Victoria runs on visitors, old houses, markets and small businesses. A lot of the people who need you see you once: off a cruise ship, at the Saturday market, from the sidewalk next to your job. A Space with your name on it, and a QR code they can scan on the spot, keeps working after they've gone. We make it for you, and you see a free preview before you pay.
Pretty much anyone who works for themselves here, but some more than others. Victoria is BC's capital and calls itself the City of Gardens, and it lives on a mix you don't find in many places: around a million cruise passengers a season at Ogden Point, the government around the Legislature, Canada's oldest Chinatown, and more than 400 heritage-designated houses.
That mix shapes what your Space needs to do. A tour operator has to look good to someone deciding on their phone, fresh off the ship. A painter in Fairfield has to show they know old wood and old windows. A baker at the Saturday market needs Saturday's customers to find them again on a Tuesday.
Below are the kinds of work in Victoria that could get the most out of a Space like ours, and what each one would gain: more of the right people finding you, fewer questions before they call, and a QR code that keeps working long after the visitor has gone home.
Real places, real kinds of work. Each card links to what a Space for that work looks like.
The Inner Harbour, with the Legislature looking over the water, is where visitors land, look around and decide what to do with their afternoon. Cruise passengers at Ogden Point are often ashore for a day or an evening. Whale-watching crews, tour guides and small hotels win those people with a Space that sells the trip in a few seconds, with times, prices and a QR code right on the sign.
Couples come to Victoria for the gardens, the waterfront and the mild weather, and plenty of them plan the day from another city. They pick a photographer on their phone, from a few portfolios, often before they've ever been here. A fast, well-sorted portfolio with your packages and a date request form is how you end up on their shortlist.
LoJo is lined with independent fashion and gift shops, and a block or two north, Fan Tan Alley squeezes through Canada's oldest Chinatown. Shops like these live on foot traffic and on visitors who want to find them again later. A Space with what you carry, your hours and a QR code in the window keeps working after you've closed.
Victoria takes its beer and its food seriously, with craft breweries, brewpubs and pubs that fill up on Friday nights around the old town and the harbour. Bars and restaurants here serve tourists and locals at the same time. A QR code on every table that opens your menu, what's on tap and tonight's lineup does the talking for you, and on the Showcase Space you change it from your phone without reprinting a single menu.
The Saturday farmers' market in Fairfield runs all year, with a summer season and a smaller winter market, full of farmers, bakers, makers and food vendors. Market customers love you on Saturday and forget your name by Wednesday. A QR code on your stall and a Space that says where to find you during the week turns a one-time sale into a regular.
Fairfield and James Bay, the city's oldest residential neighbourhood, are full of older houses, and Victoria has more than 400 heritage-designated homes, many restored with the help of heritage grants. Owners of houses like these look hard before they hire. Before-and-after photos of old wood, windows and trim in your own Space say more than any ad.
Langford was the fastest-growing municipality in BC in the 2021 census, and the West Shore has built a big share of the region's new homes. New houses mean buyers, sellers, moving trucks and trades. In BC, new homes have to be built by a licensed builder with home warranty insurance, so builders here have every reason to show both up front.
As the capital, Victoria has a lot of government around the Legislature, and a lot of professionals who work alongside it. Their clients, often new to the city or dealing with something official, want to know quickly what you handle and how to book a first meeting.
Dallas Road and Beacon Hill Park are where Victoria walks, runs and lets the dog off the leash. Personal trainers, outdoor bootcamps and yoga teachers who work in the parks need a Space that says where to meet, when, and how to book.
Details locals and visitors both notice. We'll ask you about each one.
Greater Victoria is several municipalities. People search for Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt or Langford, not just "Victoria". Name the ones you work in.
Cruise and tourist season is busy, winter belongs to the locals. If your hours change with the season, show both.
In BC, licensed electrical and gas contractors have to show their licence number in digital ads. Put it in your Space too.
Which market, which day, which stall. Then where to find you the rest of the week.
Many of your customers aren't from here. A map link and "two blocks up from the harbour" go a long way.
Do you go up-Island, or out to the Peninsula? Say how far you'll drive.
Every plan comes with your QR code, ready to print. On the Showcase Space, make one for each spot and see which one gets scanned.
Greater Victoria is a cluster of towns, each with its own feel. Pages for them are on the way.
No. Everything happens online. You send details and photos, we send a preview to your phone. It works the same downtown, in Sooke or up-Island.
Yes. Seasonal hours, holiday closures and market days all fit. On the Showcase Space you can change them yourself when the season turns.
Yes, on the Video Space. Each language gets its own sections, which helps if many of your customers come from abroad.
Yes, wherever you like. For licensed electrical and gas contractors in BC, it's required in digital advertising anyway, so we put it where people look.
Yes. Your Space names every town and area you serve, so people searching there can find you.
The Identity Space is $199 a year, the Showcase Space $299 and the Video Space $599. Identity and Showcase Spaces start with a free preview, and you pay only if you say yes.
Tell us what you do and where you work. The free preview is ready in about 3 days.
