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Web Design, SEO & Google Ads in North Vancouver

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Behnam Dehghan is a Metro Vancouver digital marketer, web designer and developer specialising in home services and trades businesses. On the North Shore, I help North Vancouver companies get found on Google, convert more visitors into quote requests and automate their follow-up, in English or Persian.

Doing business in North Vancouver

North Vancouver is actually two separate municipalities: the City of North Vancouver, centred on Lonsdale Avenue, and the larger District of North Vancouver that surrounds it. Lower Lonsdale, Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards District form a busy waterfront hub connected to downtown Vancouver by the SeaBus. Central Lonsdale has many shops, clinics and offices. In the District, neighbourhoods include Lynn Valley, Deep Cove, Edgemont Village, Capilano, Delbrook, Seymour, Upper Lonsdale and Lions Gate Village near the bridge.

The local economy includes tourism and outdoor recreation, film production, marine industries along the waterfront, health care and many small professional and trades businesses. North Vancouver also has one of the largest Persian-speaking communities in Canada, and Iranian-Canadian shops, restaurants and service businesses are a visible part of Lonsdale’s commercial life.

How local search works in North Vancouver

The North Shore is geographically separated from the rest of Metro Vancouver by Burrard Inlet, and bridge traffic means many customers prefer local providers. That can make North Shore search results less crowded than Vancouver’s, but customers often search specifically for “North Shore” or “North Van” services, and businesses from West Vancouver compete in the same space.

What usually helps:

  • A Google Business Profile with accurate service areas covering the City, the District and West Vancouver where relevant
  • Content that uses the terms people actually search, such as North Shore and North Van
  • Real project photos and reviews from neighbourhoods like Lynn Valley, Deep Cove and Edgemont
  • Google Ads targeted tightly to the North Shore, so you are not paying for clicks from across the bridges
  • Bilingual English and Persian pages for businesses serving the Persian-speaking community

If you are a Persian-speaking business owner, see my page on Persian web design or read in Farsi on the Persian section.

Services for North Vancouver businesses

I work with North Shore businesses in English or Persian, in person or remotely.

  • Website design and development: fast WordPress sites or custom web development, built for mobile, with clear calls to action and solid technical foundations (Core Web Vitals included)
  • SEO and local SEO: Google Business Profile optimisation, service and location pages, schema, reviews strategy and technical fixes
  • Google Ads: Search, Performance Max and Local Services Ads, with tight geographic targeting and conversion tracking in GA4
  • AI and automation: website chat assistants trained on your own content, lead qualification, CRM integrations and automated follow-up
  • Custom software: quoting tools, booking systems, client portals, dashboards and integrations between the apps you already use

Home services and trades in North Vancouver

The North Shore’s climate and terrain shape demand. Heavy rainfall, steep lots and mature trees mean drainage, perimeter drains, gutters, roofing and tree work are constant needs. Many homes date from the 1950s to the 1970s and need renovations, electrical upgrades and plumbing replacements. Heating is a big topic, with many homeowners moving from older gas or oil systems to heat pumps, and summer heat increasingly bringing cooling requests.

For HVAC, plumbing, electrical, renovation and construction businesses on the North Shore, I typically focus on:

  • Google Local Services Ads and Search campaigns targeted to the North Shore
  • Seasonal campaigns for heating in fall, storm and drainage issues in the rainy months, and cooling in summer
  • Service pages on heat pumps and rebates, explained generally and honestly
  • Galleries of local renovation and construction projects, plus licensing and insurance trust signals
  • Call tracking, missed-call text-back and AI chat assistants for evening and weekend leads, connected to Jobber, ServiceTitan or Housecall Pro

More on this is on my home services marketing page.

FAQ

Should I target North Vancouver and West Vancouver together?

For most trades and home services businesses, yes. Customers think of the North Shore as one area, and targeting both usually makes sense. See my West Vancouver page too.

Can you build a website in both English and Persian?

Yes. I speak both languages and build bilingual sites with the right right-to-left layout and search structure for Persian.

Do you meet clients on the North Shore?

Yes, when it is helpful. Much of the work also runs smoothly over video calls.

How much will it cost?

Quotes are fixed and transparent and depend on scope.

Ready to grow your North Shore business? Get in touch. You can also view all the areas I serve.