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A domain name
yourbusiness.com.au
Your address on the internet. Register it yourself, in your business’s name, so it stays yours whoever builds the site.
With The Toolkit, we connect it to your site.
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No website yet?
Sorted in 14 days.
A sharp, fast site for the moment somebody looks you up. The Toolkit is live 14 days after we have your details and photos: $2,500, paid once, with no monthly fees.
- 14 daysThe Toolkit, to go live
- $2,500paid once
- $0 a monthno hosting fees
- You own itsite, domain, logins
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The honest answer
Do you actually need a website?
Not always. But here’s what Australians say about buying from a business that doesn’t have a website.
72%
45%
Source: auDA, “Why .au” report, April 2026.
So, do you?
Not every trade business needs a website today. Plenty do good work without one. Here’s a fair way to call it.
56%of Australian small businesses have a dedicated website, up from 49% in 2025.
Source: auDA, Digital Lives of Australians 2026.
It’s time if
- People get handed your name, then go looking for you.
- You want work from beyond the people who already know you.
- You’re quoting against outfits that look bigger online.
- You’ve just started and need to look the part.
It can wait if
- You’re booked out on repeat work and happy to stay that size.
- Your work comes through a builder or two, and their customers never see your name.
- You’re still testing the water. A free Google Business Profile will hold the fort.
What you get
The Toolkit. A proper first website.
Our starter package, in plain words. Everything a trade business needs to look the part and take an enquiry, and nothing you’ll never use.
A site we built, live now: otterair.com.au
Tap it and have a poke around on your phone. That’s the standard yours gets built to. See every build.
Scope of works
The Toolkit
- PagesUp to six pages, designed for the phone first and the desktop second.
- WordsWe write them. Tell us about the business and your patch, then check the facts.
- SpeedQuick to load. It’s built on Astro, which keeps a site light.
- GoogleReady to be read. Core SEO, schema and Google Search Console are set up for you.
- TrackingEnquiries get counted. Google Analytics 4 goes in with conversion tracking.
- EnquiriesA contact form that emails you the moment somebody sends it.
- ProofYour patch and your work: a service-area map, testimonials and a gallery.
- NewsA blog or news section, there for when you’ve got something to show.
- BasicsThe padlock and the address: SSL, your own domain connected, and links to your socials.
- FeesNone monthly. You pay only for your own domain and email.
- Paid once
- $2,500
- To go live
- 14 days
- A month
- $0
Need more than six pages, or a store? Compare all three packages.
What it costs
$2,500 once. Then nothing a month.
The Toolkit is one fixed price, agreed before we lift a finger. Here’s the whole bill, including the two things you’ll pay other people for.
- You own it. The site, the domain and the accounts are in your name.
- Nothing to cancel. No contract and no plan, so there’s nothing to be locked into.
- No markup. Anything a third party charges, you pay them direct, at their price.
Toolbox DigitalToolboxYour website, all up
You pay
- Your website
- From $2,500
- One fixed price, paid once.
- Your domain name
- At cost
- Your .com.au, in your name, paid to the registrar.
- Your email accounts
- At cost
- Paid straight to your email provider.
Not on the bill
- Monthly hosting fee$0
- Support or care plan$0
- Maintenance fee$0
- Security or SSL fee$0
- Plugin and licence renewals$0
- Rent on a site you never own$0
Monthly fees
to us
$0
Third-party costs, such as Shopify on a store build, are paid to them at cost.
What we need from you
Your part is one phone call.
Four things, and most of them get sorted while we’re talking. You stay on the tools. We do the rest.
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Your business details
The name, the number and the email you want on it.
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The services you offer
What you do, and the jobs you’d like more of.
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The areas you cover
Your suburbs, or how far you’ll travel.
04
Photos of your work
Real jobs you’ve done. Before-and-afters are gold.
14days to live.
For The Toolkit, counted from the day we have your details and photos.
Day 0 · your part
One call
Tell us about the business and send your photos. The 14 days start when we have the lot.
Days 1 to 14 · our part
We design it, build it and test it
You get on with the jobs you’ve already got while we get on with this one.
Day 14 · live
It’s up, and it’s yours
Your site goes live on your own domain. You hold the logins, and no bill turns up from us next month.
Just started?
Fresh ABN? Sort these three too.
A website is one piece of looking legit. These go with it. Get all three in your own name from the start and you’ll never have to ask anybody for them back.
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An email address on it
It reads better on a quote than a free webmail address. You buy the mailboxes from an email provider and pay them direct.
Set-up is included from The Workshop up.
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A Google Business Profile
Free from Google
The listing with your hours, your number, your reviews and a pin on the map. You don’t need a website to have one, so claim it today.
You pay the domain registrar and the email provider direct, at their price. None of it goes through us, and none of it is marked up.
Questions
But do I really need one?
Not answered here?
0489 276 306I get all my work from word of mouth. Why would I need a website?
Word of mouth is the best lead there is, and a website doesn’t replace it. It backs it up. When someone is handed your name, a site is where they can see your work and find your number. In auDA’s 2026 research, 72% of Australian consumers said they will only buy from a business online if it has a website. If you’re booked solid on repeat work and happy to stay that size, it can wait.
Can’t I just use Facebook?
You can, and plenty of tradies start there. Keep the page. Just know that 45% of Australian consumers say they would not buy from a business that only has social media (auDA, “Why .au”, April 2026). A page on someone else’s platform also plays by their rules. A website on your own domain is yours.
Can I build it myself?
Yes. A DIY website builder is a fair start if you have more time than money and don’t mind learning it. Most builders charge a subscription for as long as the site is up, and the writing, the photos and the Google set-up are on you. We’re for when you’d rather stay on the tools: The Toolkit is one call, 14 days and $2,500 once.
Are there monthly fees?
Not from us. The Toolkit is $2,500, paid once. We don’t charge for hosting, a support plan or maintenance. After launch you pay for your own domain name and email accounts, direct to whoever you buy them from.
Do I need a website for a Google Business Profile (Google My Business)?
No. A Google Business Profile, which used to be called Google My Business, is free and you can set one up without a website. It’s worth doing either way. Once your site is live, add its address to the profile.
What if I need more than six pages?
Then The Workshop is the better fit: $5,900, paid once, with a service catalogue of ten or more pages. The website design page lists what’s in each package.
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Ready for your first website?
Tell us your trade and your patch. One call covers most of what we need, and The Toolkit is live 14 days after we have the lot.