Custom web design
Studio and agency portfolios, product marketing sites, online stores with real checkout, and booking flows for service brands.
Web design · Vancouver, British Columbia
Web Design in Vancouver, Written From Scratch
Samro Studios builds custom, hand-coded websites and AI automations for Vancouver businesses, working remotely from Montréal. We take on studios, creative agencies, tech companies and service brands that need real craft in the build. Custom websites run $895 to $1,795, one time, or subscription plans start at $99 a month with the build included, and nothing goes live until you approve your finished site. Love your site or pay nothing.
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Who builds custom websites for Vancouver creative and tech companies?
Vancouver is a visually literate market. Between the film and post-production industry, the design studios and a tech sector used to shipping product, a templated site gets spotted in about two seconds. Samro Studios writes every site from scratch, which means the layout is whatever the work needs rather than whatever the theme allowed.
We do not claim a Vancouver address. Samro Studios is a Montréal studio serving Vancouver clients remotely, and the working relationship is built for that: written design reviews you can read at 7am Pacific, and replies within one business day.
How do you build an image-heavy Vancouver portfolio site that stays fast?
Most portfolio and production sites die on their own media. A theme loads a slider library, a lightbox library and a full-resolution hero on a phone, and the page takes six seconds to become useful. Hand-coded means we ship only what the page uses.
- Right-sized images. Modern formats, responsive sources, nothing larger than the slot it lands in.
- No plugin stack. Galleries, motion and video embeds are written, so there is no library tax for a feature you use once.
- Motion that respects the reader. Animation is a decision, not a theme default, and it honours reduced-motion settings.
How much does a website cost in Vancouver?
Custom websites run $895 to $1,795, once, at signing, or subscription plans start at $99 a month on a 12-month term. Samro Support comes either way, for the life of your site with us. That is the whole structure, and it does not change because your postal code starts with a V. Send us the details and we come back with your exact number, usually within one business day.
Building a product rather than a site, or an internal tool with real logic behind it? Scope it at customquote.samrostudios.com.
How does the time difference work with a Montréal studio?
Three hours in winter, three hours most of the year, and it works in your favour more often than not. Work you approve at the end of a Vancouver afternoon is picked up first thing the next Montréal morning, so the turnaround feels shorter, not longer. Calls land comfortably between 9am Pacific and 2pm Pacific.
Design approval happens in the browser rather than on a call, so you are never waiting for a shared calendar slot to move a project forward.
What Samro Studios builds for Vancouver clients
Four services, written rather than assembled.
AI automations
Instant-quote flows, project intake forms that qualify and route enquiries, and automated follow-up so a lead never sits unanswered over a weekend.
Bilingual builds
English and Québec French in one codebase, useful when a BC company sells into Québec or bids on work that requires it.
Samro Support
Included with every build, subscription or one-time, for the life of your site with us: security and daily backups with same-day fixes, unlimited changes in 24 to 48 hours, automatic Google review requests with replies written for you, monthly Google and AI visibility checks, a plain-English scoreboard, and a person who answers. Hosting is bundled into the price on a subscription, or a standard $20/mo add-on starting 30 days after payment on a one-time build.
Vancouver web design: questions we get asked
Do you have a Vancouver office?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Samro Studios is a Montréal studio that works with Vancouver clients remotely. Everything that matters, discovery, design approval and support, happens in your browser and over email or call, with replies inside one business day.
Can you build a portfolio site for a Vancouver studio or production company?
Yes, and it is a good fit for hand-coded work. Case study layouts, video, large stills and unusual grids are exactly where themes force compromises. We build the layout the work needs and keep the page fast on a phone.
How much does web design cost in Vancouver?
Custom websites run $895 to $1,795 as a one-time investment, $895 for a growth site and $1,795 for e-commerce. Prefer to spread it out? Subscription plans start at $99 a month with the full custom build included. Love your site or pay nothing. Tell us about your project and we come back with your exact number, usually within one business day.
How long will my Vancouver project take?
Two to three weeks for most builds. You see your finished site in a private preview and nothing goes live until you approve it. The three-hour time difference tends to help: approvals sent on a Pacific afternoon are already in progress by the next Montréal morning, so the turnaround feels shorter.
Can you take over a Vancouver site someone else built?
Usually as a rebuild rather than a patch job, because inheriting someone else’s theme and plugin stack costs more over a year than replacing it. A rebuild costs the same as a new build, keeps your content and preserves your URLs.
Get your Vancouver project priced today
Tell us what you need and we come back with your number. Custom websites run $895 to $1,795, or subscription plans start at $99 a month, and you approve your finished site before it goes live.
Get in touch Start with a free 48-hour homepage makeover Rather write to a person? dev@samrostudios.com