Websites for local business
Your shopfront, online.
Most people decide whether to walk into your business before they ever reach the door — on a phone, in about eight seconds. I build the version of your shop they see first.
What's usually wrong
Not opinions — these are the three things I find on nearly every local business site in the St George area.
It falls apart on a phone
Text too small to read, buttons too close together to tap, a menu that needs pinching and dragging. Nearly everyone searching for a local business is on a phone, standing up, in a hurry.
The basics are buried
Opening hours, phone number, address, parking. People are looking for one of those four things and leave when they can't find them in a couple of seconds.
There's no way to book
If the only option is ringing during business hours, you lose every customer who decided at 9pm. A booking form works while you're closed.
Café by The Flowers
A cafe on New Illawarra Road with no website at all — just a Facebook page and two delivery apps. Everything a customer needs is now on one screen: where it is, whether it's open right now, what's on, and how to order.
The "open now" line isn't typed in. It reads the real time in Sydney, so it stays correct through daylight saving without anyone touching it.
Coffee, cake and flowers on New Illawarra Road.
A little corner cafe in Bexley North. Everything baked here, decorated by hand.
What you get
Every site includes all of this. There isn't a cheaper version missing half the list.
Built for a phone first
Designed at phone size, then widened — not the other way around.
Hours and phone up top
The four things people actually came for, visible without scrolling.
Bookings and enquiries
A form that reaches you by email, working whether you're open or not.
You can change it yourself
New hours or prices shouldn't mean ringing me and waiting three days.
Loads fast
Images sized properly. No page that takes six seconds on mobile data.
Findable on Google
Proper titles, descriptions and location details so searches reach you.
What it costs
Real numbers, because "contact us for a quote" wastes both our time. Fixed price agreed before I start — if it takes longer than I thought, that's my problem, not your invoice.
| Job | What's included | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One-page site | Everything above, on a single scrolling page. Right for most cafes, trades and small shops. | $600 |
| Full site | Up to five pages — services, about, gallery, contact. For clinics, gyms and anyone with a real service list. | $1,200 |
| Online booking | Pick a service, pick a time, confirmation email. Added to either of the above. | + $400 |
| Looking after it | Changes, new photos, updated hours and prices whenever you need them. Cancel any time. | $60 / month |
You own the site and the domain. If you stop working with me, you keep everything — I'll hand it over rather than hold it hostage.
Who you're dealing with
I'm Max, and I live in Bexley North. I'm in my final year of school, which is the reason these prices are what they are — I'm building a portfolio, and you're getting the benefit of that.
I'd rather tell you that upfront than have you find out later. What it means in practice: you're not paying an agency's overheads, you're dealing with the person actually building the thing, and I'm local enough that you can find me if something breaks.
Show me your current site and I'll tell you honestly whether it needs replacing. Sometimes it doesn't.
Get in touch
Send me a link to your current site, or your business name if you don't have one. I'll reply with what I'd change and what it would cost.