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ShoreGrade graded 555 Owen Sound business websites in August 2026. Here is what it found.

I run ShoreGrade, the public report card for this region's business websites. Separately, I help owners with web design, missed enquiries, systems that don't talk, and senior technology judgment without the full-time hire. All of it starts with a free hour in your Owen Sound business.

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555Owen Sound business websites graded by ShoreGrade
89%score a C or worse
0earn an A

The Owen Sound numbers.

Historical website sample, August 2026. These measurements are not the current directory totals.

The most common problems are not exotic. Of the 555 Owen Sound sites graded:

  • 28% have no meta description.
  • 23% have no main heading.
  • 18% have no favicon, the small icon browsers and Google show beside the name.

Source: shoregrade.ca, measured on design, speed, SEO, accessibility and practical checks. Newest measurements August 2026. Look up your own site there.

GEORGIAN BAY
Working across Simcoe and Grey

Owen Sound, in the regional picture.

Based in Simcoe County, with on-site work across the region. We agree the meeting location and schedule around your business.

Owen Sound is highlighted on the map.

What I fix for Owen Sound businesses.

A website customers can act onA site that explains your offer, with agreed enquiry, booking or payment functions and local search setup.$4,000 to $8,000Follow up on missed callsA text-back follows a missed call and helps capture the enquiry.$400 setup, from $149 a monthMake your CRM and QuickBooks talkConnect quotes, invoices and payments where your systems support it.$3,000 to $8,000A senior technology partner, fractionallyThe judgment you would hire a CIO for, a few days a month.from $3,000 a monthThe free discovery hourOne free hour to discuss your pain points, fit and a possible way forward.Free

You work directly with me.

I'm Chris Patten: eighteen years leading technology as VP, IT and CIO, with accounting and finance training. I then built and sold my own company. I am based in Simcoe County and work across the region. We can meet at your business or by video.