# Side Studios

Premium Vancouver website and brand studio for founders who need customer-capture websites.

## Core Pages
- Home: https://theside.studio/
- Work: https://theside.studio/work
- Capabilities: https://theside.studio/capabilities
- Website Design Vancouver: https://theside.studio/vancouver
- Studio: https://theside.studio/studio
- Pricing: https://theside.studio/pricing
- Contact: https://theside.studio/contact
- Free Brand Score: https://theside.studio/scorecard

## Selected Work
- Vantix Industrial Lasers: https://theside.studio/work/vantix-industrial-lasers - Fiber laser cutting and welding for Canadian metalworkers. Demo flow, financing, and ROI tools for buyers who need answers, not catalogs.
- PSC - Inspection & Engineering: https://theside.studio/work/psc-inspection-engineering - NDT and engineering services for plants, refineries, and pipelines. Trust-stacked metrics, schedule-critical sell, and no service brochure energy.
- Zinodeck - Composite Decking: https://theside.studio/work/zinodeck-composite-decking - Tarimatec's exclusive Canadian outpost. Cost calculator, installer matching, and lifestyle-led galleries for homeowners and builders.
- True Serenity Home Care: https://theside.studio/work/true-serenity-home-care - In-home support for aging adults across BC. Family-led decisions, calm trust signals, and soft contact for the call about to happen.
- Vancouver Elites: https://theside.studio/work/vancouver-elites-real-estate - Coldwell Banker presale and resale brokerage. Luxury palette, IDX search, presale carousel, and social-first credibility.
- NSRS - Rail Components: https://theside.studio/work/nsrs-rail-components - Locomotive and railcar components for North American operators. RFQ-led, manufacturing-led storytelling, and a lighter industrial experience.
- Actotive - Rail & Marine Parts: https://theside.studio/work/actotive-rail-marine-parts - EMD, GE, and ALCO locomotive components plus marine engine parts. Multilingual, certified, and built for international procurement teams.
- Violet Build - Toronto Renovations: https://theside.studio/work/violet-build-renovations - Custom homes and high-end renovations in the GTA. Process-led, before/after-led, awards-displayed, and built to earn premium pricing.
- Platform4 - Vancouver Event Space: https://theside.studio/work/platform4-event-space - Multi-purpose venue for corporate, weddings, photo, and film. Full-bleed video hero, gallery-led storytelling, and smooth use-case navigation.
- Kathy Kiany - Animation & Design: https://theside.studio/work/kathy-kiany-animation-design - Animation, motion graphics, and film design. Portfolio-as-product, social-linked external proof, and monochromatic editorial around rich work.
- Home Vision Solutions: https://theside.studio/work/home-vision-solutions - Whole-home automation in Vancouver's premium neighborhoods. Control4, Lutron, and Sonos certified with partner-badge trust and FAQ objection handling.
- Concepto Interiors - Cabinetry: https://theside.studio/work/concepto-interiors-cabinetry - Pre-assembled custom cabinets with 300+ finishes. Online consult, deposit-led proposals, and sample dispatch for showroom-free renovation.
- Cyra Beauty - Medical Aesthetics: https://theside.studio/work/cyra-beauty-medical-aesthetics - Physician-guided injectables, lasers, and IV in Coquitlam. Jane App booking, before/after galleries, and expandable FAQs without category flash.
- Alpenglow Media: https://theside.studio/work/alpenglow-media - Commercial video and stills for Canadian outdoor brands. Cinematic, calm, story-led, and careful not to oversell its own creative.

## Industries
- Industries index: https://theside.studio/industries
- Real estate and property development website design: https://theside.studio/industries/real-estate-developers - Real estate websites for developers and luxury builders — pre-sale sites that sell units before they exist, fast landing pages, and AI-agent lead qualification wired in. Full Studio from $24k.
- Medspa and aesthetic clinic website design: https://theside.studio/industries/medspa-aesthetic-clinics - Websites for medspas and aesthetic clinics that turn traffic into booked consults — trust-stacked branding, one-tap booking, and AI-ready FAQs. Full Studio from $24k.
- Manufacturing and industrial website design: https://theside.studio/industries/manufacturing-industrial - Manufacturing and industrial websites that turn spec-checkers into qualified RFQs — radical-clarity copy, technical-credible UX, and ERP/CRM wiring. Full Studio from $24k.
- Law firm website design: https://theside.studio/industries/law-firms - Law firm websites built as your most-scrutinized credibility asset — trust-first design, practice-area pages that convert, and intake wired for speed-to-lead. Full Studio from $24k.
- Hotel and event venue website design: https://theside.studio/industries/hospitality-venues - Hotel and event venue websites that sell the experience before the visit — immersive but fast, clear booking and event-inquiry paths, and capture wiring. Full Studio from $24k.
- Home care and senior care website design: https://theside.studio/industries/home-care - Websites for home care and senior care agencies that turn a 90-second family decision into a booked call — trust-first design, dual-audience copy, and capture wiring. Full Studio from $24k.
- Shopify Plus and ecommerce web design: https://theside.studio/industries/ecommerce-shopify - A Shopify Plus and ecommerce web design agency for brands at scale — replatforming and CRO that earn revenue per basis point of conversion, with ERP, 3PL, and subscription wiring. Full Studio from $24k.
- Dental practice website design: https://theside.studio/industries/dental - Websites for dental practices that turn searches into booked chairs — real team photos, procedures explained calmly, one-tap booking, and speed-to-lead for emergencies. Full Studio from $24k.
- Construction and renovation website design: https://theside.studio/industries/construction-renovation - Construction and renovation websites that turn a referral's website check into a booked estimate — portfolio proof, honest process, and fast lead capture. Full Studio from $24k.
- B2B SaaS website design: https://theside.studio/industries/b2b-saas - B2B SaaS websites built to close enterprise buyers, recruit hires, and carry the next round — technical-buyer clarity, demo-request speed-to-lead, and a CMS your team can actually run. Full Studio from $24k.

## Comparisons
- Compare index: https://theside.studio/compare
- Webflow vs WordPress: An Honest Guide (2026) | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/webflow-vs-wordpress - Webflow vs WordPress for a marketing site — an honest router. WordPress wins on plugin depth, tight budgets, and existing WP teams; Webflow wins on design control, low-maintenance security, editor safety, and speed. We're a Webflow Partner, and we say so.
- Webflow Agency vs Freelancer: An Honest Guide (2026) | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/webflow-agency-vs-freelancer - Should you hire a Webflow agency or a freelancer? An honest router — a freelancer for scoped, single-skill work and tighter budgets; a studio when strategy, design, build, and capture wiring have to be accountable in one place. No freelancer-bashing.
- Lovable vs Hiring an Agency: An Honest Guide | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/lovable-vs-hiring-an-agency - Should you build with Lovable or hire an agency? An honest router for founders — when the AI builder is the right call, and exactly when it stops being one.
- The True Cost of a DIY Website vs an Agency (2026) | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/diy-vs-agency-total-cost - The real cost of a DIY website isn't the subscription — it's your hours. An honest time-math breakdown: sticker price vs founder time, opportunity cost, and the revenue an underconverting site quietly leaves on the table. When DIY is still the right call, we say so.
- Design Subscription vs Project Studio: An Honest Guide (2026) | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/design-subscription-vs-project-studio - Design subscription or project studio? An honest router — a monthly subscription for continuous small-batch design demand, a project studio for a defined outcome that has to launch and convert. Plus the hybrid: a studio build with continuity after.
- AI Website Builder vs Web Design Agency: An Honest Guide | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/compare/ai-website-builder-vs-web-design-agency - AI website builders like Lovable, Bolt, v0, Framer AI, and Wix AI won the 'a website exists' problem. An honest router for when a builder is enough — and when the outcome needs a studio.

## Guides & Glossary
- Guides index: https://theside.studio/guide
- Website Redesign After Funding: What the Site Has to Do Now | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/website-redesign-after-funding - You raised. The MVP site now makes the company look smaller than the deal. A founder's guide to the job your website has to do next — close enterprise buyers, senior hires, and the next round.
- Replatforming to Shopify: What It Actually Takes | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/shopify-replatforming-guide - A migration playbook for brands hitting a platform ceiling: the theme and UX rebuild, data migration, ERP/3PL/subscription integrations, redirect and SEO preservation, checkout economics, real cost ranges, and the CRO layer that comes after launch.
- Pre-Sale Real Estate Website Playbook (2026) | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/real-estate-development-website-playbook - How to build a pre-sale development website that sells units before they exist — the teaser-to-sold-out lifecycle, render-first hierarchy, floorplan UX, lead qualification, and speed-to-lead on registration. Operator playbook from a Vancouver studio.
- How Much Does a Medspa Website Cost? | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/medspa-website-cost - Real medspa website cost ranges, what drives the number, what you get at each tier, and the ROI math in operator terms — booking lift, not vanity metrics.
- The RFQ Playbook: How Manufacturers Turn Spec-Checkers Into Quotes | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/manufacturing-website-rfq-playbook - An operator's playbook for manufacturer websites: the 11pm procurement engineer, spec-sheet access, RFQ form design, speed-to-lead on quotes, ERP/CRM wiring, and multilingual export markets. Built from real industrial builds.
- How Much Does a Law Firm Website Cost? | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/law-firm-website-cost - Real law firm website cost ranges, what actually drives the number for firms, what each tier buys, and the ROI math in case-value terms — signed clients, not vanity metrics.
- How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/how-to-show-up-in-chatgpt-recommendations - A practitioner's playbook for AI-search visibility (GEO): why buyers now ask assistants who to hire, how LLMs decide who to cite, a founder-runnable monthly self-test, what share of answer means, and what fixing your visibility actually involves.
- How to Choose a Webflow Agency: A Founder's Guide 2026: https://theside.studio/guide/how-to-choose-a-webflow-agency - The vetting framework founders use to choose a Webflow agency — six questions on design systems, CMS architecture, and lead-capture wiring.
- The May 2026 Accessibility Deadline: What Healthcare Websites Must Fix: https://theside.studio/guide/healthcare-website-accessibility-2026 - A founder's plain-language guide to the May 2026 HHS WCAG 2.1 AA deadline — what the rule requires, the clinic-website failures it catches, and a 15-minute self-check.
- Built It With Lovable? How to Fix an AI-Generated Website | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/fix-ai-generated-website - You shipped fast with Lovable, Bolt, or v0 to validate cheap — the right call. Here's the honest inventory of what generated sites get wrong when revenue arrives, what a rescue involves, and when not to hire anyone yet.
- What to Expect From a Conversion Rate Optimization Agency | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/conversion-rate-optimization-agency-what-to-expect - An honest look at a CRO engagement: the month-to-month loop of research, hypotheses, changes, and measurement; why real SMB CRO is qualitative and best-practice-led, not fake A/B rigor; what it costs; and what to demand from any vendor.
- Case Study: How Zinodeck Turned a Cost Calculator Into Its Conversion Engine | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-zinodeck-ecommerce - A decision-and-craft breakdown of the Zinodeck build: Tarimatec's Canadian composite-decking outpost, a cost calculator and installer matching as the conversion engines, and separate homeowner and builder paths. Steal-this checklist inside.
- Case Study: How Vancouver Elites Made Presale Discovery Feel Curated, Not Commodity | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-vancouver-elites-real-estate - A decision-and-craft breakdown of the Vancouver Elites build: a Coldwell Banker luxury brokerage, IDX search, a presale carousel, and gold accents used sparingly so the brand reads premium without crowding the property. Steal-this checklist inside.
- Case Study: How PSC Turned 655+ Projects Into an Industrial Website That Sells | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-psc-industrial-website - The credibility-first rebuild of PSC's inspection and engineering site: 655+ projects delivered placed above the fold, a service taxonomy for schedule-critical buyers, and the trust architecture behind it. Receipts-first case study with a steal-this checklist.
- Case Study: How a Coquitlam Medspa Built Its Website Into a Booking Engine | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-cyra-beauty-medspa-website - A decision-and-craft breakdown of the Cyra Beauty build: physician-guided aesthetics in Coquitlam, Jane App booking one click away, calm styling in a category that shouts, and the reasoning behind every move. Steal-this checklist inside.
- Best Webflow Agencies in Vancouver (2026): How to Choose: https://theside.studio/guide/best-webflow-agencies-vancouver - An honest, criteria-led shortlist of the kinds of Webflow agencies and studios in Vancouver — who each is best for, and how to pick the right fit for your business.
- Best Web Design Agencies in Canada (2026): An Honest Shortlist: https://theside.studio/guide/best-web-design-agencies-canada-2026 - An honest, criteria-led shortlist of the kinds of web design agencies in Canada — who each is best for, how to score them, and where we fit. Built to help you choose the right partner, not to crown a fake winner.
- How to Improve Website Conversion Rate | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/improve-website-conversion-rate - A founder's guide to the five conversion levers that move revenue — speed-to-lead, proof, clarity, and capture wiring. Free Brand Score included.

## Contact
- Email: Hello@theside.studio
- Phone: +1 604-400-2080
- Location: Vancouver, BC
- Address: 638 Broughton St, Suite 310, Vancouver, BC V6G 3K3, CA
- Google Business Profile: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJtdoFOEVxhlQRHbv07arVpUA
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/thesidestudios
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theside.studios