26.3% of the people in Smiths Falls are 65 or older, well above the provincial share of 18.5%. That shapes what a good website for a business in Smiths Falls should show first. Our team designs your website for CA$119 a month: domain, email and hosting included, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
Smiths Falls, ON: the place behind the numbers
Renters (45.4% of households) move more often than owners, and each move starts with a search for local services. A website with up-to-date contact details is how a Smiths Falls business gets found by people who are new to the street.
When 11.2% of commuters spend an hour or more on the road, evenings and weekends are when people deal with errands. A website that is always available, with clear hours and an email form, catches the requests that arrive after you close.
Around Smiths Falls
Within a short drive of Smiths Falls: Montague (9.6 km north), Merrickville-Wolford (16 km east), Drummond/North Elmsley (17 km northwest) and Perth (18 km west). The nearest large city, Ottawa, is about 59 km away to the northeast. Smiths Falls is part of Lanark County. If you work in Perth or Drummond/North Elmsley as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Montague (3,914 residents) and Merrickville-Wolford (3,135) are the closest neighbours with their own page. In Montague, 93.4% of households own their home; in Smiths Falls, 54.6%.
Smiths Falls businesses and what their websites need
Smiths Falls had 299 employer businesses in June 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across Ontario, with what each one’s website should show:
- Car dealers and auto parts stores, 11 in Smiths Falls: the site should show service and repair hours and directions and opening hours.
- Restaurants, cafés and bars, 29 in Smiths Falls: the site should show photos of the dishes and the room and how to book a table or a private event by email.
- Hair salons, spas and other personal services, 11 in Smiths Falls: the site should show the price list and photos of their work.
- Sporting goods, hobby, book and gift stores, 12 in Smiths Falls: the site should show the product range and opening hours.
- Grocers, bakeries and specialty food stores, 10 in Smiths Falls: the site should show products and prices and what is in season.
Most are small: 43.8% of them had one to four employees.
The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (16.6%), retail trade (16.4%) and construction (11.2%).
The people a Smiths Falls website talks to
One-person and shared households are 43.0% of the total. Make convenience visible: opening times, delivery areas and how to reach you.
83.4% of the people in Smiths Falls were born in Ontario. Name the communities you serve, so people recognise their own.
Active commuting is common: 12.6% walk or bike to work. Show where you are relative to the main streets saves people a search.
Smiths Falls since 2016
The population went from 8,780 in 2016 to 9,254 in 2021, a gain of 5.4%. Over the same five years, Ontario grew 5.8%.
Smiths Falls by the numbers
The median household income in Smiths Falls was $61,200 in 2020, below the Ontario median of $91,000, so clear prices matter. The census counted 4,311 households in Smiths Falls, and 54.6% of them own their home.
Other numbers worth knowing
- Share of residents under 5: 4.8%
- One-person and shared households: 43.0%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 5.2%
- Households in buildings of 5+ storeys: 1.3%
- Employed residents working from home in 2021: 11.9%
- Households in row houses: 3.5%
- Typical trip to work: 22.7 minutes on average
Smiths Falls against the provincial average
On the share of children, Smiths Falls (15.6%) compares with 15.8% for the province as a whole. Employed residents working at home in May 2021: 11.9% in Smiths Falls, against 29.7% across Ontario. The share of residents born in Ontario is 83.4% in Smiths Falls and 60.0% in Ontario.
Your website, built remotely for Smiths Falls
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.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; logo and photos follow by email.
- You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
Once the site is 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 Smiths Falls website goes live
Some homework for Smiths Falls businesses before the website goes live:
- The Ontario Business Registry lets businesses and not-for-profit corporations complete over 90 transactions online, including registering, incorporating and updating their information. Ontario Business Registry
- Since January 1, 2021, the AODA has required a business or non-profit organization with 50 or more employees to make its public websites accessible: web content posted after January 1, 2012 must meet the WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria, with some exceptions. Ontario.ca: accessible websites (AODA)
- 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
Details vary by business, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.
Smiths Falls website questions, answered
Can customers order from my website?
Yes. Choose an online store in the sign-up and you get catalogue, cart and online payment at the same monthly fee.
What do I need to send?
Phone photos of your real work often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
Is there a minimum contract?
There is no setup fee and no minimum term: you pay CA$119 a month and can stop whenever you need to.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Our team does it for you: email what needs changing and we take care of it, along with hosting, SSL and backups.
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.
How do we work together if I am in Smiths Falls?
We work online from start to finish. You email your logo, photos and texts, and you approve the site on a temporary link.
How fast can I see the website?
Within 3 business days of receiving your material, the website is ready on a temporary link. It goes live on your domain once you approve it and the first monthly fee is paid.
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.
- Business counts for Smiths Falls: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- 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.