A small business website Darwin customers can find on Google
Plenty of Top End businesses start out on a Facebook page and do well for a while. A small business website Darwin people can find on Google picks up the customers Facebook never reaches. I can build yours from $880.
The people looking for you are on Google
Facebook is great for people who already know you. Your regulars like your posts and share your specials. The trouble is that a new customer who has never heard of you does not open Facebook to find a plumber, a dog groomer or a mobile mechanic. They type it into Google.
Darwin has a lot of new customers every year. Defence families posted to RAAF Base Darwin or Robertson Barracks arrive with no local contacts. Workers come up for the gas and mining projects. Tourists fill the town in the dry season. Every one of them searches Google for the services they need. A Facebook page rarely shows up in those results.
I specialise in the small business website Darwin owners actually need. Clear pages that explain what you do, where you work and how to get in touch, built so Google can understand them.
Small shifts that add up over a year
Your pages can appear when someone in Palmerston or Nightcliff searches for your service. A Facebook page almost never ranks for those searches.
Prices, service areas, hours and FAQs sit on clear pages instead of buried in old posts that nobody scrolls back to find.
A contact form sends enquiries to your inbox with the details you need, so you are not chasing people through Messenger.
A proper website with your own domain tells new customers you are a real business that is here to stay.
Facebook can change its feed or lock an account overnight. Your website stays yours no matter what a platform decides.
Once you have a website you can run Google Ads that send people to a page built to convert them.
You do not lose anything you have built
Your Facebook page stays exactly where it is. Keep posting, keep running your specials and keep chatting with your regulars. The website sits alongside it and the two link to each other.
I can bring your best photos across from Facebook so the site looks like your business from day one. Your Google reviews can be shown on the site. I link your Facebook page in the header and footer so people can follow you there too.
A proper address that belongs to your business
A website comes with your own domain name, so your business lives at a proper address instead of a long Facebook link. I register it in your name, so you own it outright.
You can also have a matching email address such as [email protected]. It looks far more professional on a quote than a free Gmail or Hotmail account. It also makes your business easier to remember. Domain and hosting are a small extra cost each year and I explain them up front. See website hosting for the details.
Fixed prices with GST included
Most businesses coming off Facebook pick one of these two options. Both include a free first year of WordPress maintenance and full access to edit the site yourself.
$880
One page with everything on it
Most popular
$2200
A page for each service
Domain and hosting are extra. Need a shop or bookings? See ecommerce websites from $3300.
Four steps from Facebook to live website
1
I give you a call or set up a video call to talk about your business, your customers and what you want the website to do.
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I pull photos and details from your Facebook page and help you fill any gaps in plain English.
3
I build the site on WordPress and send you a link to check on your phone and computer before it goes live.
4
Your site goes live on your own domain, linked to Facebook, set up in Google and ready for enquiries.
What Darwin business owners ask before making the move
Can’t see your question here? Give me a call or send a message and I’ll get back to you within one business day.
A busy Facebook page is a great asset but a Darwin business still needs a website to be found on Google. New residents, defence families and tourists search Google for services rather than Facebook. A website catches those customers while your Facebook page keeps your regulars engaged.
Website Design Darwin, run by Nick Fritzkowski, builds small business websites for Darwin businesses moving off a Facebook page. I bring across your photos and details, register your own domain and set the site up ready for Google. Landing pages start at $880 and full websites are $2200.
A small business website in Darwin from Website Design Darwin costs $880 for a single page or $2200 for a full multi page site. Both prices include GST and a free first year of WordPress maintenance. Domain and hosting are a small extra yearly cost that I explain before you commit.
Getting a website does not touch your Facebook page in any way. Your page, followers, posts and reviews all stay exactly as they are. I link the website and Facebook page to each other so customers can move between the two and you keep posting as normal.
Photos from your Facebook page can usually be reused on your new Darwin website. I pick the clearest and sharpest images of your work, resize them so the site loads quickly and place them where they help sell your services. If you have better originals on your phone, those are even better.
A Top End business with one main service usually does well starting with a landing page at $880. If you offer several services or want to rank for each one in Google, a full website at $2200 gives every service its own page. I am happy to talk through which suits you.
Moving a Darwin business from Facebook to a new website usually takes two to four weeks. Landing pages are quicker and full websites take a little longer. The biggest factor is how fast the content comes together, which is why I pull as much as possible from your Facebook page.
A Darwin business website lets you use a matching email address on your own domain, such as [email protected]. Email is set up through your hosting or a service like Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. I can explain the options and costs before you decide.
Send me a link to your Facebook page and I will tell you what your website could look like and what it would cost. No pressure and no lock in.
