We build websites for Carnegie businesses

Web design in Carnegie, built free

We're a Melbourne family business, and we build websites for local businesses in Carnegie for free. You see yours finished before you pay a cent — then it's $199/month, all in, with no lock-in.

Melbourne CBD skyline, near Carnegie
Here's the short of it

What does web design in Carnegie cost?

The build costs nothing upfront — we design and build your website for free, and nothing is charged until you've seen it and approved it. From there it's $199/month with no lock-in; see what it costs to keep it running.

The businesses we build for around Carnegie

Carnegie sits in that band of inner-southeast suburbs where original weatherboards and californian bungalows share streets with three-storey apartment infill built in the last fifteen years. Koornang Road keeps the place feeling like a village rather than a thoroughfare.

The split housing stock means split trade work. Older homes generate renovation jobs — builders, painters, tilers — while the newer apartments generate maintenance and turnover work for cleaners, plumbers and locksmiths. There's a solid run of service businesses along the strip too, including hairdressers and beauty salons that live or die on being findable and bookable.

For a strip business, the website's job is narrower and more urgent than for a trade. Someone is standing three streets away deciding where to go. Your hours, your location and a way to book need to be visible in about four seconds, on a phone, without pinching to zoom.

Why Carnegie businesses work with us

A local designer who actually picks up the phone

We're local — a Melbourne family business, not an overseas agency or a faceless platform — and you get a real person who answers the phone, that's Baz on 0412 843 733.

You see the finished site before you pay anything, and every build in Carnegie is fast, structured properly, and set up with your Google Business Profile so local customers can find you.

Weighing us up against building it yourself? Here's how a DIY builder compares to a local web designer.

Every build is guaranteed: free to build, nothing charged until you approve it, ready within 5 business days or your first month's free, and no lock-in with 30 days notice to cancel — see the full guarantee.

We've built sites for restaurants, painters, electricians and more across Melbourne — have a look at examples of our work.

Questions we get asked a lot

The stuff you're probably wondering

Do you actually work with businesses in Carnegie?+
Yes — Carnegie is right in our patch. We build for businesses here and across Melbourne's southeast, as well as Australia-wide.
Do we need to meet in person?+
No. It's all done by phone, email and a quick online form — easy wherever you are.
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 page means chasing a developer and paying by the hour, it never gets done. Yours would be built to change.
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?+
Carnegie businesses and Australia-wide small businesses. Bigger or more complex operations usually fit Made to Order — get in touch instead.

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