Field notes
Blog
Short notes on websites you own, the starters we build for each kind of business, and changing your site by typing what you want in plain English.
General businessStartersYour business does not fit a box. Your website does not have to either.
The General Business starter for Canadian companies that do not fit a niche: pages for what you really do, your team, booking, payments into your own account, and edits by typing.
Read
Fishing charterStartersBCA BC fishing charter website that takes the booking and the deposit for you
The Fishing Charter starter, built from a real charter on Denman Island: trips, open days from your calendar, deposits paid into your own account, and a live marine forecast.
Read
Case studyMortgageDemoApex Home Lending: a demo lender, and what a Canadian broker can use from it
Apex Home Lending is a made-up lender we run as a demo. What its site shows, and what a Launch would set up for a mortgage broker in Canada.
Read
Real estateStartersA real estate website that books the showing while the buyer is still looking
The Real Estate starter for Canadian agents and teams: your listings and neighbourhoods, booked showings and listing talks, a portal for buyers and sellers, and edits by typing.
Read
Venture capitalStartersA fund website that tells founders how to reach you, and means it
The Venture Capital & Investment starter for Canadian funds: your thesis, the companies you backed, a founder pitch form, booked office hours, and a private portal.
Read
NewspaperStartersYour town paper, online, with every issue still on the shelf
The Newspaper & Gazette starter for small Canadian papers: a front page set as an issue, columnist bylines, a searchable archive, and payments into your own account.
Read
Case studyGroceryDemoNVC Market: a demo grocery site, and what it means for an island market
NVC Market is a made-up grocery we run as a demo. What it shows about daily specials and local makers, and what a Launch would set up for a small BC market.
Read
NewsMediaStartersA home for your community news bulletins, built for a small newsroom
The News & Media starter for Canadian community outlets: video bulletins with an archive, your reporters, a tip line, and a breaking-news strip you change by typing.
Read
GroceryMarketStartersA grocery or market website you can update before the doors open
The Grocery & Market starter for Canadian shops: today's specials, your departments and vendors, an online store paid into your own account, and changes by typing.
Read
Wealth managementStartersA calm, clear website for a Canadian wealth management firm
The Wealth Management starter: a quiet site that shows who you are, books the first talk, gives clients a private portal for files, and changes when you type.
Read
MortgageStartersA mortgage website where the first meeting books itself
The Mortgage starter for Canadian brokers and lenders: clear program pages, a booked first meeting, a client portal for files, and a site you change by typing.
Read
Case studyPlumberDemoVitale Plumbing: a demo that sorts the burst pipe from the slow drain
Vitale Plumbing & Mechanical is a made-up plumber we run as a demo. How its home page sorts emergencies from routine jobs, and what a Launch would set up for a BC plumber.
Read
RoofingStartersA roofing website for the rainy season, set up with you in one call
The Roofing starter for Canadian roofers: estimate requests, booked inspections, deposits paid into your own account, and a site you change by typing.
Read
HotelStartersCanadaA website for a small Gulf Islands inn, where guests book before they board
Our Hotel & Boutique Inn starter for Canadian inns: your rooms, direct booking from your own calendar, deposits paid into your own account, and edits by typing.
Read
FloristStartersCanadaRain on the delivery van: a flower shop website that sells while you arrange
The Florist starter for Canadian shops: bouquets listed and paid into your own account, wedding consults booked from your calendar, and a site you change by typing.
Read
Case studyFloristDemoLily & Bloom: a demo flower shop, read by a florist on the coast
Lily & Bloom is a made-up florist we run as a demo. What it shows about weddings and local orders, and what a Launch would set up for a BC flower shop.
Read
RestaurantStartersCanadaThe menu changes with the catch: a restaurant website for the BC coast
Our Restaurant starter for Canadian kitchens: a menu you update by typing, booking for tables and events, gift cards paid into your own account. $2,500 CAD plus GST.
Read
ElectricalStartersCanadaEV chargers, panel upgrades and storm calls: a website for BC electricians
Our Electrical starter for Canadian contractors: clear service pages, quote requests, booking, payments into your own account, and a site you update by typing.
Read
PlumberStartersCanadaWater in the basement at midnight: a plumbing website for wet BC winters
The Plumber starter for Canadian trades: a job request form that works at any hour, booking, invoices paid online into your own account, and edits by typing.
Read
Case studyRoofingDemoSummit Roofing: a demo roofer's site, seen from a West Coast rainy season
Summit Roofing is a made-up roofer we run as a demo. Here is what it shows, and what a Launch would set up for a roofing company on the coast.
Read
HVACStartersCanadaHeat wave in the Okanagan: an HVAC website that books the job while you work
When the valley bakes and your phone will not stop, the HVAC starter takes service requests, books visits into your calendar, and takes payment into your own account.
Read
Plastic surgeryStartersCanadaA private, honest website for a plastic surgery practice in Canada
The Plastic Surgery starter, set up with you: clear procedure pages, private consult booking, a patient portal, and fees paid into your own account.
Read
DentalStartersCanadaA dental office site for people who just moved to the Island
Our Dental starter for Canadian practices: your team, your services, new-patient booking from your own calendar, and bills paid online. $2,500 CAD plus GST, once.
Read
Med spaStartersCanadaA med spa site your clients can book after the kids are asleep
Our Med Spa starter for Canadian clinics: your treatment menu, booking from your own calendar, deposits paid into your own account, and a site you edit by typing.
Read
TalentStartersCanadaYour name is the business: a site for Canadian actors, authors and speakers
The Talent starter puts you at the centre: your work, your story, bookings for what you offer, and a shop if you sell. Set up with you for $2,500 CAD plus GST.
Read
Law firmStartersCanadaA law firm site for the client reading it on the ferry
Our Law Firm starter for Canadian firms: a request form, consult booking, fees paid into your own account, and a site you change by typing. $2,500 CAD plus GST.
Read
Case studyLaw firmDemoOur law firm demo, and what a small BC firm can take from it
A look at Whitfield & Associates, a made-up law firm we run as a demo, and what a Launch would set up for a small firm in BC.
Read
Case studyHotelDemoThe Wren House: a demo inn, and what it could mean for a BC B&B
A tour of The Wren House, a made-up small hotel we run as a demo, and what a Launch would really set up for a small inn or B&B in BC.
Read
Case studyFishing charterClient portalInside Big Coast: what guests see in their account, and what the captain sees
Guest accounts on a real Denman Island charter site: the next trip, the balance, add to calendar. Plus the captain's admin, the marine forecast and seafood prices.
Read
Case studyFishing charterBookingBig Coast books trips from the captain's own calendar, with room to breathe
How a real Denman Island charter checks every booking against the captain's calendar, and the two-hour gap rule we added in July 2026.
Read
Case studyFishing charterPaymentsHow Big Coast takes trip deposits online, in Canadian dollars
A real Denman Island charter: guests pick a trip, pay a deposit in CAD through the captain's own Square account, and pay the rest before the boat leaves.
Read