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How much does a website really cost in Australia?

It’s one of the most popular questions we get asked, so in this post I’ll show you how we go about answering “How much does a website cost?”.

You’re probably very busy and just want a quick guide to costs before you contact a few web design agencies.  So we created a short infographic (below) to show you very clearly how much a website costs.

You’ll see there are 4 main areas that drive cost, so when you start asking designers for quotes, make sure they price accordingly, otherwise you’ll end up comparing apples and oranges.

Please note: we are currently only taking on projects with budgets of $50,000+.  So if you are simply looking for an affordable and fast way to create your own website, we strongly recommend Weebly (for normal websites) and Shopify (for ecommerce websites).  And that’s because with these two services you can DIY build a beautiful website in a couple of hours and with no prior experience.  Plus probably best of all, it will only cost you around $75-$150 to build (cost of their nice templates) and around $30-$50 a month to host the website and your emails. 

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Restaurant Web Design Sucks & How To Avoid It

How many times have you been sitting at home and you jump onto Google to check out the menu of a restaurant you drove by the other day?

Well, if you’re a little chocolate-devouring buddha like myself, the answer is a lot.

What’s the first thing you usually see when you click through to the restaurant’s website?

A loading sign that slowly creeps from 3% to 5.5%?  Hello Flash based website!  You better put a pot of coffee on…this may take a while.

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Setting Up A Website – How Hard Is It To Do It Yourself?

Why would any business owner want to setup their own website?  It sounds like a lot of work, sweat…and well, tears!

The answer is pretty obvious.  Websites often cost a lot of money to get setup, particularly here in Australia.  It seems designer glasses-wearing IT graduates from Melbourne University or Bond Uni say, won’t even get out of bed to make a website for less than a couple $1000!

How hard is it to DIY and how much money will you save?

Well, unfortunately there is no Bunnings for websites where you can go and buy all your goods (at near wholesale prices), and even get a hold of the step-by-step instruction kits.

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Own a Small Business & Looking for a Website Designer? Start with our 10 Best Tips for an Amazing Site! – eChimp Melbourne

You’re a small business owner, and yes, of course you realise that your business needs a good online presence – but you have no idea of what to look for in a website designer.

You are not alone. From our experience in the industry, finding a good small business web designer tends to be one of the bigger points of frustration small business owners face.

In looking for a web design company, most small business owners mistakenly focus too much on the least relevant things, and ignore the most important things. Our aim in this post is to help steer small business owners in the right direction and get them asking the right questions, which in turn will ensure they get an amazing website for their small business.

The main goal will always be value. Whether it is our web agency here in Melbourne or someone else closer to home – finding a web design agency that will give you the best bang for your buck will always be the main goal. If you find the right web design company for your small business – any potential problems will naturally be taken care of. Find the wrong web design agency, and it will be nightmare after nightmare.

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Need a Website Designer for your Business but Don’t Know where to Start? Here are the 10 Best Questions to Ask

Being a web design agency, one of the most popular questions we hear is:

“I need a website designer for my business, but I don’t know where to start. There are so many different web designers out there, and though I understand websites, I don’t know exactly what is involved and what I should ask. I see websites that I like, but how can I ensure that I create a website for my business that myself and my customers absolutely love?”

Yes, getting a website designed can be very stressful for a lot of people. Where to start? Who to contact? What is needed? There are so many web designers out there, but how can I make the right decision finding the right web designer for me? Especially due to the fact that web design includes that tricky subjective element of “design” itself, we understand it is a tougher decision than most.

With this in mind, we have created 10 of the best questions to ask when looking for a web designer, which will help you make a much more informed and better decision.

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Best Restaurant Web Design and Online Marketing Setup

My friend Vince was eager to find out what he should do with his restaurant’s old website and whether there were any ways to get more diners in the door.

This got me excited and I jumped straight into it…

“Easy. Let’s first work out what you want to achieve, then we can look at what services you need to do that. Once we’ve nutted all that out we can work out a corresponding ballpark figure.”

Now we were off and running.

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10 mistakes every accountant’s website makes and how to fix them today

In this article I’ll show you the 10 ways your accounting practice’s current website is probably letting you down and costing you clients, plus I’ll show you how to fix them

If you are low on time or just want to sit back and listen to the 10 big mistakes, we’ve prepared this short video for you that goes through them all and shows you how you can fix these mistakes today. Just click the play button to start watching.


If you’re like most accountants, your website has probably been the last thing on your mind

Although you know it is important for bringing in new clients, especially warming up all those referrals, and engaging your existing client base, you can’t help but think about BAS this and Debit that.

But now is the time to do a quick health check of your site, see where the problems are and learn how you can fix them.  After you read this article and use the advice you’ll see;

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