We're an Australian family business, and we build websites for hairdressers

Websites for hairdressers. Built free, live in 5 days.

We build it for free — you see the whole thing finished before you pay a cent. After that it's $199/month, all in. No lock-in, no exit fee. Don't like it? Walk away, owe nothing.

Here's the short of it

What does a website for a hairdresser actually cost?

Nothing to build. We design and build your website for free, and you pay nothing until you've seen it and approved it. From there it's $199/month for the Free Range Care Plan — hosting, security, backups and unlimited updates, all in. No setup fee. No lock-in. Cancel any time with 30 days notice. Want to own the code outright? Flat $1,800, available from day one.

Cost to build$0 — no setup fee, nothing upfront
Ongoing$199/month — hosting, updates, security, backups
ContractNone. Cancel any time, 30 days notice

Plenty of "free" websites are really a 12-month contract with the cost buried in the monthly fee. Ours isn't. Don't like the site? Don't pay for it. Stop liking it in month seven? Leave.

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Client getting her hair styled by a hairdresser Barber cutting a client's hair
Let's talk about what's going wrong

Why nobody's finding your website

You're good at what you do. That's not the problem. The problem is what happens before anyone books.

Your site takes too long to load, so people give up and book somewhere else.

More than half of people looking on their phone will leave if a page takes longer than three seconds to come up. Someone looking for a cut before the weekend isn't waiting — they close the tab and try the next salon. Usual cause is a page full of big photos nobody bothered to shrink down.

We hand-code every site and keep the images sharp but light, so yours loads fast and still looks good.

People can't book without ringing, and a lot of them won't ring.

Plenty of your customers would rather book at 10pm on their phone than call during the day. If the only way to get in is a phone number and opening hours, you're quietly losing every one of them.

We put online booking front and centre on every page, so people can book the moment they decide. Being set up as a proper registered business helps you look the part, and business.gov.au covers the basics.

Google doesn't know what you actually specialise in.

If your site just says "hair salon," Google has nothing to go on. It can't tell whether you do colour, extensions, men's cuts, or bridal. So when someone nearby searches for one of those, Google shows them somebody else — because somebody else spelled it out.

We give each service its own page, so Google knows exactly what to show you for.

Your work is on Instagram and nowhere else.

Your best colour work lives on a feed that disappears down the timeline in a week, and Google can't see any of it. Meanwhile someone searching for a colourist in your suburb lands on a website with a stock photo and no proof you're any good.

We bring your best work onto your own site where it stays put and can actually be found.

You're paying booking platforms a cut of customers who should be yours.

Every booking that comes through a platform costs you a slice, and the customer belongs to them. They'll show your competitors alongside you and take your regulars if you ever leave. You're renting customers who ought to be yours already.

Your own site, your own bookings, one flat monthly. Nobody takes a cut.

We won't promise you page one of Google. Nobody can. What we build is the foundation — fast, structured properly, a page for everything you offer. Without that, nothing else has a chance of working.

The work you do

Everything you offer should have its own page

That's how people search, and it's how Google decides who to show them.

Cuts and styling

The everyday work that fills the chair. A page covering what you do and how to book turns a browser into an appointment.

Colour and balayage

Higher-value, heavily searched, and a decision people research properly. A page with your best colour work wins the client who's ready to spend.

Men's cuts and barbering

A different customer with different expectations. If you do it well, a page to yourself puts you in front of them.

Extensions

Specialist, high-value work that people search by name and compare carefully. Worth its own page and its own gallery.

Bridal and event hair

Booked months ahead by people who research thoroughly. This page has room to show your work and build the trust a wedding needs.

Treatments

Keratin, olaplex, repair work — the add-ons people search directly once they've decided they need them.

Your free website includes five pages, so we'll build out the services that win you the most bookings — and you can add more later whenever you like.

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Here's exactly what you get

Free build
no setup fee, no build cost
$0 until live
pay only when you approve
Ready in 5 days
or your first month's free
You approve go-live
nothing ships without sign-off
No lock-in
cancel anytime, 30 days notice
Unlimited updates
content changes, no charge
Have a look at what we've built

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WE ARE DIFFERENT

How we compare to agencies and freelancers

Here's how we stack up against the other ways of getting a hairdresser's website built.

Free Range Websites Agencies Freelancers
Upfront costWhat you pay before going live What you pay before your site goes live — with us, nothing. Your first payment happens at go-live. $0 ~$2,000–$20,000 ~$500–$5,000
Website Care PlanHosting, updates, security & upkeep Hosting, unlimited updates, security, backups and upkeep $199/mo ~$160/hr for changes Rarely offered
First-year totalEverything you'd pay in year one Everything you'd pay in year one $2,388 $5,000–$25,000+ $2,000–$8,000+
Time to go liveWhen your site's ready to review How long until your site is ready for you to review Ready in 5 days 4–12 weeks 2–8 weeks
Website content changesUpdating services, prices, photos Unlimited, free $120 – $250/hr $60 – $150/hr
Custom built websiteBuilt for your business, not a template Included Depends on the budget Often templated
Website hostingKeeping your site online 24/7 Included Extra cost Not included
On-site SEOGetting Google to actually know you exist Included Extra cost Your problem
Google Business setupYour listing on Google Maps, so locals can find you Included Extra cost Not offered
Security & SSLThe padlock in the browser to keep hackers out Included Extra cost Your problem
Site speed & performanceChecked against Google's benchmarks Included Not monitored Not monitored

What's included with Free Range — that others charge extra for

✓
$0 upfront

No deposits, no setup fee. You pay nothing until your site is live.

✓
Ready in 5 days

Agencies take 4–12 weeks. Your site's ready to review in 5 business days.

✓
Content updates included

Others charge $60–$250/hr. With us, it's included.

✓
Hosting & SSL included

No surprise annual bills. It's all in your monthly fee.

✓
On-site SEO baked in

Built to rank for local searches from day one.

✓
Google Business Profile setup

Get on Google Maps so locals can find and call you.

* See pricing for full details.

Simple as

Just four simple steps, no complications

1
Claim a spot
Fill a short form about your business: services, suburbs, logo, photos.

No credit card or payment required until step 4.
2
We build your website — free
Your finished website, ready to review in 5 business days.

If we miss the deadline (which we won't), your first month is free.
3
You review it
Unlimited changes for 7 days. We make sure you're happy.

Don't love it? Walk away owing nothing.
4
Approve & go live
You approve the website, make your first Care Plan payment.

Your site's live within 24 hours of payment.

Start with step 1 — it takes 60 seconds →

One plan
Everything included

No complications, no bs. One custom made feature-filled website and an affordable care plan.

Local small-business owners holding a “Yes we're open” sign
FREE Website Build
Yes! All this included for free

  • 5-page website, custom designed
  • All copy written for you
  • SEO & AEO fundamentals baked in
  • Google Business Profile setup
  • Google Analytics setup
  • Google Search Console setup
  • Contact forms
  • Click-to-call your phone
  • WhatsApp chat to your phone
  • Social share tags
★★★★★
Mark

I signed up on Monday. Got a great looking website on Wednesday. These guys are good!!! ~ Mark

$249$199/month
The Free Range Care Plan

  • Unlimited content updates
  • Updates done in 3–5 business days
  • Fast, secure hosting + SSL
  • Security & full website backups
  • Ongoing upkeep & monitoring
  • Domain pointing & management
  • Talk to a real local person for support
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  • First payment after we launch your website
  • Don't like the website. Walk away — no questions
  • Cancel anytime with a 30 days notice
  • No lock-in contract ever

Total across 12 months: $199 × 12 = $2,388

That's way less than what an agency would charge upfront. i-e $5,000–$25,000+

$199. That's probably less than a single call out fee

Now that's amazing!

Something worth thinking about

Your best work is on Instagram, and Google can't see a single bit of it.

Almost every salon has the same setup. The Instagram is full of great colour work, before-and-afters, happy clients. The website, if there is one, has a stock photo of a woman in a towel and a phone number from three years ago. Everything good is on a platform that buries it within a week.

The problem is that Instagram and Google do completely different jobs. Instagram shows your work to people who already follow you. Google shows you to someone who's just moved into the suburb, typed "balayage near me," and has never heard of you. That second person is new business, and right now they're landing on a site that gives them no reason to choose you.

You don't have to stop posting. But your best twenty photos belong somewhere permanent, on your own site, where Google can find them and where a new client can see exactly what you do before they book.

That's the gap we close. Send us your best work, it goes on your site, and it stays there working for you instead of disappearing down a feed.

That's why updates are unlimited and included. Ring us, tell us what you're doing now, and it's on your site.

Questions we get asked a lot

The stuff you're probably wondering

I've already got a website. Why would I start again?+
Most were built once, years ago, by someone who's now unreachable — and your business has moved on since. If adding a service means chasing a developer and paying by the hour, it never gets done. Yours would be built to change.
Do you actually understand salons, or do you just swap the photos?+
We build the pages around the services that fill the chair — cuts, colour, extensions, bridal, treatments — with your own work on show and booking one tap away. Not one generic "services" page with a stock photo.
Will this get me on the first page of Google?+
No. Nobody can promise that. What we build is the foundation — fast, structured properly, a page for each service, Google Business Profile set up. Without that, nothing else has a chance. Off-site SEO is a different service and we don't offer it.
I'm flat out. How much of my time does this take?+
One form, some photos, and a review. We do the rest. If you don't get back to us, nothing happens and you've lost nothing.
What's the catch?+
There isn't one, but here's our business model in plain English: the build is free, and we make our money from the Care Plan once you're live. We only get paid if you love the site — which is exactly the incentive you want us to have.
Is it really free?+
The build is genuinely free — no setup fee, no deposit, no card details. The Care Plan (hosting, updates, upkeep) is $199/month, and it only starts when your site goes live.
What if I don't like the site?+
You walk away. No payment, no invoice, no hard feelings. And before that, you get a full 7-day review window with unlimited changes — batch your feedback into a list and we'll work through the lot.
How fast will it be ready?+
Ready to review within 5 business days of your completed form — or your first month is free. Once you approve and pay, it's live within 24 hours.
Am I locked into a contract?+
No. Month to month from day one, cancel anytime with 30 days notice. Watch out for "free website" offers that need a 12-month contract — that's not free, that's a lease with a smile.
Do I own the website?+
Your domain and your content are always yours, full stop. The site code stays ours while you're on the Care Plan — that's how we keep the build free — and if you ever want to take it elsewhere, you can buy it outright for a flat $1,800, anytime.
What happens if I cancel?+
Your site stays live through your 30-day notice, your domain goes with you, and you've got 30 days after that to buy the code if you want it.
Who qualifies?+
Tradies and local small businesses Australia-wide. Bigger or more complex operations usually fit Made to Order — get in touch instead.
What counts as an update?+
Changing text, prices, photos, services, testimonials — unlimited, included, turned around in 3–5 business days. New pages, redesigns and custom features are quoted separately.
Do you write the words?+
Yep, all of it. You fill in a short form about your business, we write every page from it, and you review the lot before anything goes live.
What if I already have a website?+
Even easier. We build the new one alongside it — your current site stays live until you approve the switch, so there's never a gap.
I don't have a logo or decent photos.+
Not a problem. No logo? We'll set your business name in clean type until you get one. No photos? We'll use quality stock imagery you approve.
Can you do online bookings or a shop?+
That's our Made to Order service — custom-quoted. Get in touch and we'll talk it through.
I don't have a domain name.+
We'll register one for you ($35/year) — in your name, so it's yours from day one. Already got one? We'll connect it, no charge.
Is there GST on top?+
No. $199 a month is the whole price.
Why are you so much cheaper than agencies?+
Custom-built sites, no office, no account managers, and smart use of AI in production. Same quality foundation, a fraction of the overhead — and we pass it on. We also cap how many builds we take each month, which is why the spots counter up top is real.

Still got questions? Drop us a line

Ready to get your website sorted?

Free to build, $199/month once it's live, and you can walk away whenever you like.

First payment after launch only