Web designer in Brunswick
Websites for Brunswick small businesses.
Marketing-led websites for service businesses in Brunswick and surrounding suburbs. From A$3,200. Solo, founder-led, transparent pricing, post-launch reporting that doesn't stop after launch.
The Brunswick brief
Local knowledge, not a template.
If you’re a small business in Brunswick — café, studio, salon, trades, professional services — you’re competing for attention in one of Melbourne’s densest commercial corridors. Sydney Road, Lygon Street, the side streets off them: every storefront has a website, every website is trying to rank for the same handful of “Brunswick + [service]” queries, and most of them were built once five years ago and haven’t been touched since.
The websites that actually generate enquiries in Brunswick aren’t the ones with the most expensive templates. They’re the ones with fast load times, properly set-up Google Business Profile, real SEO from day one, and post-launch attention paid to what’s actually working. That’s what I build.
Specifically for Brunswick businesses, the things that matter most:
- Google Business Profile optimisation — Brunswick searches are heavily map-driven. Your GBP is doing 60-70% of the work that brings local search visibility. Properly set up, with weekly posts and review responses, it compounds fast.
- Mobile-first speed — every Brunswick local search is on a phone, often with patchy reception. A site that takes 4 seconds to load loses the booking to the one that takes 0.8.
- Booking integration that doesn’t break — for cafés, studios, salons, trades. The cheapest part of the build, but the part that drives actual conversion.
- Schema markup with AreaServed — tells Google you serve Brunswick specifically, not just “Melbourne metro”.
Brunswick clients I’d love to work with: cafés competing on craft, not just convenience; trades who want to charge more confidently; clinics with booking systems that aren’t half-broken; creative studios who want a portfolio that respects their work.
What I do for Brunswick businesses
Marketing-Led Websites
5–6 page Astro sites with a marketing plan that should drive it. Conversion-focused copy, GBP setup, SEO from day one.
See detailsSix-Month Local Rank Build
For Brunswick service businesses competing on local search. 3 priority keywords, GBP optimisation, citation building, schema markup.
See detailsRetainers
Month-to-month, no lock-in. Maintenance / Growth / Partner tiers from A$280–A$1,800/month.
See detailsHow it runs
Two weeks of discovery before any pixel.
Same approach in Brunswick as everywhere else. The site serves the marketing plan, not the other way around. Full method here.
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1. Discovery
Two-week structured workshop. Marketing brief, site map, keyword baseline. Walk-away clause if it's not the right next step.
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2. Build
4–6 weeks. Copy drafted before design. SEO and GBP set up in the build phase, not bolted on later.
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3. Launch + 6 months of reporting
Lighthouse 95+ at launch. Monthly performance reports for 6 months. 3-month assumptions check, 6-month retainer conversation.
Pricing
Transparent. On the page. No discovery-call mystery.
From A$3,200 for a 5-page Marketing-Led Website. From A$4,800 for the Six-Month Local Rank Build. Retainers from A$280/month. Calculator below gives a real estimate in 30 seconds.
FAQ
Things Brunswick businesses ask before booking.
Do you actually meet in Brunswick or is this just an SEO landing page?
Both. I service Brunswick businesses regularly and am happy to meet in person at a café in your patch when it makes sense. Most of the work happens remotely (calls, shared docs, async review), which keeps overheads down and prices honest, but face-to-face meetings are absolutely on the table for Brunswick-based clients.
Brunswick has so many web designers already. Why you?
Because most Brunswick web designers sell websites. I sell marketing services that include a website. The site is part of a programme — keyword research, GBP optimisation, post-launch reporting for 6 months — not a one-off deliverable. The full methodology is at /method, which most competitors don't publish.
Can you handle a Sidney Road cafe with bookings and online orders?
Yes. Astro site with embedded booking (most cafés use a third-party widget like Now Book It, Eveve, or Cuda Catering) and a simple online ordering flow if you sell coffee or merch direct. For full e-commerce with inventory I'd reach for Shopify; for booking + a few SKUs, Astro + the right embed is faster, cheaper, and easier to maintain.
I'm a Brunswick tradie. Worth a website or just GBP?
Both. Google Business Profile gets you discovered locally; the website earns the call once they've found you. Without the website, you're competing on price with everyone else in their map pack. With a fast, properly-set-up website that addresses real prospect concerns, you can charge more confidently.
What about Brunswick businesses near Lygon Street / Pearcedale / North Coburg?
Same service area. Brunswick proper, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Pascoe Vale South, Coburg, Carlton North — same approach, same pricing structure. The deep local-SEO work targets the suburb that matters for your specific business, which may not be 'Brunswick' literally if you're on the border of two postcodes.
Next step for Brunswick