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Websites, Web Apps & Custom Software
Websites, Web Apps and Custom Business Software in Barrie
Hop2IT designs and builds websites for Barrie-area businesses, looks after the ones you already have, and develops custom web apps: client portals, booking and quoting tools, dashboards, internal systems and the occasional game. Defined projects get a fixed quote in writing before any work starts.
Built to load fast, read clearly and bring in inquiries. Not built to win “most dramatic loading animation.”
- Projects
- Fixed Quote, in Writing
- Changes & Care
- C$85/hour or prepaid
- Based In
- Barrie, Ontario
Who This Helps
Small and growing businesses that need their website and software to work as hard as they do.
- Service businesses that need a clear, credible website and a contact form that reaches a real inbox.
- Owners whose current site can only be edited by “the guy who built it,” who hasn’t answered since 2019.
- Businesses that want customers to book, order, pay or log in online.
- Teams running an important process on spreadsheets, email threads and sticky notes.
- Anyone with an app idea who wants a straight answer on what it would take to build.
Typical Problems
Nobody Can Update It
Prices, hours and services change. The website should keep up without a support ticket and a prayer.
The Contact Form Goes Nowhere
Forms that silently fail, or send to an inbox nobody checks, are more common than you’d think. And more expensive.
Search Engines Can’t Tell What You Do
Missing titles, vague headings and no mention of where you work make it hard for Google, Bing or AI search to send you local customers.
The Spreadsheet Is Load-Bearing
When one file, one person and one memory hold a key process together, a small web app can make it reliable.
Hosting Held Hostage
Nobody knows who has the login for the domain or hosting, and the renewal notice goes to a former employee.
What Can Be Included
Every project is scoped to what you need. Here’s the full menu.
New Websites
- Planning the pages and what each one needs to say
- Design that uses your brand, or helps you shape one
- Help writing and editing the words
- Mobile-friendly, fast and accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA, which supports Ontario’s AODA requirements)
- Contact and quote forms tested end to end
Redesigns & Migrations
- Refreshing an existing site without losing what works
- Moving off Wix, Squarespace, old WordPress or a builder you’ve outgrown
- Redirect mapping so search rankings and old links survive the move
- Speed, mobile and accessibility fixes
Search-Ready From Day One
- Page titles, descriptions, headings and structured data done properly
- Sitemaps, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
- Local search basics and a link to your Google Business Profile
- Privacy-friendly analytics, if you want them
Booking, Payments & Online Stores
- Online booking and appointment scheduling
- Quote request and intake forms that feed your CRM
- Online stores and payments on a platform that fits your size
- Gift cards, deposits and payment links
Hosting, Domains & Website Care
- Domain, DNS, email records and SSL set up in your business’s name
- Hosting that suits the site, not the most expensive plan
- Updates, security patches, backups and uptime checks
- Content changes and fixes, hourly or from prepaid time
Web Apps & Client Portals
- Client portals with secure logins, documents and status updates
- Internal tools: job tracking, scheduling, estimating, inventory
- Dashboards that pull numbers from the tools you already use
- Mobile-friendly web apps that install on a phone’s home screen
Custom Software & Integrations
- Replacing spreadsheets and paper with a small, reliable database
- Connections to Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, HubSpot and payment services
- APIs, data imports and exports between systems
- Report and document generators, like branded PDFs from form data
Interactive Tools & Games
- Calculators, quizzes and product configurators for your website
- Interactive maps, timelines and visual explainers
- Games and playful experiences, because sometimes the brief really is “make it fun”
Examples of the Kind of Work
Illustrative examples of typical requests, not case studies of past clients.
A Five-Page Site for a Trades Business
Services, service area, photos of real work and a quote form that lands in the right inbox. Clear enough that customers call about the right job.
A Refresh Instead of a Rebuild
An existing site keeps its address and good content but gets faster pages, clearer headings, working forms and proper search basics.
Retiring the Whiteboard
A small internal web app tracks jobs from request to invoice, so the status of every job isn’t stored in one person’s head.
A Portal for Your Clients
Customers log in to see their documents, request work and check progress, instead of emailing to ask.
Book It Online
Customers choose a time, pay a deposit and get reminders, and the appointment lands in your calendar.
Reports in One Click
Field notes and photos go in, and a branded, client-ready PDF report comes out.
How the Work Is Scoped
Before quoting, the questions are simple: what the site or tool needs to do, who will use it, what content exists and what has to connect to what. Then you get a written quote that says what’s included, who supplies what, and what would count as extra.
If fixing your current site makes more sense than rebuilding it, you’ll hear that. That conversation usually saves money, not just time.
Free Consultation
A free introductory video call: what you need, what you have, and what “done” looks like.
Written Fixed Quote
Scope, deliverables and responsibilities, in plain language.
Build and Review
You see progress and give feedback before launch.
Launch and Handover
Tested forms, search basics in place, and notes on how to manage it.
Pricing for Websites and Apps
Defined website and app projects are priced with a fixed quote after a short conversation, because a three-page site and a client portal are very different jobs.
Smaller changes, website care and troubleshooting are done hourly at the remote rate of C$85/hour, or from prepaid time.
You won’t find a “websites from $499*” offer here. That asterisk usually ends up doing most of the work.
Questions People Ask
How Much Does a Website Cost?
It depends on the number of pages, how much content needs writing, and features such as forms, bookings or integrations. After a short conversation you get a fixed quote in writing, before any work starts.
Can You Fix My Current Website Instead of Replacing It?
Often, yes. If the site is basically sound, improving speed, structure, copy and forms can be faster and cheaper than starting over. If it really does need replacing, you’ll get the reasons.
What Platform Will My Website Be Built On?
Whatever suits the job and the people who’ll maintain it. That might be a fast static site, WordPress, or a hosted platform for online stores. You get a recommendation with the reasons, not a favourite tool forced onto every project.
Will I Be Able to Update the Site Myself?
If you want to, we’ll plan for it from the start, and you’ll be shown how. Some owners prefer to send changes over instead. Both are fine.
Do You Build Mobile Apps?
Most businesses are best served by a mobile-friendly web app: it works on every phone, installs to the home screen and doesn’t need app-store approval. If you truly need an App Store or Google Play app, we’ll scope that separately.
Can You Guarantee I’ll Rank First on Google?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Hop2IT builds sites with search basics done properly: clear page topics, sensible headings, fast pages, a sitemap and Search Console set up. Rankings then depend on competition, content and your reputation over time.
Who Owns the Website and Domain?
My recommendation is that your domain and hosting accounts are in your business’s name, so you always stay in control. Hop2IT can help set that up.
What’s the Difference Between a Website and a Web App?
A website mostly tells people things. A web app lets people do things, like submit a job, update a record or see a dashboard. Many businesses need a bit of both.
Ready When You Are
Got a Website or App in Mind?
Describe what you want it to do, even roughly. “Like our current site but less embarrassing” is a valid brief.