Web Design in Midway, British Columbia

A closer look at Midway

With 18.0% of working-age adults holding a trades certificate, Midway has a lot of skilled tradespeople, and a lot of competition among them. A website with photos of real jobs and the areas you cover helps you stand out.

Serving Midway and nearby

Nearby municipalities include Greenwood (12 km) and Grand Forks (25 km). Kelowna is 111 km to the northwest. A website can name each place you serve, from Greenwood to Grand Forks.

Greenwood has 702 residents and a median age of 61.6, against 62.8 in Midway. Median household income was $47,600 in Greenwood and $61,600 in Grand Forks, compared with $58,000 in Midway.

Who is in business in Midway

For Midway, the clearest picture comes from the jobs residents hold: retail trade (15.1%), manufacturing (13.2%) and public administration (11.3%).

Customers in Midway: what the census shows

Single-detached houses hold 81.5% of households in Midway. Before-and-after photos speak to homeowners. 22.2% of commuters walk or cycle to work. Show where you are relative to the main streets helps.

68.2% of residents were born in British Columbia. Mention the places around Midway you cover, so people recognise their own.

Short commutes are the norm: 71.1% take less than 15 minutes. Mention the streets and areas you cover.

Key numbers for Midway

With a median household income of $58,000 (2020), compared with $85,000 across British Columbia, customers in Midway value seeing prices up front. Spread over 12 square kilometres, Midway has a density of 53.2 residents per square kilometre. Of the 324 households in Midway, 83.1% own and 16.9% rent.

More 2021 Census figures for Midway

• Residents who immigrated to Canada: 7.6%
• Employed residents working from home in 2021: 15.1%
• One-person and shared households: 36.9%
• Couples with children, share of households: 12.3%
• College or CEGEP diploma (ages 25 to 64): 26.2%

Side by side with British Columbia

On working from home, Midway (15.1%) compares with 22.6% for the province as a whole. The share of households that rent is 16.9% in Midway and 32.8% in British Columbia. Households that own their home: 83.1% in Midway, against 66.8% across British Columbia.

The population barely moved between 2016 (649) and 2021 (651). For comparison, British Columbia as a whole grew 7.6% from 2016 to 2021.

Getting a Midway business online: the steps

We are a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.

1. Do the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and send your logo, photos and service list by email.
2. You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

Later on, updates to text, photos and prices go by email and cost nothing extra.

Registration and privacy basics for Midway

Putting your business online does not change the rules, but these points are worth checking:

• Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
• Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau

General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.