34.9% of the people in Tagish are 65 or older, well above the territorial share of 15.0%. A website for a Tagish business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. Aria builds the whole site for CA$119 a month, with your domain, business email and hosting, and you only pay after approving it.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Tagish, YT: the place behind the numbers
Long commutes leave little time for phone calls during the day. In Tagish, a website that answers the usual questions (prices, hours, service area) and takes messages by email fits how residents live.
Who your customers are in Tagish
100.0% of households live in single-detached houses. Home services and trades should show real photos of past work.
Trades certificates are held by 15.6% of working-age adults in Tagish. Competition among trades is strong, so a portfolio sets you apart.
In May 2021, 20.0% of working residents in Tagish worked at home. Your site gets visits during working hours, so keep your hours current.
Tagish in numbers
Of the 164 households in Tagish, 84.8% own and 9.1% rent. With a median household income of $59,200 (2020), compared with $100,000 across Yukon, customers in Tagish value seeing prices up front.
Other numbers worth knowing
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 25.0%
- Typical trip to work: 38.5 minutes on average
- Residents aged 85 and over: 1.6%
- Mainly speak a non-official language at home: 3.2%
- Residents who immigrated to Canada: 11.5%
- Workers travelling 60+ minutes each way: 37.5%
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 20.0%
Side by side with Yukon
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 34.9% in Tagish and 15.0% in Yukon. On the share of children, Tagish (7.9%) compares with 17.0% for the territory as a whole. Commuters who drive: 87.5% in Tagish, against 84.6% across Yukon.
Tagish businesses and what their websites need
For Tagish, the clearest picture comes from the jobs residents hold: public administration (30.0%), real estate and rental and leasing (10.0%) and professional, scientific and technical services (10.0%).
Paperwork and rules for Yukon businesses online
Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in Yukon:
- PIPEDA sets the ground rules for how private-sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information. Office of the Privacy Commissioner: PIPEDA
- 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
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
Getting a Tagish business online: the steps
Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. It all runs online, so a Tagish business pays the same CA$119 a month as anyone else in Canada.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- We build the website on a proven professional template and share a temporary link within 3 business days.
- When you are happy with it, you approve, the first CA$119 fee is issued, and the site is published on your domain.
Later on, updates to text, photos and prices go by email and cost nothing extra.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Tagish website questions, answered
Can the website show seasonal hours?
Yes. Send us the dates and hours for each season by email and we keep the site current; it is included in the plan.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes, it is built to work on phones first, with buttons that are easy to tap and pages that open fast.
When does the site go live?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Going live on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
Do I need a domain already?
If you already own one, we connect it to the new website and your email. If not, tell us in the sign-up and we will help you pick one, by email.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Send the new details by email and we update the pages; it is included in the CA$119 plan.
Do I need professional photos?
Send what you have; we put it into a proven template with your colours and logo, and you review all the text before anything goes live.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Put your Tagish business on the map online
Send your logo and photos once you have signed up; the temporary link follows within 3 business days.
- Population, dwellings, land area, age, households, income, housing, language, place of birth, commuting, work and education: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0193, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0307, 98-10-0400, 98-10-0456 and 98-10-0458). Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.