Mernda · Melbourne's north · Since 2007
Web Designer Near Me? We're in Melbourne's North — Fixed-Price Websites from $1,699
VisualWeb builds WordPress websites for small businesses across Melbourne's northern suburbs — Mernda, Epping, Preston, Reservoir, Bundoora and beyond. Fixed price agreed in writing before we start, copywriting and imagery included, and you deal with the person who actually builds it.
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What a small business website costs
Most agencies won't tell you until you've sat through a sales call. These are the fixed prices we quote every week — in writing, before we start, with copywriting and imagery included. All prices exclude GST.
Landing Page
$1,699 + GST
One fast page with everything on it. Ideal for tradies and new businesses.
- ✓1 page, all services
- ✓Enquiry form + tap-to-call
- ✓Live in about a week
Small Business
$2,490 + GST
Most local service businesses land here.
- ✓Up to 7 pages
- ✓A page for every service
- ✓Location pages for the suburbs you serve
Business Pro
$3,490 + GST
Multi-service or multi-location businesses.
- ✓Up to 15 pages
- ✓Bookings or quote calculator
- ✓Advanced SEO structure and schema
Online Store
$4,990 + GST
WooCommerce, set up to actually sell.
- ✓Up to 50 products loaded
- ✓Payments, shipping, tax
- ✓Checkout tested before launch
Care plans from $32.95/month · Custom builds quoted from $7,500 · Full inclusions on the pricing page →
Recent Client Websites
For over a decade we’ve worked with hundreds of businesses just like yours, to help bring their projects to life.
Trusted by Australian businesses
Trusted by Australian businesses for over a decade, we’ve helped hundreds of businesses bring their ideas to life online.
What goes into a VisualWeb website
The first four come with every build. Hosting and Google Business Profile setup are separate services, quoted up front so there are no surprises later.
✓Copywriting and imagery included
You do not have to write a word. Copy and images come with the build, drafted from a short call and yours to correct before launch.
✓A page for every service
One page listing everything you do will not rank. A page per service is what gets you found for the exact thing someone typed.
✓Tap-to-call on every screen
Most enquiries start on a phone. Calling you never depends on someone filling in a form.
✓Enquiries straight to your inbox
No portal, no login, no app to remember. The enquiry lands in the email address you already check.
+Australian hosting, optional
We run our own LiteSpeed servers in Melbourne and can host and look after your site on a care plan — or hand the finished site to whoever hosts you now. Your domain and logins stay in your name.
+Google Business Profile setup, separate
Getting found on Google Maps matters, so we offer profile setup and optimisation as its own service rather than burying it in the build. See what it covers →
What Our Clients Say
Real feedback from Australian business owners whose websites we build, host and support.
Why Businesses Choose VisualWeb
Direct Access to Your Developer
Speak directly with the Melbourne team designing and building your website—without offshore handovers or ticket queues.
Transparent Fixed Pricing
Know what your website will cost before work begins, with a clearly defined scope and no unexpected charges.
You Own Everything
Your website, domain and hosting remain yours. There are no proprietary platforms or lock-in contracts.
Support After Launch
We remain available for hosting, maintenance, updates and ongoing website improvements.
From planning and design through to launch, you’ll work directly with an experienced Melbourne team focused on achieving your business goals. See our Web Design Melbourne page for the full design process, packages and pricing.
Why "near me" searches favour a local designer
When you search for a web designer near you, Google is trying to match you with someone who understands your patch. That matters more than it sounds. A designer who knows that Epping means Pacific Epping and the Northern Hospital, that Preston's High Street is a different market from Plenty Road, that a Mernda tradie is competing with the whole growth corridor — writes a better website than one working from a template in another time zone.
It also matters after launch. Local businesses change their hours, add a service, hire someone, win an award. The designer who built it should be a phone call away, in your time zone, without a ticket queue.
What to check before hiring anyone
- Real recent work. Click through to the live sites. If they're all "coming soon" or the designer can't name the client, keep looking.
- Reviews with detail. Seventy-six people saying "quick response" and "easy process" means more than a wall of five stars with no words.
- A price you can see. If the answer to "how much" is "it depends, let's have a chat", the price depends on you.
- Who you'll actually deal with. Ask whether the person quoting is the person building. At VisualWeb they're the same person.
- What you own at the end. Domain, hosting, logins, files. If any of those stay with the designer, so do you.
What a small business actually needs
Not much, done well: a page for every service you want to be found for, a Google Business Profile that matches the site exactly, a phone number that works with one tap, real photos of your work and your people, and a site that loads fast on a phone in a car park. That's the whole recipe. Everything else — animations, chatbots, a blog you'll never write — comes after those five are right.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find a good web designer near me in Melbourne?
Search Google Maps for "web designer" and look at three things: recent reviews (not just the count), whether they show real client sites you can click, and whether they publish a price. A designer who won't quote until a sales call is usually quoting on what they think you can pay.
Is a local web designer more expensive than an overseas one?
Usually not by as much as people expect. A Fiverr build is cheaper on day one but you write the copy, source the images and own the problems. Our $1,699 landing page includes copywriting and imagery, at a price fixed in writing, built here and supported by a person on the phone in your time zone.
Do I need to meet in person?
No. Most of our clients we've met by phone and video. If you'd rather sit down, our studio is in Mernda and we're happy to.
How long does a small business website take?
A landing page is usually live in a week. A small business site of up to seven pages takes two to three weeks once we have your details. Online stores take four to six.
What if my current designer has disappeared?
It happens a lot — freelancers move on, agencies fold. Send us your domain and we'll tell you within a day what you have, what you own and what it would take to move it. No charge for the look.
Will I be able to update the site myself?
Yes. Every site is built in WordPress with a back end you can actually use, and we record short how-to videos on your own site. If you'd rather not, send changes through and we'll do them on a care plan from $32.95 a month.
Do you only work with businesses in Melbourne's north?
It's where we're based and where most of our clients are, but we build for businesses across Melbourne and Australia-wide. Everything works over phone and video.
Do I own the website?
Completely. The domain, the hosting account and the WordPress login stay in your name. No lock-in contracts.
Tell Us What You Need
What can we help you with?
Pick the closest match. There’s a message box further down for the detail.
Managed or self-managed?
Managed: we look after updates, backups and security. Self-managed: you run the site; we provide the platform.
Choose your website
Prices exclude GST. We'll confirm the fixed price in writing.
Would you like us to handle hosting?
Managed plans keep your site updated, backed up and secure.
Which self-managed plan suits you?
You run the site; we provide the platform.
Small jobs and changes
Billed in 30 minute blocks, approved before we start.
Text and image swaps, new pages, plugin updates, fixing something that's broken. We'll estimate the blocks needed and confirm before any work starts. Describe the job in the message box below and we'll come back with the estimate.
Your details
So we know who we're quoting for.
Send it through
Check it over. We reply within one business day.
Send us a quick message
Not sure what you need yet? Tell us the gist and we'll come back to you.
We'll confirm your fixed price in writing before any work begins. Quotes exclude third-party costs (e.g. premium plugins, stock imagery, domain fees). "From" prices are a starting point confirmed on quote. Package prices are shown excluding GST. Hosting is billed monthly and quoted separately from any build. Small jobs are billed at $60 per 30 minutes. Prices in AUD. © VisualWeb, Melbourne web design.