01 / Straight talk
What you get when you call
You'll talk to the person who builds the site. No account managers, no ticket systems.
About
One person. Central Ontario.
A modern site for shops that still answer the phone.
Main Street Marketing exists because most local shops are still losing jobs to whoever has a blue link under their Google listing. A good website should not cost $8,000 and take eight weeks.
We use AI to draft the first version so the owner is not paying agency prices or waiting two months. A person still checks every page before it goes live.
One person. Central Ontario.
Zachary Burns
Founder, Main Street Marketing
Meet the founder
Zachary Burns
Founder of Main Street Marketing
Hi, I’m Zachary. I didn’t come into web design from a tech hub. I came from a restaurant on a Main Street storefront, working face-to-face with local business owners.
Early on, I worked a Franchise Business Consultant for Subway, looking after 30 to 50 locations a month. My job was helping owners accelerate revenue, fix customer experience, and run more profitable shops across the GTA.
A pattern kept showing up: the locations that thrived were the ones that took their local web presence seriously. A polished, easy-to-find website wasn’t just a nice thing to have. It drove an increase in foot traffic, catering contracts, and a lead on the local competition.
I didn’t just advise it. I tested it. In 2018, I bought and ran my own Subway franchise in Acton, Ontario. Community outreach, B2B partnerships, local marketing, and weekly sales grew 50%.
I’ve managed a P&L, payroll, and daily operations - So I know what a small business owner actually needs a website that doesn’t just look nice, but works as a 24/7 sales engine.
Today I’m based out of Beeton, Ontario. Main Street Marketing has one mission: help local shops build an online presence that captures their value, connects with their community, and drives real, measurable growth.
Let’s build a web presence that works as hard for your business as you do.
02 / Honest about the tools
Why AI
AI does the boring first draft. The person checks every page, every phone number, every price before it goes live.
03 / The list
Who we build for
Trades, restaurants, storefronts, and service businesses in Barrie, Orillia, Innisfil, Collingwood, Wasaga, Midland, and Muskoka. Then anywhere in Ontario that still ranks on Google Maps with no real site.
See if this fits your shop.