About three in ten residents of Empress is 65 or older, and the median age is 54.0. A website for an Empress business has to work for neighbours who already know you and for people searching from further away. Our team designs your website for CA$119 a month: domain, email and hosting included, and nothing to pay until you approve it.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
What makes Empress different
Working from home was common in Empress in May 2021 (37.5% of employed residents). People who work locally shop locally, and they look up businesses on their laptops between meetings.
Empress by the numbers
The census counted 69 households in Empress, and 80.0% of them own their home.
More 2021 Census figures for Empress
- Employed residents working from home in 2021: 37.5%
- Children under 5: 6.9%
- Share of residents who are immigrants: 7.5%
- Total private dwellings (2021): 112
- Density: 93.5 people per km²
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 23.5%
How Empress compares with Alberta
On local roots, Empress (55.0%) compares with 51.8% for the province as a whole. The share of households that own their home is 80.0% in Empress and 70.9% in Alberta. On the senior share, Empress (31.0%) compares with 14.8% for the province as a whole.
Who is in business in Empress
For Empress, the clearest picture comes from the jobs residents hold: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25.0%), transportation and warehousing (12.5%) and public administration (12.5%).
Around Empress
Calgary is 284 km to the west.
Who your customers are in Empress
Single-detached houses hold 100.0% of households in Empress. Photos of completed projects are what homeowners look for.
How Aria builds your Empress website
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses 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.
- Complete the 5-minute sign-up and email us whatever material you already have.
- No more than 3 business days later, the whole site is on a temporary link, with your colours and logo.
- Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and the website goes live on your domain.
A price change or a fresh photo: email it in and our team updates the site, included in the fee.
- 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
Running a business website from Empress: the rules
Some homework for Empress businesses before the website goes live:
- 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.
What business owners in Empress ask us
Most of my customers are seasonal. Is a website still worth it?
Yes. Send us the dates and hours for each season by email and we keep the site current; it is included in the plan.
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.
What about my domain name?
Your domain stays yours. Bring the one you have, or let us know you need one and we will help you choose.
Will customers in Empress be able to use the site on their phones?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
Am I tied in for a year?
There is no setup fee and no minimum term: you pay CA$119 a month and can stop whenever you need to.
When does the site go live?
Within 3 business days of receiving your material, the website is ready on a temporary link. It goes live on your domain after you approve it and the first monthly fee is paid.
Can I have an email address with my business name?
Email on your own domain comes with the plan, such as info@yourbusiness: unlimited accounts, 5 GB of storage in total, webmail and spam filtering.
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.
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- 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.
- Distances to nearby places are straight-line, between points of the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada); contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.