A real small business web design package — not death by a thousand line items

Most Melbourne web design quotes are deliberately confusing: a base build, then SEO as an add-on, then "ongoing optimisation", then hosting, then a CMS license. By the time you finish the maths it's $6,000 minimum. Our small business website design packages are one number for everything you actually need — and a second small number to keep the lights on each month.

  • $500 setup, $50/month — every package, no surprises
  • SEO built into the package, never an upsell
  • Custom designed for your trade — not a recoloured template
  • Hosting, security and backups included in the monthly
  • No lock-in — cancel any time, you own the domain and the site

What's in the package

Everything a Melbourne small business website actually needs

Custom website design

Genuinely custom — designed around your trade, your suburb and the searches your customers actually type. Not a Wix template anyone can spot.

Full on-page SEO

Keyword research, page titles, meta descriptions, schema markup, internal linking, Core Web Vitals — every page built to rank from day one.

Hosting + security + backups

Fast Australian-friendly hosting, SSL, daily backups and security monitoring. All included in the monthly — no AWS bill to figure out.

Google setup

Search Console, Google Business Profile configuration, sitemap submission and indexing — the off-page work that actually moves rankings, done for you.

Conversion features

Click-to-call buttons, quote forms, Google Maps embed, WhatsApp link — designed to turn 'just looking' visitors into booked jobs.

Ongoing support

Content updates, fixes and small changes are included in the monthly. No "$150/hour change request" invoices for swapping a phone number.

What the typical Melbourne agency charges vs the package

This is what an apples-to-apples comparison actually looks like for a small business website with SEO. The agency math doesn't work for a sole trader, and that's the gap the package was built for.

What you're buying Typical agency Our package
Website build$3,500–$6,000$500
SEO setup$800–$2,000Included
Hosting & SSL (annual)$180–$400Included
Ongoing support$150/hr ad-hoc$50/month

Who the package is for

The small businesses we package websites for

Tradies

Plumbers, sparkies, builders, painters, landscapers — a package designed to win local Google jobs without the agency invoice.

Local services

Cleaners, mobile mechanics, allied health, beauty — websites built to fill your calendar from local search.

Shops & cafés

Hours, menu, directions and Google Maps — a clean website package that brings foot traffic through the door.

New businesses

A complete website package for businesses just starting out — get online properly the first time, not the cheap-and-redo route.

Solo professionals

Consultants, bookkeepers, agents — a credible website package that makes a one-person business look as sharp as the big firms.

Outgrowing Wix/Squarespace

Stuck on a slow template package you don't really control? Migrate to a custom website package you actually own.

FAQ

Frequently asked about our website design packages

A fully custom website (not a template), full on-page SEO, schema markup, Google Search Console and Business Profile setup, fast hosting, SSL, daily backups, security monitoring, and ongoing content support. One package, one price.

An agency package at that price usually gets you the build, then sells SEO, hosting and support separately. Ours bundles everything for $500 + $50/month. Like-for-like, you save ~$3,500 in year one and ~$1,300/year ongoing.

Genuinely custom builds — designed around your trade and suburb. The package pricing is standardised; the actual website inside it is not. We don't sell drag-and-drop themes.

No lock-in. Cancel any time. You keep your domain and the website files. The $50/month covers hosting, support and ongoing SEO work — when you cancel, you're free to host the site anywhere.

Most small business packages go live in 2–3 weeks once we have your content, logo and photos. Tradie packages can often be turned around faster because the content scope is tighter.

Year 1 = $500 setup + ($50 × 12) = $1,100 total. Year 2 onwards = $600/year. That's the entire package — no annual price rises, no surprise renewal fees, no per-page charges. Full breakdown on the pricing page.

Stop comparing agency quotes

Get a website package that actually makes sense for a small business

One flat package. $500 setup, $50/month. Live in 2–3 weeks. Built to rank in your suburb. Cancel any time.

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