About three in ten residents of Black Diamond is 65 or older, and the median age is 50.8. A website for a Black Diamond business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. For CA$119 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
A closer look at Black Diamond
With 15.9% of working-age adults holding a trades certificate, Black Diamond 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.
Who is in business in Black Diamond
Of the 100 businesses with employees counted in Black Diamond (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:
- Repair and maintenance shops (9): what they repair and turnaround times.
- Sporting goods, hobby, book and gift stores (5): an online shop and the product range.
- Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers (17): the team with qualifications and the services and who they are for.
- Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (9): a quote form that lands in their inbox and emergency contact details and hours.
- Home builders and renovators (4): the areas they build in and photos of finished projects, room by room.
61.0% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to reach you.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in retail trade (13.5%), health care and social assistance (13.5%) and construction (12.6%).
Black Diamond by the numbers
The census counted 1,178 households in Black Diamond, and 83.1% of them own their home. With a median household income of $75,500 (2020), compared with $96,000 across Alberta, customers in Black Diamond value seeing prices up front.
A few more figures
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 23.0%
- Couples with children, share of households: 19.9%
- College or CEGEP diploma (ages 25 to 64): 25.4%
- Total private dwellings (2021): 1,233
- Worked at home (May 2021): 10.4%
Black Diamond against the provincial average
On renting, Black Diamond (16.5%) compares with 28.5% for the province as a whole. The share of residents born in Alberta is 50.8% in Black Diamond and 51.8% in Alberta. Residents aged 65 and over: 30.2% in Black Diamond, against 14.8% across Alberta.
The population barely moved between 2016 (2,705) and 2021 (2,730). For comparison, Alberta as a whole grew 4.8% from 2016 to 2021.
Who your customers are in Black Diamond
One hour or more: that is the commute for 14.5% of workers in Black Diamond. Long-distance commuters compare services at night, online.
Most workers (89.4%) commute by car, truck or van. A map and a note about parking save customers a phone call.
Single-detached houses hold 72.0% of households in Black Diamond. Renovators, landscapers and other trades should show real photos of past work.
Three steps to a website for your Black Diamond business
We are a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. The plan is the same in Black Diamond as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
- No more than 3 business days later, a temporary link shows you the full website, with your colours and logo.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
After it goes live, the technical side stays with us, and text and photo updates by email come with the plan.
- 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
Rules to know before your Black Diamond website goes live
Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in Alberta:
- 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
This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.
Before you sign up: common questions
Who writes the text and picks the photos?
Phone photos of your real work often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
Is there a minimum contract?
You can stop the service whenever you need to; there is no setup fee and no long-term commitment.
How do we work together if I am in Black Diamond?
No meetings needed: we talk by email at support@ariaserv.com, and you see the full website on a temporary link before approving it.
What is the website built on?
Your website runs on the Aria Platform, built on WordPress and looked after by our team: hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates included.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Email us the change (new prices, photos or services) and the team updates the site. Content changes are part of the monthly fee.
Can customers order from my website?
Yes, an online store costs the same CA$119 a month as a regular website: product catalogue, cart and online payment.
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.
Let's build your Black Diamond website
Tell us about your business in the sign-up form and we take it from there, by email.
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (population and dwelling counts, age, income, housing, language, immigration, commuting, place of work and education tables) for Black Diamond. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Employer businesses in Black Diamond and Alberta: Statistics Canada, tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174 (Canadian Business Counts, June 2026).
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.