Web design & development studio — Vancouver, BC
We design & build websites you can trust.
JMD is a small Vancouver studio — one person handling strategy, design, and code, so you always know exactly who you're talking to. Scroll down and take a build apart.
✦ Price-beat guarantee — show us any written quote and we’ll beat itWeb design
Custom-designed pages built around your content, your customers, and one clear action per screen — never a template with your logo on it.
Development
Hand-coded, fast, and accessible. Sites that load before your visitor blinks and hold up years after launch.
Branding & identity
What your brand says, how it looks, and how it makes people feel — figured out together before a single pixel of the site is designed.
Growth & care
Websites aren't finished at launch. Conversion fixes, new pages, and measurable improvements over time — if you want them.
How it works
/ ProcessFour steps, zero surprises — you always know what's happening and what it costs.
The call
Every project starts with a free 20-minute Zoom call — a real conversation about your needs, so there's a solid foundation of what you're looking for before anything is quoted. No pitch deck, no pressure.
- Your goals, audience, and competition
- What's working and what isn't today
- Whether scope and budget line up
The quote
A clear, fixed proposal in plain language — read it in five minutes, not fifty pages.
- One fixed number — no hourly billing
- Itemized scope: pages, features, content
- A timeline you can hold me to
Design & build
You watch the site come together on a live link — not a big reveal at the end. Feedback goes straight to the person building it.
- A live preview link from the first week
- Regular check-ins, async-friendly
- Revisions handled as we go, not saved for the end
Launch & beyond
We launch when it's right — then it's genuinely yours.
- Full handover: domain, code, logins
- A walkthrough so you can edit your own content
- Optional care plan — updates, new pages, tuning
Thoughtful design. Fast code. Made for you.
Why people trust JMD
/ The differenceNot slogans — just how working together actually feels.
Direct with the maker
No account managers, no hand-offs. The person you chat with on the first call is the same person designing and building your site.
You own everything
Your domain, your code, your content. Everything is handed over — no lock-in, ever.
Built properly
Hand-coded and tested — fast on cheap phones, readable by screen readers, findable by Google.
Straight answers
If a simple template would honestly serve you better than a custom build, I'll tell you — before any money changes hands.
Pricing
/ The guaranteeShow us any quote you’ve been given — we’ll beat it.
Here’s the whole pitch: share any certified written quote you’ve received, along with the details of what you want your site to be and do — every page, every feature, everything you’ve imagined. The sky is the limit; your imagination writes the brief. Once we’ve reviewed your quote, JMD guarantees your price comes in below it — same scope, nothing trimmed.
Fixed & itemized
One number, every deliverable listed. It doesn't change unless the scope does.
Any written quote, beaten
Share a certified, like-for-like quote and — upon review — your JMD price is guaranteed to come in below it.
Exactly what you asked for
Beating the price never means trimming the vision. Everything you dreamed up stays in the build.
- Custom design — no templates
- Hand-written code you own outright
- Phone-first, every speed metric green
- Search-engine fundamentals done properly
- Cookie-free visitor analytics
- A live preview link from week one
- Full handover — domain, code, logins
- One fixed price — beats any written quote
The Founder
/ Behind JMD
Ryder Johns
Founder · Designer · DeveloperHi — I'm Ryder. JMD is a studio of one, on purpose: every project is my own work from first call to launch, so nothing gets lost in hand-offs and you always know exactly who to reach.
I'm based in Vancouver and happy to work with brands anywhere. You can see my standard across the results page — and on the site you're reading right now.
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 604-961-8077
- Based in
- Vancouver, BC
- Status
- Taking new projects
Free Guides
/ Straight answers, written downEverything I'd tell you on a first call, published for anyone to use — on any studio, including this one. No email gate, no catch.
How much does a website cost in Vancouver?
What actually drives the price, the market ranges you'll see quoted, red flags in cheap quotes — plus a 30-second ballpark estimator.
7 signs your website is costing you customers
How to tell whether your current site needs a rebuild — and, just as honestly, when it doesn't. Includes a 60-second scorecard.
10 questions to ask before hiring a web designer
Print it and bring it to every call, including ours. A studio worth hiring will enjoy answering all ten.
How long does a website take to build?
Real timelines, the four things that set the pace, and why the biggest variable is usually on the client's side of the table.
Website builder or web designer?
Wix, Squarespace, or a pro — the honest comparison, including the cases where you genuinely shouldn't hire anyone.
Get a quote
/ ContactTell me about your project. Every quote starts with a free 20-minute Zoom call.
Answer a few quick dropdowns, then tell me about your project in your own words — there's no wrong way to say it. I'll get back to you to book your free 20-minute call, we'll talk it through, and you'll get one clear fixed quote. Already holding a quote from another studio? Mention it — once it's reviewed, your JMD price is guaranteed to beat it. No pressure, no jargon, no obligation.
Common questions
/ FAQHow much does a website cost?
Every project gets a fixed quote up front, after a short call — you'll know the exact number before any work starts, and it doesn't change unless the scope does. No hourly surprises. The quote is shaped by what the site actually needs to do: a focused one-pager, a multi-page brand site, and a full e-commerce build are very different jobs, and they're priced like it. For a deeper breakdown of Vancouver pricing, read the full pricing guide.
How does the price-beat guarantee work?
Simply: if another studio has given you a certified written quote, share it during your call along with what you want built. The comparison is like-for-like — same pages, same features, same deliverables — and once your quote has been reviewed, JMD guarantees a price below it. Beating the number never trims the work: you get everything you asked for, for less than you were quoted. It's how JMD keeps its pricing the most competitive available for custom work of this standard.
How long does it take?
It depends on scope, and you'll get a real timeline with your quote — with dates, not vibes. You'll also see the site on a live preview link throughout the build, so there's never a mystery about where things stand. The most common thing that slows a project down is waiting on content, which is why content is planned in step one, not discovered in week four.
Do you redesign existing sites?
Yes — a lot of JMD's work is taking a site that's underperforming and rebuilding it properly: same business, same domain, dramatically better design, speed, and conversion. The call usually starts with an honest read on what your current site is doing well and where it's losing people.
Can you work with our existing brand?
Yes. JMD can design carefully within a brand you already have — logo, colors, guidelines — or build you a new identity first and then the site to match. If your brand just needs a light refresh rather than a rebuild, that's an option too.
Who writes the content?
Either of us — or both. If you have copy, it gets shaped and edited to work on screen. If you don't, writing it is part of the project: clear, direct copy that sounds like you, not like a brochure. You approve every word before launch.
What do you need from me to start?
Just the call. From there: whatever you have — logo files, photos, existing copy, examples of sites you like — helps, but nothing is required. Plenty of projects start from a blank page, and the process is built to handle that.
What happens after launch?
You're never stranded. Ongoing care — updates, new pages, conversion tuning — is optional. If you'd rather run it yourself, you get a full handover (domain, code, logins) and a walkthrough so you can manage your own content. Either way, everything is yours.
What actually happens on the free call?
Twenty minutes, no pitch. You talk about your business and what you want the site to do; I listen, ask a few questions, and give you an honest read — including whether you even need a custom build. If we're a fit, I go away and put your fixed quote together. If we're not, you still leave with clear advice. Either way, nobody chases you with sales emails afterward.
Do you only work with Vancouver businesses?
Vancouver is home, but the whole process — the call, the live preview link, the launch — works exactly the same anywhere. JMD builds for clients across Canada and beyond; the only thing distance changes is the time zone on the call.