Web Design in Hay Lakes, Alberta

The local picture in Hay Lakes

With 26.4% of residents under 15, a lot of local spending is decided by parents comparing options on their phones in the evening. Short pages, clear prices and a quick contact form suit that.

Key numbers for Hay Lakes

The median household income in Hay Lakes was $80,000 in 2020, below the Alberta median of $96,000, so clear prices matter. Of the 176 households in Hay Lakes, 91.2% own and 8.8% rent.

Other numbers worth knowing

• One-person and shared households: 28.6%
• Share of residents under 5: 6.6%
• Worked at home (May 2021): 9.3%
• Total private dwellings (2021): 185
• Trades certificates (ages 25 to 64): 17.4%

Hay Lakes against the provincial average

On driving to work, Hay Lakes (87.2%) compares with 87.3% for the province as a whole. Residents aged 65 and over: 13.2% in Hay Lakes, against 14.8% across Alberta.

The population fell from 495 in 2016 to 456 in 2021 (7.9%). Across Alberta, the population grew 4.8% over the same period.

Hay Lakes and the surrounding area

Customers may also come from Bittern Lake (21 km, pop. 216), Camrose County (25 km, pop. 8,504), Camrose (25 km, pop. 18,772) and Beaumont (29 km, pop. 20,888). The nearest large city, Edmonton, is about 47 km away to the northwest. If you work in Camrose or Beaumont as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

Bittern Lake (216 residents) and Camrose County (8,504) are the closest neighbours with their own page. In Bittern Lake, 100.0% of households own their home; in Hay Lakes, 91.2%.

Know your Hay Lakes audience

73.7% of residents were born in Alberta. A short story about the business goes a long way.

Active commuting is common: 12.8% walk or bike to work. Foot traffic matters, so show your street address and hours clearly.

82.4% of households live in single-detached houses. Before-and-after photos speak to homeowners.

Driving is how 87.2% of commuters in Hay Lakes get to work. People look you up from the car park, so a tappable map link helps.

Hay Lakes businesses and what their websites need

For Hay Lakes, the clearest picture comes from the jobs residents hold: retail trade (14.0%), health care and social assistance (14.0%) and other services (except public administration) (9.3%).

What Alberta asks of a business online

A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:

• 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

Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.

Web design for Hay Lakes, handled online

Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. 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. Complete the 5-minute sign-up 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.