A large share of the homes in Wells are not anyone’s main residence: 27.6% of its 156 private dwellings were not occupied by usual residents in 2021. Those numbers say a lot about what a Wells business website needs to do. Aria builds a professional site for your business for CA$119 a month: hosting, email on your domain and daily backups included, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
What makes Wells different
Wells counted 18 businesses with employees in June 2026, and 61.1% of them had one to four employees. Most of your competition is small and local too, so a professional website is a real differentiator.
Industries that stand out in Wells
Wells had 18 employer businesses in June 2026. Among the most common:
- Hotels, inns and other places to stay, 3 in Wells: the site should show what is nearby and how to get there.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (20.0%), finance and insurance (20.0%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (20.0%).
Around Wells
Kelowna is 385 km to the southeast. Statistics Canada places it in the Quesnel census agglomeration.
Wells in numbers
Of the 113 households in Wells, 71.4% own and 28.6% rent. The municipality covers 158 square kilometres of land, about 1.4 people per square kilometre.
Wells: more from the census
- Households in row houses: 19.0%
- Share of residents under 5: 4.5%
- Worked at home (May 2021): 13.3%
- Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 26.1%
- Typical trip to work: 9.6 minutes on average
- Private dwellings: 156
Wells against the provincial average
The share of residents born in British Columbia is 65.6% in Wells and 46.9% in British Columbia. On the senior share, Wells (15.9%) compares with 20.3% for the province as a whole. Commuters who drive: 84.6% in Wells, against 79.9% across British Columbia.
Who is searching in Wells
15.4% of commuters walk or cycle to work. A landmark or cross street in the address helps. 65.6% of the people in Wells were born in British Columbia. A few lines on who runs the business goes a long way.
61.9% of households live in single-detached houses. Renovators, landscapers and other trades should show photos of finished jobs.
Short commutes are the norm: 61.5% take less than 15 minutes. Mention the streets and areas you cover.
Running a business website from Wells: the rules
Some homework for Wells 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
Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.
From sign-up to launch, for Wells businesses
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. The plan is the same in Wells as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- Within 3 business days, your website is ready on a temporary link, built with your brand on a proven professional template.
- Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and we publish it on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- 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
Questions about a website for your Wells business
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.
Can I sell online from Wells?
Yes. The plan can be an online store with a catalogue, a cart and online payment, for the same CA$119 a month.
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 Wells be able to use the site on their phones?
Yes, it is built to work on phones first, with buttons that are easy to tap and pages that load quickly.
How long until my website is ready?
The first version is ready within 3 business days, on a temporary link. Publication on your domain comes after your approval and the first payment.
How many email accounts do I get?
Unlimited accounts on your domain, within 5 GB of total storage, plus webmail and spam filtering, all in the CA$119 plan.
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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Put your Wells 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.
- Business counts for Wells: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Where Wells and its neighbours are: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database; 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.