Hourly designer
~$50–$150 /hr, open-ended
You pay for time, and the total is a guess.
- ✗Final cost unknown up front
- ✗Revisions add to the bill
- ✗Every email is billable
- ✗Scope creep gets expensive
- ✗Hard to budget
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Fixed price vs hourly web design
For anyone who has been burned by an open-ended hourly quote. Hourly designers charge roughly $50 to $150 an hour, and the final bill is a mystery until it lands. Fixed price means you see the number before work starts, from AUD $200 — here is why that matters.
- No hidden fees — ever
- You see the price before you commit
- No lock-in contracts
- Australian-owned
- You own your domain and site
The problem with hourly
Hourly sounds fair. It rarely is for you.
A small business site can take 20 to 60 hours. At $100 an hour that is $2,000 to $6,000, and you do not know which end until the invoice arrives. Every email, every revision, every "quick change" is on the clock.
Worse, hourly punishes you for asking questions. You end up staying quiet to keep the bill down, and the site suffers.
Fixed price puts the risk on us, not you
When we quote a flat rate, we carry the risk if it takes longer. That is the point.
You know the number, you sign off, and that is what you pay. Add-ons are their own clear prices — a booking form is $100; a gallery using your supplied images is included within the up-to-10-page package — so the total never drifts.
When hourly can make sense
Ongoing tweaks to a complex custom system? Hourly can suit that.
Building a new website for your business? Fixed price is almost always the safer buy. See your exact number on the quote calculator before you decide.
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Fixed Price Websites
From $200 locked in
You pay for the result, priced before we start.
- Full price up front
- Revisions to get it right included
- Ask all the questions you like
- No bill-shock
- Easy to budget
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Frequently asked questions
Is fixed price or hourly cheaper for a website?
The new website package is AUD $200 for up to 10 pages, including basic SEO, your branding and your own supplied images. Available optional features such as contact forms, maps, bookings and testimonials are selected and priced separately in the quote tool. Store, catalogue and membership requirements are assessed and quoted separately from your project notes. A gallery using your images is included within the package. A 50% deposit starts the work; you review the website before the remaining balance and launch.
What if the project takes longer than expected?
With fixed price, that is on us. We quoted the number, so if the build runs long you still pay the agreed price. With hourly, every extra hour lands on your invoice. Fixed price shifts that risk away from you.
Are revisions included in a fixed price?
The revisions needed to get your site right are included in our flat rate. You will not be charged per email or per tweak. If you later want a whole new feature added, that is a clear add-on with its own listed price — never a surprise.
How do you quote a fixed price without seeing everything first?
The quote calculator shows the AUD $200 package and its available optional features. Basic SEO and up to 10 pages are included, and supplied images carry no quantity surcharge. Describe specialist store or membership requirements in your project notes so they can be assessed and quoted separately.
What does a fixed-price website cost?
The new website package is AUD $200 for up to 10 pages, including basic SEO, your branding and your own supplied images. Available optional features such as contact forms, maps, bookings and testimonials are selected and priced separately in the quote tool. Store, catalogue and membership requirements are assessed and quoted separately from your project notes. A gallery using your images is included within the package. A 50% deposit starts the work; you review the website before the remaining balance and launch.
Know the price before we start
Flat rate from AUD $200. No clock running, no bill-shock, no lock-in.