- From
- $1,290
- Delivery
- 100% remote
- Built for
- Local trade & tourism
- After launch
- Same IT team
Website Design for East Gippsland
Your website should load quickly on a phone on 4G, answer the questions people actually ask, and make it obvious how to call, book, or email. Packages from $1,290 so small businesses avoid Melbourne agency retainers.
What you get with a Grimace Remote site
Mobile-first design
Every site loads fast on a phone on 4G — critical for regional areas with variable coverage.
SEO aligned
Structure, headings, and on-page SEO aligned to how people actually search: service + town.
Fast loading
Optimised images, clean code, modern hosting — your site loads in under 2 seconds.
Ongoing support
SSL renewals, plugin updates, form fixes — one relationship for your site and your IT.
Regional context
Content written for tradies, tourism operators, and small businesses across East Gippsland.
Clear pricing
Packages from $1,290 with no hidden fees. Post-launch IT support at $25/15min.
Why pair website design with remote tech support?
After launch, something always needs attention: an SSL renewal, a form that stops forwarding, a Microsoft 365 mailbox that won't verify. If your designer and your IT person are different companies, you pay for context switching. As a Bairnsdale website designer who also runs remote tech support, I keep hosting, DNS, email, and the site itself in one brain.
Full-service
Everything your website needs, under one roof
A website is rarely just a website — it's a domain, an inbox, a hosting bill, an SSL certificate, a Google listing, a booking form and a phone that needs to ring. Here is the full set of things I can take off your plate.
Domains & DNS
Buying a new domain, transferring an old one, or untangling a mess of mismatched records — sorted with no downtime.
Business email
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace mailboxes on your domain, with proper SPF, DKIM and DMARC so you actually land in inboxes.
Hosting & SSL
Fast, modern hosting on Cloudflare or similar. Free SSL, automatic backups, and uptime monitoring included on care plans.
E-commerce
Shopify, WooCommerce or Stripe-powered checkouts for product sales, deposits, gift vouchers, and digital downloads.
Bookings & quotes
Online booking calendars, quote request flows, and deposit-taking forms tied straight to your email or CRM.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, Bing Places, structured data, service+town pages and review prompts so locals find you first.
Copywriting
Plain-English page copy drafted from a short interview — written for tradies, tourism and country small business, not corporate jargon.
Photography & imagery
Tasteful stock when needed, image optimisation, and guidance on phone photography that actually looks professional.
Analytics & reporting
Privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible / GA4) plus a one-page monthly summary in plain English — no dashboards to learn.
Integrations
Xero, MYOB, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, Stripe, PayPal — connected so leads and invoices move themselves.
Migrations & rebuilds
Moving off WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or GoDaddy — content, SEO and email kept intact through the switch.
Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
Sites built to WCAG 2.2 AA so older customers, screen-reader users, and keyboard-only visitors can all use them.
Privacy & compliance
Privacy Act 1988 aligned, cookie notices when needed, and contact forms that don't quietly leak data to third parties.
Multi-language ready
Optional secondary-language pages for tourism operators serving international visitors to the Lakes and High Country.
Staff training
A 30-minute screen-share so you (or a staff member) can confidently update news, prices and photos without breaking anything.
Care plans
From $39/month: updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security patches, content tweaks and a real human to text when something breaks.
Sound familiar?
We can help if…
- I have no website yet and need a simple one-page presence with my phone number, services and a contact form.
- My existing site is slow, looks dated on a phone, or isn't showing up in Google searches for my town.
- I want to take bookings, deposits or sell products online without paying a Melbourne agency thousands a month.
- I'm migrating away from Wix / Squarespace / GoDaddy and need it done without losing my emails or rankings.
- I have a website but no one to call when something breaks, an SSL expires, or a form stops sending.
- I need my domain, email, hosting and site sorted by one person who actually answers the phone.
Packages
Pricing for real local budgets
No retainers. No surprise add-ons. Pick a package or mix and match.
Starter
One-page site for trades & sole operators
$1,290
- Single landing page
- Mobile-first responsive
- Contact form + SMS link
- Google Business setup
- Hosting + SSL (1 yr)
- Basic local SEO
Business
Up to 5 pages for shops, tourism, services
$2,490
- Up to 5 pages
- Custom design system
- Service / location pages
- Booking or quote forms
- On-page SEO + schema
- 30 days post-launch tweaks
Custom
Bookings, e-commerce, integrations
From $3,900
- 10+ pages or app
- Stripe / payments
- Xero / MYOB sync
- Email automation
- Performance audit
- Ongoing support plan
Process
From idea to live site
Brief
A 20-minute call (or detailed SMS) to understand your business, customers, and what success looks like.
Design
I send a clickable preview within a week. You give feedback in plain language — no design jargon required.
Build
Content, photos, and SEO go in. You see progress on a staging URL, not a slide deck.
Launch
DNS, SSL, Google Business and analytics wired up. Your site goes live with a smooth handover.
Support
Same person who built it keeps it healthy: SSL renewals, plugin patches, content tweaks.
FAQ
Frequently asked
How long does a site take?
Starter sites are typically live in 2 weeks. Business sites in 3–5 weeks depending on content readiness. Custom builds vary.
Do I need to write the content?
Not from scratch. I draft copy from a short interview and your existing materials. You edit and approve everything before launch.
Who hosts the site?
I set up fast, modern hosting (Cloudflare or similar) included for the first year. After that it's roughly $15–25/month — billed transparently.
Can I edit the site myself?
Yes. Most clients prefer to send me changes (faster, no broken layouts), but you can be set up with a simple editor on request.
What about SEO?
Every package includes on-page SEO basics: titles, descriptions, schema markup, fast load times, mobile-first. Ongoing SEO is offered as an add-on if you want active campaigns.
Can you fix or rebuild my existing site?
Often yes. I'll audit it for free and tell you whether a rebuild or a tune-up is cheaper for your goals.