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Web design and marketing for Scarborough

Scarborough is home to family businesses that have served the same streets for decades and to new ones opening every week. We help both get found online by the neighbours who are already looking for them.

  • From the Bluffs to Malvernall of Toronto's east end
  • YES Awards 2024recognition from U of T Scarborough
  • Multilingual audiencescampaigns for several communities
Scarborough City CentreAgincourtMalvernGuildwoodScarborough BluffsBirch CliffHighland CreekWexfordScarboroughOur studioService area
About 20 kmfrom our Liberty Village studio
Local insight

How Scarborough searches

Scarborough is large and diverse, so one message rarely fits everyone.

Many communities, many languages

Customers search in Tamil, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog and English. Knowing which communities you serve shapes keywords, ads and even photos.

Driving-distance decisions

Scarborough is spread out, so people pick businesses they can reach easily and park at. Directions, parking notes and hours need to be right on Google.

Reviews carry the decision

Family-run businesses win on trust. A steady flow of recent reviews often matters more than a bigger ad budget.

Industries

Who we help in Scarborough

We work with many kinds of businesses. These are the ones we meet most often here.

Restaurants and foodTakeout, catering and specialty grocers
Clinics and pharmaciesFamily doctors, dental and physiotherapy
EducationTutoring, driving schools and training centres
Auto and tradesRepair shops, contractors and cleaning
How we start

Your first 90 days in Scarborough

We start with what brings customers through the door fastest.

  1. Audience check

    Which communities and neighbourhoods you serve, which languages they search in and what competitors show them.

  2. Google profile and reviews

    Accurate hours, photos, categories and a simple review request routine.

  3. Website refresh

    A mobile-friendly site with clear services, prices where possible and one-tap calling.

  4. Local campaigns

    Search and social ads for your best offers, tracked by calls and visits.

Coverage

Scarborough neighbourhoods we cover

All of Toronto's east end, from the lake to Steeles.

In 2024 Thrive Solutions received a YES Awards recognition from U of T Scarborough. We meet Scarborough clients at our Liberty Village studio, on video or at your location.

  • Scarborough City Centre
  • Agincourt
  • Malvern
  • Rouge
  • Highland Creek
  • Guildwood
  • West Hill
  • Scarborough Bluffs
  • Cliffside
  • Birch Cliff
  • Wexford
  • Kennedy Park
  • Milliken
FAQ

Questions from Scarborough businesses

Still have a question?

Book a free call and get answers, a plan and a fixed quote for your project.

Talk to the team
How much does a website cost for a Scarborough business?

Landing pages start at $1,500 and business websites at $4,000, CAD before HST. After a free call you receive a fixed quote.

Can you run ads in languages other than English?

Yes. Google and Meta both support targeting by language. We prepare the campaign structure and work with your team or a translator on the ad copy.

Our business has been around for years but gets few calls from Google. Why?

Usually the Google profile is incomplete, the website is slow on phones or reviews stopped coming in. We check all three first; fixing them often brings results within weeks.

Do you work with small, family-run businesses?

Yes. Many of our clients are owner-run. We keep scopes practical, explain everything in plain language and start with what pays back first.

Do you also cover Markham and Pickering?

Yes. Many Scarborough businesses serve Markham and Durham as well, and we plan pages and campaigns for the whole area.

Let's talk

Ready to be the business Toronto finds first?

Tell us about your project and get a free growth plan within one business day: what to fix, what to build and what it will cost.