A website that works for your business – without you having to think about the technology
We handle every technical detail so you can focus on running your business. Design, build, hosting, security, updates – all of it.
We handle the technical details so you can run your business
You shouldn't need to learn what a CMS is, what hosting costs, or why the site went down at 2am. That's our job. You stay focused on serving your customers; we keep the site working.
We set up everything before launch
Hosting, security, SSL, DNS, email – all configured and running before the site goes live. You don't open an account, click an upgrade button, or troubleshoot a setting.
Updates happen quietly
Security patches, dependency updates, and performance tuning are part of maintenance. You don't see them – you just see a site that keeps working.
One person to email
Need to add a page, swap a photo, change your hours? Send an email. A real person replies the same business day with what's done or what it costs to do.
Built to last
No plugin sprawl, no mystery dependencies, no surprise upgrade fees that force a rebuild. We build sites the same way modern software is built – so the foundation holds when your business grows into it.
What we build
Seven services that cover most of what a small or medium business needs from a website.
Web Development
Marketing sites and web apps built in Next.js, React, and TypeScript. Native iOS and Android apps when the project needs one – usually as a companion to the web app. You get a fast, accessible build you fully own – no platform lock-in, no monthly tax to keep it running.
E-Commerce
Online stores built on Shopify, custom Stripe checkouts, or headless commerce setups. We help you choose the right platform for your catalog size, margin profile, and growth plans – not the trendiest one.
UI/UX Design
Interface design that's sized for real visitors on real phones. Mobile-first, WCAG AA accessible, and judged on conversion – not on how clever it looks in a portfolio.
SEO
Technical SEO baked into every build (schema.org, fast Core Web Vitals, clean URLs), plus optional content and link-building campaigns billed as 3-month engagements. We tell you what we can and can't move; we don't sell vague "page-one rankings."
Ad Campaign Management
Google Ads and Meta Ads – setup, tracking, and ongoing management. Setup is a one-time fee; management is monthly with a clear scope. We report on what the spend bought you, not on vanity impressions.
Hosting & Infrastructure
Deployment on Vercel or AWS, with SSL, automated backups, and uptime monitoring. Curio operates the deployment during the engagement; you receive the Git repository at launch. If you'd rather run hosting on your own accounts from day one, that's the $1,200 deployment-setup add-on.
Maintenance & Support
After launch, we keep the site secure and fast – dependency updates, content edits, and a real human who answers email within one business day.
Industries we know well
What works for a salon doesn't work for a law firm. We've thought about each of these, and the pages reflect it.
Beauty & Wellness
Salons, spas, fitness studios, and independent practitioners. The site has to do three jobs: show the work, take the booking, and survive being read on a phone in a waiting room.
Health & Personal Care
Chiropractors, physical therapists, dentists, nutritionists, and counselors. We design for first-time-patient nerves: clear scope, plain-English service descriptions, and intake that doesn't feel like a tax form.
Law Firms
Boutique and mid-sized firms. We build practice-area pages that read like an attorney wrote them, intake forms that pre-qualify without interrogating, and bios that establish authority without bragging.
Small to Medium Businesses
Retail, restaurants, real estate offices, home-service trades, professional offices. The site's job is to answer the visitor's first three questions before they have to ask: what do you do, where, and what does it cost.
Startups & Tech Companies
Early-stage SaaS, mobile apps, and tech companies pre-Series-A. We build the marketing site and landing pages – fast iteration, A/B-friendly, and instrumented so you can tell what's working.
Creative & Service Professionals
Photographers, designers, illustrators, coaches, planners, florists. Portfolio-led sites where the work is the hero and the contact path is one click, not three.
Non-Profits & Educational
Charities, foundations, schools, and community organizations. The donation flow is the most important page; the events calendar is the second. We design for accessibility first because your audience is the broadest of any sector.
How a project actually works
Four steps. Six to ten weeks for most builds. Here's what the client does at each stage.
Discovery call (30 min)
We talk through your business, the visitors you want to reach, and what the site needs to do. You don't need to bring a brief – just answer questions. By the end, we both know whether this is a fit.
Written proposal (within 1 week)
A scoped proposal with fixed price, timeline, deliverables, and what's explicitly not included. You review, ask questions, and sign – or walk away with the proposal as your spec for someone else.
Design and build (4–8 weeks)
Weekly check-ins. We share work as we go – not at the end, when changes hurt. You give content and feedback in your own time; we tell you when something's a bad idea.
Launch and handoff
We deploy the site, walk you through editing it, and hand over every credential. After launch you can stay on a maintenance plan, edit the site yourself, or hire whoever you want – your code, your call.
What does a custom website cost?
Most Curio projects fall into one of two packages. The Starter package runs $2,500 to $4,000 CAD (roughly $1,850–$2,960 USD) and covers a five-to-eight page marketing site. The Professional package runs $5,000 to $8,000 CAD (roughly $3,700–$5,920 USD) and covers ten-to-fifteen pages with a CMS, lead capture, and performance optimization. E-commerce builds and complex web apps are quoted separately based on scope.
After launch, maintenance plans run $150 to $250 CAD per month (roughly $110–$185 USD), depending on whether you want content updates included. There's also a monthly subscription option ($300–$400 CAD/mo, roughly $220–$295 USD/mo on a 24-month commitment) if you'd rather skip the upfront payment. US clients are invoiced in USD at the prevailing rate. We tell you the actual number on the discovery call – never after.
Start a project
Send a few sentences about what you're building. We reply within one business day with either a discovery-call slot or an honest "we're not the right fit, here's who might be."