What a website actually costs in Australia.
One plan. $0 to start, with your first payment only after the site is live and tracking is verified. $297 a month including GST, $3,564 in total, and nothing at all before launch.
The honest answer to “how much does a website cost in Australia?” is somewhere between $1,000 and $50,000, plus ongoing hosting/SEO/maintenance fees. The wide range exists because most agencies charge for the build (design, copy, dev) AND for ongoing care (hosting, SEO, monitoring, content) AND have different ideas of what those mean.
We bundle everything (an SEO-ready build + hosting + monitoring + ongoing website changes) into one monthly fee, and we eat the upfront build cost so you don't pay until the site is live. That changes the maths from “$5,000 risk” to “$297 when it's working.”
One plan. All inclusive. $0 to start.
The $297/month subscription is the all-inclusive monthly retainer that keeps your site working long after the build is done. Hosting, backups, and any website changes you need (swap an image, edit some copy, add a page), with a direct line to Chris. First payment only triggers once the site is live and tracking is confirmed.
- Free website, built in 5 working days
- No lead in 90 days and you stop paying until one arrives, in writing
- Built SEO-ready: keyword-aligned pages, schema, fast hosting
- Hosting served from Sydney, with daily backups
- Ongoing website changes: swap an image, edit copy, add a page
- Client portal: request changes, made within 3 business days
- A direct line to Chris and a single point of contact
- You own the website, the domain and the code
- 12-month subscription, then continue or cancel with 30 days notice
- Google Ads management available as an add-on
How this compares to a typical Australian agency.
Comparison based on quotes Loudachris has reviewed for clients moving from previous agencies. Your mileage may vary by agency.
Pricing questions, answered.
Most Australian agencies charge $3,000-$10,000 upfront for a small business website, plus $500-$2,000/month for hosting and SEO. We charge $0 upfront and $297/month including GST as a single all-inclusive subscription. Built to the same standards as our $3,000+ custom sites at Loudachris.
Australian hosting, SSL, daily backups, security monitoring, call tracking, form tracking, ongoing website changes (swap an image, edit copy, add or update a page) handled through the client portal, and a single point of contact for everything website-related. One bundle, one invoice. The site is built SEO-ready at launch; the monthly fee keeps it hosted, secure and up to date, not a separate ongoing SEO campaign.
Through your client portal. Submit any change: swap a photo, edit some copy, add a new page or update an existing one. We turn it around within 3 business days. No hourly billing, no separate quotes for small jobs while you are on the subscription.
After your site goes live AND tracking is verified (call tracking, form analytics, Search Console). Not before. If we don't deliver in 5 working days, you don't pay a monthly fee for the first 12 months.
Yes. The $297/month is inclusive of GST. The breakdown is $270 + $27 GST, itemised on every invoice.
Yes. After the 12-month subscription, give 30 days written notice and you walk away. You keep the site, the domain, the code. No exit fees.
Google Ads management is available as an add-on, priced separately. We plug it in on top of the $297/month subscription whenever you're ready to add paid traffic alongside your SEO-ready site.
Upgrade to Loudachris's full-service plan ($3,000+ custom build, $1,500+/month SEO + Ads management) any time. Discount applied for existing free-websites clients.
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