# Side Studios

Premium Vancouver website and brand studio for founders who need customer-capture websites.
Side.io is the platform; Side Studios designs, installs, and operates it for your business - webchat, missed-call text-back, booking, reviews, reactivation are Side Studios operated services.

## 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kia Concept Store - Ethical Jewelry: https://theside.studio/work/kia-concept-store-ethical-jewelry - Ethical jewelry from women artisans, sold from a Toronto storefront Side designed on Shopify. Catalog SEO and feed work so all 871 pieces are findable.
- Pacific One Dental - North Nanaimo: https://theside.studio/work/pacific-one-dental-nanaimo - Dental website design for a North Nanaimo practice: 177 static Astro pages in English, Farsi and Mandarin, with booking one tap from every screen.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- CECCORP - Industrial Adhesives: https://theside.studio/work/ceccorp-industrial-adhesives - Industrial adhesives sold B2B on Shopify. Cyanoacrylate, epoxy, polyurethane and MMA replatformed onto the Warehouse theme with chemistry-led navigation.

## Operated AI Services
AI agents powered by the Side.io platform, designed, installed, and operated by Side Studios - not self-serve software.
- AI agents index: https://theside.studio/services
- AI appointment scheduling and reminders (operated): https://theside.studio/services/ai-appointment-scheduler - An AI appointment scheduler that books from any conversation, takes deposits, runs reminder cascades and refills cancellations - operated by Side Studios.
- AI receptionist and answering service (operated): https://theside.studio/services/ai-receptionist - An AI receptionist that answers every call, books into your calendar and texts back the calls you miss - designed, installed and operated by Side Studios.
- AI review and reputation management (operated): https://theside.studio/services/ai-reputation-manager - An AI reputation manager that asks every customer for a review at the right moment, drafts on-brand responses for approval and flags unhappy feedback instantly.
- AI sales agent and lead follow-up (operated): https://theside.studio/services/ai-sales-agent - An AI sales agent that replies to every form fill, DM and webchat in seconds, qualifies the lead and books the call - operated by Side Studios.

## 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, with AI-agent lead qualification wired in.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, with clear booking and event-inquiry paths wired in.
- 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 and dual-audience copy.
- 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, with ERP and 3PL wiring.
- 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, and one-tap booking on every screen.
- 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, fast lead capture.
- B2B SaaS website design: https://theside.studio/industries/b2b-saas - B2B SaaS websites built to close enterprise buyers and carry the next round: technical-buyer clarity, demo-request speed-to-lead, and a CMS you can run.

## 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, honestly. WordPress wins on plugin depth and tight budgets; Webflow wins on design control, safety, and speed.
- Webflow Agency vs Freelancer: An Honest Guide (2026): https://theside.studio/compare/webflow-agency-vs-freelancer - Webflow agency or freelancer? An honest router: a freelancer for scoped, single-skill work; a studio when strategy, design, and build must be accountable.
- 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 is not the subscription, it is your hours. An honest time-math breakdown of sticker price, founder time, and lost conversions.
- Design Subscription vs Project Studio: Honest Guide 2026: https://theside.studio/compare/design-subscription-vs-project-studio - Design subscription or project studio? An honest router: a subscription for continuous small-batch demand, a studio for a defined outcome that must launch.
- AI Website Builder vs Web Design Agency: Honest Guide: https://theside.studio/compare/ai-website-builder-vs-web-design-agency - An AI website builder is enough while you validate an idea; hire a studio once the site must win paying customers. An honest router for either call.

## Guides & Glossary
- Guides index: https://theside.studio/guide
- What Is Missed-Call Text-Back? | Side Studios Glossary: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-missed-call-text-back - Missed-call text-back turns an unanswered dental or medspa call into an instant SMS with a booking link — the mechanism, the cost, and the comparison.
- How to Measure Website Redesign Results | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/measure-website-redesign-results - A practical measurement plan for a website redesign: pick one metric, keep the baseline, compare like-for-like windows, and state what the result can prove.
- CDCP Dental Marketing for BC Practices | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/cdcp-dental-practice-marketing-bc - A receipted playbook for BC dental practices marketing through the CDCP shift — capture new patients, protect FFS margins, cut missed calls.
- What Happens to Patient Volume After You Drop a PPO: https://theside.studio/guide/dental-ppo-drop-patient-volume - See the honest patient-volume curve after dropping a PPO, why the dip happens, and the FFS-transition playbook that protects revenue.
- Medspa Review Automation: Turn Reviews Into Patients: https://theside.studio/guide/medspa-reviews-into-new-patients - See how medspas turn automated review requests into new patients — the sequence, GHL fit, and HIPAA/PIPEDA compliance notes.
- HIPAA-Compliant Tracking for Medspa Booking Pages: https://theside.studio/guide/hipaa-compliant-tracking-medspa-booking-pages - Meta Pixel and unconfigured GA4 can leak health data on a booking page. What's risky, what HIPAA/PIPEDA require, and the compliant setup we wire in.
- What Is a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-a-hipaa-business-associate-agreement - What a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement covers, who must sign it, and where medspa and dental booking pages trip the PHI compliance wire.
- What a Missed Dental Call Actually Costs You: https://theside.studio/guide/missed-dental-phone-call-value - A missed new-patient call can cost $4,000–$10,400 in lifetime value. See the math, why voicemail fails, and the missed-call text-back fix for dental practices.
- What Is a GoHighLevel Snapshot? — Side Studios Glossary: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-a-gohighlevel-snapshot - A GoHighLevel snapshot is a pre-built automation and pipeline template you clone into your account — not a custom build. Here's what's inside.
- Medspa Membership Program Structure — Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/medspa-membership-program-structure - How medspa owners structure membership tiers — unlimited, credit-bank, tiered — and where pricing, billing and cancellation break, from owner threads.
- How to Reactivate Dead Leads for a Medspa | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/reactivate-dead-leads-medspa - A CASL-aware playbook to segment lapsed medspa clients, run a five-touch reactivation sequence, and wire it into GoHighLevel so replies become bookings.
- Turn Instagram DMs Into Booked Medspa Appointments | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/instagram-dm-leads-medspa-booking - Why 'how much' DMs stall before booking, what Meta's 24-hour messaging window means for follow-up, and the DM-to-booking flow medspas wire into GoHighLevel.
- Why Dental Practices Miss New-Patient Calls | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/dental-missed-calls-answering-service - Dental practices miss new-patient calls every week. See why front desks fall behind, and how answering services, AI receptionists, and text-back fix it.
- Dental Membership Plan Pricing Guide | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/dental-membership-plan-pricing-guide - How to price adult, child, perio, and family membership tiers — and launch signup on your dental practice website as PPO reimbursement tightens.
- How Med Spas Reduce No-Shows: The Complete Fix Guide: https://theside.studio/guide/how-med-spas-reduce-no-shows - Deposits, reminder cascades, and waitlist backfill — the three-part fix medspas use to stop no-shows and keep the calendar full.
- Speed to Lead: Why Custom Home Builders Lose Leads: https://theside.studio/guide/speed-to-lead-custom-home-builders - A lead you don't call within 24 hours goes cold. The notify-respond-qualify cadence custom home builders use to stop losing bids to slow follow-up.
- Custom Website Cost in Canada: 2026 Price Guide: https://theside.studio/guide/custom-website-cost-canada - Custom website cost in Canada by tier — freelancer, studio, enterprise — with sourced 2026 CAD price ranges, GST/HST notes and a sample price table.
- Website Redesign Cost: 2026 Pricing Breakdown | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/website-redesign-cost - A website redesign costs $2,500 to $60,000+ depending on scope. See real pricing by tier, timelines, and what's included before you brief a studio.
- What Is a Style Guide? Definition, Contents & Uses: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-a-style-guide - A style guide defines your logo, color, type, and voice in one document. See what it includes, how it differs from a design system, and when you need one.
- What Is a Headless CMS? Definition, Benefits, Uses: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-a-headless-cms - A headless CMS stores content and serves it via API, with no built-in front end. See how it compares to traditional CMS and when it's worth the extra build.
- What Is a Design System? Definition & Components Guide: https://theside.studio/glossary/what-is-a-design-system - A design system is the governed set of tokens, components, and rules that keep a site consistent as it grows — not just a style guide. See the full definition.
- Shopify Website Design Cost: 2026 Guide | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/shopify-website-design-cost - Shopify website design costs $8,000 to $42,000+ depending on scope. See our tier breakdown, what drives price, and real build timelines.
- What Is Speed to Lead? Definition & Formula | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/glossary/speed-to-lead - Speed to lead measures the minutes between a lead's first touch and your reply. Learn the formula, why it matters, and how to fix slow response.
- Website Redesign After Funding: What the Site Must Do: https://theside.studio/guide/website-redesign-after-funding - You raised, and 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.
- Replatforming to Shopify: What It Actually Takes | Side Studios: https://theside.studio/guide/shopify-replatforming-guide - A replatforming playbook for brands at a platform ceiling: theme rebuild, data migration, ERP and 3PL wiring, redirects, and the CRO layer 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, floorplan UX, and speed-to-lead.
- 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.
- Manufacturing RFQ Playbook: Spec-Checkers Into Quotes: https://theside.studio/guide/manufacturing-website-rfq-playbook - An operator's playbook for manufacturer websites: spec-sheet access, RFQ form design, speed-to-lead on quotes, and ERP/CRM wiring. From real 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 drives the number, what each tier buys, and the ROI math in case-value terms - signed clients, not vanity metrics.
- How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity: https://theside.studio/guide/how-to-show-up-in-chatgpt-recommendations - A practitioner's playbook for AI-search visibility: how assistants decide who to cite, a monthly self-test you can run, and what fixing visibility 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.
- May 2026 Accessibility Deadline: Healthcare Site Fixes: https://theside.studio/guide/healthcare-website-accessibility-2026 - A plain-language guide to the May 2026 HHS WCAG 2.1 AA deadline: what the rule requires, the clinic-site failures it catches, and a 15-minute self-check.
- Built It With Lovable? How to Fix an AI-Generated Site: https://theside.studio/guide/fix-ai-generated-website - You shipped fast with Lovable, Bolt, or v0 to validate cheap. Here is what generated sites get wrong when revenue arrives, and what a rescue involves.
- What to Expect From a Conversion Rate Optimization Agency: https://theside.studio/guide/conversion-rate-optimization-agency-what-to-expect - An honest look at a CRO engagement: the monthly loop of research, hypotheses, changes, and measurement; what it costs; and what to demand from any vendor.
- Case Study: Zinodeck's Cost Calculator Conversion Engine: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-zinodeck-ecommerce - A breakdown of the Zinodeck build — a cost calculator and installer matching as the conversion engines, split homeowner and builder paths — with measured results.
- Case Study: How Vancouver Elites Made Presale Curated: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-vancouver-elites-real-estate - A decision-and-craft breakdown of the Vancouver Elites build: IDX search, a presale carousel, and gold accents used sparingly so the brand reads premium.
- Case Study: PSC's Industrial Site, Built on 655+ Projects: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-psc-industrial-website - The credibility-first rebuild of PSC's inspection and engineering site: 655+ projects placed above the fold, and a taxonomy for schedule-critical buyers.
- Case Study: A Coquitlam Medspa's Website Booking Engine: https://theside.studio/guide/case-study-cyra-beauty-medspa-website - A breakdown of the Cyra Beauty build — physician-guided aesthetics in Coquitlam, Jane App booking one click away — with measured results of the June 2026 rebuild.
- Webflow Agency Vancouver: How to Pick the Right Fit (2026): https://theside.studio/guide/best-webflow-agencies-vancouver - No single Webflow agency in Vancouver is best for everyone. Score each studio on six criteria, then pick the right fit for your budget, vertical, and goal.
- 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 in.
- 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