Small business websites, NZ
A small business website built to actually bring in work.
Most NZ small business websites are either an agency job that cost $10k and takes a year, or a Wix site nobody updated since 2019. There's a better middle. Fast, custom, ranked on Google, done in a week. That's the whole pitch.
What you actually get.
- Fixed price from around $1.5k. No surprise bills.
- Live in one to two weeks, not three months.
- Built to rank in NZ Google search from day one.
- You see the working site before any invoice.
- You own the domain, code and content. No lock-in.
A small business website has one job. Turn the person searching for what you do into a phone call, an email, or a booking. Everything else on the site is in service of that. Fancy animations, huge hero videos, ten-tab menus, they all get in the way when they're not helping you close.
Every site I build for a small NZ business starts with three questions. Who's typing your service into Google right now, what would make them pick you over the next four results, and what's the easiest way to make the enquiry from a phone. Then I design around the answers.
SEO isn't an add-on I sell you later. It's built in from day one. Meta tags, schema markup, page speed, local business setup, mobile-first design. Several of the small business sites in my portfolio sit at #1 in NZ for their main search term. It's the basics done properly.
You'll see a real working version of your site before I send a single invoice. Click around it on your phone, show your partner, sit with it for a day. If it's not right, you walk. If it is, we go live. Most say yes, but the option is there.
Recent work
Real NZ businesses. Real results.
How I compare
Weighing up your options? Here's the short version.
Most NZ small businesses end up choosing between an agency, a DIY builder, or a cheap freelancer. Here's where I sit.
| MeRecommended | Agency$8k–$30k+ | DIYSquarespace, Wix | Cheap freelancerFiverr, Upwork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $ | $$$$ | $ | $$ |
| See it before you pay | ||||
| Set up properly for Google | ||||
| You talk to the builder | ||||
| Custom design | ||||
| Days, not months | Depends | |||
| NZ-based | Usually | Rarely |
Me
Recommended- Cost$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-based
Agency
$8k–$30k+- Cost$$$$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-basedUsually
DIY
Squarespace, Wix- Cost$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not months
- NZ-based
Cheap freelancer
Fiverr, Upwork- Cost$$
- See it before you pay
- Set up properly for Google
- You talk to the builder
- Custom design
- Days, not monthsDepends
- NZ-basedRarely
Common questions
The bits people ask first. Answered straight.
A few quick answers for this kind of build. For the full list, see the homepage FAQ.
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