About
Built in Vernon, for the valley
The Okanagan Rail Trail network is growing. As new sections connect more communities, more visitors will search on their phones for places to eat, stay, and explore. This tool helps local businesses show up in those searches.
The problem
Most local business websites were built years ago. They look fine on a laptop but fall apart on a phone — tiny text, slow loading, missing the details Google needs to show you in search results.
Tourists don't browse on laptops. They're standing on the trail, searching for "coffee near me" or "bike shop Vernon." If your site isn't built for that moment, you're invisible.
Most business owners don't know this is a problem. And if they do, they don't know what to do about it.
What this tool does
Enter your website URL. In about 30 seconds, you get a letter grade and a plain-language breakdown of what's working and what isn't.
No signup. No jargon. No sales pitch. Just an honest answer to a simple question: when tourists search on their phones, will they find you?
If you score well, you get listed in the directory — free marketing to tourists browsing the site. If you don't, there's a list of local web professionals who can help.
Free
No cost, no account
30 sec
Instant results
Local
Built for the corridor
Who built this
“As the rail trail network expands, more visitors will discover the valley. I wanted to build something that helps local businesses capture that opportunity.”
Mackenzie Bowes — web developer, writer, and Vernon resident. I've built sites for local businesses for years, and I kept seeing the same problem: good businesses with websites that don't work for tourists.
This is a free resource. No catch. If it helps valley businesses get found by visitors, that's the win.
Ready to check your site?
Takes 30 seconds. See where you stand.