Independent web studioWebsites & online storesChris Thomas & Josh Ray — Canada

Websites thatmake you theobvious choice.

We design and build websites and online stores for established businesses that want to look like the leader in their market — and win the work that comes with it.

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(01) Selected work

Recent launches.

All work →

01[Client name] — Home renovationBrand-led design · DevelopmentPlaceholder project

02[Client name] — Restaurant groupWebsite · Launch strategy

03[Client name] — Law practiceWebsite · Care

(02) What we do

Five things,done properly.

No packages to decode. You work with the two people designing and building your site, from the first call to long after launch.

A site that looks like the company you're becoming. We start from your brand — or sharpen it — and design every page around the reasons customers choose you.

Brand refresh or direction
Desktop and mobile design
Copy guidance
Photography direction

Built by hand, fast and easy to update. No templates and no page builders slowing you down — just a site your team can edit without calling us.

Next.js build
An editor you can use
Speed and accessibility as standard
Search foundations

Online stores that feel as considered as your best in-person experience — quick to browse, easy to buy from, and simple for your team to run.

Shopify or custom builds
Product pages that sell
Checkout and payments
Shipping and inventory setup

We stay on after launch: updates, new pages and steady improvements so the site keeps earning its keep.

Hosting and monitoring
Monthly updates
Plain-English reports
Priority support

A plan so the new site actually gets seen — search, your Google profile, analytics and a clean move from the old site.

Analytics setup
Search and Google profile
Redirects from your old site
Launch checklist

(03) Process

Four steps.
No surprises.

You always know what's happening, what's next, and who's doing it — because it's one of us.

01Weeks 1–2

Discover

We learn how your business wins work: your customers, your competitors, and what the current site gets wrong. You get a clear plan before any design starts.

02Direction first

Design

We design the key pages first so you see the direction early. You review real layouts with real words — not mood boards.

03Hand-built

Build

We build it by hand, test it on every screen size, and set up the editor so your team can update it without us.

04And after

Launch & grow

We move you off the old site, launch, then stay on to measure what works and improve it.

(04) Proof

Slot — client quote

“A real client quote goes here — one or two sentences on what changed for their business after the new site went live.”

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[Role], [Company]

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Let's build the siteyour businessdeserves.

Start a projector write to hello@tommyraystudio.com