signing and never changes.
Five steps. One page of plain English.
Pick your package
Choose the build: the Trailhead, the Engine, or the Shopify Storefront. The plan is the same for all three, a quarter of the price today and twelve monthly payments after.
Sign one plain-English page
The whole plan fits on a page. Your starting payment starts the build, and the first monthly payment comes a month later.
I build it on the usual timeline
Typically 2 to 3 weeks for a Trailhead, 4 to 5 for the Engine, 5 to 6 for a Storefront. Same custom build, same copywriting and same SEO groundwork as a pay-once project.
Live the day you approve it
The site launches as soon as it is built and you have signed off. It never waits on the payment schedule.
Twelve payments and it is yours
At the final payment the code, design, and content transfer to you outright. Your domain was in your name from day one.
Plain English on one page, with nothing that bites you later.
You own it at the end
Wix and the pay-monthly agencies keep the site for as long as you keep paying. Here, payment 12 makes it yours outright.
Banks stay out of it
A simple payment plan between you and me, with no credit checks, applications, or approvals in the middle. Both totals sit on the table from the first conversation.
Your domain, your name, day one
The domain is registered to you from the start, so nothing is ever held hostage.
Pay it off early, no penalty
Any time, at the remaining balance. Pay in full within 60 days and I honour the pay-once price. Your monthly never changes mid-plan.
Send me a business that signs, and I will e-transfer you $200. Anyone. Every time.
On a Trailhead plan, that covers more than a month. Prefer it taken off your own project or a support plan instead? Your call. Paid when their first payment clears, or payment 2 if they choose the plan. Refer as many as you like. The one rule is that you cannot refer yourself. Just have them mention your name.
Own It Monthly, question by question.
Is there a bank or a lender behind Own It Monthly?
No. It is a simple payment plan between you and me, with no credit checks and no bank or application involved. You pick a plan, payments run monthly, and the site becomes yours at the final payment.
What does it cost in total?
Both prices are always on the table. The Trailhead, for example, is $2,000 paid once, or $500 today and 12 monthly payments of $142, which is $2,204 in total. The difference is the price of spreading it out.
Why is there a starting payment?
A quarter of the price today is what lets me start your build straight away and keep the monthly low. It also keeps the plan for businesses that are ready to go, which is what keeps it affordable for everyone on it.
When does my website go live?
As soon as it is built and you have approved it. That is usually two to three weeks after your starting payment for a Trailhead, four to five for the Engine, and five to six for a Storefront. It never waits on the payment schedule.
What happens if I miss a payment?
The card retries automatically and I will give you a friendly heads-up. If it stays unpaid for a week the site pauses, it is never deleted, and it comes back the moment you catch up. Every plan also includes one 30-day pause for a rough month, no questions asked.
Can I pay it off early?
Any time, at the remaining balance, with no penalty. Pay it off within the first 60 days and I honour the pay-in-full price.
Who owns the website?
You do, fully, at the final payment: code, design, and content. Your domain is registered in your name from day one, so it is never held hostage. Until the plan completes, I host and look after the site.
Which packages can I put on a plan?
The Trailhead, the Engine and the Shopify Storefront. The Trailhead’s Full Coverage version is on the plan too. Full Coverage added to a live Trailhead later is paid directly. The Shopify Masterpiece, the Empire and custom web apps bill by milestone instead, paid as agreed stages go live.
The ownership question, answered from every angle.
Do not take my word for the pay-to-own case. These guides lay out the numbers, the fine print of the subscription builders, and what ownership actually means, so you can decide with the receipts in front of you.
Every payment climbs. Twelve months and it is yours outright.
Tell me about your business and which package fits. I will bring both prices, the plan on one page, and a straight answer about whether this is right for you.