Saturday morning project
A neighbour finds you before the big box
A Saturday project and one missing part. Your site shows you stock the brand they need, ten minutes closer than the big box store, and they drive over.
A website for your store. We build it. You just say yes.
Tell us what you sell, the brands you stock and the help people get only from you. In about 3 days you get a link to your finished draft, free. Like it? It goes live. Don't like it? You walk away.
$299 a year once it's live. Hosting and 3 branded QR codes included.
- Check your draft on your phone, between restocks
- Nothing goes live without your OK
Your draftReady in ~3 days
- What you carry
- Brands you stock
- Services and advice
- Hours and how to ask
Cost of draft$0
You approve → it goes live
See it before you pay
One price. You only pay if you say yes.
- Free draftYour site, ready to look at in about 3 days
- Up to two rounds of changesTell us what to change, in plain words
- Your callSay yes and pay $299 a year, or say no and pay nothing
The draft is free. Billing starts only after you say yes.
After that, your site stays online and your QR codes keep working. Spring stock arrived? Post it yourself from the app. A few customers who come to you instead of the big box store cover it for the year.
One simple price
$299per year
Less than $25 a month
- We design, write and set up your retail store website
- Departments and the brands you stock
- Services: repairs, rentals, key cutting, installs
- Questions and "do you have it?" requests by email
- 3 branded QR codes for bags, receipts and your window
Losing customers to the big box store?
People drive to the big store because they're sure it has it. Show them you have it too, plus the advice they won't get there.
- "Do you carry this?" calls Your range online
- Services nobody knows about A page for each
- No time to build a site We build it
- Paying up front Draft is free
What you carry
Departments and brands, with photos of the real shelves.
Services
Repairs, rentals, key cutting, tune-ups, delivery and installs.
Advice people trust
How-to tips and seasonal advice from people who know the products.
"Do you have it?"
A quick question before the trip, straight to your email.
In a store owner's month
Where a store website actually helps
Before the trip
A quick question saves the drive
They ask if you have the part in stock; you reply, and they come in knowing it's there.
Change of season
Seasonal stock brings people back
Garden supplies in spring, snow gear in fall: on your page, and on the QR code in every bag.
Range, services and advice
Your range, your services and the advice big stores don't give
People drive past you to the big box store for one reason: they're sure it has what they need. Show them you have it too. Departments with photos, the brands you stock and the things a big store won't carry, from odd fittings to the right part for an old bike, give them a reason to try you first.
You don't need an online catalogue of every item. A page for each department, what's new this season and the brands you're a dealer for are enough to make a trip to you feel like a safe bet.
Your services are where you beat the big stores. Key cutting, repairs, rentals, tune-ups, colour matching, delivery, installs: each one deserves a short page with how it works and what it costs. People search for those services directly, and they come back for the rest.
A two-minute question saves a wasted trip. A short form for "do you carry this?" or "can you order it?" lands in your email, and a quick reply turns a maybe into a sale at your counter.
Your QR codes, included
Put your website on everything that leaves your store
Your site comes with 3 branded QR codes, ready for print. Point a phone camera at one and your page opens, no app needed.
Shopping bagsYour store goes home with every purchase
ReceiptsServices and seasonal stock, one scan away
The counter and displaysHow-tos and product tips while they shop
Social bios and chatsIn your bio, and as a picture card in a chat
A screen in the store or the window?
A screen that shows what you can do for people
People browse your aisles and wait at the counter. A screen can show seasonal stock, your services, short how-to clips and this week's deals, with a QR code to your site for the details.
- Seasonal stock, what just came in
- Your services, repairs, rentals and installs
- How-to tips, in short clips and photos
Most smart TVs with a web browser can show it, with no extra box. You change what's on screen from your phone, using the same photos and videos as your site, and a QR code on screen lets people book or save an offer on their own phone.
Compared
Where shoppers find a store today
Each of these brings people in now and then. None of them shows what you carry and what you do better.
Google Maps listing
Good forBeing found nearby.
Leaves outShows where you are, not what's on your shelves.
Flyers
Good forReaching nearby homes.
Leaves outExpensive, short-lived, and they can't answer a question.
Online marketplaces
Good forSelling far away.
Leaves outFees, and you compete with everyone on price alone.
Word of mouth
Good forLoyal regulars.
Leaves outNewcomers still search before they drive over.
Yours
Your own store site
Your range, services, advice and questions before the trip, under your store's name.
How it works
Four steps. You only do the first and the last.
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Tell us about your business
What you sell, the brands you stock, your services and a few photos of the store.
A few minutes -
We build your free draft
Written the way people search: "hardware store near me", "bike shop". You get a link to open on your phone.
About 3 days -
You look, we adjust
Something off? Point it out in plain words and we adjust the draft.
Up to two rounds -
Say yes, or say no
Yes: you pay $299 a year and your site goes live. No: tell us why, and you pay nothing.
Your call
Before you say yes
What store owners ask us
Can I sell online through the site?
There's no shopping cart. Your site shows what you carry and takes questions; the sale happens at your counter or by phone.
Do I have to list every product?
No. Departments, brands and your best sellers are enough. People come in for the rest.
Can each service have its own page?
Yes, with how it works, how long it takes and what it costs. People come in for the repair and buy the parts while they wait.
Can I post seasonal stock myself?
Yes, from the app, with photos, the day it arrives.
Can people ask if something's in stock?
Yes. A short form goes to your email, and you reply before they make the trip.
We're a bike shop. Can customers book a tune-up?
Yes. Online booking is included: they pick a time for a tune-up or a repair, and you get an email.
Can we show the brands we're a dealer for?
Yes, with a page for each brand. Dealer status tells people they'll get proper advice and parts from you, not a shrug.
Our store has been here for decades. Is that worth mentioning?
Absolutely. A short history with an old photo of the storefront tells people you know your stuff and you'll still be here next year.
What if a full website is more than I need right now?
Then start smaller. The Digital Business Card is a single page with your photo, call and save-contact buttons and a QR code, for $99 a year. When you want more, you move up to a full site.
Can you get me ranked first for "store near me"?
No one can promise a ranking, and we won't. What we do is build every page so search engines can clearly read what you do, your neighbourhood and how to reach you. Your Google listing and reviews do the rest.
What do I pay, and when?
Nothing for the draft. If you say yes, $299 a year from that day. A domain of your own (like yourstore.ca) is bought separately; everything else in the plan is included.
See your store website before you pay anything.
Send us a few details. Your free draft is ready in about 3 days.
- The draft is free
- Up to two rounds of changes
- $299 a year only if you say yes
1999–Now
Building websites since 1999, and still in business. Today it's websites, QR codes and screens for trades and local businesses, with one goal: make it easy for customers to find you and call. QRaway is run by Anthony Albit, founder & CEO. Read our timeline →